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ECUDistanceEducation
Distance Education
Where We Have BeenWhere We Are
Where We Are Going
Biwu Yang
Providing opportunities to time and place bound students
East Carolina UniversitySeptember 27, 2006
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Distance Education Legacy
Culture at ECU is serving students1/3 of state with dispersed populationECU began Distance Ed in 1947Evenings, Weekends, TV courses Internet technologies opened up the EastFull funding makes it possible to serve
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The Typical DE Student
35 years old, working, 2 children at homePursuing degree for economic reasonsChooses DE as only possibility for collegeCan manage 1 or 2 classes each semester2/3 live east of I-95 & attended NC CC’s
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DE Students by County
DE is no longer site based/site bound DE has no digital divide – local libraries, community centers, CC’s
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DE and our Military
100,000 + Active duty, National Guard, Reserve$10 billion plus impact in NCUNC is an important factorMany will retire in NCTroops to Teachers is growing600 + soldier enrollments
Many troops are deployedDE programs ‘go with’ the troops
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DE Programs – Not Courses at ECUat ECU
Programs chosen to meet state needs57 degrees, certificates, licensures47 entirely on line, 10 with some face to faceEmphases: teacher education, nursing,
economic development. 81% of SCHEntirely online ~ with the help of the CC’sProposed programs carefully considered
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DE Collaboration
University PartnershipsGerman Studies, Nursing, Gerontology
Community College Partnerships BS completion with NC CC’sWachovia Project East – a 3 way partnership
Wachovia + CC’s + ECU = teachers in the East
CC faculty prepared via DE2/3 of DE students attended NC CC
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Educational Environment at ECUat ECU
DE programs are the on-campus programsSame courses, requirements, standardsDE created positions allocated to programs
DE faculty are full time tenure track with mixed loadsDE faculty profile and expectations the same
DE is not extension education at ECUBackwash onto campus courses - 1100 of 1600
faculty use DE based components in f2f courses
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Quality of DE at ECUat ECU
Same faculty, courses, requirements, standardsSREB & FacSen statements are standardsSACS accreditation examined DE = OK+Professional accreditations examined DE = OK+Licensure rates the same for DE & on-campusSOIS indicates DE students more satisfied
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What is the DE Experience?
Experience Face to Face OnLine
Lecture / Films Yes Yes!
Discussion Yes Yes!
Office hours Yes Yes!
Quizzes Yes Yes!
Feedback on assignments Yes Yes!
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DE Student Services
Prospective student readiness counseling
Catalog / Financial aid / Admissions
Academic advising / Schedules / Bookstore
Library services /Online writing center /
Disability Support / Placement Center
Help desk & 800 number / Student Counseling
Courses / Instructors / Other Students
Grades / Transcripts
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DE Enrollment at ECUat ECU
Need + ECU Culture + Technology + FundingGrowth in areas of need: Ed, Nursing, EconDE students would not attend on campusOn-campus students have other opportunities20% of our students and SCH are DE
Year 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
DE SCH 47,132 66,173 80,856
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The Cost of DE
DE is as or more expensive than face to faceNational, UNC, and ECU studies agreeNSF nationally proven model for calculationsModel accounts for building & other costsUse of full time faculty & course design/maintain
Educating the underserved builds NC
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UNC DE Good for the SystemA single online library for all DE studentsA UNC Center for Best DE PracticesA portal for military studentsSimplified course/credit/tuition transfer Large sections taught across campuses Internationalize with technology
Global Understanding/InternationalizationOff model programs to the world
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Academic Outreach Office
The mission of our Academic Outreach Office
“Our office extends educational opportunities, through a variety of learning options, to students in non-traditional formats.”
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/academicoutreach/
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AO Services
Blackboard and Learning PlatformContinuing StudiesGlobal Academic InitiativesInternational AffairsMilitary ProgramsTechnology Advancement CenterUniversity Media Center
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Technologies Supporting DE
Various technologies have been explored to make DE success
Key technologies focus on Course ManagementInteractive ToolsCollaboration
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Course Management
Currently we use Blackboardhttp://blackboard.ecu.edu/
Store course contents Tests/quizzes/Grades This semester, 2190 course sites, comprise
2860 sections 2000 instructors 72630 enrollment seats
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Interaction Tools
Asynchronous ToolsBlackboard discussion boardEmailMailing list server
http://seagull.sit.ecu.edu
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Interaction Tools - cont
Synchronous tools:Centra (hosted service)
http://prod1.centra.com/main/Customers/ecu/index.jhtml?default=trueIRC Chat (we manage the server)
For class or virtual office hour
Yahoo groups
Lecture!
Films/Media!
Sync Office Hours!
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Pilot Projects
Research, evaluate, test, and deploy new tools that will enhance the DE classes effectively
Identify the needs (from faculty/staff)Search for good/best solutionsEvaluate/test new toolsInvolve faculty in the evaluation process
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Confluence
A wiki tool
http://falcon.aos.ecu.edu:8080/confluence/Provides collaboration environmentFor group projects, research projects, papers,
etc.
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Moodle
An Open Source CMShttp://eagle.aos.ecu.edu/moodle/
We are not replacing Blackboard, rather we provide faculty with options
Unique features and benefitsIt is open source, so we can change its features
and operation
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Journal System
This is requested from faculty in the College of Education
An open source solution to electronically manage the submission, review, and publishing processes
http://eagle.aos.ecu.edu/ojs/
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Some Other Projects
Videoconferencing technologyVignettes
Social Presence for DEBest practice for Discussion Board
Teaching with Technology – Think-In
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Newsletter
Provides monthly “Teaching with Technology” newsletter
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/academicoutreach/upload/Teaching_with_Technology_Fall_06_Final_9_25-2.htm
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Thank you…..Questions?
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ECU English Department
http://www.ecu.edu/english/
Async Discussion!
Quizzes!
Feedback!
