1. On-line Learning Opportunities at The College of St. Scholastica July 18, 2006 Marty Witrak, Ph.D., R.N. C.S. Chair, Department of Nursing Chair, Health Sciences Division Executive Director, Center for Healthcare Innovation College of St. Scholastica Duluth, MN

2. Online learning in the US, 2005: 63% of schools offering undergraduate face-to face courses also offer undergraduate courses online. Among all schools offering face-to-face Master's degree programs, 44% also offer Master's programs online. 65% of higher education institutions report that they are using primarily core faculty to teach their online courses compared to 62% that report they are using primarily core faculty to teach their face-to- face courses. The overall percent of schools identifying online education as a critical long-term strategy grew from 49% in 2003 to 56% in 2005. Overall online enrollment increased from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004. Although online education continues to penetrate into all types of institutions, a relatively stable minority of Chief Academic Officers (28% in 2003 compared with 31% in 2005) continue to believe that their faculty fully accept the value and legitimacy of online education. Growing by Degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005

3. CSS Online Programs/classes RN to Baccalaureate Masters in Nursing – FNP, ANP, GNP, PsychNP, certificate programs Masters in Health Information and Informatics Management (HIIM) HIIM certificate programs Management Masters Education Masters Psychology courses

4. Who is a good candidate for online learning? Age Level of education completed to date Level of concern about quality of online learning? Subject area Technical competencies Learning style

5. Resources for students: http://elearneradvisor.com/advisor/ If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. Chinese Proverb