THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING

Report to the Faculty Senate May 9, 2013

Students taking at least one online course increased by over 570,000 to a new total of 6.7 million.

The proportion of all students taking at least one online course is at an all time high of 32%.

NATIONAL DATA2012 REPORT

Growth of Online - Nationally

2002

PRO-GRAMS

ONLY COURSES

2012

PROGRAMS

NO ON-LINE

ONLY COUR-SES

NO ONLINE

Changing National Demographics

Source: Eduventures, Inc.

URI Online Enrollment Trends

Enrollment increased 75% from Fall ‘10 to Spring ‘13

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13500

1000

1500

2000

1790

1022

SPRINGFALL

URI Online Undergraduate Students

Total Online

Gender (% Female) 54.4% 62.3%

Age (Mean) 21 22.4

Race/Ethnicity (% White) 70.2% 81.6%

URI Age Distribution

FA '10 SP '11 FA '12 SP '130

500

1000

1500

2000

486

836

1405 1543400

410

161134

136

147

132113

18-23 24-29 30+

Office of Online Education

Emphasis on:• Quality of Online Courses• Growth and Diversity of Online Offerings• Support for Faculty who teach

online/blended• Support for Students taking

online/blended courses

Office of Online Education

For Faculty:http://www.uri.edu/online/teaching.html– Sample Courses and Syllabi–Best Practices–Professional Development Opportunities

including Online Teaching Fellows–Academic Integrity– Teaching Tips and Resources

Office of Online Education

For Students (use these links in your syllabus)

http://www.uri.edu/online/learning.html–Orientation to Online Learning– Learning Online Compared to Classroom– Sample Courses –Academic Integrity– Tips and Resources for Learning Online

The Office of Online Education

• Diane J. Goldsmith – Director• Kathleen M. Torrens –Assistant Director (PT)• Lisa Heidenthal – Admin Assistant• Andrew Bauerband – Graduate Assistant• Kim Meyert – Undergraduate

Growth of Online - Nationally

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No offerings

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

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20022012