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Odin, Jaishree K. – Educational Perspectives, 2002
In spite of ten campuses spread over four islands, access to higher education at the University of Hawai'i (UH) is unevenly distributed across the state. In an effort to address the problem of access, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has funded the University of Hawai'i to develop online courses and programs. In this article, the author describes…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Networks, Community Colleges
Lee, Rebecca – Educational Perspectives, 2002
From its beginnings 25 years ago, the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu (UH-West O'ahu) has strived to provide its students, mostly working adults with an average age of 32 years, with easy access to classes and advising by maintaining flexible class schedules and office hours. When UH-West O'ahu initiated a distance education program in 1981, the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Workshops