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Recommended Citation: Omar, A, A Kwanbunbumpen, and C Singletion.  Hurricane Katrina’s Aftermath: The Advancement of E-learning.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2007, v 24 (Pittsburgh): §2322. ISSN: 1542-7382.
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Hurricane Katrina’s Aftermath: The Advancement of E-learning

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Adnan Omar    [a1] [a2]
BS/MS Management Information Systems
Southern University at New Orleans    [u1] [u2]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

Ada Kwanbunbumpen    [a1] [a2]
Computer Information Systems Department
Southern University at New Orleans    [u1] [u2]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

Cynthia Singletion    [a1] [a2]
Southern University at New Orleans    [u1] [u2]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA    [c1] [c2]

The rapid advancements of technology in the 21st century have directly impacted every facet of life. Moreover, it has enhanced the delivery of Higher Education throughout the world. The integration of education and technology has created the existence of mobile learning, also known as, Electronic learning or E-learning. For the past several years, universities considered E-learning as a means to meet the needs of their students, thereby increasing enrollment, retention, and quality at low cost. However, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) depended on E-learning as a means to provide basic education to their students. SUNO is now a testimony for the necessity of E-learning as the school’s survival. Prior to Katrina approximately 9% of the SUNO student body participated in on-line courses. In the Spring 2006 semester, that number rose to 41%. E-learning has not only given SUNO the opportunity to keep its doors open, but it has also allowed the school to move forward with its mission to provide higher education to students from diverse backgrounds outside the boundaries of Louisiana.

Keywords: e-learning, enrollment, disaster, displaced, Katrina, recruiting, retention

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