Academic Transformationin Online Education:The Case for eCreighton

Academic Transformationin Online Education:The Case for eCreighton

W. Wayne Young, Pharm.D.Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director, ADATC @ Creighton University

Debriefing from the AJCU World Wide Conference onCollaboration in Adult and Online Learning November 1-4, 2006

Conference RevelationsConference Revelations• Schools for Professional Studies exist in AJCU – very few thriveSchools for Professional Studies exist in AJCU – very few thrive

• Thirst for global online courses /degree offerings / organization /leadershipThirst for global online courses /degree offerings / organization /leadership

• New online students require New teachers and produce new revenuesNew online students require New teachers and produce new revenues

• Old framework of the academy is constipated and dysfunctionalOld framework of the academy is constipated and dysfunctional

• Corporate educational alliances are doableCorporate educational alliances are doable

• Old think educational entities (JesuitNET) seem woefully out of dateOld think educational entities (JesuitNET) seem woefully out of date

• Deep problems with organizational soul to brand translation and id-entityDeep problems with organizational soul to brand translation and id-entity

• Experience / Reflection / Action / Re-reflection etc. breeds “stasis”Experience / Reflection / Action / Re-reflection etc. breeds “stasis”

• Online degree processes aren’t residential degree processesOnline degree processes aren’t residential degree processes

• Stand up comedy skills vs. webcast e-ducation skillsStand up comedy skills vs. webcast e-ducation skills

• Nothing changes because nothing changesNothing changes because nothing changes

Approaches for Online Degrees / CoursesApproaches for Online Degrees / Courses

Status QuoStatus Quo

• COBACOBA

• A and SA and S

• UniversityUniversity

CollegeCollege

School ProgramsSchool Programs

• PharmacyPharmacy

• Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy

• Occupational TherapyOccupational Therapy

CollaborationCollaboration

• Regis/CreightonRegis/Creighton

• Gonzaga/CreightonGonzaga/Creighton

• ???/Creighton???/Creighton

New Online SchoolNew Online School

• Online CoursesOnline Courses

• Online DegreesOnline Degrees

• Small ResidentialSmall Residential

• New ThinkingNew Thinking

• eCreighton.edueCreighton.edu

Current Profile

• 4,000 Undergraduate Students– College of Arts and Sciences– College of Business Administration– School of Nursing

• 2,800 Professional Students– School of Dentistry– School of Medicine– School of Law– School of Pharmacy and Health Prof

essions

• Graduate School• University College

Found a New School – A New Direction

School for Digital Media and Information Technology

eCreighton.edu – Founded 2007

New Profile• 8,000 Undergraduate Students (Online Degree) - School for Digital Media and Information Technology • 4,000 Undergraduate Students

– College of Arts and Sciences– College of Business Administration– School of Nursing

• 2,800 Health Sciences Students– School of Dentistry– School of Medicine– School of Law– School of Pharmacy

and Health Professions

• Graduate School

School for Digital Media and Information TechnologyOnline Degree Program Majors – B.S. , M.S. , Ph.D.

• Digital Audio/Video Webcasting Production• Webcasting Networking Technologies• Customer Satisfaction Sciences• Virtual Retail Spaces and Layout• Religious / Liturgical Web Space Architecture• Phototonic Network Technologies• Space Sciences and Space eCasting• Avatars and Virtual Persons• Cellular Convergence Technologies• Health Care Teleprescence• Health Care Information Systems• Health Data and Digital Capture Technologies

Attract Worldwide Students to eCreightonAttract Worldwide Students to eCreighton

School for Digital Media and Information Technology