"I'm a little skeptical about what the market might be for real courses that involve intense commitment time," Shaller says.
HAA's role is not to provide courses for credit or certification, he says.
"Our unique role in this kind of lifelong learning strive is to provide access to ongoing events and lectures... capture this richness that's happening all the time... get it in some kind of digital format," he says.
But, he says, intellectual property rights sometimes create problems for HAA, he notes. For example, some FAS courses are available online--but HAA is not currently seeking to make them available to alumni.
"I think that those are not insoluble problems and we'd love to offer that sort of stuff down the road," he says.
Distance Learning Missions
FAS Dean for Research and Information Technology Paul C. Martin '52 has been involved in various University discussions of distance learning and opines that the University's mission is not about to change.
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