Slide 2 A Statewide Online Approach for the Adult Learner Dr.
Jay K. Box KCTCS Chancellor June 18, 2013 KCTCS Learn on Demand
Slide 3 KCTCS 16 Colleges with 70 Campuses 100,000 Enrollment
38,000 enroll in online courses 13% strictly online students TWO
online options: Learn By Term Learn On Demand Slide 4 WHY LEARN ON
DEMAND Census Demographics And Data Projections Adults 19 to 54
Without a Baccalaureate or Current Enrollment Those Adults
Extremely/Very Likely to Enroll in Higher Education 1,340,000
187,600 (14%) Have no higher education: 42% (78,792) Have some
higher education: 58% (108,808) Slide 5 TARGET AUDIENCE The Typical
KCTCS Online Learn on Demand Prospect: Working adult Family
responsibilities Ages 19 54 (and above) Is comfortable with
Internet Needs an individualized approach to learning delivered on
a schedule tailored to them Slide 6 LEARN ON DEMAND FEATURES
24/7/365 Enrollment Modularized Courses Competency Based Credit for
Prior Learning eResources AA, AS, & AAS degrees Slide 7 TOTAL
ONLINE EXPERIENCE No visits to physical locations required from
start to finish except for placement tests or skill-related labs
Includes online student services: Enrollment Academic Advising
Technical Assistance eResources; and Library resources Slide 8
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING Students already proficient in course
module competencies will receive the module credit without having
to take the class. Requirements include: Enroll in module Pass the
pre-test Pass the post-test Credit earned and grade received Slide
9 GETTING STARTED RFPs issued in 2007, 2009, 2010: General
Education courses Business Administration Information Technology
Nursing Pathway (CNA, LPN, RN) College Readiness (Developmental)
Integrated Engineering Technology (AMTEC curriculum) Secured
Presidium (now Blackboard Student Services) Developed Quality
Assurance for Courses and Facilitators Fine-tuned infrastructure
(Blackboard, PeopleSoft, etc.) Slide 10 SO HOW ARE WE DOING? Slide
11 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS - AGE Note: Students enrolled 2011-12.
Sources: Learn by Term and Learn on Demand, KCTCS data base,
7/17/12. All: Official data. Slide 12 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS MINORITY
Note: Students enrolled 2011-12. Percentage of students with known
ethnicity. Minority includes all categories other than white and
nonresident alien. Sources: Learn by Term and Learn on Demand,
KCTCS data base, 7/17/12. All: Official data. Slide 13 STUDENT
DEMOGRAPHICS GENDER Note: Students enrolled 2011-12. Percentage of
students with known gender. Sources: Learn by Term and Learn on
Demand, KCTCS data base, 7/17/12. All: Official data. Slide 14
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS ACADEMIC PROGRAM Note: Students enrolled
2011-12. Source: Learn on Demand students, KCTCS data base,
7/17/12. Slide 15 FALL 2012 GRADE DISTRIBUTION Source: Learn on
Demand students, KCTCS data base, 10/4/12. Slide 16 CHALLENGES
Development time was MUCH longer than anticipated 2 to 3 years for
first courses and programs Financial Aid awarding Chief Academic
Officers RE: full-time faculty LOAD Colleges RE: Competition with
Learn by Term Marketing No Developmental Ed courses (originally)
Slide 17 THE CHALLENGE OF FINANCIAL AID Works but is a MANUAL
process Difficult for students to be enrolled in face-to-face or
Learn by Term and Learn on Demand Federal Financial Aid regulations
do not favor competency- based delivery methods Working with U.S.
Dept. of Education for designation as an experimental site Slide 18
THE CHALLENGE OF MARKETING College Presidents against marketing in
local markets Non-semester-length delivery (MODULES) and
competency- based hard to explain Marketing getting people in
pipeline but local College personnel did not understand how to
advise them Virtual Advisors Success Coaches Local Marketing
Campaign Slide 19 THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION No
online delivery of developmental education courses in modular
format No online delivery that allows students to remediate only in
the areas of deficiencies No online wrap-around services Complete
College America Grant Slide 20 COMPLETE COLLEGE AMERICA GRANT
Plan/Implement a College Readiness Student Success Coaching Network
Contract NACADA Consultant for Virtual Advising Tutoring Services
-- Brainfuse Academic Advising Tracking Software Blackboard Student
Services Starfish/Collaborate Metrics Aimed for College Readiness
Success aligned with KCTCS Performance Indicators Slide 21 LEARN ON
DEMAND: COLLEGE READINESS TARGET AUDIENCE Adults coming back to
college Kentucky Adult Education High School graduates Slide 22
LEARN ON DEMAND COLLEGE READINESS REDESIGN MODULES Math 3 courses;
18 modules Reading 3 courses; 12 modules Writing 2 courses; 8
modules Slide 23 ASSESSMENT & PLACEMENT COLLEGE READINESS
DIAGNOSTIC Step 1 Assessment & Placement Compass/ACT identifies
students Step 2 KCTCS Online Learn on Demand Option College
Readiness Tests (Diagnostic) Step 3 Student College Readiness
Virtual Advising Network and/or 24/7 Student Help Desk Step 4 LoD
College Readiness Student Enrolls in only College Readiness Modules
Needed Transcript shows Math Modules completed and Math Modules
where mastery was demonstrated Slide 24 SO WHATS NEXT? Slide 25
Direct2Degree TIME IS THE OPPORTUNITY Change the Calendar - Change
the Cost Slide 26 WHAT ARE WE ADDRESSING Time to Degree Cost of
Degree Relevance of Degree Slide 27 1.Reorient the flow of courses
from the parallel model to a sequential model 2.Deploy a new
tuition model that incentivizes and rewards progress 3.Implement
alternative financial aid models that support the reconfigured
delivery and tuition structure Direct2Degree Associates of Science
General Studies Slide 28 Learn-by-Term Change the Calendar - Change
the Calculus 76 Days Lost per "Academic " Year Learn-by-Term Class
Time Can Become Lost Time Lost in Instruction Slide 29 LOD MODULE
LOD "COURSE" Equivalent REDESIGN BIO 112Introduction to Biology BIO
113Introduction to Biology Lab CHE 120The Joy of Chemistry CIS
100Introduction to Computers COM 252Intro to Interpersonal
Communication ECO 101Contemporary Economic Issues ECO 201Principles
of Microeconomics ECO 202Principles of Macroeconomics ENG
101Writing I ENG 102Writing II HIS 108History of the US through
1865 HIS 109History of the US Since 1865 MAT 110Applied Mathematics
MAT 116Technical Mathematics MAT 150College Algebra PHY 171Applied
Physics PSY 110General Psychology PSY 223Developmental Psychology
SPA 101Elementary Spanish I (spoken) SPA 102Elementary Spanish II
(spoken) ACTIVITYACTIVITY PRE-ASSESSPRE-ASSESS
POST-ASSESSPOST-ASSESS 81 Modules to complete the Associates in
General Studies Every course has a faculty member every student has
a coach Slide 30 Recover Time FALLSPRINGSUMMER ISUMMER II AUG DEC
JANAPR MAY JUNE AUG COURSE Learn-by-Term Learn-on-Demand Continuous
Progress recaptures days "lost" between terms Continuous Progress
recaptures days "lost" between terms Slide 31 Reorient COURSE
Learn-On-Demand Direct2Degree Saves Time Saves Time & Money CIS
100ENG 101ENG 102MAT 110MAT 116MAT 150BIO 112BIO 113 Slide 32
Reduce Cost Cost savings are locked into credit hours 60 Credits X
$140 = $8,400 Slide 33 Tuition Models Direct2Degree Saves Tuition
24 Months 22 Months 20 Months 18 Months 16 Months $338 per Month
Subscription Slide 34 Financial Aid Exploring Alternative Student
Aid Models Slide 35 Direct2Degree The Outcomes 1.Linear, sequential
program model that optimizes learning time and increases completion
rates 2.Tuition model that increases affordability and rewards
learning 3.Alternative financial aid model that removes artificial
time barriers 4.Shareable analytic tools to enable other
institutions to explore and optimize their tuition strategies for
competency- based models Converting flexible learning into
increased completion and faster learning into increased
affordability. Slide 36 http://learnondemand.kctcs.edu/ KCTCS LEARN
ON DEMAND [email protected]
