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Online Learning: An Unexpected Resource
By John F. Ebersole
Today's college presidents face multiple challenges as
they create and implement their institution's strategic plans. Among the
myriad issues we must address, cost containment, revenue generation,
facilities renewal, and regulatory compliance come most quickly to mind.
However, we must also be concerned with the quality of the student
experience, the effect of various technologies, and the ability of our
institutions to continue operations in the face of a crisis or
disaster.
To be of greatest value, a college's planning process
must consider where the institution is today, where it wants to go, and
the means available to move it from the present into the future. Until
recently, few presidents have included an online learning capability
among the tools employed to implement their strategic plans and achieve
their vision. . . .
Excerpted from the winter 2008 issue of The
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