OPTIMIZING QUALITY AND RESOURCES FOR WORLDWIDE ONLINE DELIVERY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION

摘要

University based distance learning programs can be designed to provide high quality online continuing engineering education while leveraging a number of existing campus resources. This work examines the University of Florida's asynchronous combined classroom approach for worldwide online delivery of graduate engineering courses and master's degree programs in Civil, Computer Science, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Materials, and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. This body of work begins with a brief introduction to the history of engineering distance learning at the University of Florida, and a one year snapshot of enrollments and students. The core of the work goes through UF EDGE basic model used to optimize resources and time including: the combined distance and campus classroom structure, infrastructure for online delivery, course management system and online optimization tools, curriculum for online delivery, and the distance exam proctoring process.