The student body is changing, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Students are taking longer than the traditional four years to fulfill their career choice or degree requirements. At times, students can not afford to enroll fu ll-time for this length of time. Thus, a movement toward developing alternative met-hods for delivering educational content.
Technology based instruction is as varied as there are faculty and courses.
Distance education can mean anything from a simple web page to an entire course being delivered via the Internet to real-time education with instructor and lear ners at different locations linked by T1 lines or a satellite. Benefits WebCT allows faculty to improve communications and provide timely information and materials to the student. It also helps manage the course by providing worksheet depository, calendars, and electronic homework pass-ins. The program can be used as an enrichment tool for an instructor in any class. Class assignments and instructor's notes can be placed on-line.