Abstract
Kent State University, an eight-campus system serving nearly 32,000 students, is engaged in a strategic planning process in collaboration with the IBM Corporation, to define and implement technological initiatives that facilitate the development of an interactive high performance learning environment--an environment that is more learner centered with self-paced instructional multimedia courses that can be distributed to students anytime and anyplace. The objective of this paper is to share the rationale, goals, objectives, benefits, and critical success initiatives developed during the planning process. The paper will also address the pilot distributed learning projects that are currently under way, as well as the vendor partnerships being established to support the distributed learning effort.