http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/12/07/online
The article describes the University of Perdue in Calumet’s work on improving course design in their online courses. The university implemented the “Calumet’s Distance Education Mentoring Project” and saw an increase in the number of professors using online instruction. The project mentors faculty members who are interested in using online instruction in their courses. It pairs instructors with little online experience with Instructors who are web-savvy and have experience with online instruction. The article concluded with a variety of comments from professors who participated in the program. One professor started participating as a mentee and after eight months he became a mentor. Another professor didn’t believe in online instruction and after going though the program, incorporated online instruction to improve his courses. In both cases the students improved their performance.