developing online programs today to prepare educators for tomorrow v3[1]

Sarah McPhersonNew York Institute of Technology

Randy HansenNational-Louis University

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New York Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Instructional Technology

National-Louis University

M.Ed. Program in Technology in Education

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Educational demands

Economic constraints

Life commitments

Increased technology skills

CMS and online delivery

Online program growth nationally

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Online Growth Nationally

2005: 3.2 million students◦ Up 40% over previous year

2006: 3.5 million students◦ Up 9.7%9.7 (exceeds 1.5% growth in higher ed overall)

2005 predominantly undergrads◦ Students who will be entering grad school…

2006 Sloan-C CAO survey: 58.4% state “online education is critical to long term success of institution”

Sloan-C 2006 Making the Grade. Online Education in the United States report.

Separate starting points

Stakeholder buy-in (key barrier)

Program Curriculum and Pedagogy

Accreditation and certification (perceived rigor a key barrier)

Faculty and Student technology support

Professional development (key barrier)

Funding (perceived key barrier)

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NYIT Online Masters Blackboard Training HelpDesk Online Standards

NLU Online courses Blackboard Training Help Desk

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NYIT2030 Plan

Fully online

Enhanced

Institutional

NYSED

NLUOnline Strategic

Plan draftCourses onlineProgram basedISBE

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Candidate Population Diversity Active engagement Relevance to practice Collaboration Field experience Intense use of technology Authentic learning environment and

assessment

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NYIT

NY Certification AECT standards NCATE

NLU

IL Certification ISTE NETS-TF

standards NCATE

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Online Campus BlackBoard Help Desk Certification Enhanced format

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Professional development processFaculty & adjunct faculty• Online delivery methods• Online teaching methods• Technology skill development• Online assessment strategies• Copyright and intellectual property

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Faculty & student support

◦ Help desk, communications, online resources, academic services, library resources

◦ Live support/Just in time

Administrative support

◦ Registrar, CMS administrator, network access accounts, grades

◦ Web based guides and links

Technology support

◦ ‘How to’ guides and video tutorials

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1. Clear goals and objectives 2. Communication3. Curriculum design4. Learning community development5. Assessment techniques6. Copyright 7. Technical capacity and management …

AND STILL LEARNING!

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NYIT Program design Program delivery Course facilitation Evaluation Marketing Faculty

NLU Course design Course delivery

models Support modules Professional

Development module Marketing

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We’ve developed a Ning site to continue our collaboration and we invite you to join us.

http://developingonlineprograms.ning.com

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Dr. Sarah McPhersonAssistant Professor,

ChairMSIT Program

New York institute of Technology

smcphers@nyit.edu

Dr. Randy HansenAssistant Professor,Program Director

TIE Program

National-Louis University

randall.hansen@nl.edu

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