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Pathways throughPathways through Online Online (aka Distance) Education Education
Paula Minear Paula Minear Director of Department and Student ServicesDirector of Department and Student Services
Mary CaugheyMary CaugheyCommunity College Pathways CoordinatorCommunity College Pathways Coordinator
Pathways through Online Education: Pathways through Online Education: Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation
• Online educational opportunities at Online educational opportunities at OSUOSU• Why would DPP students want to take Why would DPP students want to take OSUOSU online courses? online courses?
• PathwaysPathways--Identifying and describing--Identifying and describing
--Implications for advising--Implications for advising
• Specialized services for distant studentsSpecialized services for distant students
Over 400 unique courses
40+ different subjects
Undergrad degrees in General Agriculture, Liberal Studies, Natural Resources, and Environmental Science
2,000+ students each term; 50 states, 18 foreign countries, military
>11,000 SCH each term
Growing at 20% per year; doubled since 2002-03 academic year
Courses appear as regular OSU courses on transcript
OSU departments are in charge of curriculum and instruction
Different tuition/fee structure; no non-resident pricing
Tuition revenue share with departments
Growing at 20% per year; doubled since 2002-03 academic year
Growing by Degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005 Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and based on responses from over 1,000 colleges and universities
63% of schools offering undergraduate face-to face 63% of schools offering undergraduate face-to face courses also offer undergraduate courses online. courses also offer undergraduate courses online.
65% of higher education institutions report that 65% of higher education institutions report that they are using primarily core faculty to teach their they are using primarily core faculty to teach their online courses. online courses.
56%56% of schools identify online education as a of schools identify online education as a critical long-term strategy. critical long-term strategy.
Overall online enrollment increased from 1.98 Overall online enrollment increased from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004.million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004.
Oregon Community CollegesOregon Community Colleges
OSU
Who teaches Who teaches OSUOSU online courses? online courses?
• Department chairs and Department chairs and other core other core OSUOSU faculty faculty ((7575%)%)
• Adjuncts Adjuncts (17%)(17%)
• TAs TAs under supervision of under supervision of faculty; undergrad courses faculty; undergrad courses only (8%)only (8%)
OSUOSU Blackboard Course Blackboard Course Management SystemManagement System
Courses – on BlackboardCourses – on Blackboard
Course ContentCourse Content organized by week, unit, or themeorganized by week, unit, or theme
Course Content per Week/UnitCourse Content per Week/Unit may include video, PowerPoint lecture with audio, may include video, PowerPoint lecture with audio,
simulations, readings, quizzes, animations, links to Internet simulations, readings, quizzes, animations, links to Internet resources, instructions for assignments and discussionsresources, instructions for assignments and discussions
Discussion BoardsDiscussion Boards
Instructor Control PanelInstructor Control Panel upload content, manage discussions, make upload content, manage discussions, make
announcements, create and administer announcements, create and administer quizzes/tests, check attendance, enter and quizzes/tests, check attendance, enter and
calculate grades, upload final grades to Registrarcalculate grades, upload final grades to Registrar
First, what are the First, what are the general general advantagesadvantages to students who to students who participate in degree participate in degree partnership programs?partnership programs?
Why would a DPP student want Why would a DPP student want to take to take OSUOSU online courses?online courses?
• Access to a greater breadth and depth Access to a greater breadth and depth of course offerings than available at CCof course offerings than available at CC
• Explore career paths before they Explore career paths before they commit to a degreecommit to a degree
• Can complete a portion of their upper Can complete a portion of their upper division coursework prior to moving to division coursework prior to moving to Corvallis or CascadesCorvallis or Cascades
• Can finish their Can finish their OSUOSU degree without degree without leaving their communityleaving their community
Why would a DPP student want to Why would a DPP student want to
take take OSUOSU onlineonline courses? courses?
Who will their classmates be?Who will their classmates be?
• Average age in early 30’sAverage age in early 30’s• Many work, have families and Many work, have families and
busy livesbusy lives• Seeking career change or Seeking career change or
advancementadvancement• Need flexibility of online Need flexibility of online
coursescourses
Many similar characteristics to Many similar characteristics to Community College students…Community College students…
Pathways to Degree CompletionPathways to Degree CompletionScenario 1:Scenario 1: The Distance Ed “Superhighway”The Distance Ed “Superhighway”
Students begin at Community College and Students begin at Community College and complete their complete their OSUOSU degrees degrees onlineonline
Complete Degree Complete Degree InformationInformation
Planning Your Planning Your DegreeDegree
Pathways to Degree CompletionPathways to Degree Completion Scenario 1:Scenario 1: Students begin at Community Students begin at Community
College and complete their College and complete their OSUOSU degrees degrees onlineonline
““Interactive” Advising GuidesInteractive” Advising Guides
Specialized Student ServicesSpecialized Student Services
Live ChatLive Chat
Forum TopicsForum Topics
Searchable Searchable Knowledge BaseKnowledge Base
Pathways to Degree CompletionPathways to Degree CompletionScenario 2:Scenario 2: The Distance Ed “Scenic Route”The Distance Ed “Scenic Route”
Students take selected Students take selected OSUOSU courses while courses while living in their communities, then finish living in their communities, then finish
any any OSUOSU degree after moving to campus.degree after moving to campus.
Specialized, unique Specialized, unique lower division courses lower division courses
Upper division Upper division courses required to courses required to complete Bacc Core or complete Bacc Core or program requirementsprogram requirements
Pathways to Degree Completion:Pathways to Degree Completion:The FutureThe Future
• Interactive Degree Audit systems, Interactive Degree Audit systems, e.g. ATLAS/DARSe.g. ATLAS/DARS http://www.dars.muohio.edu
• Use technology to track and co-Use technology to track and co-advise students advise students
• Collaboration with CC staff to identify online Collaboration with CC staff to identify online courses that fill gaps for DPP studentscourses that fill gaps for DPP students
Student Services Student Services in an Online Worldin an Online World
““Getting Started”Getting Started”
BookstoreBookstore
BlackboardBlackboard
Online TutoringOnline Tutoring
Disability ServicesDisability Services
Proctored ExamsProctored Exams
Library ResourcesLibrary Resources
Help: technical and Help: technical and otherwiseotherwise
Program InformationProgram Information
AdmissionsAdmissions
AdvisingAdvising
Schedule of ClassesSchedule of Classes
Financial AidFinancial Aid
RegistrationRegistration
Student Accounts & Student Accounts & PaymentPayment
Grades & TranscriptsGrades & Transcripts
Communication CenterCommunication Center
Student Services CenterStudent Services Center
Assist students with Assist students with problems:problems:
RegistrationRegistration
Add/DropAdd/Drop
PetitionsPetitions
Test ProctoringTest Proctoring
Communication with Communication with instructorsinstructors
ETC.ETC.
Student & Faculty ServicesStudent & Faculty Services
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Live ChatLive Chat hosts include staff hosts include staff from Ecampus, Admissions, from Ecampus, Admissions, Library, and Career Services.Library, and Career Services.
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