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http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/SEP02_Issue/article05.html

Talk Radio LIS: A Case Study
Jim Grubbs, University of Illinois at Springfield

Introduction: Creating and maintaining an effective online classroom is a formidable task. But what happens when the goal is to promote an entire online degree program?This paper presents a case study of Talk Radio LIS, a simulated radio program designed to enhance recruitment for the Liberal Studies Online program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. LIS Online was the first undergraduate completion degree program to be offered entirely online in the University of Illinois system. The degree program went "live" in Fall 1999. Prior to going online, the program created an attractive web site to enhance recruitment efforts. As the program grew, this site also became a resource for students, faculty, and our educational partners statewide and across the nation....

  posted by Ray at 9/11/2002 11:51:00 AM permanent item link   

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