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Education At Your Fingertips

Education At Your Fingertips. Session Topics. Background How it works Why it works Course Development & Facilitation Standards The Technology Questions and Answers. Background. What is OntarioLearn.com. Partnership of 22 Ontario Community Colleges Launched in 1995

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Education At Your Fingertips

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  1. Education At Your Fingertips

  2. Session Topics • Background • How it works • Why it works • Course Development & Facilitation Standards • The Technology • Questions and Answers

  3. Background

  4. What is OntarioLearn.com • Partnership of 22 Ontario Community Colleges • Launched in 1995 • Partners design and deliver on-line courses for their students • Share course curriculum and avoid duplication

  5. Membership OntarioLearn.com Algonquin Cambrian Canadore Centennial Conestoga Confederation Durham Fanshawe George Brown Georgian Humber Lambton Loyalist Mohawk Niagara Northern Sault Seneca Sheridan Sir Sandford Fleming St. Clair St. Lawrence Membership OntarioLearn.com

  6. Organizational Structure • Board of Directors • Executive Committee • Regional Committees • Administrator • College Coordinators • Technical Service Provider • Project Coordinator (NEW)

  7. Enrollment Trends

  8. How OntarioLearn Works

  9. Role of a Host College • Develop the course • Hire the instructor • Provide “course information” to all partner colleges each semester • Provide the final grades

  10. Role of a Registering College • Select courses from the OntarioLearn Course Inventory to offer at their college. • Advertise the courses • Register students and collect fees • Order and sell required textbooks • Invigilate final exams • Pay share of the instructor fee to Host College • Pay Technical Service Provider

  11. Example: Accounting 1 15 colleges contributing to the overall course enrolment.

  12. Access to each colleges strengths Eliminate course duplication Combine registrations - able to “run” a course with minimal students Cost effective Benefits for Colleges

  13. Benefits for Students • Improved connection between students and instructor • Participation, interaction and collaboration • Flexibility for different learning styles • Improved access • Schedule flexibility • Diverse selection of courses

  14. Other Details • All courses have a start and end date. • Semester-based (majority) • Monthly Intake • All courses are instructor-led. • Many courses have final exam requirements. The exam format may be: • Online • In-person at the Registering College • Invigilated by an “approved” proctor • The student’s Registering College is the credentialing institution.

  15. How a Student Gets Started…. • The student selects their course. • Course Inventory section at www.OntarioLearn.com • Partner college information (web site or college publications) • The student registers for the course through one of the partner colleges. • The student is provided with their course access details by their Registering College.

  16. OntarioLearn Course Inventory • >700 courses currently available. • >330 courses under development. • No duplicates allowed. • College has one year to develop and deliver course.

  17. Why It Works

  18. Relationships • Collaboration • Cooperation • Communication • Recognition of others contributions • Trust

  19. Economics • Low Risk • Rationalize resources • Avoid duplication • Choice • Flexibility

  20. Course Development and Facilitation Standards

  21. Course Development Standards • Established minimum standards and created resources for partner colleges • OntarioLearn Developing & Facilitating Online Courses manual. • Course Development Checklists which specify mandatory and recommended design elements

  22. Blackboard Course Development Checklist

  23. Enforcing Course Development Standards • Implemented a “Course-Standards Evaluation Process” to provide a mechanism to evaluate all courses against established course development standards. • Strive to evaluate 20% of all courses annually. • Host College has one semester to correct any identified design problems.

  24. Facilitation Standards • Established minimum standards and created training resources for partner colleges • OntarioLearn Developing & Facilitating Online Courses manual. • Online Facilitation Course for all faculty (available 2005). • Publish an online Faculty Newsletter each semester.

  25. Enforcing Facilitation Standards • Implemented a “Course Review” process that is completed at the end of each semester. • Students complete an online course evaluation survey. • Any course with poor ratings is subject to further “review” to determine if sanctions are required.

  26. In the event of design and/or facilitation problems a course can be placed on Level One Course Evaluation Follow Up Status Level Two Course Evaluation Follow Up Status (which could mean the cancellation/ suspension of the course). Our Commitment to Quality

  27. The Technology

  28. Embanet Corporation (Toronto) Largest e-Learning provider. Supported 1,000,000 enrollments last year with over 30,000 student saves Provides hosting, live 24/7/365 support for faculty and students, course development and training Specializes in increasing retention and completion rates for online programs Technical Service Provider

  29. FirstClass Blackboard WebCT Additional Platforms Embanet Supports: ANGEL, IntraLearn and SAKAI Platforms Used

  30. Summary: Total Calls Taken By Embanet Helpdesk • Period of January 1st 2005 to March 31st 2005 Embanet

  31. Summary of Calls

  32. QUESTIONS?

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