These additional resources should be generated through a plan of shared responsibility between the university and its students. Up to this time, students have not been asked to share in these costs. We are now at a point where progress cannot be maintained and it is now necessary to ask students to share in the costs of the technological support necessary for the very best education. Given the university's already low tuition, progress will be seriously hampered if additional resources are not forthcoming. And, although there is a general reluctance to increase student's financial burden for their education, the reality is that tuition alone cannot adequately address this need.
Students are, as a result shortchanged.
The TELR component is the centerpiece of the plan and charts the course for aggressive growth in the development and delivery of technology enriched courses, distance education programs, and technology supported research that will benefit all Ohio State students, both on and off campus. The blueprint has a goal of 2,000 technology-enriched courses over two years to build a critical mass of programs to enhance the quality of and access to our academic programs. Existing revenues at any level cannot meet this increased need. Central sources have made their commitments for funding over the next five years and colleges are also continuing their financial support. An approach chosen by many institutions to meet the need for increasing technology and technology support services is through student fees.