April 11, 2006
Deadlines? There are deadlines?
(or Why should I care when Distance Education gets my course?)
There really are good reasons. Submitting your course by the deadline ensures it is
o posted on the www.lifelearner site – which received an average of more than 9,000 unique visitors each month in 2005, most by students looking for courses
o the course is open for registration when students are looking for courses
o the course is listed on the Board of Regents, State of Iowa distance education Web site - www.iride.org
o the course is promoted by the Regents' education centers in Davenport, Sioux City, and Council Bluffs including a listing in their semester catalogs and flyers
o the course is accessible through the 1,040 URLs that link to www.lifelearner.edu, accessible to students around the world using search engines
The deadlines to submit distance education courses are
February 3 for fall semester courses
July 29 for spring semester courses
December 2 for summer courses
Sometimes courses just can’t be submitted on time… but sooner is always better than later.
What causes late submission of courses? Let me know. Post your comments.
--Lynette Spicer, communications specialist