Mission and Purpose
Online Learning at FTFHU
Mission of Online Learning at FTFHU The principal mission of online learning at FTFHU is to enhance student access to the University’s programs. Of equal importance, online education is intended to help students acquire the technical skills and online learning strategies important to the pursuit of their academic, career goals and principles of ministry and giving.
By developing and teaching online courses, FTFHU faculty also acquire new instructional skills important to their professional growth and development.
The University is committed to providing students and faculty the support and resources they need to succeed as participants in online education. The Importance of Online Learning at FTFHU Online learning allows FTFHU students to pursue their degree and ministry requirements outside of the traditional classroom setting and can accelerate or enhance their time to degree.
FTFHU's online courses are especially important to Graduate students who are working professionals seeking an advanced degree in their fields and to those FTFHU Undergraduate students who cannot attend on-site classes because of work or family obligations.
As stated above in the Mission Statement, an additional and equally important benefit of online learning is that it helps students develop the technical skills and online learning strategies they need to pursue their future educational and professional and ministry goals.
FTFHU academic programs delivered fully online are primarily Graduate programs designed to meet the scheduling needs of working professionals. These online programs support the university's mission of serving regional and statewide economic and workforce development needs by reaching populations that would otherwise be constrained by availability.
Online learning also provides professional development opportunities for FTFHU faculty. By teaching online, faculty members learn to use instructional tools and strategies that are increasingly commensurate with student abilities, interests, and expectations.
The faculty at FTFHU have supported online education at the University through their full participation in a variety of relevant planning and advisory groups and by serving as online instructors.
Finally, online learning greatly benefits the University by increasing enrollments, thereby generating additional revenues.
In good economic times, these revenues can be used to support important institutional priorities and initiatives.
