Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Friday, October 19, 2001

http://www.orion-online.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2001/10/17/3bcd1fcb1cf16

Electronic education connects students
Desiree Rogers, Assistant Focus Editor

A student lying down in class dressed in plaid flannel pajamas with a pint of Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey Ice Cream might not go over so well with some instructors. But taking a class via the Internet provides the opportunity for completing a course, sometimes an entire degree, at one's own pace, not to mention in the comfort of one's own home where the occasional ice cream break is allowed. Distance education has been offered at Chico State University since 1975, but this semester is the first time a complete liberal studies degree can be obtained through online courses....

 



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