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Sunday, August 15, 2004
Online courses growing by degrees - DEREK SANKEY, CanWest News Service
Judy Adams of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology says online access to courses is improving, with most technology schools offering at least five per cent of curriculum online. Online training and education programs are enjoying phenomenal growth, driven by corporations looking to cut costs and improve skills training. And the boom is expected to continue as technology evolves, say distance-education experts. Judy Adams, manager of business education at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, says accessibility continues to improve and the campus has gone from offering two per cent of its curriculum online to 25 or 30 per cent in the past four years. "That ability to be able to go online and create that type of (virtual) community really creates a rich learning environment not unlike (what) you can create in a face-to-face classroom," Adams said.
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