Distance Learning Initiatives

Talented SSIL team delivers for distance ed

Ten years ago, Social Sciences Instructional Lab (SSIL) director and economics professor Cathleen Leué saw a growing need that promised to revolutionize the mission of computer labs.

The demand for web-based teaching was increasing, and many students craved the flexibility of fulfilling course requirements online. In Leué's own department of economics, students often had difficulty fitting core curriculum undergraduate courses into their schedules in time for graduation--especially if they lived far from campus.

The challenge was to design courses that could be effectively taught and graded entirely online...

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