Distance Learning Workshop (March 9, 2011)

1. Distance Learning Workshop (March 9, 2011)

2. AGENDA

3. What is “Distance Learning”?

4. Distance is Irrelevant • Gartner: Facebook is the 3rd most populated country after China and India • Technological Revolution Has Empowered the Learners • Alternative Mode of Education • People learn in different ways • Learners will – if not already - assume the availability of choices, and varieties of teaching methods

5. Delivery Modes • Asynchronous : Independent of Time • Text based (readings, discussion board, text-based interaction) • Multi-media based (video, podcast, PowerPoint with audio, discussion board) • Synchronous: Time Dependent • Webinar-style delivery (e.g., WebEx, GoToMeeting, Adobe) • Webcasting (e.g., Cornell-Queens partnership) • Pure online versus hybrid-online

6. Delivery Modes • The most effective mode and model have to be designed and developed according to the pedagogical goals • No One Size Fit All

7. Faculty Myths aboutDistance Learning • Distance learning = University of Phoenix !! • The educational outcomes of distance learning are inferior to face-to-face teaching • Faculty effort is significantly greater in delivering distance learning courses • Distance learning is not heavily used by business schools • Distance learning can be achieved at little or no incremental cost

8. Student Myths about Distance Learning • Distance learning is less demanding than face-to-face classes • Everyone gets an A in an online course • Distance education relies primarily on chat-room style teaching • I may learn less in a distance learning environment

9. Current State: Fordham (GBA/GSB) • Of the 100+ course sections offered each term, no more than 5 are distance learning courses. • “Online” education is communicated to prospective students as part of our promotional collateral • Benchmarks at Fordham: • Graduate School of Religion and Religious Studies offers a completely online master’s program • Dept. of Psychology heavily utilizes Echo-360 for online broadcasting of class sessions. • Online courses offered in other fields: Education, Psychology, Physics, etc. • Graduate School of Social Service is launching MSW on-line in Fall 2011

10. Current State at Other Business Schools • Babson  Online MBA program for executives • Cornell  Joint distance learning program with Queens (Canada) active since the late 90’s • Drexel  Online courses integrated into the MBA and undergraduate programs • Duke  Fully online Executive MBA degree (priced at $100,000) • Hofstra  Active online programs at the MBA and undergraduate levels • NYU  Adjunct faculty trained on distance education tools; Online learning integrated into non-degree programs. • SUNY schools  Distance learning courses are offered in most business school disciplines across the various SUNY campuses

11. Opportunities for Fordham through Distance Learning Initiatives • GBA • Part-time students benefit from the flexibility of online courses • New York location allows “hybrid” access to professionals from around the world • Student surveys and online course registration logs show strong student demand for online courses • “Just-in-time training” for experiential learning • GSB • Travel abroad programs more easily administered (Fordham would also retain the credit revenues) • “Just-in-time training” for experiential learning