eLearning at Virginia Tech

eLearning at Virginia Tech

Since its inception in 1999, Virginia Tech's Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL) continues its commitment to provide leadership, coordination, management, and support of the university's distance and distributed (eLearning) activities and strengthen the University's role as a recognized leader in eLearning through its holistic approach.

In Fall 2007, Virginia Tech's eLearning enrollments surpassed the 100, 000 mark (including credit and non-credit enrollments) since Summer 1998, when eLearning enrollments were first accounted. During this time, more than 3,500 different courses have been offered to eLearners with over 700 different faculty members engaged in delivering courses at a distance. The university offers 29 graduate degree, certificate, and licensure programs, a program of 55 undergraduate core course offerings, an undergraduate concentration in the Humanities, and five non-credit professional or personal development programs--all offered through Virginia Tech Online.

Significant accomplishments were achieved during the 2007-2008 academic year across all aspects of eLearning, which are captured in the 2007-08 IDDL Annual Report.

Virginia Tech adheres to the Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs as endorsed by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

News and Events

Register for Summer 2009 FDI Workshops - 05/21/2009

The Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL), in partnership with the Faculty Development Institute, announces its Summer 2009 Distance Learning and Technology Workshops.

Snapshot of Virginia Tech’s eLearning Initiatives - 05/20/2009

Virginia Tech and the Office of Distance Learning and Summer Sessions recently recorded a podcast with the Office of University Relations, featuring Dr. Michael Saffle, eLearning professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Dr. Tom Wilkinson, Associate Vice President for Distance Learning & Summer Sessions, to tie in with National Distance Learning Week celebrated in November.