Distance Education at BGSUCOSMOS PresentationDecember 3, 2009

Dr. Bruce Edwards, Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and E-Learning

Connie Molnar, Director, Center for Online and Blended Learning

The Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL) promotes and supports the design, development, and implementation of online and blended courses and programs at BGSU.

Center for Online and Blended Learning

Academic Affairs

Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL)

Interactive Distance Education for All Learners (IDEAL)

Continuing & Extended Education

History

2001 – June, 2008

July, 2008 - Future

COBL Staff

• Connie Molnar, Director• Terence Armentano, Assistant Director• Michael Kudela, Senior Instructional Designer• Carolyn Kraut, Instructional Designer• Stephen Jenkins, Instructional Designer• Beka Patterson, Secretary• David Sankovich, Student

COBL

The Center for Online and Blended Learning provides the infrastructure for the coordination and management of activities needed to develop and support distance education.

Beginning with…

– Program design and development– Instructional design– Course development– Online pedagogical and technical training

Including…

– Coordination of campus resources– Web site maintenance

• cobl.bgsu.edu• online.bgsu.edu

– OhioLearns catalog/state, nat’l conferences– Ohio collaborations– New technology and pedagogical practices

With a focus on…

– Quality assurance

• Quality Matters™

Quality Matters™

• Faculty centered peer review process designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses/programs

• Tools set and process• QM rubric (40 elements/8 standards, based on

current research)• Peer review of courses• Faculty development• Course and program recognition

MONTANA

WYOMING

IDAHO

WASHINGTON

OREGON

NEVADA

UTAH

CALIFORNIA

ARIZONA

NORTH DAKOTA

SOUTH DAKOTA

NEBRASKA

COLORADO

NEW MEXICO

TEXAS

OKLAHOMA

KANSAS

ARKANSAS

LOUISIANA

MISSOURI

IOWA

MINNESOTA

WISCONSIN

ILLINOISINDIANA

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEEMISS

ALABAMA GEORGIA

FLORIDA

SOUTHCAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA

VIRGINIA

WV

OHIO

MICHIGANNEW YORK

PENN

MARYLAND

DELAWARE

NEWJERSEY

CONNRI

MASS

MAINE

VTNH

ALASKA

HAWAII

PUERTO RICO

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Current Subscribers

Statewide Subscribers

Quality Matters Subscribers

The Ohio Quality Matters Consortium

http://oln.org/QM/qm_consortia.php

Collaborative cross-institutional project that demonstrates quality assurance for Ohio online courses

Ohio Quality Matters™ Consortium Members

*Red = Founding Member

• Ashland University• Bowling Green State University• Cedarville • Central Ohio Tech College• Cincinnati State• Clark State• Cleveland State University• Columbus State Community

College• Edison State• Hocking College• Kent State – Geauga• Kettering College of Medical

Arts• Mercy College• Miami University• Mt Union College• North Central State• Notre Dame College

• Ohio Northern University• OSU• Ohio University• Ohio Learning Network• Owens Community College• Sinclair Community College• Stark State• University of Akron• University of Northwestern Ohio• UC Clermont• University of Cincinnati• Ursuline College• Washington State CC• Wright State• Zane State

Quality Matters in Ohio

• Single largest statewide system• 40 institutions represent almost 10% of QM

subscriber base• Pioneering collaborative model • Leaders in independent capacity building efforts• Innovators in creating tools for effective use of

QM

Quality Matters

• Ohio QM Consortium founding member• BGSU QM info site:

http://cobl.bgsu.edu/QualityMatters.php• Ohio Learning Network QM Consortium site:

http://oln.org/QM/quality_matters.php• Ohio “Center for Excellence in E-Learning”

OLN Center for Excellence in E-Learning

• Development of tools and processes

• Coordination of training

• Grants

• Conference

Ohio Strategic Planning Committee for Distance Education

• Commissioned to create “big ideas” for expanding “access, quality, economic development, and educational attainment” (USO metrics) through distance (online & blended) learning.

• Co-chaired the “PLAQA” committee (Professional Learning, Assessment, Quality Assurance) — just finished report.

PLAQA ChargeTo develop an integrated, statewide strategic initiative for faculty/instructor professional development informed by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

•Within this initiative, strategies to scale up breadth of impact (from isolated individuals and groups to universal impact) and type of impact (from awareness and skill mastery to changes in practice) will be used to support student success.  Nationally recognized programs such as Quality Matters™ and the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) Prior Learning Assessment, and technologies such as virtual worlds, simulations, e-portfolios, webinars, intelligent and pedagogical agents, m-learning and others will be used.  •Targeted populations include faculty, instructors, teachers and instructional designers within PK-20 institutions, adult career centers and ABLE programs. The crucial role of assessment and the continuous improvement of our educational efforts will be a guiding philosophy. Benchmarks and metrics will ensure these strategies and programs are meeting goals and making adequate progress. •OLN Center for Excellence E-learning hosting a recognition of BGSU’s preparedness•Final Report to be issued December 22nd to •Chancellor Fingerhut.

Contact Information

Dr. Bruce EdwardsAssociate Vice President for AcademicTechnology and E-Learningedwards@bgsu.edu419.372.7302

Connie MolnarDirector, Center for Online and Blended Learningcmolnar@bgsu.edu419.372.7900