1. Distance Learning Report Annual Report to WVMCCD Board of Trustees Academic Year: 2004-05 Cindy Vinson, Distance Learning Coordinator Mission College (408) 855-5541 Cindy_vinson@wvmccd.cc.ca.us http://salsa.missioncollege.org/vinson

2. Growth in Distance Learning

3. Executive Summary – 2004-05 146 classes, serving 3900 enrollments 647 FTES approx. 8% of total FTES Increase of 300 enrollments from 2003-04 More faculty using distance learning technology (Blackboard to support F2F) DL user group Selection and board approval of LMS

4. TV and Online Telecourses  15 sections in Su2004  24 sections in Fa2004  27 sections in Sp2005 Online  7 sections in Su2004  33 sections in Fa2004  39 sections in Sp2005  1 section in Winter 2005 FTES  303 FTES online  344 FTES television (Fire science enrolls 700 students per year!)  647 FTES total

5. Television Trends Enrollment grew by 11 (Due to fire science course) TV courses are overall experiencing decreasing enrollment except for transfer classes such as –Psychology –Nutritional Science –Sociology –Economics

6. Online Trends Increase of 285 students or about 20% over previous year Increase number of sections offered over previous years Students request more transfer classes to be offered online

7. Key Projects – Faculty Course Pages Distance Learning Information Pages Over 69,466 hits in about a year By 11:00 AM today there were 58 hits Most DL faculty (Do not update their pages!)

11. Key Projects LMS for all classes – Angel Learning Distance Learning Users group Distance Learning strategic plan Training

12. Student Survey – Why students take DL classes Convenience and to fulfill requirements for AS degree Most live within 10 miles of campus Over 90% satisfied with quality Most 80% were not aware of services such as ordering textbooks online, or financial aid Most 80% said they had more interaction with classmates and instructors than in f2f class 96% of respondents were online students