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Collaborative Distance Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Director, Distance Degree Programs Programs Washington State University Washington State University Educause-West 2005 Educause-West 2005

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Page 1: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Collaborative Distance Learning Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Projects: Issues and Lessons

Learned with TADDALearned with TADDA

Janet Ross KendallJanet Ross KendallDirector, Distance Degree ProgramsDirector, Distance Degree Programs

Washington State UniversityWashington State UniversityEducause-West 2005Educause-West 2005

Page 2: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

TADDA -- Tri-State Agricultural TADDA -- Tri-State Agricultural Distance Degree ConsortiumDistance Degree Consortium

Partners -- 3 land-grant institutions:Partners -- 3 land-grant institutions: Washington State UniversityWashington State University Oregon State UniversityOregon State University University of IdahoUniversity of Idaho

In cooperation with several community In cooperation with several community collegescolleges

MOU’s signed spring 1998MOU’s signed spring 1998

Page 3: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Vision: to provide BS Ag degrees toVision: to provide BS Ag degrees to rural, dispersed audiences rural, dispersed audiences

Page 4: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

TADDA statesTADDA states

Page 5: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

TADDA FundingTADDA Funding

Higher Education Challenge GrantHigher Education Challenge Grant 1997-19991997-1999 $160,000$160,000

Agricultural Telecommunications ProgramsAgricultural Telecommunications Programs-- 1998-99-- 1998-99 $270,000$270,000

Fund for Rural American GrantFund for Rural American Grant-- 1998-2000-- 1998-2000 $450,000$450,000

Total: $880,000Total: $880,000

Page 6: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

BS Agriculture at a distanceBS Agriculture at a distance

By fall 1999 each institution had By fall 1999 each institution had established a bachelor’s degree that could established a bachelor’s degree that could be earned by students at a distance from be earned by students at a distance from the main campusthe main campus

Students were to be advised by their home Students were to be advised by their home institutionsinstitutions

Page 7: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Course OfferingsCourse Offerings

Partners were to decide which institution would Partners were to decide which institution would develop and offer which core and elective develop and offer which core and elective courses – e.g., ag econcourses – e.g., ag econ

Partners would also decide what concentrations, Partners would also decide what concentrations, and courses, they would develop – e.g., animal and courses, they would develop – e.g., animal sciences, plant sciencessciences, plant sciences

Courses were to be Courses were to be cross-listedcross-listed by each by each institutioninstitution

Page 8: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Course Offerings (cont.)Course Offerings (cont.)

Object: financial savings in having only Object: financial savings in having only one institution develop each needed one institution develop each needed coursecourse

Small courses would benefit from larger Small courses would benefit from larger enrollmentsenrollments

Institutions had friendly agreement that no Institutions had friendly agreement that no money would change hands, numbers of money would change hands, numbers of students served would equal outstudents served would equal out

Page 9: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

CHALLENGES -- CHALLENGES --

Cross-listing Cross-listing Course developmentCourse development Course deliveryCourse delivery Semesters vs. quartersSemesters vs. quarters RegistrationRegistration FundingFunding

Page 10: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Impacts of grant funding -- highly Impacts of grant funding -- highly motivating, highly rewarded, but also can motivating, highly rewarded, but also can be problematic. be problematic. must figure out how to both initiate must figure out how to both initiate andand

sustain programsustain program best to get agreements from everyone before best to get agreements from everyone before

applying for grants, but that’s very difficult to applying for grants, but that’s very difficult to implement because of timing issuesimplement because of timing issues

Page 11: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Lessons Learned (cont.)Lessons Learned (cont.)

The best intentions and visions don’t always bring The best intentions and visions don’t always bring concrete resultsconcrete results Associate Deans aren’t all-powerful – they weren’t Associate Deans aren’t all-powerful – they weren’t

able to require departments to comply with their vision able to require departments to comply with their vision of cross-listing, course development agreements, etc.of cross-listing, course development agreements, etc.

Must figure out how to get department and Must figure out how to get department and administrative offices’ buy-inadministrative offices’ buy-in

Paying faculty and departments must be considered – Paying faculty and departments must be considered – good will doesn’t always workgood will doesn’t always work

Some faculty need contractsSome faculty need contracts

Page 12: Collaborative Distance Learning Projects: Issues and Lessons Learned with TADDA Janet Ross Kendall Director, Distance Degree Programs Washington State

Lessons Learned (cont.)Lessons Learned (cont.)

Can’t overlook consequences of serious Can’t overlook consequences of serious discrepanciesdiscrepancies Semester/quarter systemsSemester/quarter systems Different delivery modes – department chair Different delivery modes – department chair

and state budget situation made plans and state budget situation made plans impossible to implementimpossible to implement