English for Speakers of Other Languages Distance Education Courses

Continuing EducationCommunity College of Baltimore County

Group 1 Members:Jennifer Blackwell

Garid GibbsRenuka KumarBrenda Reed

Safaa Said

ESOL

• Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) offers English as a Second Language (ESOL) classes to help non-native adult students learn English for community and work environments.

• To accommodate students unable to attend on campus, CCBC is offering the courses in blended and fully online formats.

Levels & Instruction Method

• Beginner level:– Blended

• Intermediate level:– Blended

• Advanced level:– Online only

Funding

• Beginning & intermediate levels:– Fully funded by grant from the Maryland

Department of labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR).

– For 8 years

• Advanced level:– Funded by student tuition.

Beginner & Intermediate Courses

• Offered three times per year:– fall, winter/spring, and summer

• Each course lasts 12 weeks• Maximum of 30 students per course per

semester. • Blended sections:– two hours in classroom for one night per week– four hours per week of online study

Advanced Courses

• Offered three times per year:– fall, winter/spring, and summer

• Each course lasts 12 weeks• Maximum of 30 students per course per

semester. • Requires six to eight hours per week of

online study.

Course Development

• Developed over one year • One full-time instructional designer• One full-time administrative person.  • One project manager – ½ of full time post

• Updated in the 4th year of teaching and presented from year five onwards.

Course Management

• The courses will utilize the services of:– one full-time project manager• ¼ management time

– one full-time administrative support person– one part-time instructor• paid hourly rate

– one part-time tutor• paid hourly rate

Course Materials• Beginner & Intermediate levels (per student)– 1 professionally recorded language DVD

• include practice dialogues of real-world conversations

– a 120-page printed workbook (10 pages per week)  • include practice in reading and writing using real-life

scenarios and graphics as well as games and puzzles to aid student retention

– CCBC Blackboard Learning Management System– ESOL computer lab

Course Materials (contd)

• Advanced course– a 180-page printed workbook (15 pages per

week) – CCBC Blackboard Learning Management System– ESOL computer lab

Production of Course Materials

• Production of the DVDs will be done in-house with CCBC’s media production. 

• The workbooks will be printed in-house. 

Student Support

• One instructor responsible for training and assessments.  

• One tutor to assist outside the classroom.

Assessment

• Each course will conduct:– an exam once a month– a final exam • will check for proficiency before student is permitted

to move to the next course level.

Enrollment

• Each of the three courses will support 30 students per semester – 90 students

• Total enrollment for the year (3 semesters):– 270 students   

Tuition

• Beginner and intermediate courses:– the grant will cover the cost of the tuition– student will pay for• computer lab & LMS fees

• Advanced course:– student will pay for• Tuition• computer lab & LMS fees

Fees

• CCBC Blackboard– $15 per student per semester.   

• Access to the campus ESOL computer lab:– $25 per student per semester

Course Overheads:

Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

Project Manager (Instructor) Annual Salary 1/2 $ 75,000

Administrative Support Annual Salary 1 $ 31,000

Development Costs (Overheads):

Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

Project Manager (Instructor) Annual Salary 1/4 $ 75,000

Administrative Support Annual Salary 1 $ 31,000

Instructional Designer Annual Salary 1 $ 61,000

Development and Production Costs:Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

Beginner & Intermediate Courses:     

Development of Printed Workbooks:Authoring Printed Workbooks Per Workbook (120 pages)

[One for each course]2 $ 3,000

Editing and Design Per Workbook (120 pages)[One for each course]

2 $ 2,000

Copyright Clearance Per Workbook (120 pages)[One for each course]

2 $ 50

Development of DVDs:

Development of Content Per DVD[1 for each course]

2 $ 3,000

Speaker (Male) Per hour 60 $ 50

Speaker (Female) Per hour 60 $ 50 Copyright Clearance Per DVD

[1 for each course]2 $ 300

Development and Production Costs:

Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

Advanced Course: 

Development of Printed Workbooks: Authoring Printed Workbooks

Per Workbook (180 pages) 1 $ 3,000

Editing and Design Per Workbook (180 pages) 1 $ 2,000

Copyright Clearance Per Workbook (180 pages) 1 $ 50

Development of Exams (All Courses): Exams Per Exam (12 Exams)

(4 for each course)12 $ 300

Maintenance Costs (Workbooks):

Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

Author Per Workbook (one for each course level) 3 $ 1,500

Editing and Design Per Workbook (one for each course level) 3 $ 1,000

Copyright Clearance Per Workbook (one for each course level) 3 $ 50

Annual Presentation Costs:Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

Student Support:      Tutor Per hour and group of 25

students45 $ 20

Part-time Instructor Per hour and group of 25 students

96 $ 35

Replication and Distribution:      

Printing Costs (Beginners & Intermediate)

Per Workbook - 120 pp (1 for each level)

2 $ 6.83

Printing Costs (Advanced) Per Workbook - 180 pp 1 $ 8.81

Production of DVDs 1 DVDs for each level 2 $ 7.00

Packaging and Postage(Advanced Course)

Package per student 1 $ 3.71

Income:

Input: Unit of Input Amount of Input Cost per Unit

LMS Fee per student (for the 3 courses) 3 15

Computer Lab Fee per student (for the 3 courses) 3 25

Tuition (Advanced Course) Per student (for the Advanced Course) 1 200

Grant Funding per student (per course) 2 200