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The ''Louisiana Board of Regents'' ('''Other name''', ABBREV) supports online and technology-supported education.

Its distance learning initiatives and [http://web.selsc.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/DELIVERY-OF-DEGREE-PROGRAMS-THROUGH-DISTANCE-EDUCATION-TECHNOLOGY.doc policies] seek to:

:...increase access to educational opportunities and to ensure quality of instruction through distance education to place- and time-bound students; enhance campuses= abilities to respond to learner needs; increase educational opportunities and encourage linkages between Louisiana educational institutions and other sectors including business, government, and the surrounding community; provide cost-effective service through cooperative development; invest in and support the development of a telecommunications infrastructure; and minimize and streamline policies for reviewing and approving flexible degree programs offered through distance education technology.

The Board's [http://web.selsc.net/ Office of Information & Learning Technology (OILT)] supports:

* Video Conference Network 
* Other Collaboration Tools
* Statewide, Moodle-based Learning Management System
* Research and Development Labs (Technology Preview Center)

Per [http://web.selsc.net/?page_id=43 the OILT web site], OILT is the state partner and coordinator for several national e-learning organizations.

See http://web.selsc.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/MASTER-LISTING-DL-Programs-July-2009.pdf for a list of approved online master's courses offered through member institutions. 

The Louisiana Board of Regents is a government agency in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is responsible for coordination of all public higher education in the state. As noted on [http://www.regents.state.la.us/ the Regents' web site], "Louisiana Constitution authorizes the Board of Regents to plan, coordinate, and have budgetary responsibility for Louisiana’s public higher education community, including 19 public colleges, universities, and/or professional schools."

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The Louisiana Board of Regents' main office is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [[US]]. Other campuses...
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The Louisiana Board of Regents web site is at http://www.uname.edu/
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