ZEST AND APPREHENSION
A survey of members of one teacher's union, released Wednesday, has found that they are enthusiastic about the experience and benefits of teaching distance-education courses, although they do see a few perils on the horizon. (6/15/2000)

FREE HELP ON THE SAT
A new Internet company will begin offering free test preparation for the SAT on August 1. (6/15/2000)

OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY
In the increasingly competitive world of distance education, some institutions have turned to discounts and promotions to attract students -- especially in the summer, when potential students may be thinking more about beaches than books. (6/14/2000)

Richard Howard

FEAR OF DISTANCE MED
Medical schools are worried that online continuing-education services like the one run by Charles Safran (right), a former Harvard Medical School professor, will draw away their top professors with rich offers, and steal their audiences as well. (6/13/2000)

'INTERACTIVE COMMERCIALS'
A new Web site offers free minicourses, but there's a catch: Students must fill out questionnaires about the sponsors' products.

VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN VIETNAM
An Australian university plans to establish the country's first foreign-owned institution, which will rely extensively on online technology.

LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ALUMNI
Glenn C. Altschuler and Ralph Janis, both of Cornell University, say that colleges are eyeing a large, untapped audience for distance learning -- their own graduates.

WORKING TOGETHER
An instructor at Baker University is using online study groups to help distance-education students succeed.