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Dynamic Interactive Communication Environment

Dynamic Interactive Communication Environment. Bridging the Communications gap. Green Group Approval Presentation . Presenters. Tom Romero Sean Coogan Will Dandridge Mark DeDomenic James Hubany Jeff Wolford. Organizational Chart. Meet Bob. Distant education student

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Dynamic Interactive Communication Environment

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  1. DynamicInteractive Communication Environment Bridging the Communications gap Green Group Approval Presentation

  2. Presenters • Tom Romero • Sean Coogan • Will Dandridge • Mark DeDomenic • James Hubany • Jeff Wolford Green Group SBIR Approval

  3. OrganizationalChart Green Group SBIR Approval

  4. Meet Bob • Distant education student • CS 390 sec 1A (web) • Needs help with classes • No help available at his campus at the level he needs • Feels isolated Green Group SBIR Approval

  5. Meet Sandra • On-campus student • CS 390 sec 2B (on campus) • Works full-time • Also needs help in class • No help available at her campus at the level she needs • Feels isolated Green Group SBIR Approval

  6. Current Student Interaction Green Group SBIR Approval

  7. ODU Site Director Sharon Martin • “Bob and Sandra’s situations are not unique…” • “Communication is an important issue in distance learning” Green Group SBIR Approval

  8. Presentation Overview • Problem Defined • Problem Characteristics • Solution Defined • Market Identified • SBIR Phases / Budget • Risks and Concerns • Management Plan • Conclusion • References Green Group SBIR Approval

  9. Societal Problem Defined Absence of a comprehensive medium for communication outside of the classroom. Green Group SBIR Approval

  10. Solution Defined Dynamic Interactive Communication Environment (DICE) will create an online educational community. Green Group SBIR Approval

  11. Did you Know? • Overall percent of schools identifying online education as a critical long-term strategy grew from 49% in 2003 to 56% in 2005. (Sloan Consortium’s latest Report) • United States online enrollment increased from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004. (Sloan Consortium’s latest Report) Green Group SBIR Approval

  12. U.S. Online Education Enrollment * Sloan survey report Green Group SBIR Approval

  13. ODU Off-Campus Enrollment ODU Factbook Green Group SBIR Approval

  14. Where ODU Students Live Green Group SBIR Approval

  15. Percent of ODU students that Work - Virginia Pilot Online Green Group SBIR Approval

  16. Why D.I.C.E. is Needed? • ODU’s TELETECHNET supports 50 locations (TELETECHNET home page) • Old Dominion University is committed to distance education (ODU Strategic Plan 2005-2009) Green Group SBIR Approval

  17. Why is Communication Vital to Students? • Learning Communities (LC), where coursework is structured in groupings to ensure freshman success - work • On almost all variables related to academic success, Learning Community freshmen out-score Non-Learning Community freshmen. The differences are highly significant -Roxanne Gile, Worth Pickering, Marty Smith Sharpe (2000) Green Group SBIR Approval

  18. Extension of LC • Non freshmen can benefit from Learning Community too • “Collaboration is higher as the student's year in college increases” (Jeff Wolford 2006) • “from lectures to seminars to thesis studies” • “each narrowing scope and requiring more specialized interactions” (Jeff Wolford 2006) Green Group SBIR Approval

  19. Goal Form an online education community Green Group SBIR Approval

  20. Project Objectives • Access enrollment database to automatically form student study groups • Design a stand-alone application that will • Allow an online educational community • Enable students to contact mentors for guidance • Allow students to volunteer to be mentors • Permit communications outside the classroom • Permit online application sharing • Establish a powerful robust environment • Design user friendly GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  21. Current Student Interaction Green Group SBIR Approval

  22. D.I.C.E.Student Interaction Green Group SBIR Approval

  23. What our Solution Will Do • Give students the option join an online community • Allow students to communicate using • Voice chats • Text chats • Let students exchange files • Permit students to archive chat sessions • Allow students to share applications Green Group SBIR Approval

  24. What our Solution Will Not Do • Consume high bandwidth • Support streaming video • Replace Blackboard • Violate Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies Green Group SBIR Approval

  25. Scope Green Group SBIR Approval

  26. Major Function Component Diagram Green Group SBIR Approval

  27. What’s In The Box? Green Group SBIR Approval

  28. DICE Prototype • The D.I.C.E system will be prototyped during phase 1 of the SBIR process. This prototype will be a lab prototype to prove the concept of the system. Green Group SBIR Approval

  29. DICE Prototype (Required) • Laptops • DICE simplified software • Clients GUI • Student enrollment database interface • Internal database • Basic Server • Router • Network connection • Simplified student enrollment database Green Group SBIR Approval

  30. DICE Prototype (Diagram) Green Group SBIR Approval

  31. Home Page GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  32. University’s Schedule GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  33. Home Page GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  34. Mentors GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  35. Home Page GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  36. Options GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  37. Home Page GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  38. Tutors GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  39. Home Page GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  40. My Classes GUI Green Group SBIR Approval

  41. DICE Solution Community Voice Chat Shareable Application Text Chat FTP Archive Green Group SBIR Approval

  42. Pros of Solution • Builds community-mentoring • Multi-platform capability • Facilitation of group projects • Similar products • Uses existing technology Green Group SBIR Approval

  43. Cons of Solution • Propagation delay • Storage of archive information • Cost of implementing the system • Unethical behavior by users Green Group SBIR Approval

  44. Who is our Customer? • Anyone needing pre-built communities • Colleges and Universities • U.S. has 4000+ • Virginia has 99 • Who will be the first? • ODU (TELETECHNET) • Wide variety of classes and students Green Group SBIR Approval

  45. What in it for the Customer? • Migration to educational, technological forefront • Keeping course on online education trend • Increases student retention • Students are less likely to drop out • Aids education • Facilitates study groups • Opens faculty office hours to virtual Green Group SBIR Approval

  46. ROI for the Customer? • If DICE can increase ODU retention by 1% 208*12*181= $451,776 ($108,600 Dist. Ed.) • students * 12 hr * $181 cost per credit hour = $451,776 $45,1776 * 2 semesters = $903,552 ($217,200) • Annual comparison: • 1% retention/recruitment +$903,552 • Cost of DICE -$35,000 • Increase realized by ODU +$868,552 Green Group SBIR Approval

  47. Pre Sales Marketing Strategy • Question current thinking • Why doesn’t DICE exist today? • Examine market opportunities • Where are the needs that DICE fills? • Examine competitive threats • How is DICE better than Instant Messaging Green Group SBIR Approval

  48. Post Sales Marketing Strategy • Best Promotional Medium • Word of Mouth • DICE Promotions • Educational conferences • User conferences • Training of users • Customer feedback forums • “Golden User” reviews Green Group SBIR Approval

  49. Competition Matrix Green Group SBIR Approval

  50. Milestones & Scheduling Phase 0 Green Group SBIR Approval

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