Boundless OpportunitiesBoundless OpportunitiesOnline Schools and Online Schools and Advanced NetworkingAdvanced Networking

Ray SchroederRay SchroederOffice of Technology-Enhanced Learning Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning University of Illinois at SpringfieldUniversity of Illinois at Springfield

Online Learning at UISOnline Learning at UIS

3,280 enrollments – 1,000 online majors

16 degree and certificate programs

Unique FeaturesUnique Features Baccalaureate degree programs

Include humanities and sciences Philosophy – not viable on campus – now

turning away qualified students online History – average entering student with

significantly higher grade point than on campus

Master degree programs Nearly 400 teachers from tiny towns, large

and small cities in Teacher Leadership program

MIS attracting students around the world

DemographicsDemographics Students reside in 47 states and

numerous countries Average age is 35.4 (both in graduate

and undergraduate programs – measured separately)

Higher percentage of women (nearly 60%)

42% of UIS students are taking at least one online class this term

~25% of credit hours generated in online classes

Interinstitutional Interinstitutional CollaborationsCollaborations

Technologies can break down barriers- Geographic, institutional, demographic

UIS (10% minority) + Chicago State University (94% minority) + Northeastern Illinois State University = diversity

Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) and BRAC University (Bangladesh)

Lesley University (Cambridge) Columbia University (NYC)

Advanced NetworkingAdvanced Networking

ICCN – Intercampus Communications Network – first connections to be tested this week!

Dark fiber project opens enormous potential

Opens the connection to Internet2 Staggering bandwidth!

40 10 Gbps lines Potential for rich sharing opportunities

via advanced networking

Connections – Online + ICCNConnections – Online + ICCN

How can the online program utilize advanced networking to enhance learning opportunities?

Sharing resources among the campuses of the University of Illinois

Access to remote-controlled laboratories Sciences – wet labs, electron microscopes

Arts and Humanities Shared performances (Bradley/UCF)

Interinstitutional Interinstitutional CollaborationsCollaborations

Collaborating across institutional and geographic boundaries

Diversity Advanced network linkages among

diverse campuses Synchronous (Elluminate) extension of

those linkages to distant students in homes – offices

Providing rich sharing opportunities and interactions

Multi-site collaborations

Contact InformationContact Information

Ray Schroeder, directorOffice of Technology-Enhanced Learning

University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL 62703

217-206-7531http://otel.uis.edu

Schroeder.ray@uis.edu