SCS faculty, staff quoted in news article about online learning

An article about online learning in the Richmond Times-Dispatch highlights the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies (SCS) as a local university offering degree programs entirely online. The article, Online Learning is Gaining Credibility, appears in the June 28, 2009, issue of the paper.

SCS is featured as a "traditional" university that offers "a few specialized degree programs entirely online" – part of a growing trend in higher education, according to the latest U.S. Department of Education statistics.

The article quotes Dr. Walter Green, Emergency Services Management (ESM) program chair; Bo Harris, ESM program coordinator; and James Campbell, SCS marketing director. Each highlights something prospective online degree-seeking students should keep in mind when selecting an online degree programs.

Campbell reminds prospective students that online classes require high levels of self discpline "because there's no structured class schedule."

Green reports that online students succeed most often when they are deeply engaged, actively interacting with fellow students and the instructor.

Harris focuses on the convenience of online degrees to students who are shift-workers – like first responders and emergency personnel – who value the flexibilty of online classes.

Posted June 28, 2009