1. Seattle Community Colleges Student Success in Online versus On-Campus Courses Seattle Community Colleges Tom Braziunas, Associate Dean, eLearning

2. Seattle Community Colleges SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES  Gates Foundation (May 2013) Completion & Passing Rates North Seattle Community College Data: Completion rates and passing rates for an apples-to-apples comparison of courses taught in both on-campus and online modalities On-campus completion rate = 82% Online completion rate = 80% On-campus course passing rate = 76% Online course passing rate = 75% 2007 – 2013 101,866 enrollments

3. Seattle Community Colleges SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES  Gates Foundation (May 2013) Completion & Passing Rates Seattle Times: “Online classes may worsen educational achievement gap, study shows” North Seattle Community College Data 2007 – 2013: Apples-to-apples comparisons Passing rates (%) for full-time students Passing rates (%) for part-time students

4. Seattle Community Colleges SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES  Gates Foundation (May 2013) Evidence-Driven Model

5. Seattle Community Colleges SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES  Gates Foundation (May 2013) Lessons Learned & Work Ahead Factors supporting comparable completion rates in online & campus learning? Faculty: FT/PT in division, teach classes in all modes, prepared/skilled/dedicated Students: Orientation, early & reliable support, regular instructor communication Support Services: Faculty training modules, 1x1 assistance, “non-fail” support Standards: Quality Matters, Sloan-C pillars, peer design review, faculty guidance How to “raise rates” & “close the gap”? Will blended learning work? Campus classroom: Student-centered learning, group work, individualized practice Online classroom: Adaptive technologies, seamless blending, discussions, games… Homework (for students): Flipped lectures & open resources, peer success coaches Homework (for instructors): Innovative peer grading, analytics, video feedback First steps: NSCC Hybrid Evening AA Degree Program I-DEA “Flipped Classroom” Instructional Strands