This article provides a personal perspective on funding and organizational issues
related to e-learning, distance education, and other distributed forms of educational
technology research. It examines the largest single investment made in this
area by the Canadian federal funding councils: the TeleLearning Network of
Centres of Excellence (TL•NCE). The article presents an overview of the rationale
and need for expanded TeleLearning research at both basic and applied levels. It
discusses (and critiques) other funding sources and ends with a call for a renewed
and expanded commitment to the multidisciplinary research area that encompasses
e-learning and online teaching
