1. Online Education Dr. David Nemitz November 7, 2011

2. Change & the New Normal Change is Inevitable Growth is Optional

3. Personal Mission Statement Empowering Students/Faculty to Successfully Navigate the New Normal in Education/Ministry

4. Objective To provide a framework of information regarding the current national norms, common benchmarks and consistent best practices of online education.

5. Key Concepts #1 – Comparability Internal (online and residential) External (institution and national norms)

6. Key Concepts #2 – Continuous Improvement Benchmarks Best Practices

7. Online Resources http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/

8. Online Resources http://sloanconsortium.org/

9. Online Scorecard University Structure/Policies Student Services Faculty Curriculum

10. Structure/Policies Key Word = Strategy Values Driven – Mission Focused

11. Structure/Policies A fully integrated online program has a foundation of: Institutional Support Technology Support Assessment Support

12. Structure/Policies Common Issues in the Foundation Governance Structure Technology Foundation Student Authentication Assessment Practices ADA Strategies

13. Structure/Policies Governance Structure De-centralized vs. Centralized

14. Structure/Policies Technology Foundation Internal vs. Outsourced Platforms

15. Structure/Policies Student Authentication 4 levels of verification

16. Structure/Policies Assessment Practices Embedded or External

17. Structure/Policies ADA Strategies Unique vs. One Fits All

18. Structure/Policies

19. Student Services Key Word = Sensitivity Philippians 2:3-5 Mentality

20. Student Services A fully integrated online program has a foundation of: Advising Support Academic Support Advancement Support

21. Student Services Common Issues in Student Support Fear Disconnected Lack of Networking

22. Student Services Support BEFORE a student begins online studies

23. Student Services Support DURING a student journey with online studies

24. Student Services Support AFTER a student completes his/her online studies

25. Student Services

26. Faculty Key Word = Engagement Building a Community of Inquiry

27. Faculty Swan, Garrison, Richardson, 2009, p. 5 Article Source

28. Faculty Traditional Model T + C / C L

29. Faculty ONLINE MODEL T + L C / C

30. Faculty Social Presence Teaching Presence Cognitive Presence

31. Experiential Learning Kolbs Learning Model Concrete experience Analysis of ExperienceReflection of Experience Ideas from the Experience

32. Experiential Learning Teacher / Client Interaction Concrete experience Analysis of ExperienceReflection of Experience Ideas from the Experience Teacher is a MotivatorTeacher is a Evaluator Teacher is a Coach Teacher is a Teacher

33. Roles of the Faculty As a motivator….you will need discussion As a teacher…you will share information As a coach…you will facilitate As a evaluator…you will set a platform for self discovery

34. Faculty

35. Curriculum Key Word = Branded The elements on the path enhance the learning experience

36. Curriculum BEST PRACTICES COLLABORATION CREATIVITY CONSISTENCY

37. Curriculum BEST PRACTICE SME + IDT = GOOD COURSE

38. Curriculum Common Issues Copyright Infringement Technology Overload Unreasonable Outcomes Faculty Centered Unclear Expectations Assessment tie to Program goals

39. Curriculum