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• Carol Twigg discusses the future of distance education, the importance of hybrid courses and technology.
• For some, they’re a blessing. For some, they’re a curse: canned online courses.
• Which distance education journals should part-timers read? Our reviewer has rounded up three dozen of the best.
• Moodle, an open-source virtual learning environment, just may be the next big thing in distance education.
• and more...

FEATURES

INTERVIEW
Carol Twigg has been an influential thinker in the field of information technology and higher education for many years. In this interview, she discusses the future of distance education, the importance of hybrid courses and technology in the classroom.

THE JOB
For some, they’re a blessing: a chance to focus less on course development and more on the actual teaching. For some, they’re a curse: eroding academic freedom and the very fabric of collegiate professordom. Regardless of the perspective, canned courses are being used more frequently. And the trend doesn’t appear to have an end in sight.

THE LAW
This handy fair use chart will help you figure out which kinds of materials you may use in your online (and on campus) classes, and how to comply with fair use laws. (Hint: do not photocopy this page for college-wide distribution....)

NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GOING THE DISTANCE
Students displaced by this season’s hurricanes are using online courses to keep from falling behind.

DESK DRAWER

• Westchester Community College Adjunct Wins in Court
• Lecturer Misclassifications a Thorn in LEO’s Paw
• Eastern Michigan University and Lecturers Reach Agreement
• Italy on Verge of Being Fined for Discriminating Against Lecturers
• Lecturers in India threaten to intensify stir, file court case
• Four of Five U.S. Part-Timers Lack Employer Health Insurance
• OPSEU Demands Union Rights for Part-Timers

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS
The New School part-time faculty union contract has been touted as a “win-win” agreement by those who negotiated it. The devil, it appears, is in the details.

REVIEWS

THE NET
Moodle, an open-source virtual learning environment, just may be the next big thing in distance education. Our reviewer tells readers why.

FOURTH ESTATE
Which distance education journals should part-timers read? Our reviewer has rounded up three dozen of the best-written publications out there for adjuncts teaching online.

OPINION

FIRST PERSON
Topic: “Colleges and universities are looking to hog all the rights to distance education courses designed by part-timers.” Discuss. Essayist Paul Collins looks at why part-timers need to be more rights savvy.

THE LAST WORD
Many never knew Sigrid, but her death has touched foreign language lecturers throughout Italy profoundly.