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Tobin, Thomas J. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2022
Since the late 1990s, internet-based distance-education programs have attracted students and instructors who could be geographically distributed: they could learn and teach from anywhere. However, the model for the staff who support distance-education programs was overwhelmingly the traditional place-based office with co-located physical and human…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Educational Administration
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Hoffman, Michael S. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2012
Higher education institutions are increasingly looking to online education as a means to broaden their market reach, increase student enrollments and ultimately realize increased tuition revenue. Many institutions, however, find that they have insufficient infrastructure resources to launch one or more fully online learning programs. A small…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Costs, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Tipple, Robert – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2010
Post secondary education leaders and administrators are currently facing two separate but inter-related trends: the growth in online education, and the significant increase in adjunct (part-time) faculty. In order to maximize the educational quality and institutional effectiveness, education leaders must develop an approach that levers the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Leadership Styles, Educational Quality, Leadership Effectiveness
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Johnson, Douglas F. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
At the University of Florida, in Spring 2003, more than 32,000 individuals enrolled in courses using the centrally-supported Course Management System (CMS). Because less than 1 full time equivalent (FTE) was allocated to support the CMS, this created problems for both users and support providers. In the face of rapid growth, support resources for…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Database Management Systems, Resource Allocation, Educational Resources
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McCracken, Holly – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2005
Using the experience of the University of Illinois at Springfield's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the as a foundation for discussion, this paper addresses the provision of student support services to distant students within the context of development and expansion. Specific issues for consideration include: integrating student support…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Web Based Instruction, Guidelines, Distance Education
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Escoffery, Cam; Leppke, Allison M.; Robinson, Kara B.; Mettler, Erik P.; Miner, Kathleen R.; Smith, Iris – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2005
Training of public health professionals through web-based technology is rapidly increasing. This article describes one school of public health's effort to establish an online Master's program that serves students nationally and internationally. It examines the critical components in the design and implementation of distance education, including…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Program Implementation, Distance Education, Public Health