1. 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

2. Wilmington University
About
Wilmington University
Wilmington University started in 1968 as Wilmington College with a charter class of 194.
Became a University in 2007.
WU now enrolls over 14,756 students with sites in DE, NJ, and MD.
Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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3. 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)
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4. Academic Colleges College of wilmu.edu/ArtsAndSciences
wilmu.edu/Business
wilmu.edu/Education
wilmu.edu/Health
wilmu.edu/BehavioralScience
wilmu.edu/Technology
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5. 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 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 ***
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. History DL started 2007 Course creation PD for faculty No marketing
0 – 400 courses in 5 years
100% OL students growing
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 3 Year Course Development Plan
Database for Academic Colleges
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14. Development and Redevelopment
300 “new” courses in
3 years
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15. Program Completion
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16. Other Pieces of the Plan
Data, data, data…….
Student population
Marketing needs
Student services
Academic programs
Financial considerations
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17. Exploration of new ideas
Recommendations
Marketing
New positions
Academic
Online/EdTech
Web upgrades
Exploration of new ideas
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18. Ongoing work/ implementation
Key Take-aways
Collaboration
Communication
Data
Rationale
Ongoing work/ implementation
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19. Questions. eileen. g. donnelly@wilmu. edu. tish. b. gallagher@wilmu
Questions?