by Suzanne Hart, ADAPT Program Director, Genzyme

ADAPT members met on Thursday May 12, 2005 at Crowne Plaza in Natick, MA. Hal Bettle from Daniel Webster College presented to us his experience in researching and starting a distance education program at the college. We collaborated as a group on Distance Education Advantages and Disadvantages. Hal presented the different type of participants one can have in a "class," as well as delivery methods and communication techniques. Preparation time was discussed and contrasting it with a regular instructor led class as well as speaking to student time commitment.

About Our Speaker:

Hal Bettle is currently a Professor with Daniel Webster College. He has taught for over 20 years in different areas of Technical Training. These include Corporate IT and Academic training. He has taught at Daniel Webster College, Rivier College and Worchester Polytechnic Institute. He has been involved with Distance Education for over 5 years primarily through Daniel Webster College Hal also spent over 20 years as a Software Engineer specializing in Operating System Programming and Security.