Instead of walking across campus to attend class in a lecture hall this fall, a growing number of Iowa State University students will log on from home, the library or even a coffee shop. The university continues to offer more online undergraduate and graduate courses to meet the demands of record enrollment and student preferences.
“The student experience is different than what it was 20 years ago,” said Tomm Brumm, professor in charge of online learning for the Colleges of Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences. “Students have a lot of other things going on in their lives; they’re working jobs, some of them have families, they’re part-time or full-time. So the flexibility that online learning gives them is tremendous.”
Much of the growth in online learning includes students who are taking a mix of courses on campus and online. Enrollment among ISU students taking a combination of courses increased by nearly 40 percent in fiscal year 2012 and enrollment in online-only classes jumped by more than 25 percent.
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