Library Intelligencer

Recognizing that faculty represent a critical constituency in building quality online learning
programs, the A♦P♦L♦U-Sloan National Commission included a comprehensive survey of faculty
experiences, attitudes, and beliefs toward online learning as a component of its Online Learning
Benchmarking Study. This survey was conducted in fall 2008 and winter 2009. The findings contained
in this volume are based on responses from more than 10,700 faculty from 69 colleges and
universities across the country. Participation varied somewhat for a few institutions, but in most
cases the survey was targeted to all faculty members—full-time and part time, irrespective of
their level of knowledge and/or experience with online learning