1. OEI ONLINE COURSE EXCHANGE
AND what it MAY MEAN to sbvc’s online program

2. PRESENTATION GOALS
To inform campus of the OEI Course Exchange, the OEI Consortium, and the Spring 2018 OEI Cohort.
To alert campus of the rapidly changing nature of statewide online education and encourage immediate action to meet this challenge.
Faculty: Bring today’s info back to your department, seriously consider how your program would benefit from—or have to complete against--the OEI Course Exchange, and make your preferences known to me your academic senators.
Management: Understand the existential challenges/opportunities OEI Course Exchange presents to campus and district, and help faculty prepare accordingly.
Staff: Consider the challenges the OEI Exchange presents to your specific tasks and inform your managers so we can anticipate complications, particularly when it is concerning Admissions, Financial Aid, and Counseling.

3. IMPORTANT LINKS OEI Homepage: http://ccconlineed.org/
About the Course Exchange:
Faculty Resources:
Student Success Resources:
Technology Resources:
OEI Expansion Powerpoint:
Public Documentation for Course Exchange (Admin, student, and implementation guides):  

4. OVERVIEW: SBVC ONLINE PROGRAM SUCCESSES
HIGHLIGHTS
SBVC has been offering online courses for over 20 years
Spring 2018: Online/Hybrid courses comprise 8,722 seats or 25.3% of total seats on campus
In 2015, ACCJC commended the Online Programs presentation of that section of the Accreditation process, suggesting it could be considered as a model for other programs in the state.”
REASONS FOR ROBUST DEVELOPMENT
Developed organically: course development and training has occurred within departments, usually through mentoring systems and mentor course models.
Academic freedom has been emphasized, motivating faculty to experiment both with content and delivery systems.
Compliance with accreditation benchmarks such as Regular Effective Contact (REC), ADA compliance, etc., managed through discussions between Online Program Committee and individual departments

5. OVERVIEW: SBVC ONLINE PROGRAM CHALLENGES
While SBVC Online Student Success results have been improving steadily over the last several years, they have not been keeping up with statewide averages.
SBVC student success rates have been below the campus-approved benchmarks for online success for more than three semesters.
Ongoing funding issues and extremely rapid management turnover have made it difficult to secure formal online instructor training, implementing student preparedness modules, and providing online tutoring services which are critical to a holistic approach to student success improvement.
SBVC will be competing with many other CA community colleges for online FTES whether or not it decides to join the Online Course Exchange.
…and this is where the urgency comes from: Last year, there were six colleges in the course exchange. 46 colleges have formally expressed interest in joining the Spring 18 Online Exchange Cohort and are in the process of filling out the self evaluation.

6. INTRODUCE COURSE EXCHANGE
OEI Course Exchange Q&A powerpoint shared:

7. WHERE IS SBVC IN THIS PROCESS?
Dec. 6, 2017, Academic Senate approved Joe Notarangelo’s request to “express interest” in joining the OEI Course Exchange Spring 2018 Cohort.
Letter signed by President Rodriguez and AS President Celia Huston expressing interest was submitted to OEI Dec. 15, 2017.
Received Self Assessment Packet
Introduced project and am currently receiving recommendations from:
Dean of Academic Success and Learning, Patty Quach
Online Program Committee Co-chair, Dean Kay Weiss
Introduced project to District Director of Administrative Applications Andy Chang, (who has completed his portion!)
Currently presenting project to campus for feedback.
Currently have one department chair expressing interest
Having a professor look over the course approval process and giving feedback on the difficulty of getting courses accepted
Will be proposing motion to Academic Senate on how to proceed 2/21 based on feedback from these discussions.
Assembling an “Approval” and “Implementation” teams

8. SBVC’S CHANCE TO BECOME PART OF THE SPRING 2018 COHORT IS…
Small.
Note Sections 1.3, 1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 1.11 of the OEI Spring Cohort Self Assessment, just for fun.
Almost no one on the College Planning Team knows they will be asked on the planning team.
No one on the required signatures page has been informed I need their signature, except for Andy Chang, and at least one of the potential signatories has changed even in the several weeks I’ve had this document.

9. SO WHAT’S THE RUSH?
Submitting a self assessment is an opportunity to see where we stand in a quickly morphing online environment.
Being accepted into the Consortium, even without being a part of the OEI Spring Cohort, would provide state-and-grant-supported solutions to a number of goals being currently discussed in the Online Program Committee. Versions of these goals will be adopted into the new Online Programs Master Plan, all with the goal of improving quality education and student success, including:
Formal online teacher training and certification
Instructional Design support from the Online Course Academy for every online class
Student preparedness support via QUEST
Online student tutoring support via NetTutor
And according to data collected from the OEI Course Exchange pilot in terms of success rates, “data shows OEI pilot courses moving 4.9 percent above the statewide average.”

10. MORE INFO ON NUTS AND BOLTS OF OEI AND COURSE EXCHANGE
OEI Homepage:
About the Course Exchange:
Faculty Resources:
Student Success Resources:
Technology Resources:
OEI Expansion Powerpoint:
Public Documentation for Course Exchange (Admin, student, and implementation guides):  

11. Q&A WITH REMINDER OF PRESENTATION GOALS
To inform campus of the OEI Course Exchange, the OEI Consortium, and the Spring 2018 OEI Cohort.
To alert campus of the rapidly changing nature of statewide online education and encourage immediate action to meet this challenge.
Faculty: Discuss with your department this presentation, seriously consider adopting the OEI Course Exchange rubric and resources, and make your preferences known to your academic senators.
Management: Understand the existential challenges/opportunities OEI Course Exchange presents to campus and district, and help Faculty prepare accordingly.
Staff: Consider the challenges the OEI Exchange presents to your specific tasks and make your managers aware, particularly when it concerns Admissions, Financial Aid, and Counseling.