OnLine Science Courses as Prerequisites for Professional Schools

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On-Line Science Courses as Pre-requisites for
Professional Schools

• Aurora Denial O.D.
• Associate Professor of Optometry
• Chair Admissions Committee

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Introduction

• Explosion of remote learning since the mid
  1990
• Definition- distance learning
• education or training delivered to off campus
  locations via audio, live or pre recorded video
  or computer technologies, including both
  synchronous and asynchronous instruction
• Internet medium of choice
• 77 of the institutions charge the same for
  online courses as traditional courses
• 36 courses in health care

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• Pros
• Greater Accessibility
• Accessibility to global resources
• Promotes student directed learning
• Reduction in travel cost
• Etc.
• Cons
• Technology frustrations
• Isolation and disconnection
• User familiarity

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Survey

• Poor response
• 3 schools No or strongly discouraged
• 1 school Yes

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Questions

• Do students learn as much taking online courses
  as in a traditional face to face course?
• Are certain on-line programs viewed differently
  than other?

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Questions

• Determination of credit hours?
• Assessment?
• Are certain courses viewed differently than
  others?

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• How are online courses viewed by admissions
  committee making a decision on a candidate to
  their school?