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http://www.aace.org/pubs/etr/rogers.cfm

Traditions to Transformations: The Forced Evolution of Higher Education
Patricia L. Rogers, Bemidji State University,

Abstract
Considering the need for fiber optics, hardware, technicians, special staff development opportunities and ongoing maintenance, schools must invest far more in technology-enhanced courses than in "traditional" low-technology courses. Since learner achievement is not significantly different between high-tech and low-tech courses, why would higher education institutions fight so hard to secure funding for instructional technology? The answer comes directly from those whose lives are most affected by education: the learners. Learners demand more than a glorified correspondence course or a televised lecture hall, each of which is relatively inexpensive and easy to develop and deploy through existing technologies....


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