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Faculty of Extension and Centre for Health Promotion Studies. E-Learning Planning Committee April 7, 2005. Extension 13,000 registrations accredited, graduate, credit, and general interest ELP/EAP: CALL Gov’t Studies 350 registrations/25 courses MACT ~75
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Faculty of Extension and Centre for Health Promotion Studies E-Learning Planning Committee April 7, 2005
Extension 13,000 registrations accredited, graduate, credit, and general interest ELP/EAP: CALL Gov’t Studies 350 registrations/25 courses MACT ~75 CACE - consortium (5 universities) Prof. Prog ~ 50/6 courses CHPS 140 total grads at June/05 38% e-learning 60% part-time 70% Alberta residents currently 71 enrolled, 39 e-learning Our learners
Extension 16 FTE tenure stream 244 “adjuncts” other Faculties other HE institutions sessionals ~30 off-campus CHPS interdisciplinary 4 tenure steam joint appointments, 1 secondment 26 adjuncts Other Faculties other HE institutions sessionals ~3 off-campus Our faculty
Extension cost-recovery Cohort model Spring institute/online Web enhancements blended programs F2F mostly asynchronous some CAL (includes LOs) distance graduate supervision workplace-based (e.g. supervisory courses) CHPS partial cost recovery semi-cohort model Summer on-line orientation blended asynchronous, synchronous, self-directed, & F2F capping project evaluated synchronously discontinued distance thesis supervision Our learning environments
Extension CHPS FSJ AgFor Arts Business St. Joseph’s Law Foundation, Justice Department Education U of C, USask, UM, SFU, UVic, AB colleges CHPS Health Science Council faculties Extension Education Arts Public Health Agency of Canada 120 agencies served as practicum hosts Some of our current partners
Extension Piano Pedagogy, Residential Interiors Business programs, CACE Forestry Commons Regional Studies Centre IAPP (national and French) CHPS exploring development of doctoral program major collaborative research initiatives: AHFMR CIHR Alberta Health & Wellness increased opportunities for Post Doctoral Fellows A sampling of our plans
Challenges • “orphaned” learning communities and instructors; restricted access to U’s resources • learners located internationally and across Canada • excluded or marginalized learners • older and/or professional learners • new models, new pedagogies, new relationships • new learning environments = new learning skills and expectations • new learning environments = intensive faculty support and learning
More challenges • research support, and faculty evaluation • reliable infrastructure, centralized v.s. decentralized? • developing good business models • cost-recovery pressures, new markets, quality assurance • program evaluation • lack of explicit academic support for these programs and communities (other kinds of support will follow)