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\nABSTRACT  \nDOCUMENT RESUME  \nNelson,Gerald E.  \n# Expectations of Internet Education:Casper College'sExperience.\n\nCasper Coll.,WY.  \n1997-04-00  \n12p.  \nReports -Evaluative(142)MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.  \nAccess to Education;Cost Effectiveness;*DistanceEducation;High Schools;Higher Education;InstructionalEffectiveness;*Instructional Innovation;*Internet;ProgramDevelopment;Program Evaluation;Program Implementation;School Surveys;Two Year Colleges*Casper College WY  \nThe Internet Based Distance Learning(IBDL)classes providedin Wyoming's Casper College have the potential to benefit all involved.The\"Cyber Semester,\"which began in the spring of 1997,consisted of fourtypical freshman classes(Physical Geography,Precalculus Algebra,EnglishComposition I,and Political Science)that were offered entirely on theInternet.Wyoming politicians expected it to save money,the college  \nadministration expected greater educational access,and the faculty expectedground breaking teaching innovations.Enrollment far surpassed expectation.The average IBDL student was a 29 year old female computer owner in hersecond year of college.Other groups included high school and college juniorsand seniors,as well as those nearing completion of a Bachelor's program.Surveys were conducted to reveal the students'expectations and experienceswith the program,as compared to traditional classes.Findings indicatedthat:(1)students had to do more work than was expected;(2)students feltthat they had learned more;(3)the cost of the program met expectation;(4)convenience was slightly lower than expected;(5)average computer knowledgewas required;and(6)accessibility and convenience were main reasons forparticipation.IBDL classes are not intended to save money by having oneinstructor serve hundreds of students,because they provide accessibleone-on-one interaction through the Internet.(YKH)  \n★★★★★★★★★★★★★*★*★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★*            Reproductions 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Professor,University of Wyoming,Department of GeographyCasper College125 College DriveCasper,Wyoming,82601http://wind.cc.whecn.edw~gnelson/  \n## ABSTRACT\n\nSpring semester,1997,for the first time in its history,Casper College mounted four InternetBased Distance Learning classes.The classes were conceived as an experiment,a test to see howthey would be received and as a mechanism for faculty development.The classes weresubscribed beyond expectations.Because this is our first venture as an institution into internetclass offerings,we want to determine what works,what doesn't,and why;with this in mind,administrators,faculty,and students were surveyed.There are four entities involved,each with adifferent set of expectations.The political structure of the state determines the total budget forhigher education,the administrative level determines how budgeted amounts are allocated,faculty are charged with carrying out the 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