As colleges and universities continue to strive for greater access to their programming, harnessing modern technologies is always a way to expand reach. Students who cannot make it to classrooms for weekly meetings may be able to further their education with more flexible location requirements. Many online courses let students access course materials anytime, however THE Journal and Campus Technology’s experiment required students to at least tune in during certain class hours so everyone, virtually or not, could be in the same place at the same time. Early feedback was positive from students, indicating that this method could become more common moving forward.
As colleges and universities continue to strive for greater access to their programming, harnessing modern technologies is always a way to expand reach. Students who cannot make it to classrooms for weekly meetings may be able to further their education with more flexible location requirements. Many online courses let students access course materials anytime, however Michigan State’s experiment required students to at least tune in during certain class hours so everyone, virtually or not, could be in the same place at the same time. Early feedback was positive from students, indicating that this method could become more common moving forward.