1. The Online Team at SCE

2. The Online Education Landscape The number of students taking at least one online course is 7.1 million, over a third of students enrolled in secondary education Close to 70% of higher education institutions offered online courses in January 2014 SOURCES Babson Survey Research Group (2014). Grade change: Tracking online education in the United States. http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/gradechange.pdf

3. School of Continuing Education Master’s + certificate programs in emerging and cross disciplinary fields Student profile: working professionals with undergraduate + graduate education Faculty profile: primarily adjuncts working in professional field

4. Online Team ≈ 13 members + contractors Produce 10-14 online courses per semester Online development partnerships with School of Social Work and other Columbia University Schools

5. Course Development DesignBuildFinish 4 weeks10 weeks2 weeks Online Team Process Course Execution Course Maintenance Social Strategy Media Strategy Live Events Strategy

6. Our Design Values Compelling and rigorous content Dynamic visual experience Interactive/social by design

7. Learning Management System

8. Snapshot of a Course in Canvas

9. Live Sessions on Adobe Connect

10. Live interaction is crucial to the ecology of teaching and learning online because it is an ideal space for connection and active learning. Meaningful student-faculty connection Space for collaboration and application Real-time feedback and insights Evidence-based instruction Live Sessions

13. Anatomy of a Live Session Case Video Prompt

14. Anatomy of a Live Session Polling Questions

15. Anatomy of a Live Session Group Breakout Discussions

16. Media Types (lectures, documentaries, animation, etc.) Purposes Average number: 8 videos per course

17. Media Examples http://bit.ly/H2SX4f

18. Media Workflow Meet with faculty in design cycle Formulate media plan Schedule production Assist with preparation (scripting) Produce video Edit video Review + embed Evaluate at end-of-course

19. Media Analytics The 4 minute “sweet spot” Highest view + engagement numbers for videos with direct connection to course goals

20. Student Interviews Emerging Themes Faculty presence (context; humor; presentation style; synthesis) Viewing habits (approach; downloading/permanent resource; asynchronous learning; rewatch for assignments) Multimedia elements (visuals; self-reported recall) Production values Videos evaluated positively (request more)

21. What’s Next New personnel Welcoming new Dean of Online, Erik Nelson, April 15 th Developing partnerships SIPA + Columbia Business School Research and Development Team members presenting + publishing

22. Discussion