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.
The Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning will host a FDI track this summer, entitled "Developing and Delivering Online Instruction at a Distance" June 17-19, 2008. The three-day workshops will be held in 3060 Torgersen Hall from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Some of the workshops topics include: "Planning Your Course: Syllabus and Learning Objectives", "Connecting to Students with Online Interaction", "Hunting for and Protecting Sensitive Data", as well as a "Faculty Experiences in Distance Learning" panel discussion.
For more detailed narratives about the workshops or to register, please visit http://www.fdi.vt.edu/summer/2008/
*IVC - Interactive Video-Conferencing
Read about Virginia Tech's eLearning accomplishments in the Winter edition of Virginia Tech Magazine
