Getting the Buy-In and Budget to Launch Hybrid Courses Right Now

How is one of the smallest community colleges in the state of Washington with one of the largest service districts - 4,000 students across 4,500 square miles- finding the money, time, and political will to launch new programs?  After twelve years investing in videoconferencing, Big Bend Community College struggled to maintain a stable education technology environment.  Then when the economic crisis hit, they took a hard look at their infrastructure, and realized they were spending a 6-figure sum to generate 6 FTE credits.  Beard will share how webcasting with Mediasite is the most cost effective approach for reaching every student with a decent internet connection.