University of Washington – Educational Outreach Online Programs 105 undergraduate credit course (former independent study program) 25 certificate programs (credit, non-credit, professional oriented) 3 degrees in development (Information Science, Construction Engineering, and Computer Software Systems)
UW Educational Outreach Staffing: Academic Programs Curriculum development, project management, and departmental liaison Distance Learning Design Online course development, production, and maintenance Program Support Services Student and Instructor Support
UW Educational Outreach Distance Learning Design 9 Instructional Designers 2 Editors 2 Media Producers 3 Management and support
How Much Will This Cost? Project Determination New Course? Revision? Full Partial
How Much Will This Cost? Costs are primarily salary Developer Program Manager Instructional Designer Other Media production Overhead
How Much Will This Cost? Assigning Costs Current Model Expense of DLD / Total Offerings = Unit Charge (approx. $3500) New Model Dynamic allocation of development costs to specific courses, amortized over 2 years
How Much Will This Cost? Typical Course: 135 hours of contact between student and instructor, materials and other students Equivalent to 3 credit college credit course
How Much Will This Cost? Developer: approx. $3,500 Program Manager: $9,000 Instructional Designer: $3,000 Media: $500 - $1000 per finished minute Overhead: %15 (covers admin, web server and contingency)
How Long Will This Take? Project Management Timelines Contractual (courses, cert. progs.) Departmental (courses) Degrees
How Long Will This Take? Project Management Timelines Contractual (courses, cert. progs.) 3 to 9 months Departmental (courses) 6 to 12 months Degrees ?? (2 – 3 years)
How Long Will This Take? Milestones Planning Developer Instructional Design Opening
How Long Will This Take? Project Management Strategies Clear Scope of Work in Contract or Memo Weekly reports from ID Quarterly Review with Organizational Goals and Strategies
Barriers Getting Content on Time Getting The Scope Right Upfront Sticking to Plan Legacy IT Systems