1. Boundless Opportunities Online Schools and Advanced Networking Ray Schroeder Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning University of Illinois at Springfield

2. Online Learning at UIS 3,280 enrollments – 1,000 online majors 16 degree and certificate programs

3. Unique Features Baccalaureate degree programs Include humanities and sciences Philosophy – not viable on campus – now turning away qualified students online History – average entering student with significantly higher grade point than on campus Master degree programs Nearly 400 teachers from tiny towns, large and small cities in Teacher Leadership program MIS attracting students around the world

4. Demographics Students reside in 47 states and numerous countries Average age is 35.4 (both in graduate and undergraduate programs – measured separately) Higher percentage of women (nearly 60%) 42% of UIS students are taking at least one online class this term ~25% of credit hours generated in online classes

5. Interinstitutional Collaborations Technologies can break down barriers- Geographic, institutional, demographic UIS (10% minority) + Chicago State University (94% minority) + Northeastern Illinois State University = diversity Warsaw School of Economics (Poland) and BRAC University (Bangladesh) Lesley University (Cambridge) Columbia University (NYC)

6. Advanced Networking ICCN – Intercampus Communications Network – first connections to be tested this week! ICCN – Intercampus Communications Network Dark fiber project opens enormous potential Opens the connection to Internet2 Staggering bandwidth! 40 10 Gbps lines Potential for rich sharing opportunities via advanced networking

7. Connections – Online + ICCN How can the online program utilize advanced networking to enhance learning opportunities? Sharing resources among the campuses of the University of Illinois Access to remote-controlled laboratories Sciences – wet labs, electron microscopes Arts and Humanities Shared performances (Bradley/UCF)

8. Interinstitutional Collaborations Collaborating across institutional and geographic boundaries Diversity Advanced network linkages among diverse campuses Synchronous (Elluminate) extension of those linkages to distant students in homes – offices Providing rich sharing opportunities and interactions Multi-site collaborations

9. Contact Information Ray Schroeder, director Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL 62703 217-206-7531 http://otel.uis.edu Schroeder.ray@uis.edu