UMT Professor Contributes Chapter to DETC Handbook

ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 20, 2004 - UMT is pleased to announce that Vice President, Dr. C. Eric Kirkland, authored a chapter in the newly released fourth edition of the DETC Course Development Handbook. This edition of the handbook was first published in 1980 and was revised in 1988 and 1993. The 2004 edition has been fully revised with all new chapters and additional topics on online distance education. Dr. Kirkland's chapter addressed integrating online courses with the Web.

In the announcment by Mr. Michael Lambert, Executive Director of the Distance Education and Training Council, he stated "[w]e are deeply indebted to the chapter authors. We express our gratitude to each of them for their fine contributions to the advancement of the distance study field." Copies may be purchased from DETC by contacting them online at http://www.detc.org or by writing to them directly at 1601 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. The price is $50.

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