By AV Network
WNC’s distance education program serves a vast rural 18,000-square-mile area, and half of its roughly 4,800 students take courses entirely online. Rural students used to drive hundreds of miles roundtrip to one of the satellite campuses to watch transmitted pre-recorded video of lectures. But when budget cuts forced WNC to close several of those campuses, the college needed to find a new and more cost-effective way of reaching distance learners. WNC now uses Mediasite for lecture capture on its three remaining campuses, allowing students to access live or on-demand webcasts on their desktops or mobile devices. After the first two months, faculty created more than 135 presentations that received over 2,200 views. Currently, the college offers 10 flex courses, allowing students to view lectures online or attend in-person depending on their schedules and locations.
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