1. Fort Hays State University’s Virtual College

7. Responding to the 21 st Century Student 75% are no longer considered traditional 38% work full time 27% have dependents 49% are enrolled part-time Average age 36 Over 3,000 students from every county in KS Another 1,000 students across the USA Over 40 programs

8. Humanizing eLearning Market and student characteristic research Best practice course development process Align media and content with the learner needs Applied and theoretical learning outcomes Market smart advertising Responsive support services Student engagement

9. Institutional Involvement President and Provost Champions 30+ online programs Centralized support units – Registrar – Financial Aid – Student Fiscal – Career Services – Library – Tutoring and Advising – Bookstore/media distribution – Technical Support via phone or email

10. Collaborations Kansas Post Secondary – 2+2s Corporate – KanEd – Infosystems – Announcement in January Military – Service members and spouses

11. Virtual College Staffing Overall Operations Marketing Student Engagement Military Operations Faculty Services Outreach Liaisons for Military and Community Colleges – Aggressive 2+2 and partnerships

12. CTELT Staffing Two Instructional Designers (one corporate) Three Media Developers (video, images, graphics and animation) Two Online Faculty Support Media Licensing Media Duplications Videoconferencing Technician

13. Key Takeaways About FHSU’s Largest public online program in KBOR Successful partnerships with other KS institutions Military, Corporate, International Instructors include full-time, adjuncts, in Hays or overseas Premier course development methodology Innovator in Instructional Technology Experience in educating adult and mobile learners