Distributed Education  Education  Distribution  Tools  Support Issues  Markets  Financing  Northwestern Readiness  Conclusion

Education  Structured activities to bring about learning  An hospitable environment to support these structured activities – Facilities – Resources – Administration

Distribution  Old – Television, mail,recordings, etc.  New – Internet portals

Tools  Old – Production facility, specialist, etc.  New – Software tools plus expert advice

Support Issues  Administration – Built into the web portal  Support Services – Through the web portal

Markets  Alumni Organizations  High Schools  Other Colleges and Universities  Corporate Training Departments

Financing  Production Expenses – Marginal to on campus production  Management/Marketing Expenses – Other organizations  Revenue – High prices

Northwestern Readiness  Students  Faculty  Infrastructure  Support

Students  100% of undergraduates use CourseInfo  Personal and academic use of technology began in elementary school  Transact business/entertainment on-line

Faculty  Current blackboard courses 420 of 3,578 courses being offered (12%)  Blackboard Course sites 1,539  Other central course Web sites 40  Other school Web sites 538

Blackboard Rate of Increase

Infrastructure  Network – Campus, regional, national and international  Server Farm – Centralized/back-up/security/7x24  Desktop – Thin clients  All Associated Services

Support  IT  Library  Schools  Enrollment Services  Student Affairs ?  …

Conclusion  Philosophy – DE a part of our educational plans – DE support a part of our normal support – DE infrastructure a part of our infrastructure – Use the research enterprise as a model  Think Distributed Education – Improve Faculty’s Readiness – Improve Present Courses – Encourage Experimentation