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December 2008

 ing Without Limits - Distance Education Feature

Learning Without Limits

At NC State, the opportunities for students to pursue higher education stretch beyond the boundaries of our classroom walls and reach into homes across the globe, thanks to the university's state-of-the-art distance education programs.
 vLab

Virtual Lab Enhances Reality

One of the greatest challenges facing distance education instructors is how to best replicate traditional hands-on lab work online, allowing virtual laboratories to offer students the same benefits and learning experiences that those in on-campus facilities receive.
 Lindsay Lewchuk

Valedictorian Wrestles Degree From Illness' Grip

Although a rare, environmentally-based health condition kept her from ever pursuing a degree on NC State's campus, it couldn't stop Lindsay Lewchuk from excelling in the classroom. The 2008 valedictorian took advantage of the wide range of distance-education delivery methods available to NC State students – ranging from independent study and video-based lectures to live, two-way web courses – as she pursued her undergraduate degree in philosophy.