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This paper discusses the impact of the virtual campus on teacher and learning. It begins with a section that discusses what a virtual campus is and presents two models of the virtual campus. The second section summarizes factors that fuel the growth of non-traditional providers and drive major changes in the ways in which traditional universities fulfill their teaching role. The third section addresses student-centered learning, including characteristics of good courses from the students ' perspectives. The fourth section describes advantages of technologies that enable the broadcasting of information to students independent of time and place. The fifth section presents a "virtual reality check " that examines the impact virtuality has on teaching and learning activities, including criteria related to cost, implications for traditional notions of academic work, accreditation and quality assurance issues, and legislative and policy issues. It is concluded that the ultimate determinant of the success of the virtual campus rests with the student. (MES) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document