1. Issues and TrAnds to Take Us into the Twenty-First Century(George P. Connick).

Part Two: Instructional Design Principles for Distance Learning.

2. Competence in Teaching at a Distance(Thomas E. Cyrs).

3. Interactivity: From Agents to Outcomes(Ellen D. Wagner).

4. Visual Thinking: Let Them See What You Are Saying(Thomas E. Cyrs).

5. Student-Centered Instruction for the Design of Telecourses(M. Winston Egan, Gordon S. Gibb).

6. Learner Development: Beyond the Technology(Darcy Walsh Hardy, Mary H. Boaz).

Part Three: Alternative Delivery Systems for Distance Learning.

7. Teaching by Television(Virginia A. OstAndorf).

8. Teaching by Telephone(Christine H. Olgren).

9. The Internet: A Learning Environment(Rory McGreal).

10. Networked Learning Environments(Alan G. Chute, Pamela K. Sayers, Richard P. Gardner).

Part Four: Administrative Issues for the Distance Instructor.

11. Evaluating Teaching and Learning at a Distance(Michael R. Simonson).

12. Copyright: Opportunities and Restrictions for the Teleinstructor(Janis H. Bruwelheide).

13. Distance Learning and the Digital Library: Transforming the Library into an Information Center(Roberta L. Derlin, Edward Erazo).

14. Managing Information Resources and Services in a Distance Environment(Robert S. Tolsma).