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Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology. Chinese Distance Learning Delegation Briefing April 28, 2006. Robert Zotti Director, WebCampus 201-216-5231 rzotti@stevens.edu. Agenda. Introductions Attendees WebCampus Facts & Figures Programs Management/Engineering/Science

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Stevens Institute of Technology

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  1. Stevens Institute of Technology Chinese Distance Learning Delegation Briefing April 28, 2006 Robert Zotti Director, WebCampus 201-216-5231 rzotti@stevens.edu

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Attendees • WebCampus Facts & Figures • Programs • Management/Engineering/Science • The Stevens-China Program • How Online Courses Work • The Stevens Approach • Courseware Demo • New Web Conferencing Capabilities • WebCampus Operations • Questions

  3. Stevens Distinctions • First Engineering School in the U.S. (1870) • WebCampus Branded and Launched in 2000 • Faculty • Average of 25 years of industry experience • Extensive High-Profile Research Projects • Recent Accolades • USDLA 2005 21st Century Best Practices award • Sloan Consortium Award for “Best Online University” • Princeton Review Award for “Most Connected Campus” • Technology Management program rated 5th in the country • Project Management Institute Certification • Optimize magazine - one of the five top national business & technology schools for preparing future executives to manage technology – oriented businesses.

  4. Our Mission To provide education and training that is Relevant, Practical, Engaging, and designed with the Adult Learner in mind.

  5. WebCampus History • 2000: WebCampus Unit Created • One class of 23 students • Exponential enrollment growth over next 4 years • Courses conducted in Asynchronous Mode • 2001-2003: WebCampus Enters Alliances with Professional Engineering Societies • 2003: WebCampus Wins Sloan Consortium Award • 2004: WebCampus Enters Alliance with Beijing Institute of Technology • 2005: Eight Masters Programs and 26 Graduate Certificates Offered Through WebCampus • 2005: Adoption of Web Conferencing as Part of Online Courses

  6. FY 2006 Enrollment Summary…* Indicates half of revenue counts for FY2006)

  7. FY2005 Enrollment Summary

  8. 2006 Spring Enrollment Geographic Analysis

  9. Spring 2006 Enrollments Blue line denotes 40-minute driving time to campus

  10. “Way-off campus” = 20% 2005 Fall Enrollment Geographic Analysis International 35

  11. Revenue Target FY 2006 Projection: $5.3 Million Actual (to date): $5.65 Million FY 2007 Projection: $6.35 Million

  12. Current Partnerships

  13. Online Programs – Masters Degrees • Project Management • Systems Engineering • Telecommunications Management • Quantitative Software Engineering • Computer Science/CyberSecurity • Computer Science / Telecommunications Management with a Concentration in CyberSecurity • Security Management and Forensics • Networked Information Systems • Microelectronics and Photonics • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

  14. Stevens Programs in China Beijing Institute of Technology • Masters in Telecommunications Management • Masters in Microlectronics and Photonics Shanghai Jiao Tong University • Masters in Telecommunications Management • Masters in Microlectronics and Photonics Central University of Finance & Economics (in association with China Development Bank) • Masters in Project Management

  15. Beijing Huizhi CIMC Citigroup Honeywell IBM Intel Lucent Microsoft Reed Elsevier Sun Thomson Learning WebCT The Stevens-China Council

  16. The Stevens-China Program 1/3 taught online by Stevens faculty 1/3taught by Chinese faculty using Stevens curriculum in English 1/3 taught by Stevens faculty onsite in Beijing in accelerated courses

  17. Accreditation • Accredited by US Middle States Commission of Higher Education • Accredited by Chinese Ministry of Education

  18. Prof. Liu joins Prof.’s Ryan class

  19. How it Works • Tuition • Students in China receive 1/2 scholarship • Revenues divided equally between Stevens and Chinese partner • Financial • Chinese pay for classrooms, their faculty, local software and workstations • Stevens pays for its faculty, travel, housing

  20. How it Works • Stevens is university of record • Stevens holds student transcripts and history • Stevens provides curriculum • Common online course platform • Chinese manage classrooms and logistics • Chinese manage Ministry of Education • Degrees awarded by Stevens

  21. Programs Under Negotiation • Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications • China Ocean University

  22. Stevens Institute of Technology How Online Courses Work

  23. Course Format • Course materials presented through WebCT. Discussions, exams, and other activities may be conducted through this system during each week of the semester • Periodic meetings conducted via web conferencing system (Interwise ECP) at instructor’s discretion • Both “real-time” and asynchronous events • Every Semester Starts with ORIENTATION WEEK

  24. Web Conferencing with Interwise ECP • Features • Live & recorded presentations • Application sharing, web tours • Class polling • Integrated portals to bundle multiple events • Applications • Lectures • One-on-One tutoring • Student presentations • Individual • Team

  25. Real-Time and Recorded Web Conferences

  26. Getting to the WebCT System

  27. Logging on to your class

  28. Course Home Page

  29. Assignments Link

  30. Discussion Board

  31. Pointers and Hints • Common Approaches for Using the Discussion Board • Use of discussion board is at the discretion of the instructor • For “Topics of the Week”… • Post your comments • Post comments about the postings of others • Post open-ended questions for the instructor and for each other • Post ideas of your own and ask for comments • Fill out course evaluations at the end of the semester • Comments by students do matter and are acted upon. • Example: “I’d like to have more interaction with my class and/or instructor.” • Result: Interwise web conferencing system implemented.

  32. Stevens Institute of Technology WebCampus Operations

  33. The Stakeholders • Students • Program Directors • Instructors • Registrar’s Office • Information Technology • Finance & Student Services • Bookstore • WebCampus & Graduate Admissions

  34. The Milestones • Pre-planning • Create the schedule of courses • Issue Instructor & Developer contracts • Instructional Design/Deploy course content online • Marketing • Orientation Week/Start of Semester • Finals Week • End of Semester • Grades due • Surveys filled out

  35. Ids, Passwords, and Important Information • http://www.webcampus.stevens.edu/Webcampus_StudentGuide.pdf

  36. WebCampus/CPE Staff

  37. The Bigger Picture Students

  38. Questions from the Audience ?

  39. Robert Zotti Online Learning Program Director 201-216-5231 rzotti@stevens.edu

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