Introduction
A faculty member was standing at a graduation in a bright blue academic gown. “Where did you go?” The blue-gowned one said, “Capella.” The response was curt, “Never heard of it.” He offered, “It’s in Florida.” Capella University is one of the better known new schools in America, with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, rather than Florida. The founder, Steven Shank, ran Tonka Toys, and then decided to found a university (Wikipedia, 2005).
Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella has about 12,000 students. Capella commissioned a study of online education this year in conjunction with the American Society for Training and Education. The survey results became the focus of the article on the school (Tampone, 2005). The study emphasizes the reasons for adults studying at an online university, specifically Capella, which has undergraduate and graduate programs, including a Ph.D. and a doctorate in psychology.
The primary reason for online education is convenience, according to the article, but other reasons are offered as well. One interesting reason is that no single student dominates in an online school. Everyone gets to participate and even to participate freely. Those who teach online and onground realize that no face-to-face classroom can have 20 students speaking at once. The verbally aggressive students tend to shine. Online, everyone can communicate as much as he or she wants. This difference can be quite satisfying for the student who is more reticent onground.
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