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 2006-2007 academic year across all aspects of eLearning, which are captured in the 2006-07 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

Office of Distance Learning and University Summer Sessions Has Moved - 02/05/2008

The Office of Distance Learning and University Summer Sessions has moved to Suite 120 in the University Gateway Center at 902 Prices Fork Road (at the intersection of Prices Fork and University City Blvd.) in Blacksburg. The mail code for the Gateway Center is 0392.

To best facilitate day-to-day course development and support work with faculty, IDDL's Instructional Design, Development, and Support Unit will remain in its current offices in 3120 Torgersen Hall.

No changes will be made in Web, e-mail, or telephone for distance learning or summer sessions.

Announcing Spring 2008 FDI Teaching and Technology Workshops - 12/17/2007

IDDL will host a series of faculty enrichment workshops during the Spring 2008 semester focused on eLearning in the classroom through the Faculty Development Institute. The series of workshops begin February 8, 2008 and will run through March 28, 2008. All the workshops will be held in 3060 Torgersen Hall from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The workshop dates and topics include:

February 8th: "Connecting With Students Through Online Interaction"
February 15th: "Narration: An Easy Way to Add Value to Powerpoint Presentations (Adobe Presenter, formerly Macromedia Breeze)"
February 22nd: "Real Time Online Communication - Centra 7.5"
March 14th: "Faculty Experiences in Distance Learning: A Panel Discussion"
March 21st: "Creating Effective Video Tutorials with Camtasia Studio"
March 28th: "Test Creation for Distance Classes"

For more detailed narratives about the workshops, please visit http://iddl.vt.edu/instructors/workshops.php or call the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning Office at 540/231-1256.