Laurie Gonzales

Texas State has embraced the concept of E-learning. Laurie Gonzales explains, in this Bobcat Update.

To date, Texas State has offered more than 200 online courses and continues to expand its distance-learning courses
Lori Fennel, the university's distance learning assistant director, says online classes offer students more flexibility in scheduling. Fennel says the courses enable students who are geographically distant to take Texas State courses.
Soundbite- Professor- students lives are very complicated…
For students who commute, online learning will save time and money.
Soundbite- Marissa Cross- save on gas…
As Texas State's enrollment continues to increase, online classes prove to be useful in alleviating the need for classroom space on campus.
Soundbite- Kyle Kent- " It would make traffic a lot easier…."
Standup- There are many advantages to taking online classes, they are available anytime and anywhere, making it possible to study when and where you want. For Bobcat Update, I'm Laurie Gonzales.