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Summer 2000 - Volume 3, Number 2 A Policy Framework for Distance Education: Implications for Decision Makers How can institutions structure a robust and proactive decision making environment around distance education? Are there policy-making models to provide a foundation and to offer guidance to the decision-maker in distance education... How Interactive are YOUR Distance Courses?: A Rubric for Assessing Interaction in Distance Learning There appears great variation in what faculty and students view as "interactive qualities." In order to clarify the role of this important factor and encourage faculty to make their distance courses more interactive, the authors have designed a rubric for faculty to use to determine the degree of interactivity in their own distance learning courses... Making Informed Decisions about Staffing and Training: Roles and Competencies for Distance Education Programs in Higher Education There is little research identifying the roles and competencies needed to implement distance education in the higher education environment. In response to this need, we convened an expert panel of distance educators to identify and analyze the roles and competencies needed in higher education institutions to implement and manage distance education programs... Faculty Education, Assistance and Support Needed to Deliver Education via Distance This study identified the type of education, assistance, and support faculty need to develop educational materials for distance delivery. In addition, it identified differences in the way education, assistance, and support are viewed... Copyright Dot Com: The Digital Millennium in Copyright There are many areas to explore in copyright in light of statutory law and case law in the new millennium. This work will provide an overview of the subject, address new legislative measures and provide guidance regarding distance education matters for the cyberspace professional... To be notified of future publications contact the UWG Distance Education Center Last modified: June 25, 2000

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