2. Distance education organization is implied in the role of administrator or
manager
There is a growing body of literature that differentiates the leader from the
manager
Leader- a visionary capable of action who guides an organization’s future, its
vision, mission, goals, and objectives.
The leader guides the organization and its people who have faith in the leader and
have a clear understanding and acceptance of the organization's worthwhile and
shared vision and goals
3. Broad base of knowledge about
distance education and is topped by
a clear vision for distance education
within the organization
4. Includes functions as overall management for the distance education program,
decision making, planning, funding, and assessment
Specific regulatory function might include
Conducting or commissioning needs assessments and identifying market opportunities
Strategic planning, including providing vision and leadership for the organization's
future distance education directions
Program accreditation
Entire financial aspect
Program review and assessment
Compliance with standard and principles of good practice
5. Covers a much broader range of responsibilities than the design and development
courses
Some include:
Provision of instructional development and digital media production staff to support
faculty in online courses
Licensing, operation, and maintenance of the course
Licensing of other application that might be used as delivery or communications systems
6. The processes of admitting students and managing and controlling their progress
Students enrolled in online courses and programs have certain expectations
They will receive the same access to support services as on campus students, and that
those services will be integrated with those to residential students
As much information as possible will be provided online
Contact information related to student services will be easily accessible, as well as the
contact people themselves
7. Two primary functions of logical substation
Web-based distance education systems, the entire network infrastructure would
come under the logical subsystem
The logical subsystem would also include the hiring and human resources
management of the distance education office support staff, including professional
and clerical staff
8. Should address
Realistic market analysis
Comp ability of potential distance learning programs with institutional values, goals,
and mission statements
Readiness of the organization’s technology infrastructure
Organization to support faculty teaching online courses and programs
Organization to support off-campus students
Institutional policies to accommodate distance education courses and programs
Marketing plans and strategies
Quality control
9. Academic – academic calendar, course integrity, transferability, transcripts,
evaluation process, admission standards, curriculum approval process,
accreditation
Fiscal – tuition rate, technology fee, FTE’s, consortia contracts, state fiscal
regulations
Geographic – service area regional limitation, local versus out-of-state tuition
consortia agreements
Governance – single versus multiple board oversight, staffing, existing structure
versus shadow colleges or enclaves
