Creating a Three-Year Strategic Plan for Presentation Name Creating a Three-Year Strategic Plan for Online Learning Eileen Donnelly Tish Gallagher Bonnie Kirkpatrick Sallie Reissman

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Wilmington University About Wilmington University 8 Delaware Locations 5 Partnership Locations Salem Community College (Carney’s Point, NJ) Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Burlington County College (Mt. Laurel, Pemberton, NJ) Cumberland County College (Vineland, NJ) Cecil College (Elkton, MD) 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

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Course Formats Semester Classes Students meet for 15 weeks, once a week for 2.5 hours. Online Learning Students meet 100% online. Weekend Modular Classes Students meet for two 20-hour weekends during a specific month. Block Classes Students meet for 7 weeks, once a week for 5 hours. Hybrid Classes Courses that blend in-class teaching, and online learning. *** Day and evening classes available in most formats *** 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

17 Undergraduate and 8 Graduate Online Programs LEARN ANYWHERE ON YOUR TIME 17 Undergraduate and 8 Graduate Online Programs Allied Health MBA Behavioral Science Psychology Career & Technical Education Criminal Justice General Studies (AS and BS) Human Resources Management RN to BSN (Accelerated option available) Organizational Management Web Information Systems Many programs offered 100% Online wilmu.edu/Online

Agenda – Creating an OLSP Why we created a plan How we accomplished the work The process Course development & program completion Recommendations Key take-aways Questions 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

History DL started 2007 Course creation PD for faculty No marketing 0 – 400 courses in 5 years 100% OL students growing 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Why We Created a Plan Leadership driven Retention -student services, more PD, infrastructure Program completion -course life cycle Growth -market outside region Budget -staffing, resources Compliant with Middle States 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Course planning and program completion; 4D Multi-year budget; 2C, 8A Plan to expand OL; 2B & D Course planning and program completion; 4D Assessments contribute to improvements; 5B,E,F, H Ongoing professional development; 3A, 4H, 6B & E Online orientation; 4J, 7C Support improvements for students; 5D,7J, 9A 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

How We Accomplished the Work Communicated the purpose of the plan Chose leaders from key areas Determined timeframe Identified objectives and deliverables Defined the process and structure Decided how we would get work done 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

The Process 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu Presentations, discussions, consensus, recommendations, clarification, writing, preparing, presenting Off-line work, analysis, interviews, data gathering, visits, collaboration Determination of work to be done, discussion in committee meetings 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

3 Year Course Development Plan Database for Academic Colleges 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Development and Redevelopment 300 “new” courses in 3 years 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Program Completion 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Other Pieces of the Plan Data, data, data……. Student population Marketing needs Student services Academic programs Financial considerations 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Exploration of new ideas Recommendations Marketing New positions Academic Online/EdTech Web upgrades Exploration of new ideas 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Ongoing work/ implementation Key Take-aways Collaboration Communication Data Rationale Ongoing work/ implementation 1-877-967-5464 | wilmu.edu

Questions. eileen. g. donnelly@wilmu. edu. tish. b. gallagher@wilmu Questions? eileen.g.donnelly@wilmu.edu . tish.b.gallagher@wilmu.edu . bonnie.l.kirkpatrick@wilmu.edu . sallie.a.reissman@wilmu.edu