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Stevens Institute of Technology. Chinese Distance Learning Delegation Briefing April 28, 2006. Robert Zotti Director, WebCampus 201-216-5231 [email protected]. Agenda. Introductions Attendees WebCampus Facts & Figures Programs Management/Engineering/Science - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Stevens Institute of Technology Chinese Distance Learning
Delegation BriefingApril 28, 2006
Robert ZottiDirector, WebCampus
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Agenda Introductions
Attendees WebCampus Facts & Figures Programs
Management/Engineering/Science The Stevens-China Program How Online Courses Work
The Stevens Approach Courseware Demo New Web Conferencing Capabilities
WebCampus Operations Questions
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Stevens DistinctionsFirst Engineering School in the U.S. (1870)WebCampus Branded and Launched in 2000Faculty
Average of 25 years of industry experience Extensive High-Profile Research Projects
Recent Accolades USDLA 2005 21st Century Best Practices award Sloan Consortium Award for “Best Online University” Princeton Review Award for “Most Connected Campus” Technology Management program rated 5th in the country Project Management Institute Certification Optimize magazine - one of the five top national business &
technology schools for preparing future executives to manage technology – oriented businesses.
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Our Mission
To provide education and training that is Relevant, Practical, Engaging, and designed with the Adult Learner in mind.
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WebCampus History
2000: WebCampus Unit Created One class of 23 students Exponential enrollment growth over next 4 years Courses conducted in Asynchronous Mode
2001-2003: WebCampus Enters Alliances with Professional Engineering Societies
2003: WebCampus Wins Sloan Consortium Award 2004: WebCampus Enters Alliance with Beijing
Institute of Technology 2005: Eight Masters Programs and 26 Graduate
Certificates Offered Through WebCampus 2005: Adoption of Web Conferencing as Part of Online
Courses
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FY 2006 Enrollment Summary…* Indicates half of revenue counts for FY2006)
SemesterGraduate Enrollments
Undergrad Enrollments Total
Sections
Graduate Enrollments per Section
Total Enrollments per Section
*Summer A 2005 246 74 320 35 7.03 9.14
Summer B 2005 48 2 50 7 6.86 7.14
Fall 2005 896 184 1080 90 9.96 12.00
Winter 2005-06 9 11 20 9 1.00 2.22
Spring-1 2006 938 307 1245 101 9.29 12.33
Spring-2 2006 49 4 53 10 4.90 5.30
*Summer A 2006 (as of 4/25/06) 229 51 280 51 4.49 5.49
Totals 2415 633 3048 303 7.97 10.06
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FY2005 Enrollment Summary
SemesterGraduate Enrollment
Undergrad Enrollment Total Enrollment Sections
Graduate Enrollment per Section
Total Enrollments per Section
*Summer A 2004 108 30 138 22 4.91 6.27Summer B 2004 97 0 97 7 13.86 13.86
Fall 2004 608 229 837 67 9.07 12.49Winter 2004-05 28 0 28 6 4.67 4.67
Spring-1 2005 758 331 1089 80 9.48 13.61
Spring-2 2005 164 4 168 20 8.20 8.40**Summer A 2005 246 74 320 36 6.83 8.89
Totals 2009 668 2677 238 8.44 11.25
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2006 Spring Enrollment Geographic Analysis
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Blue line denotes 40-minute driving time to campus
Spring 2006 Enrollments
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2005 Fall Enrollment Geographic Analysis
State Enrollments
NJ 615
NY 99
Arizona 6
California 19
Colorado 3
Connecticut 4
Delaware 3
Florida 7
Georgia 2
Hawaii 1
Illinois 2
Indiana 4
Louisiana 1
Massachusetts 8
State Enrollments
Maryland 8
Michigan 1
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 1
North Carolina 2
New Hampshire 1
Ohio 4
Oregon 5
Pennsylvania 30
Texas 9
Virginia 7
Vermont 3
Washington 12
Wisconsin 1
“Way-off campus” = 20%
International 35
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Revenue Target
FY 2006 Projection: $5.3 Million
Actual (to date): $5.65 Million
WebCampus Revenue History and Projection
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$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
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FY 2007Projection: $6.35 Million
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Current Partnerships
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Online Programs – Masters Degrees
Project Management Systems Engineering Telecommunications Management Quantitative Software Engineering Computer Science/CyberSecurity Computer Science / Telecommunications Management
with a Concentration in CyberSecurity Security Management and Forensics Networked Information Systems Microelectronics and Photonics Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Stevens Programs in China
Beijing Institute of Technology• Masters in Telecommunications Management• Masters in Microlectronics and Photonics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University • Masters in Telecommunications Management• Masters in Microlectronics and Photonics
Central University of Finance & Economics(in association with China Development Bank)• Masters in Project Management
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The Stevens-China Council
Beijing Huizhi CIMCCitigroupHoneywellIBMIntel
LucentMicrosoftReed ElsevierSunThomson LearningWebCT
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The Stevens-China Program
1/3 taught online by Stevens faculty
1/3 taught by Chinese faculty using Stevens curriculum in English
1/3 taught by Stevens faculty onsite in Beijing in accelerated courses
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Accreditation
Accredited by US Middle States Commission of Higher Education
Accredited by Chinese Ministry of Education
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Prof. Liu joins Prof.’s Ryan class
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How it Works
Tuition Students in China receive 1/2 scholarship Revenues divided equally between Stevens and Chinese partner
Financial Chinese pay for classrooms, their faculty, local
software and workstations Stevens pays for its faculty, travel, housing
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How it Works
Stevens is university of record Stevens holds student transcripts and history Stevens provides curriculum Common online course platform Chinese manage classrooms and logistics Chinese manage Ministry of Education Degrees awarded by Stevens
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Programs Under Negotiation
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
China Ocean University
Stevens Institute of Technology
How Online Courses Work
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Course Format
Course materials presented through WebCT. Discussions, exams, and other activities may be conducted through this system during each week of the semester
Periodic meetings conducted via web conferencing system (Interwise ECP) at instructor’s discretion
Both “real-time” and asynchronous events
Every Semester Starts with ORIENTATION WEEK
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Web Conferencing with Interwise ECP
Features• Live & recorded presentations
• Application sharing, web tours• Class polling• Integrated portals to bundle multiple events
Applications• Lectures• One-on-One tutoring• Student presentations
• Individual
• Team
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Real-Time and Recorded Web Conferences
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Getting to the WebCT System
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Logging on to your class
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Course Home Page
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Assignments Link
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Discussion Board
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Pointers and Hints
Common Approaches for Using the Discussion Board
Use of discussion board is at the discretion of the instructor For “Topics of the Week”…
• Post your comments• Post comments about the postings of others• Post open-ended questions for the instructor and for each other• Post ideas of your own and ask for comments
Fill out course evaluations at the end of the semester Comments by students do matter and are acted upon.
• Example: “I’d like to have more interaction with my class and/or instructor.”
• Result: Interwise web conferencing system implemented.
Stevens Institute of Technology
WebCampus Operations
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The Stakeholders
Students Program Directors Instructors Registrar’s Office Information Technology Finance & Student Services Bookstore WebCampus & Graduate Admissions
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The Milestones
Pre-planning Create the schedule of courses Issue Instructor & Developer contracts Instructional Design/Deploy course content online Marketing
Orientation Week/Start of Semester Finals Week End of Semester
Grades due Surveys filled out
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Ids, Passwords, and Important Information
http://www.webcampus.stevens.edu/Webcampus_StudentGuide.pdf
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WebCampus/CPE Staff
Robert UbellDean, School of Professional Education
Robert ZottiDirector, WebCampus
Stephanie RobinsonDirector, Business Development
Wendy PateAssociate Director
Beth DeFaresManager, SPE
Barbara O'ConnorAdmin
Tarek El SadekWeb Master
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The Bigger Picture
Howe SchoolProgram Directors, Faculty, and Staff
School of Arts/ SciencesProgram Directors, Faculty, and Staff
School of EngineeringProgram Directors, Faculty, and Staff
Library
Finance
Information Technology
UndergraduateAdmissions
Registrar
Alumni Association
Development and External Affairs
Book Store
Print ShopHuman Resources
International Student Services
Student Service Center
Student Life
CPE/WebCampusProgram Directors, Faculty
(Internal & External), and Staff
Competition
General Environmental Influences
State and federal regulations (immigrations, H21 Visas, Homeland Security, funding, etc.)Local, national, and international economies
Cultural issues
Stevens Institute of Technology
GraduateAdmissions
Career Services
Co-Op
SDOE SI Lab (Multimedia)
WebCampus Board of Directors
Stevens Board of Directors
Partners, Co-Sponsors, Resources and Vendors
Public RelationsStudents
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Questions from the Audience
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