Diane M. Bender
School of Design
Arizona State University

B. Jeanneane Wood
Human Environmental Studies
Central Michigan University

Jon D. Vredevoogd
Human Environment and Design
Michigan State University

This study presents time-and-task records of faculty and teaching assistants' time for comparable computer-aided design (CAD) courses at two state universities in the midwestern United States. One course was taught at a distance and the other course was a conventional face-to-face course. Results indicate a distance course takes less time to teach than a traditional classroom course, if student enrollment and assessment procedures are not included in analysis. When analyzed on a per-student basis, both faculty and teaching assistant time was higher for the distance course.