| Among the challenges that universities face as the children of the baby boomers reach college age is accommodating the ever increasing numbers of both traditional and nontraditional students who seek our services. This problem is particularly acute in North Carolina, where our state constitution calls for tuition at our public universities to be "as far as practicable…free of expense” so that higher education is available to all of our citizens. One potential solution to this dilemma is to offer distance learning programs and degrees, but few on-line chemistry courses are currently available. This presentation will discuss the creation and implementation of a fully on-line distance learning program leading to a Master of Science in Chemistry, and will include demonstrations of some of the technologies that are being utilized to improve the possibilities of success of the students involved in the program. |