Pathways through Online ( aka Distance) Education

1. Pathways through Online (aka Distance) Education

2. Paula Minear Director of Department and Student Services Mary Caughey Community College Pathways Coordinator

3. Pathways through Online Education: Overview of Presentation • Online educational opportunities at OSU • Why would DPP students want to take OSU online courses? • Pathways --Identifying and describing --Implications for advising • Specialized services for distant students

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 courses also offer undergraduate courses online. • 65% of higher education institutions report that they are using primarily core faculty to teach their online courses. • 56%of schools identify online education as a critical long-term strategy. • Overall online enrollment increased from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004.

7. Oregon Community Colleges OSU

8. Who teaches OSU online courses? • Department chairs and other core OSU faculty(75%) • Adjuncts (17%) • TAs under supervision of faculty; undergrad courses only (8%)

9. OSU Blackboard Course Management System

10. Courses – on Blackboard

11. Course Content • organized by week, unit, or theme

12. Course Content per Week/Unit • may include video, PowerPoint lecture with audio, simulations, readings, quizzes, animations, links to Internet resources, instructions for assignments and discussions

13. Discussion Boards

14. Instructor Control Panel • upload content, manage discussions, make announcements, create and administer quizzes/tests, check attendance, enter and calculate grades, upload final grades to Registrar

15. Why would a DPP student want to take OSUonline courses? First, what are the general advantages to students who participate in degree partnership programs?

16. Why would a DPP student want to take OSUonline courses? • Access to a greater breadth and depth of course offerings than available at CC • Explore career paths before they commit to a degree • Can complete a portion of their upper division coursework prior to moving to Corvallis or Cascades • Can finish their OSUdegree without leaving their community

17. Who will their classmates be? Many similar characteristics to Community College students… • Average age in early 30’s • Many work, have families and busy lives • Seeking career change or advancement • Need flexibility of online courses

18. Pathways to Degree CompletionScenario 1:The Distance Ed “Superhighway” Students begin at Community College and complete their OSUdegrees online

19. Complete Degree Information

20. Planning Your Degree

21. Pathways to Degree CompletionScenario 1:Students begin at Community College and complete their OSUdegrees online • “Interactive” Advising Guides • Specialized Student Services

22. Searchable Knowledge Base Live Chat Forum Topics

23. Pathways to Degree CompletionScenario 2:The Distance Ed “Scenic Route” Students take selected OSUcourses while living in their communities, then finish any OSUdegree after moving to campus. • Specialized, unique lower division courses • Upper division courses required to complete Bacc Core or program requirements

24. Pathways to Degree Completion:The Future • Interactive Degree Audit systems, e.g. ATLAS/DARShttp://www.dars.muohio.edu • Use technology to track and co-advise students • Collaboration with CC staff to identify online courses that fill gaps for DPP students

25. Student Services in an Online World to access OSU programs online courses Program Information Admissions Advising Schedule of Classes Financial Aid Registration Student Accounts & Payment Grades & Transcripts “Getting Started” Bookstore Blackboard Online Tutoring Disability Services Proctored Exams Library Resources Help: technical and otherwise

27. Communication Center

28. Student Services Center • Assist students with problems: • Registration • Add/Drop • Petitions • Test Proctoring • Communication with instructors • ETC.

29. Student & Faculty Services

30. Live Chathosts include staff from Ecampus, Admissions, Library, and Career Services. Amy FolzStudent Services SpecialistExtended Campus541-737-4166 Live Chat -- Oregon State University -- Extended Campus - Ecampus Hi, I’m Amy Folz, the Student Services Specialist for OSU Extended Campus. I help students in Ecampus courses with questions they have about admissions, registration, program information, petitions, proctoring and more. I help students find answers, and connect them with the resources they need to be successful. Come chat with me!

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