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Pathways through Online (aka Distance) Education
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• Paula Minear
• Director of Department and Student Services
• Mary Caughey
• Community College Pathways Coordinator

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Pathways through Online Education Overview of
Presentation

• Online educational opportunities at OSU
• Why would DPP students want to take OSU online
  courses?
• Pathways
• --Identifying and describing
• --Implications for advising
• Specialized services for distant students

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• Over 400 unique courses
• 40 different subjects
• Undergrad degrees in General Agriculture,
  Liberal Studies, Natural Resources, and
  Environmental Science
• 2,000 students each term 50 states, 18
  foreign countries, military
• 11,000 SCH each term
• Growing at 20 per year doubled since 2002-03
  academic year

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• Courses appear as regular OSU courses on
  transcript
• OSU departments are in charge of curriculum and
  instruction
• Different tuition/fee structure no non-resident
  pricing
• Tuition revenue share with departments
• Growing at 20 per year doubled since 2002-03
  academic year

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• Growing by Degrees Online Education in the
  United States, 2005 Supported by the Alfred P.
  Sloan Foundation and based on responses from over
  1,000 colleges and universities
• 63 of schools offering undergraduate face-to
  face courses also offer undergraduate courses
  online.
• 65 of higher education institutions report that
  they are using primarily core faculty to teach
  their online courses.
• 56 of schools identify online education as a
  critical long-term strategy.
• Overall online enrollment increased from 1.98
  million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004.

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Oregon Community Colleges
OSU
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Who teaches OSU online courses?

• Department chairs and other core OSU faculty
  (75)
• Adjuncts (17)
• TAs under supervision of faculty undergrad
  courses only (8)

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OSU Blackboard Course Management System
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Courses on Blackboard
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Course Content

• organized by week, unit, or theme

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Course Content per Week/Unit

• may include video, PowerPoint lecture with
  audio, simulations, readings, quizzes,
  animations, links to Internet resources,
  instructions for assignments and discussions

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Discussion Boards
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Instructor Control Panel

• upload content, manage discussions, make
  announcements, create and administer
  quizzes/tests, check attendance, enter and
  calculate grades, upload final grades to Registrar

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Why would a DPP student want to take OSU online
courses?

• First, what are the general advantages to
  students who participate in degree partnership
  programs?

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Why would a DPP student want to take OSU online
courses?

• Access to a greater breadth and depth of course
  offerings than available at CC
• Explore career paths before they commit to a
  degree
• Can complete a portion of their upper division
  coursework prior to moving to Corvallis or
  Cascades
• Can finish their OSU degree without leaving their
  community

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Who will their classmates be?
Many similar characteristics to Community College
students

• Average age in early 30s
• Many work, have families and busy lives
• Seeking career change or advancement
• Need flexibility of online courses

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Pathways to Degree CompletionScenario 1 The
Distance Ed Superhighway

• Students begin at Community College and complete
  their OSU degrees online

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Complete Degree Information
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Planning Your Degree
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Pathways to Degree Completion Scenario 1
Students begin at Community College and complete
their OSU degrees online

• Interactive Advising Guides
• Specialized Student Services

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Searchable Knowledge Base
Live Chat
Forum Topics
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Pathways to Degree CompletionScenario 2 The
Distance Ed Scenic Route

• Students take selected OSU courses while living
  in their communities, then finish any OSU degree
  after moving to campus.

• Specialized, unique lower division courses
• Upper division courses required to complete
  Bacc Core or program requirements

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Pathways to Degree CompletionThe Future

• Interactive Degree Audit systems, e.g. ATLAS/DARS
  http//www.dars.muohio.edu
• Use technology to track and co-advise students

• Collaboration with CC staff to identify online
  courses that fill gaps for DPP students

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Student Services in an Online World
to access OSU programs
online courses
Program Information Admissions Advising Schedule
of Classes Financial Aid Registration Student
Accounts Payment Grades Transcripts
Getting Started Bookstore Blackboard Online
Tutoring Disability Services Proctored
Exams Library Resources Help technical and
otherwise
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Communication Center
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Student Services Center

• Assist students with problems
• Registration
• Add/Drop
• Petitions
• Test Proctoring
• Communication with instructors
• ETC.

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Student Faculty Services
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Live Chat hosts include staff from Ecampus,
Admissions, Library, and Career Services.
Amy FolzStudent Services SpecialistExtended
Campus541-737-4166 Live Chat -- Oregon State
University -- Extended Campus - Ecampus Hi, Im
Amy Folz, the Student Services Specialist for OSU
Extended Campus. I help students in Ecampus
courses with questions they have about
admissions, registration, program information,
petitions, proctoring and more. I help students
find answers, and connect them with the resources
they need to be successful. Come chat with me!
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Questions/ Discussion ?
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