distance learning •••••••••••••••••••• Doing Distance a Better Way Taking the Different Out of Distance
Great professors, a diverse curriculum, leading-edge facilities, and a friendly campus are all characteristics that define Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. So is a commitment to continuous improvement, as illustrated by recent enhancements in the way the college delivers course content to its online students – improvements that go a long way to ensuring that their classroom experience matches that of their on-campus peers. That this new recording and delivery technology is home grown makes the new technologies even more impressive.
“A few years back we started looking for off-theshelf software solutions that would enhance the delivery of classroom content to our customers,” said Greg Ruff, director of engineering outreach and continuing education for the College of Engineering. “We soon realized that the only way to meet our goals was to do it in house.” With the help of Auburn Engineering instructional technology specialist Ken Williams, information technology specialists Zeb Whitehead and Jeff Walker, and a small programing firm, the team developed a
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