Broward College Davie, FL

1. Broward CollegeDavie, FL Lisa Ciardulli Assoc. VP for Instructional Technology lciardul@broward.edu, 954-201-6380

2. Multiple Sessions – AY 2009-2010 Fall and Winter Terms Summer Term

3. Total Duplicated Enrollments and Sections - Fall 2009 (Credit) Summer Term Session 1: Wk. 1 – Wk. 13 (13 weeks) Session 2: Wk. 1 – Wk. 6 (6 weeks) Session 3: Wk. 7 – Wk. 13 (6 weeks)

4. Success Rates by Session – Fall 2008

5. Benefits • Shorter waiting period for late starters. • Last-minute students advised to wait until session three or four to increase chance of success. • May be able to keep late students instead of going elsewhere. • Good option for prep courses or sequential courses • Greater flexibility in scheduling for students. • Faculty like it, especially in summer. • Fast-track that are blended are most successful – short time but not twice as much classroom time.

6. Challenges • Students think shorter terms means less work • Not all students know of multiple options • Short terms only feasible for some subject areas • Has been difficult getting sufficient online sections • Session 3 usually end up not being “prime-time” because good time slots already taken • Short sessions require use of more classroom space at one time.

7. New Course ModelsMultiple Entry PointsNancy Cooley, Ph.D.Open Campus PresidentFlorida State College at JacksonvillePanel PresentationFlorida Distance Learning Consortium MeetingNovember 12, 2009

8. Multiple Semester Entry PointsFlorida State College at Jacksonville

10. Session Enrollments

11. Shorter waiting period Greater flexibility and convenience Improved student satisfaction Faster program progression Maximum classroom utilization Improved support for military students Pros of Multiple Entry Points

12. Cons of Multiple Entry Points • Student and staff awareness of options • Students often underestimate workload • Adjusting staffing in response to shifting demand • Coordination of testing every week • No down time for scheduled IT outages • Continuous enrollment, student issues, and preparation for next session

13. New course modelsMultiple entry points Panel discussion FDLC November 2009 Vicki Westergard

16. Dynamically dated flexible options • F2F/blended • Saturday only 3 credit (16 weeks) • “Tuesday College” blended • Saturday 1 credit AM or PM (4 weeks) • Evening offerings 2-4 hours (4 weeks) • Online • 4 weeks (largely noncredit Corporate Training and computer applications classes)

18. Open entry/open exit concerns • Lack of peer discussion/interaction inhibits community building • Nixes collaboration on projects • Requires increased student discipline • Multiple entry/exit challenging for faculty • Student Information System set-up • Financial aid challenges • Timed release complicated (survey)

19. New Course ModelsMultiple Entry PointsNancy Cooley, Ph.D.Open Campus PresidentFlorida State College at JacksonvillePanel PresentationFlorida Distance Learning Consortium MeetingNovember 12, 2009

20. Multiple Semester Entry PointsFlorida State College at Jacksonville

22. Session Enrollments

23. Shorter waiting period Greater flexibility and convenience Improved student satisfaction Faster program progression Maximum classroom utilization Improved support for military students Pros of Multiple Entry Points

24. Cons of Multiple Entry Points • Student and staff awareness of options • Students often underestimate workload • Adjusting staffing in response to shifting demand • Coordination of testing every week • No down time for scheduled IT outages • Continuous enrollment, student issues, and preparation for next session