The
Clipper Project was a multi-year research and development initiative.
The goal of the project was to investigate the costs and benefits of offering
Web-based university courses to high school seniors. The Clipper Project
enabled a better understanding of the perceived benefits of participation
in Web-based introductory courses.
Each year during the project, students accepted for early admissions to Lehigh University were offered the opportunity to enroll in Web-based sections of Chemistry I, Engineering I, and English I. Each Clipper course was credit-bearing and was taught by a Lehigh faculty member. Students were expected to satisfy the same requirements as those in the traditional sections of each course.
Clipper Project researchers engaged in a longitudinal study of the effects of participation in these Web-based courses. The goal of the Clipper Project research team was to provide a better understanding of the impact of Web-based courses on the students, faculty, and institution. The Clipper Project was sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Lehigh University. The Co-principal Investigators of the Clipper Project were Dr. M.J. Bishop, Clipper Project Director and Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, and Dr. Sally A. White, College of Education Dean of the College of Education and Professor.