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education.  A summary of a roundtable discussion of key issues on financial aid 
for distance education students outlines six principles for future policy 
development.  (1) Student aid should be available without regard to mode of 
instructional delivery.  (2) Delivery of student aid should be learner-centered, 
with aid following the student through the academic program.  (3) Aid should be 
awarded only to those in accredited programs of study that confer a recognized 
credential, such as a degree or certificate.  (4) The awarding of student aid should 
be tied primarily to standards of academic progress and not arbitrary measures of 
time.  (5) Regulations should give institutions flexibility  in determining how to 
calculate eligibility for aid to pay for direct (tuition) and indirect (living 
expenses) costs of attendance.  (6) Aid amounts and limits should be focused 
more on lifetime standards than on annual or institutional maximums.


Jewett, Frank (1997).  The Human Computer Interaction Certificate Program at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:  A Case Study in the Benefits and Costs of a Joint
Industry/University Designed Program Featuring Integrated Delivery Systems. Seal
Beach, California:  The Chancellors Office, California State University.




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This study addressed a graduate level certificate program in Human Computer 
Interaction designed for individuals who work in computer industry occupations. 
Rensselaer expects 200-300 more new working professional students at remote 
sites over the next five years as a result of this program.  Seventy-five percent of 
the respondents indicated that they would not have been able to take the course if 
it had not been delivered to their workplace.


___________. (1997).  TELETECHNETOld Dominion University and Two-Plus-
Two Programs at Community Colleges in Virginia:  A Case Study in the Benefits and
Costs of an Intercampus Instructional Television Network.  Seal Beach, California:  The
Chancellors Office, California State University.

This case study describes a collaborative distance education effort between Old


	

	
		
			
				
					
						




						
							
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