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Presenters
• Ann Malosh, Dean, Health Occupations and Workforce Education Division
• Stacy Mallory, Program Chair and Director, Diagnostic Imagining
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
About Oregon
17 independent , autonomous community colleges
15 workforce regions: WIB’s
Urban “I-5 corridor” colleges & rural colleges
No “state system” of community colleges
Most ABE/GED/ESL (pre-college) provided by community colleges
Workforce Development (WIA) and community colleges housed in one state agency
Governed by State Board of Education (K-14)
2002 Landscape
• 15.3% vacancy rate – highest for all healthcare personnel – even higher than nursing.
• Educational supply compared to number of openings – 1:2
• New job growth rate – 10%
• Technology is inherent in the field, why not the program of education?
• Student needs– Local opportunities
• Employer needs– Shortage of Radiologic Technologists in
rural areas.– Recruitment and Retention
• Community College needs– Access to education– Funding
College Partners
Tillamook Bay CC
Southwester OR CC
OR Coast CC
Clatsop CC
Central OR CC
Blue Mtn. CCColumbia Gorge CC
LBCCAlbany
Lane CC/Florence
Clinical Partners
Tillamook Cty. Gen.
Bay Area Hospital
SamaritanPacific
Columbia Mem.
CORA & Bend Mem. Clinic
St. Anthony’s Hosp.Mid-Columbia Med.
Peace Harbor Hosp.
SamaritanN. Lincoln
Providence Seaside.
Blue Mtn. Hosp.-John Day
Providence Hood River
Mtn. View Hosp
Pioneer Mem.
N. Bend Medical CenterS. Coast Ortho. Clinic
Blue Mtn. Diagnostic Imaging.
St. Elizabeth’s Hosp.
Spine Institute
Mercy Medical Center VA Hospital
AlbanyLBCC
Our PartnersStakeholders and Partners
– Nine partner community colleges and their respective students
– 22 partner clinical teaching sites in coastal, eastern, and central Oregon communities
– Hospitals, clinics, and medical offices across the state that employee radiographers
…is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. (Kirschner, Clark and Sweller, 2006).
Program/course outcomes – should drive choices of technology
– Virtual Classrooms– Wiki– Blogs– SoftChalk– Virtual Worlds– YouTube– Virtual Worlds
• of or pertaining to operation without the use of fixed time intervals
• not occurring at the same time.
• Developed “DE Strategies” course– Not all students are prepared to be DE
students (or do not want to be)
• DE students need support services– Distance counseling, tutoring, and technical
support was provided
• Technical issues are eminent– Flexibility & patience are necessary
• Focus on addressing student learning styles
• Constant change/adaptation/evolution
• Technology limitations
• “Untechnical” faculty/students
• Student expectations– Faculty Workload
• Limited capacity/clinical sites/market
Launched a New Way of Thinking… Statewide
*Oregon Healthcare Initiative*State-wide degree and
certificate programs
Model adapted to serve other healthcare occupations programs
• Occupational Therapy Assistant Program• Physical Therapy Assistant Program• C.N.A.
• Questions/Conversation
CONTACTS:
•Ann Malosh, Dean, Health Occupations & Workforce Division
•Stacy Mallory, Program Chair & Diagnostic Imaging Director