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Saturday, July 27, 2002
http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewSym/mono5.html The Pew Learning and Technology Program: Redefining Community: Small Colleges in the Information Age Carol A. Twigg The diffusion of information technology (IT) throughout society in general and higher education in particular presents both opportunities and challenges for all institutions. Small, residential liberal arts colleges, especially those that depend primarily on tuition for financing, face issues that are unique to their sector. Can IT offer solutions that address the resource constraints confronting these institutions? Under what circumstances can methods developed at larger institutions for improving academic quality and controlling costs transfer effectively to the small-college environment? What is the appropriate balance between face-to-face and online instruction, given the distinctive features of these institutions? What are the pros and cons of collaboration? What new approaches being pioneered by peer institutions may be transferable to others?...
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