1. Stevens and E-Learning
Report prepared by Professor Keith Ross

2. Three Distinct Activities
WebCampus.Stevens
Steven’s online master’s programs and certificates
Begun in 1999
Hybrid master’s degrees in China
Just started
NYC Online
Helping small schools in NYC area to get online

3. WebCampus.Stevens: Course Structure
Online courses 13 weeks, parallel standard f2f courses
Instructors mount lecture notes, requirements, problems, readings, at the beginning of each week.
Pragmatic: WebCT without fancy audio and video
Management and engineering courses
160 online courses

4. WebCampus.Stevens: Master’s Programs
Computer Science with a Concentration in CyberSecurity
Microelectronics and Photonics
Networked Information Systems
Telecommunications Management
Two new programs coming…

5. WebCampus.Stevens: Certificate Programs
Multimedia Technology
Networked Information Systems
Photonics
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices
Project Management
Quantitative Software Engineering
Secure Network Systems Design
Systems Design and Operational Effectiveness
Technology Management
Telecommunications Management
Wireless Communications
Atmospheric and Environmental Science and Engineering
Computer Graphics
CyberSecurity
Database Systems
Digital Signal Processing
Elements of Computer Science
Financial Engineering
Human Resources Management
Management of Wireless Networks
Microelectronics
Microdevices and Microsystems

6. WebCampus.Stevens: Money
Steven’s pays instructor $7K to create course
Courses taught by full-time and adjunct faculty
Enrollment by 3600 students in 36 states and 27 countries
Tuition: $2100-$2500 per 3-credit course
Revenue for this year will be $3 million.

7. Stevens Relationships with Fortune 1000 Companies

8. Stevens/WebCampus Awards
Most Connected Campus
“Best” Online University
2003 Sloan-C Award for
  Institution-Wide Online Teaching & Learning
WebCampus.Stevens
The Princeton Review’s Top 25 Most Connected Campuses
Stevens Institute of Technology

9. Delivering Hybrid Master's Degrees in China
Robert Zotti
Associate Director, Online Learning
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

10. How Stevens and China’s Goals Converge
Skilled managers
Engineers
Higher education infrastructure
Credentials from U.S. colleges
Premium placed on degrees taught in English
Stevens goals
More students, additional revenue
Extent school’s reputation
Keep existing programs viable

11. Hybrid Program at Beijing Institute of Technology
1/3 of courses taught online by Stevens faculty
1/3 of courses taught by BIT faculty using Stevens curriculum
1/3 of courses taught by Stevens faculty onsite in Beijing.
Accelerated 3-week semester

12. China: Phase 1
Fall 2001
Proposals sent to 4 schools in China. BIT approves proposal
Winter
Programs identified for BIT:
Project Management
Photonics
Information Technology
May 2002
Memo of Understanding signed during Stevens visit to BIT
June 2002
Chinese government approves program

13. China: Phase 2 Fall 2002 IT program dropped
Telecom Management program added
Microelectronics & Photonics program
added
December 2002
Chinese Ministry of Education approves plan
February to April 2003
SARS closes BIT

14. China: Phase 3 May 2003 BIT reopens. Recruiting begins
50 students apply
32 enroll
September 2003
Stevens faculty visit BIT
26 BIT students accepted
October 2003
WebCT installed at BIT
November 2003
Classes begin
Students have surprisingly good English skills

15. China: Money Tuition Infrastructure
Chinese students get a 2/3 scholarship, i.e., pay less than $10K for entire degree
Chinese students studying in U.S. pay regular tuition
Revenues split between schools
Infrastructure
BIT pays for classrooms, their faculty, WebCT, workstations
Stevens pays for Stevens faculty, travel, housing

16. China: Money (2) 26 students first year
Thus revenue to Stevens < $150K in first year
Probably lose some money in first year
Stevens looking to replicate elsewhere in China

17. Sloan Greater NYC Online Learning Center
Stevens Institute of Technology
Robert Ubell, PI
Elaine Cacciarelli, Executive Director

18. ….SLOAN’S NYC GOALS Increase Regional Online Enrollments
Focus on Small/Mid-Sized Colleges
Combined Student Population:
Greater than 127,000

19. ….HOW THE CENTER WORKS Center established: January 2003
Consultants/experts: free site visits
Grants: $20-30,000/grant
Grant proposal assistance: concepts, content, support

20. ….MAKING A DIFFERENCE 14 NY/NJ area schools visited/counseled
3 Large independent college associations
7 Grant proposals developed or funded
2 NYC Sloan grants awarded previously:
- Metropolitan College
- Cornell’s School of Industrial
Labor Relations

21. ….MAKING A DIFFERENCE The People Engages entire college
Stimulates ideas/concepts
Energizes administration & faculty
Creates momentum
Initiates planning

22. Before Sloan After Sloan
….MAKING A DIFFERENCE
The Programs
Before Sloan After Sloan
- Random courses Full program
- Hybrid courses Entirely online
- Segmented faculty Integrated faculty
- Ad hoc courses Directed courses

23. ….CASE STUDY: METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
Small, urban NYC: 1,700 f-to-f students
Summer 01: Sloan grant awarded
Fall 03: 265 online students, 12 online courses
2-Yr Plan: 54 new courses
Institutionalized online learning/new staff

24. ….REGIONAL WORKSHOPS/ ROUNDTABLES
Kick-off NYC Center: Fall
Corporate e-learning/academic ALN Early 04
Academic ALN : Spring 04

25. CONTACT INFORMATION :
Elaine Cacciarelli, Executive Director
Sloan Greater NYC Online Learning Center
Stevens Institute of Technology
Howe Center, 12th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: Fax: