The study polled more than 400 plus instructors who had taught distance-learning courses and 130 who had not in an effort to assess distance learning's strengths and weaknesses. Traditional faculty are less positive, with 51 percent holding positive feelings toward distance-learning courses, compared to 22 percent who hold negative feelings. Also, distance-learning instructors reported just as many students over the age of 25 years as under, dispelling the myth that distance learning is only for older students. The colleges highlighted in last week's Clarion Call for their recognition by the John Templeton Foundation as colleges that encourage character development appeared in the Foundation's 1999 guidebook. The Foundation has yet to release its next guide.
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