by Mark Drozdowski

AN AGE-OLD APHORISM, attributed to President Garfield, contends that the ideal learning environment involves a student at one end of a log and Mark Hopkins at the other. Were he still with us, Garfield might instead opt to log on via modem to reach his college mentor. But would his education be appreciably different?

The USDLA Journal might provide some insights and answers. The official publication of the United States Distance Learning Association, the Journal has been around in one form or another since the organization’s founding in 1987. It has since undergone several facelifts, becoming a free, on-line-only publication in 1998; it assumed its current title last year. The editors, based in California, are Drs. Donald and Elizabeth Perrin.

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