"The way that this class is run is that students are really given a lot of choices," she says. "Material can be revisited."
The online materials are augmented with traditional materials for those who want them.
"People think that distance learning means you have a little contact with professors, but the way we've handled it, you can actually have a lot of contact with the professors," she adds.
Although he also praises the technology, Pollalis emphasizes that student needs and not technology should drive distance learning.
"We perceive ourselves to be the leaders in higher education," he says. "That means we have to be proactive, but at the same time, we have to be very thoughtful."
This fall, Pollalis expects the GSD to broaden its offerings. He adds that at this point, GSD is serving its own students.
"I don't believe we need to have everyone in the world taking Harvard courses," he says.
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