Trends in pedagogy and in technology are converging to make distance learning environments of the 21st century. Trends in pedagogy have encouraged the movement away from the learner as a passive recipient of information and toward a more active model of learning. Earlier generations of distance learning media and methods were ill-suited to the active learning model. More recent technologies of distance learning, most notably computers, the Internet, and interactive video, have the potential to support the new model of learning. This paper describes different strategies to integrate activities to support this new model of learning into courses in distance learning programs at DePaul University (Illinois) and Mercy College (New York). An integral component of higher education in the new millennium will be collaborative learning, not only because it supports active learning, but also because it is required for the workplace for which students are being prepared. Moreover, as more corporations become global, collaboration will be mediated by technology. This paper also discusses ongoing research being conducted to measure the effectiveness of technology-mediated collaborative learning. A questionnaire for a student survey on distance education and collaborative learning is appended. (Author/AEF)