College of Distance Education CDE Programs Brief for DLCC 11 September 2007 Professor Tim Jackson Director Professor Walt Wildemann Deputy Director

College of Distance Education CDE established by General Order 89 of 01 April 1914 to: “…conduct extension courses for the benefit of officers who are not available for attendance at the college.” Josephus Daniels Secretary of the Navy

CDE Functions  Extend the reach of the NWC by providing educational opportunities and options to eligible students anytime and anywhere.  Encourage and enable students to complete their Navy and Joint Professional Military Education.

CDE Tasks  Offer tailored versions of the College of Naval Command and Staff program through faculty-led seminars, mentored and directed study, and Web- enabled and CD ROM-based correspondence courses.  Use distance learning methods to match the learning needs and styles of our students.

 Intermediate Level Programs  Fleet Seminar Program (FSP)  NWC-at-Naval Postgraduate School Program  Web-enabled Program  CD/ROM-based Program  Primary PME/JPME – May 2006  Senior Level Program – POM 10 Issue  Enlisted PME – Sep 07 College of Distance Education

 The CDE Team  39 Full-time faculty  24 in Newport  14 in Monterey  1 in Washington D.C.  Adjunct part-time faculty  FSP professors  Web professors  Contract graders  18 Civilian staff assistants College of Distance Education

Great Lakes (17) Newport (65) Annapolis (66) Washington, DC (368) Patuxent River (22) Fort Meade (57) Dahlgren (14) Norfolk (129) Jacksonville (42) Mayport (20) Pensacola (19) New Orleans (19) Pearl Harbor (64) San Diego (81) Pt. Hueneme (22) Monterey (310) Whidbey (17) Bangor (16) Enrollment for Academic Year NWC/CDE Total FSP Enrollment: 1074 NWC at NPS: 310 Web/CD ROM programs: 647/601 Master Degree Program: 417 Total: 3049 NWC/CDE Total FSP Enrollment: 1074 NWC at NPS: 310 Web/CD ROM programs: 647/601 Master Degree Program: 417 Total: 3049 Locations & Enrollment September 2006 Everett (11) Dallas/FT Worth (22)

Navy PME Continuum Where we are today O-1 to O-3 O-3 to O-4 O-5 to O-6 O-7O-8O-9 E-1 to E-3 E-4 to E-6 E-7 to E-8 E-9 Executive E-8E-9 E-8 to E-9 O-1 to O-3 O-3 to O-4 O-5 to O-6 O-7O-8O-9 E-1 to E-3 E-4 to E-6 E-7 to E-8 E-9 Executive E-8E-9 E-8 to E-9 PINNACLE PRIMARY PME SENIOR JPME II BASIC INTRO SEA PRECOM CAPSTONE KEYSTONE JFACC JFLCC JFMCC JFOWC INTERMEDIATE JPME I NOPC NON-RESIDENT RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT

Totals: CDE Total Enrollment/FY 4710

Fleet Seminar Program  Established in 1974; PAJE accredited in 1991and re- affirmed in 1998 and 2004  Replicates resident methodology in weekly evening seminars using tailored curricula requiring the same learning outcomes.  Delivers NWC Diploma and intermediate level NPME and JPME I  M.A. option offered in 2001

Fleet Seminar Program  Three core courses taught by Adjunct Professors under yearly contract at 19 sites in U.S.;  CDE & Resident faculty assess and also teach; annual Adjunct conference in August at NWC  August-May AY of 35 weeks; seminars meet one night per week for 3 hours  1047 students 06-07; capacity for 1200

Fleet Seminar MA Program  Established in 2001 after NEASC approval for M.A.  Three core courses plus three approved electives for 30 total credits required  FSP students must apply and be accepted in a separate process after completion of first core course; electives are taken “on their own” after approval

NWC at NPS  Established in 1999  Delivers NWC CDE diploma and intermediate level NPME and JPME I level NPME and JPME I  PAJE accredited in October 2004  Taught by NWC faculty & organized in 4 quarter- long courses (S&P/NSDM/JMO I/JMO II) long courses (S&P/NSDM/JMO I/JMO II)  Embedded in 21 of 28 URL curricula & integrated in NPS scheduling program NPS scheduling program

Web-enabled Program  Three core courses taught online using Blackboard LMS  Designed for completion in 18 months  Delivers NWC CDE Diploma and intermediate level NPME and JPME I; PAJE accredited October 2004 NPME and JPME I; PAJE accredited October 2004  Students in 20-person cohorts; interact with professor & each other in asynchronous mode; 1110 quotas in FY07 each other in asynchronous mode; 1110 quotas in FY07  Awarded the “Crystal Award” by the Association for Electronic Communications and Technology (AECT) Electronic Communications and Technology (AECT)

CD ROM-based Program  Provides flexibility and increased access to PME for all Navy officers O-3 and above; active and reserve  Delivers NWC CDE Diploma and intermediate level NPME and JPME I; PAJE accredited in October 2004  Maritime focus/not internet dependent/CDs and texts  About months of student effort at 4-6 hours weekly weekly  600 new quotas per year; about 900 students at any time

Primary PME (Officer)  A broad cross-community view of the Navy, and an introduction to Joint warfare designed for O-1 to O-3  “Know” and “Comprehend” levels of learning at the Operational and Tactical levels of war  70-hour, integrated course on NKO divided into 7 blocks of 135 lessons with quiz at end of each  Proposed as prerequisite for entry into Intermediate level PME and promotion to O-4

Primary PME (Enlisted)  Tailoring of PPME(O) course for E7-8; deleting some officer material and adding CPO material  Online and available February 2007; over 3000 students registered as of today  Proposed prerequisite for entry to SEA

Enlisted PME Courses  Enlisted Introductory (E-1 to E-4) and Enlisted Basic (E-5/6) courses scheduled for delivery on NKO in FY08  Contracts awarded for curriculum transition to electronic mode on NKO  SMEs at CDE and others developing curriculum now; on schedule for 2 nd quarter FY08 delivery

Reserve Component Topics  NWC includes RC officers “part and parcel” in the PME continuum  CDE Programs are the education of choice…or circumstance…for RC officers  Increase of RC officers over last few years from 10% to about 20% of CDE students in our budgeted programs  RC special courses begun “on demand”  Dallas/Fort Worth in FSP  Web Cohorts  CDROM “seats”

Summary  CDE intermediate-level programs derived from, and parallel to, the resident programs; accredited for JPME I parallel to, the resident programs; accredited for JPME I & M.A. & M.A.  All programs provides flexible and accessible education to the students where they work and live. to the students where they work and live. “…a model program…sets a tremendous standard for other institutions to emulate.” CJCS PAJE Report CJCS PAJE Report