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In creating

the college's vision and plan for ODL, the respect, value, and experience

of all the stakeholders should be considered (Drucker, 1986; Hache, 2000;

Morrow, 1999; Ohler & Warlick, 2001). Many ODL programs are implemented

based on a vision that is not universally shared and where the goals are not

clearly stated (Bothel, 2001). By including administration, faculty, staff,

and students in this process, it will be easier to obtain a campus-wide consensus

on the vision (Bloomfield, 1993; Hughes, 2001). Tosh, Miller, Rice, and Newman

(2000) verified this in reporting that faculty should be involved in determining

the priorities, policies, and procedures for implementing ODL from the very

beginning. Without the commitment of those involved in ODL, many issues may

not be resolved, and questions may remain unanswered, causing frustration,

confusion, and discontentment (Collis, Veen, & De Vries, 1993).
, 1989; Moore & Kearsley,

1996). Busy administrators do not take the time necessary to understand the

new terminology, technology, and the issues facing instructors and students

(Garrison, 1989; Wenzel, 1999). Husmann and Miller (2001) concluded that administrators

see their role as administering the program, not owning the program. They

are not aware of the impact they have on creating positive changes in ODL

(Dillon & Cintron, 1997; Dooley & Murphrey, 2000).
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- Yet, administrators
  
  have the potential to greatly affect the effectiveness of such a program by
  
  securing resources, influencing potential participants (McAlister, Rivera,
  
  & Hallam, 2001), supporting the changes, and implementing processes that
  
  will overcome the barriers that affect instructors and students (Berge, 1998).
  
  Administrators who have educated themselves about ODL will be able to create
  
  a positive culture that will support others on their campus as they learn
  
  and adapt to the new technologies
- The challenge
  
  to colleges in the 21st century is not to decide why they should have an online
  
  distance learning program, but to decide how to design and implement such
  
  a program
- Technology is only a means of achieving
  
  a goal, not a goal in itself
- Administrators seem to believe that if
  
  they supply the technology, the courses and students will come. Yet, the technology
  
  infrastructure should not be built without considering the academic and educational
  
  requirements of an ODL program
- teaching paradigm. Instructors need to be
  
  cognizant of how the details of their course will be implemented in the new
  
  environment. Courses for ODL programs need to be clearly planned and designed
  
  (McNaught, 2002).
- Replacing the current educational model in digital format
  
  is not sufficient (Weigel, 2000)
- Effective ODL requires the instructor to not
  
  only have knowledge of the content area, but also to have interpersonal skills
  
  to effectively communicate with their students online
- When an instructor’s professional
  
  growth needs are met, student learning can be enhanced (Lockard, 2001).
- To
  
  gain the knowledge necessary to implement online curriculum effectively, instructors
  
  must have the necessary training, mentoring, and support, preferably on the
  
  equipment they will use. Faculty training must be considered when institutions
  
  plan for an online distance learning program.
- ODL is not just about teaching and learning, it is about
  
  giving students who are not able or not willing to come to campus an experience
  
  equivalent to the on-campus student (Berge, 1998) by providing the same types
  
  of student services online that an on-campus student has available.
- According to Brown and Jackson (2001), administrators
  
  should not be concerned with how to get faculty to develop and teach courses
  
  online, but on how to deal with the need to support online students in other
  
  areas of education such as counseling, library services, and financial aid.
- Delivering
  
  courses online at a distance calls for a reorganization of the ways in which
  
  support services are provided. This is important to ensure that the highest
  
  standard of support is provided for the resources available as well as to
  
  avoid the possibility of costs escalating. (p. 118)
- Students
  
  who are not prepared for the online environment can have a negative impact
  
  on other students and the instructor in the online classroom (Fink, 2002).
  
  Most instructors will not be able to tell students why a file is not downloading,
  
  or how to access online tutoring or library resources, or how to extend the
  
  time limit to take a test, making student access to orientation and support
  
  even more critical. Lynch (2001) concluded that student orientation to online
  
  courses and student socialization with other online students greatly affected
  
  their success in the course.
- The primary
  
  question colleges should ask themselves is, why do they want an ODL program?
  
  Determining the purpose of an ODL program will enable the college to proceed
  
  with the process of planning
- Vision
- Curriculum
  
  and programs
- Staff training
  
  and support
- Student
  
  services
- Student
  
  services
- tudent
  
  training and support
- The purpose
  
  of planning is to develop methods to align an institution with the environment
  
  (Rowley & Sherman, 2001). We are now in the information age where many
  
  aspects of our environment, especially in education, are moving online. Planning
  
  helps a college to grow and change in an organized, meaningful process (Rogers,
  
  2001). Colleges that want to have an effective ODL program need to consider
  
  all aspects of providing an education, which are much more than simply putting
  
  classes online.