WebCT Vista Vision and the CSU Vista Project

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WebCT Vista Vision and the CSU Vista Project

• Estela Lopez, Vice Chancellor for Academic
  Affairs, CSU
• Steve Gorman, Project Manager, CSU
• Rick Murphy, Vista Project Manager, CSU
• David Rosenbaum, Principal Product Specialist,
  WebCT

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Your Prediction?

• By 2009, more than ______ of all
  courses/sections will be a combination of
  face-to-face and online learning.

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Gartner Prediction

• By 2009, more than 50 of all
  courses/sections will have a hybrid of
  face-to-face and online learning
• (.7 probability).
• Gartner "E-Learning in Higher Education A Quiet
  Revolution"
• by M. Zastrocky, et al. June 9, 2004.

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Growth of eLearning at CSU
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Growth of eLearning at CSU

• Growth in fully online courses has been steady
• Growth in on-ground courses enriched via
  web-enhancement has been exponential
• 1998-9 65 sections
• 2004-5 4162 sections

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E-Learning is NOT Experimental

• 93.7 of U.S. institutions have a course
  management system
• 68.4 support a single commercial CMS
• Campus standardization is typical

Hawkins, B., Rudy, J., Madsen, J. (2004).
EDUCAUSE Core Data Service 2003 Summary Report.
Boulder, Colorado EDUCAUSE.
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Online Education in the U.S.

• Over 1.9 million students took at least one
  online course during Fall 2003.
• Growth rate for online enrollments continues to
  increase predict 25 growth in students taking
  at least one online course in Fall 2004
• 90 of U.S. public institutions offered online
  courses in 2003
• Complete online degree programs are offered by 34
  percent of the institutions

Allen, I., Seaman, J. (2004, November).
Entering the Mainstream the Quality and Extent
of Online Education in the United States, 2003
and 2004. United States The Sloan Consortium.
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WebCT Usage Steady Increases
WebCT. (2004). WebCT Annual Customer Survey 2004.
Massachusetts WebCT, Inc.
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Students Overall Course Management Experience
Respondents
Kvavik, R., Caruso, J., Morgan, G. (2004). ECAR
Study of Students and Information Technology,
2004 Convenience, Connection, and Control.
Boulder, Colorado EDUCAUSE Center for Applied
Research.
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Satisfaction Comparison

• Global WebCT Satisfaction 76
• CSU WebCT Satisfaction 86
• Summer 04 87
• Fall 04 85
• Winter 05 100

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Faculty Use of Course Management Systems

• 2/3 of faculty had increased their use of Course
  Management Systems
• By far the most important reason given for the
  growth in their CMS usage was that, over time,
  they began to see increased uses for it in their
  teaching.

Morgan, G. (2003, May). Faculty Use of Course
Management Systems. Boulder, Colorado EDUCAUSE
Center for Applied Research.
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Online Education is Critical to Long Term Strategy
Allen, I., Seaman, J. (2004, November).
Entering the Mainstream the Quality and Extent
of Online Education in the United States, 2003
and 2004. United States The Sloan Consortium.
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WebCT Mission

• To provide innovative solutions for institutions
  and students around the world to
• Expand access to education
• Improve educational outcomes

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Focus on Educational Outcomes

• Support good teaching practices
• Peer to peer communication
• Student participation
• Robust personalization
• Assess student outcomes
• Assessments assignments
• Student behavior tracking and reporting

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Highly Flexible Solutions

• Flexible course design
• Varied pedagogical approaches
• Modular product line
• Varied e-learning strategies
• Varied stages of usage
• Open system

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Trusted Industry Leader

• Global market leader
• User community
• Financial stability
• Top-notch customer support
• Caring Professional Services staff

"Because of the location of some of our students,
distance learning is the only way some students
will have access to a UMass education. That's why
it's important to have the latest software and
the strongest support from the best provider.
WebCT and its customers convinced us we've made
the right decision for our university system.
-David Gray, CEO, UMassOnline
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WebCT Worldwide
WebCT Sales Edugolive/ Nether.
Connected Learning
Lerneffeckt/Germany
CSK/Japan
Digitalis/Portugal
People Brasil/Brazil
Eiffel Corp./South Africa
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About WebCT

• WebCT is a trusted industry leader in providing
  e-learning systems for educational institutions.
• 1700 customers
• 70 countries
• 15 languages

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The State of WebCT in CT
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Diverse Institutions
Strategically Managed
E-learning Approach
Grassroots
of Users
Low
High
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Diverse Needs
Strategically Managed
Strategically Managed
Content Manage- ment
Data Reporting
E-learning Approach
E-learning Approach
Feature Customization
Virtual Course Environment
Grassroots
Grassroots
Communities
of users
lo
high
of Users
Low
High
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Learning Without Limits
Strategically Managed
Strategically Managed
WebCT Vista
E-learning Approach
E-learning Approach
Virtual Course Environment
Grassroots
Grassroots
of users
lo
high
of Users
Low
High
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WebCT VistaAcademic Enterprise System
PowerSight Kit
Community Manager
PowerLinks Kit
PowerSight Kit
Community Manager
PowerLinks Kit
Learning Object Manager
Learning Object Manager
Virtual Course Environment
Virtual Course Environment
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Top 10 CE User Requested Enhancements--in Vista
today!

• Give multiple designers their own identity in a
  course
• Freeze student name columns in grade book
• Make discussion posts editable search by title,
  date, author expand or collapse all
• Selectively release items within a content module
• Assign graded student presentations
• Give non-graded assignments
• Give assignments that dont require students to
  return an attachment
• Easy way to add multiple files to content modules
  and organizer pages
• Link to individual learning activities from
  within a content module
• Automatically update the student view

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WebCT VistaVirtual Course Environment
PowerSight Kit
Community Manager
PowerLinks Kit
Learning Object Manager
Virtual Course Environment
Virtual Course Environment
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Virtual Course Environment
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Easy Course Preparation

• Orientation to WebCT Vista
• Upload your Syllabus
• Add Content
• Set up a Discussion
• Create an Assignment

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What was shown

• Easy, intuitive course preparation
• Straight forward framework for courses
• Consistent user interface
• Easy upload of content
• From Windows to Vista
• From MS Office
• Simple assignment creation

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Segue to CSU Vista - Today
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Segue to CSU Vista 2006-7
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Connecticut Project Timeline
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CSU Vista Project Task Teams
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Project Oversight Teams
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Sponsors Executive Committee
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• Questions
• Answers