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Encouraging Distance Learning Via Administrative Action/Policies

By:     Scott Fedale, Washington State University
    Michael Burke, Oregon State University

WSU Actions in Support of Distance Learning
  • Faculty release time
  • Financial incentives for faculty
  • Financial incentives to departments/colleges
  • WSU Learning Center Funding
  • Administrative "actions"
  • Caveat re "valuing" distance education

    Faculty release time for course redesign/development
  • Via buyout of time by EDP program

    Financial incentives for faculty
  • Faculty $s for course development
  • Equipment grants for faculty

    Financial incentives to departments/colleges
  • Central funding to departments for course development-sustained by FTE dollars to department

    WSU Learning Center Funding
  • State Legislature
  • College of Agriculture funding

    Administrative "Actions"
  • Integration of Cooperative Extension into Extended University Affairs
  • Enrollment management plan
  • Internal marketing about Distance Learning emphasis
  • Media coverage of impact of DL on WSU budget

    Caveat re "valuing" distance education
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    Last Updated: June 20, 2002