The Virtual Professor: A New Model in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Valentine, Randall; Bennett, Robert
Titel	The Virtual Professor: A New Model in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 3 (2013) 1, S.3-6 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Models; Higher Education; College Faculty; Computer Simulation; Educational Quality; Online Courses; Budgets; Economic Factors; Costs; Teacher Responsibility; Geographic Regions; Teacher Qualifications; Distance Education; Teacher Student Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analogiemodell; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Online course; Online-Kurs; Finanzhaushalt; Ökonomischer Faktor; Cost; Kosten; Lehrverpflichtung; Lehrqualifikation; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Traditional colleges and universities face a unique challenge of increasing the scope of educational operations to accommodate the growing demand for online education. While online enrollments in higher education have grown at a rapid pace, faculty resources have remained stagnant at many institutions due to budget constraints and a sluggish economy. Many administrators in higher education struggle to find a balance between meeting course demands and maintaining quality of instruction while adhering to financial constraints. This paper proposes a model to manage costs by supplementing traditional faculty with virtual faculty who would operate primarily in an online environment and work for a fraction of their market costs. The concept of the virtual professor is facilitated by modern technology that allows remote participation in all aspects of academic responsibility ranging from campus meetings to student advising. This model is of particular significance to universities that are located in geographical areas where it may be difficult to attract and retain qualified faculty. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01