Online Applications Online Courses

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2. Some colleges stopped accepting paper admissions applications • Many highly recommend that students complete their applications online. • Save universities money • whether on actual real estate • on administrative staff. • It also offers students an added convenience.

3. Online Application • General Information • Essays • Transcripts and teacher recommendations still have to be submitted through mail (Reasons unknown)

4. A new national survey of 400 students shows that high school and college students are leaping onto the Web in droves and expecting their universities to do so as well.

5. Virginia Tech university spokesperson Kelly Queijo said “The administrators were noticing increasingly communicating with students by email. They changed to online applications in order to meet their needs.” • She said, “Not Surprisingly, the No. 1 requested major from applicants from the web was engineering. The second most popular was computer science.”

6. Advantages • Some schools offer a reduced application fee for filing applications online and schools offer a secure server transaction for credit card or electronic funds transfer payment. • Students have the ability to track the status of an application on the internet anytime • Other benefits include time efficiencies for students and institutions, and the ability to provide immediate confirmation to the students that the application was received by the institution

7. Advantages cont… • Saves Time • Money • Effort

8. Disadvantages • According to the 2003 CollegeAdmissionsInfo.com, College Applications, some institutions report a higher number of errors on electronic applications than on traditional paper applications • That students can be easily frustrated by technology-related problems on schools’ Web sites.

9. Case Study • There was a study done in 2003 to determine if there were significant differences between the types of students who completed online applications vs. those who completed paper applications. • 7145 students applied at a large metropolitan four-year public institution in the Midwest • Gender, Ethnicity, and Act scores and the method of which the student applied.

10. Results • Approx. 24% male freshman • 20% female freshman • 23% white freshman • 15% minority freshman • 22% of freshman overall applied online

11. Conclusion • The number of Students applying for admissions online is increasing each year. • With more advantages than disadvantages, schools may one day soon convert their systems completely online.

12. Online Courses “All across the country, going to college is acquiring a whole new meaning as higher education undergoes a virtual transformation, one that some predict will make traditional campuses the dinosaurs of the digital age (Burdman, par 2).”

15. Definition: Online courses • “a course delivered through the Internet and web-based software. Students interact with the instructor and other students via email”

16. Definition: Online courses • Use websites • Discussions posted online • Assignments are turned in through e-mail

17. Definition: distance learning • courses which students can take off-campus, via a variety of means, such as: Internet, videotapes, or cable television • Physical distance between a student and the instructor

18. Definition: distance learning • Not strictly online • Some assignments can be turned in through mail

19. Definition • Increase in use of internet in distance learning • Online courses = distance learning • Online courses: a form of distance learning

20. Advantages • Convenience and flexibility: Anytime and anywhere • No physical attendance – don’t have to get ready for class! • Saves time and money • Pace yourself • Working adults: keep their job and earn degrees

21. Disadvantages • Laziness and procrastination • Time management – job vs. class • No friends! – can lead to depression • Technology can be frustrating • No direct question-answer

22. Effectiveness • Depends on the instructor and how it is set up: • Collaborative learning activities improve online learning • Not all are positive outcome • Effectiveness is different for different subjects • More research need to be done

23. Questions • How many of you applied to any colleges online? • How effective did you feel it was? • Would you recommend it to others? • What did you like or dislike about it? • Do you feel that colleges would be successful converting to a completely web based application?

24. Who’s taking online courses? • Disadvantages and advantages • Which subjects would you feel comfortable taking online? • Which subjects would you feel uncomfortable taking online?

25. Works Cited • College Admissionslnfo.com, College Applications. Retrieved April 12, 2004 from www.collegeadmissionsinfo.com/ applications.html. (2003) • Gifford, Denise. “Pen to Mouse: Web-Based Technology's Impact on College Admission Applications”. Journal of College Admission. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3955/is_200507/ai_n14903664/print • Noel-Levitz. College and university Web sites emphasize online admissions according to the Noel-Levitz report. Strategies. Retrieved from www.noellevitz.com/strategies. (Winter 2003). • “Online Applications: A Better Business Model”. The Princeton Review. http://www.vault.com/nr/printable.jsp?ch_id=255&article_id=14942138&print=1

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