WCET eLearning Projects and Resources

Russell Poulin; Karen Middleton

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1323–1324

This brief paper offers an overview of several key e-learning projects of WCET (Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications). These projects include: a web-based resource that is designed to develop specific tools for the higher...

Topics: Learning Management Systems, Professional Development, Educational Technology, Distance Education, Community

The Funding of Virtual Universities

Russell Poulin; Demaree K. Michelau

New Directions for Higher Education Vol. 146 (2009) pp. 73–84

This article reviews categorization models and the outcomes of a virtual university funding survey. Although categorization of types of funding mechanisms is a necessary analytical tool, it often hides the many and varied political decisions that...

What Does Distance Learning Really Cost?

Sally M. Johnstone; Russell Poulin

Community College Journal Vol. 73, No. 2 (2002) pp. 14–20

Examines the current state of technological access to campus resources in light of tighter community college budgets across the country. Focuses on the objective measurement of technology costs that can be used efficiently in this new era of...

Principles for Promoting the Financial Sustainability of Online Programs

Katrina A. Meyer; Janis Bruwelheide; Russell Poulin

Planning for Higher Education Vol. 37, No. 3 (2009) pp. 36–55

The project described in this article was an attempt to uncover the principles of financial sustainability for online programs and to align these with a guide to managing online programs. An initial team of experienced online educators developed...

Why They Stayed: Near-Perfect Retention in an Online Certification Program in Library Media

Katrina A. Meyer; Janis Bruwelheide; Russell Poulin

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 13, No. 3 (October 2009) pp. 129–145

This paper focuses on an assessment of an online certification program in K-12 library media which has a near-perfect record of retaining students. Students and graduates of the program were asked to identify reasons for enrolling (and staying...

Building and Sustaining Successful Distance Learning Programs: Principles, Strategies, Resources

Janis Bruwelheide; Katrina Meyer; Russell Poulin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 329–331

The Ten Principles of Sustainability for Online Programs can improve the likelihood that an online education program will be financially viable and provide strategies for recruiting and retaining students, and adjunct faculty. The Ten Principles...

Developing Knowledge through Practical Experience: The Principles of Financial Sustainability for Online Programs

Katrina A. Meyer; Janis Bruwelheide; Russell Poulin

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 10, No. 2

Following the theory of situated cognition as proposed by Brown, Collins, and Duguid (1998), this research project tapped into the contextual knowledge of experienced administrators of online programs. Draft principles of financial sustainability...