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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