The subgroup on organization and policy talked about the importance of institutional mission in DL, and the need to identify an institutions markets before diving in. It was suggested that an institution, even a smaller school, might identify a unique market niche, perhaps global in nature, and be successful if it can execute with quality for that niche. As a whole, the participants also tried to identify some of the key resources available to help institutions and individuals with these issues. Following are some of the resources shared at the meeting. It was agreed to use the mailing list to add more or provide more details on the ones already mentioned.
Many web sites have evaluations of the many web-based course tools.
The Sloan ALN site, journal, and mailing list for information about the use of conferencing and email with students.