By: J. David Rogers

J. David Rogers — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 22:05:47 +0000

Andrew, thanks so much for keeping us abreast of these national rankings for our distance learning degrees. Most of our distance students are working, mid-career engineers, who are much more savvy and ask more insightful questions than our average campus students. They are much more likely to catch any mistakes the teacher makes in lectures or assignments. In exams the distance learners typically score about 10 points higher than my on campus students, likely because of their work experience which gives them a better context for understanding the curriculum. I have found distance learners also have a “higher bar” when it comes to expecting teaching excellence and responsiveness in answer email inquiries on the weekends, when they are usually doing their homework.

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By: J. David Rogers