How many classes have activities that require synchronous communication?
AA: We have a few. From my experience, it is not something that students want. They want asynchronous so they can respond in their own time. We look carefully at the time zone issues. However, any synchronous event can be recorded and accessed via an 800 number, so we have an option to make that recording available for two weeks or more. And we also have Beep-A-Tutor. With this feature, students can call a number and page a tutor. They will have a response within 45 minutes. Tutors are also available on-line via Internet chat. The tutoring is used most frequently in the languages and in the math courses, but students can get tutoring assistance in any subject. AL: What kind of student services do you provide? AA: The same ones that a traditional college does. We have put the whole college on-line; we have an on-line library that has an electronic database of full-text magazine articles. One can search ERIC and over 6000 other electronic resources based on different topics. We have coun
