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Role of Distance Education On Your Campus
Use this list to determine the degree to which distance education is central to the mission of your institution.


  What does your college mission statement say about serving students at a distance?

  · Does everyone on campus know what the college mission is in terms of serving students at a distance?
      · Administration (at every level)
      · Faculty and instructional departments
      · Student support staff Technology staff

  · Has your college evaluated its market position in distance learning?
      · Competition
      · Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT analysis)
      · Options for growth

  · Has your college applied for, or been evaluated for, distance learning courses or programs through an accreditation process?

  · Does your college's faculty contract make provision for distance learning teaching assignments and compensation?

  · At what administrative level is distance learning managed on your campus?

  · What services does your college offer to students learning at a distance?
      · Admissions
      · Advising
      · Registration
      · Financial aid
      · Books and materials
      · Technical support
      · Library services
      · Grades
      · Transcripts
      · Services for students with disabilities
      · Counseling

  · How do distance learning students access those services?

  · How are distance learning dollars managed at your college?

  · How does your college pay for technical services for distance learning? (Who pays?)

  · Does your college have the technological infrastructure to support your distance learning needs?


Distance Learning Readiness Checklist
December 2001


      
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