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The higher education members of the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium are accredited by the State of Connecticut and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. This unique association of public and independent collegiate institutions, as well as non-profit organizations with an educational purpose, is creating an interactive distance learning community to meet the needs of higher education students of the next century. This community will use technology to enhance the quality of learning, increase access to higher education and share academic resources. |
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The consortium will operate as a learning collaborative that enables participating colleges and universities to fulfill their institutional missions while sharing in and contributing to the combined distance learning resources of the consortium.
Mission:
The mission of the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) is to (1) provide a single point of presence for Distance Learning offered by Connecticut public and independent education institutions; (2) provide a high quality infrastructure by maintaining a state of the art web-based delivery system that is available to all members; (3) coordinate the delivery of asynchronous education and worker training; (4) market CTDLC member courses and programs in Connecticut, nationally, and internationally; (5) improve the quality of Connecticut's distance learning products and services through rigorous assessment efforts including the implementation of a state wide assessment program; (6) provide a forum for discussion of distance learning in Connecticut and demonstrate new techniques for asynchronous delivery; and (7) provide faculty development opportunities.
The Consortium was created in October 1996 when over thirty colleges and universities met and agreed that Connecticut needed to systematically mount distance deliverable education. The members are committed to providing the delivery of high quality online courses cost effectively and assuring that Connecticut is a national leader in distance education.
The Board for State Academic Awards (BSAA) promotes and supports distance-learning opportunities through the CTDLC. The Consortium is a membership organization of Connecticut institutions of education working together to develop high quality, low-cost, distance education. The BSAA governs the CTDLC and receives recommendations regarding policies from the CTDLC Executive Committee. The CTDLC receives funding from the state, grants, membership dues, and usage fees.