Resources Innovations Links Submissions D istance Education is reaching critical mass. Delivery technologies are available that are both sophisticated and easy to use. Distance Education has a history, and its credibility is improving. Distance Education is poised for .
People adjusting to changes behave in somewhat established ways.
A pplying this model to DE suggests that there is no guarantee that the current flurry of technology-mediated programs will migrate into mainstream educational acceptance, nor that the larger student enrollments predicted by DE advocates will occur. Our current successes may simply be fueled by early adopters, a group that represents a small subset of the potential student population. To do so, DE designers have to consider the diverse expectations of students, who increasingly behave like consumers. We know that students pleased with their educational experience in our schools tell other students. What follows are factors to be considered in building such a bridge.