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Thursday, September 27, 2001
http://www.aft.org/press/2001/011701.html PRESS RELEASE: IS ONLINE EDUCATION OFF COURSE? NEW AFT REPORT PROPOSES STANDARDS FOR ONLINE COLLEGES Survey of Practitioners Shows Support for Distance Learning - But a Clear Need for a Greater Faculty Role in Decision Making - Union To Oppose Wholesale Changes in Federal Rules Affecting Online Education WASHINGTON--Declaring that "educational quality, not financial gain, should guide where, when and how distance education is employed," the American Federation of Teachers today released a set of quality standards for college-based distance education programs and a challenge to those in Congress who are proposing sweeping changes in the rules and regulations that affect online learning. Distance Education Guidelines for Good Practice is based on a survey of AFT members who teach distance learning classes, previous studies by the union and a convention resolution at AFT’s last convention....
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