Synopses & Reviews
Instructional technology and distance learning have changed the meaning of attending college. Today's students can now learn through various forms of electronic communications media, including radio, television, the computer, and the Internet. But are the costs outweighing the benefits? This new addition to the Series on Higher Education, analyzes and assesses the costs of information technology for teaching and learning in higher education. Containing 15 essays that identify the positive and negative cost implications of information technology, this timely and detailed resource also explores how the increased use of information technology is transforming higher education, the different ways it can be used to teach different kinds of students, and the impact this increased spending has on college budgets.
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This collection will be of interest to university and college workers who want to know what administrators are being told about the financial costs and benefits of online education.CAUT ACPPU Bulletin
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This book is an important resource, and campus administrators will find a wealth of useful details to help them manage their immediate technology crises and incorporate technology into their primary planning process throughout campus.Planning for Higher Education
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Budget analysts, whether on campus, in systems or working for elected officials will find the detailed case studies, cost equations, planning and accounting methodologies to be helpful. Campus academic officers also need this handbook.New England Board of Higher Education
About the Author
MARTIN J. FINKELSTEIN is Professor of Higher Education at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., where he was the founding director of the New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning.CAROL FRANCES is Visiting Scholar/Professor at both the Claremont Graduate University and Seton Hall University.FRANK I. JEWETT is currently a special consultant in academic affairs in the Chancellors Office of the California State University.BERNHARD W. SCHOLZ is Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Barry Munitz
Preface
Part 1: Mapping the Territory
Overview: What Do We Know about Information Technology and the Cost of Collegiate Teaching and Learning? by Martin J. Finkelstein and Bernhard W. Scholz
Conceptual Framework and Terminology in Higher Education by Frank Jewett
What Is Information Technology in Higher Education? by Kenneth C. Green
Costing Technology-Based Education: Research Studies from the UK, Canada, the European Community, and Australia by Heather Eggins
Part 2: A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of the Costs of Classroom Instruction vis-a-vis Distributed Instruction by Frank Jewett
Understanding the COSTS of Information Technology (IT) Support Services in Higher Education by Karen Leach and David Smallen
Assessing Educational Quality Using Student Satisfaction by James Caplan
Courseware for Remedial Mathematics: A Case Study in the Benefits and Costs of the Mediated Learning System in the California State University by Frank Jewett
How Much Does It Cost to Put a Course Online? It All Depends by Judith V. Boettcher
Costs of Ubiquitous Computing: A Case Study at Seton Hall University by Stephen G. Landry
Procedures for Calculating the Costs of Alternative Modes of Instructional Delivery by Dennis Jones and Frank Jewett
Part 3: Caveats and Option
Wide-Angle View of the Costs of Introducing New Technologies to the Instructional Program by Richard Pumerantz and Carol Frances
From Managing Expenditures to Managing Costs: Strategic Management for Information Technology by George Kaludis and Glen Stine
Faculty Costs and Compensation in Distance Education by Christine Maitland, Rachel Hendrikson, and Leroy Dubeck
The Future of Higher Education in an Internet World: Twilight or Dawn? by Edward D. Goldberg and David M. Seldin
Conclusions
Resources by Bernard W. Scholz
Index