Developing a
Strategic Framework for
Online Teaching and Learning
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University at Albany
May 10, 2013
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Briefing
¢ Online teaching and learning at
UAlbany
¢ Some SUNY and national context
¢ Highlights of the findings of the
Strategic Planning Work Group
¢ Next steps
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2010 Strategic Plan Objectives
¢ More “strategic” and intentional expansion of online
Opportunities
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SALBANY * Increased access to UAlbany programs for
: professional, adult and “nontraditional” student
populations
¢ Enhanced educational experience for students
¢ Ensure attractive options for high-ability students in
an increasingly challenging enrollment environment
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UAlbany Recent History in
Online Education
¢ Fully online degree program,
master’s in Reading, developed in
the 1990s
¢ Four additional online graduate
degrees:
— MS in Early Childhood Education
(Literacy) )
— MS in Childhood Education a
(Literacy) )
— MS in Curriculum Development and : =i
Instructional Technology
— Master of Public Health
* Grad Certs. in Online Teaching and
Learning and Public Health
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UAlbany online course offerings
——UG Online Courses Graduate Online Courses
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2002-2003
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2004-2005
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2008-2009
2009-2010
2011-2012
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2001-2002
2007-2008
2010-2011
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UAlbany Initiatives
¢ Summer/Winter Sessions has been an important
vehicle for online course development:
— Winter 2013: 65 courses (58 (44GE) UG +7 GR)
— Summer 2013: 108 courses (75 (50GE) UG +33 GR)
— Courses fill up quickly
© 2012-13:
— Fall 2012: 50 courses (15 (7GE) UG and 35 GR)
— Spring 2013: 60 courses (14 (4GE) UG and 46 GR)
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Other UAlbany Initiatives
¢ Thanks to 2008 Sloan Foundation grant for
blended learning, increased capacity for using
Online instructional resources: Education, Public
Health, Social Welfare, CAS
¢ ITS expanded the staff and programs for faculty
(blended, OTL, and face-2-face)
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Other UAlbany Initiatives
¢ ITS/ITLAL “flipped classroom” project is working
with faculty to reformat classes to offer
information exchange online and interaction in
classroom
¢ Proposal accepted by SUNY for a new fully
online undergrad program in IT
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Fall 2011 Online Courses
Fall 2011 Enrollment in Online
Courses
Albany Binghamton Buffalo Univ Stony Brook
m= Lower Division m Upper Division = Graduate
Albany Binghamton Buffalo Univ Stony Brook
Lower Division ™ Upper Division Graduate
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“OPEN SUNY”
¢ Substantially increased emphasis on online teaching and
learning, access and “systemness” in Chancellor's State
of the University. Wide-ranging plan includes goals to:
1. improve degree completion and time to degree
2. Develop and deliver a targeted set of online degree and
certificate programs
3. Scale up innovation and research of online environments
4. Provide a robust set of federated services and infrastructure to
Support quality online learning and promote student success
5. Offer workforce development programs in online formats and
environments that serve the needs of working adults
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What's happening nationally
¢ According to the Babson’s survey
research group in fall 2010:
— Online course enrollment over the
past decade has grown between
10% and 36% annually, while higher
education enrollment growth has
grown only .6% to 4% annually
— 31% of students take at least one
online course
— 6.1 million students were enrolled in
an online course
* Institutions are focused on
technology but also concerned about
quality and integrity questions
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Strategic Planning Work Group
Project for this year
¢ 60 faculty and staff in 4 task groups:
1,
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a
4,
Creating a shared vision for online teaching and
learning
Creating a "one stop" resource for faculty
Supporting and engaging students
Ensuring technology support
¢ Reviewed Sloan Consortium “Quality
Scorecard” for online programs to identify
strengths and gaps
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Key preliminary
recommendations
¢ Clear mission for online teaching and
learning at UAlbany must include
— High quality experience for students
— Responsibility to provide broad access
— Identity as a research institution
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Key preliminary
recommendations
¢ Office of online learning to lead
and coordinate
¢ Involvement of academic units as
well as individual faculty
¢ Structures and practices to
encourage faculty to engage online
teaching and new technologies
¢ More student support and training
to ensure success in online
courses
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Next steps at UAlbany
¢ Additional analysis of faculty
and student surveys
¢ Framework to guide
expansion
— Departmental conversations
— Technical enhancements
— Support for students and faculty
¢ Planning the IT Online
program
¢ Pilots, tests, experiments
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