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Distance Education: How Are We Doing, and How Do WeKnow?
Sponsored by SIG ED
Sam Hastings, ModeratorSchool of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas, P.O. Box
311068, Denton, Texas 76203-1068. [email protected]
Vicki GregorySchool of Library and Information Science, University of South Florida, 4202 E.Fowler Ave. CIS 1040, Tampa, FL 33620. [email protected]
Rae-Anne MontagueGraduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St Champaign, IL 61820 . [email protected]
June LesterSchool of Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma, 401 West
Brooks, Room 25, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-6032. [email protected]
The directory of ALA-accredited master’s programs in library and information scienceindicates that almost half enable students to complete the degree either wholly orsubstantially online, and a similar (not necessarily overlapping) number offer coursesin locations remote from the main campus. The IMLS-funded Web-based InformationScience Education (WISE) consortium is gaining interest and new members. Thequestion is no longer “should we do distance education?”, but “how are we doing, andcan we do it better?” What do the data tell us about successes and failures? How havewe undertaken to evaluate our distance education activities? Do we have comparativeresults? A group of panelists from institutions which have pioneered distanceeducation in library and information science will address these issues.
