Distance Learning Case Study Discussion - Blog Post Assignment

Based on the case study in the reading, in a blog post, explain how you would recommend Lawrence Technological University measure the effectiveness of their online learning programs? Back up your recommendations. Who are their audiences and what can a good and bad relationship with each do to LTU? What types of communications does LTU use? In your personal experience, are the communications effective? Why or why not?

When you're finished with your post:

1. Click the link above to submit the link to your blog post.
2. Post a link to your blog post on the Distance Learning Case Study discussion board for Module 12.
3. Comment on your peers' posts.

Explain how you would recommend Lawrence Technological University measure the effectiveness of their online learning programs?

I will recommend LTU: compare the passing rate between online program and on campus program. Research duration of learning for online program and compare to campus program. Compare the result of evaluation to instructor to the result of campus program. Compare the average score of online program with campus program.

 Back up your recommendations. Who are their audiences and what can a good and bad relationship with each do to LTU?

The audience could be anyone who have the willing to take courses in LTU or who want to work in LTU, also the audience include current student in LTU and current faculty.

A good relationship will make more people want to join LTU either work or study. Current students or faculty might recommend LTU to friends or others and more people will join, faculty will feel confident in LTU and want to stay. Bad relationship will cause current student transfer to other universities, current faculty feel disappointed to this school and want to change their job and people have willing to join LTU will think about other options.

 What types of communications does LTU use? In your personal experience, are the communications effective? Why or why not?

LTU use many kinds of communications like adverting, promotion, scholarship, social media, e-mail, built partnership with oversea schools and even advertising on the guideboard of highway. For me I think mostly the communications of LTU is effective because LTU has great reputation in Michigan. But I would say it is not enough because I attend LTU because this school have partnership with my University in China, but at that time actually I hesitate for a long time because we never heard about that school before I know my program, I’m not sure the situation of this school is worth to attend. When I got here, I know everything is worth but it shows that LTU is not famous oversea even out of Michigan state, I think LTU should make it well known in larger area which can make more students interested in it.