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Brenton Center Home Contacts Facilities Distance Education Mission Services Work Samples ISU AccessPlus Admissions Ag Dist Ed Courses CALS Home e-Library WebCT WebMail Search Google Got a question? Got a question or comment? Contact us at (515) 294-1862 or E-mail.	Brenton Center adds remote capture technology for Fall 2007 Remote capture technology was added this Summer to allow Brenton Center staff to capture faculty teaching in lecture halls across campus and post the lecture for on-line learning just hours after it was taught face-to-face on-campus. This gives off-campus students as well as on-campus students access to the educational materials in a timely manner. Technology upgrades were completed during Summer to improve video and audio capture quality from both Brenton Center classrooms for distance education courses. The upgrades allow staff to synchronize and publish video, audio, and slides for web or CD-ROM delivery in multiple formats. This is another example how College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student delivery fees are being used to improve the quality of distance education courses. + + + + + + + Distance Education Enrollment Soars (Click chart to enlarge) Enrollment in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences distance learning courses continue to grow by leaps and bounds. Summer enrollment was 445 students and Fall has 654. + + + + + + + Pod Casts for Research Starting fall semester, the Brenton Center will expand free Pod Casts to include research from faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. These Pod Casts will be placed on the new college research web pages under construction by Brenton Center staff. Departments or faculty who have an interest in Pod Casts for Research should contact Rod Fischer at 4-9970 or videoguy@iastate.edu to set a time to discuss the research project or for more information on how they can use Pod Casts.	News & Updates Distance Education Continues to Increase College of Agriculture and Life Sciences distance education students come from 8 countries and 18 states. A total of 947 distinct students enrolled in FY '07 and accounted for 1,135 total course registrations. Forty-five percent are seeking a MS degree and thirty-five percent are seeking a BS degree. Seventy-three percent live in Iowa. + + + + + + + Read current newsletter Read previous newsletters FY07 Annual Report Course Development Grants Program & Certificate Grants Brenton Center to offer free PodCasts to COA Departments for recruitment A Pod Cast is a multimedia file distributed over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The Brenton Center is encouraging departments to create a variety of podcasts that will assist in recruitment of new students to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Contact Rod Fischer at 4-9970 or (videoguy@iastate.edu) to learn how to use this free service. Strategic Plan for Distance Education The new Strategic Plan for Distance Education has been announced for the College of Agriculture.
		Summer 07 enrollments in off-campus courses reach highest level in history. The College of Agriculture has seen significant growth during this semester.