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ECU
Distance
Education
East Carolina University
September 27, 2006
Distance Education
Where We Have Been
Where We Are
Where We Are Going
Biwu Yang
Providing opportunities to time and place bound students
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Distance Education Legacy
Culture at ECU is serving students
1/3 of state with dispersed population
ECU began Distance Ed in 1947
Evenings, Weekends, TV courses
Internet technologies opened up the East
Full funding makes it possible to serve
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The Typical DE Student
35 years old, working, 2 children at home
Pursuing degree for economic reasons
Chooses DE as only possibility for college
Can manage 1 or 2 classes each semester
2/3 live east of I-95 & attended NC CC’s
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DE Students by County
DE is no longer site based/site bound
DE has no digital divide – local libraries, community centers, CC’s
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DE and our Military
100,000 + Active duty, National Guard, Reserve
$10 billion plus impact in NC
UNC is an important factor
Many will retire in NC
Troops to Teachers is growing
600 + soldier enrollments
Many troops are deployed
DE programs ‘go with’ the troops
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DE Programs – Not Courses at ECU
Programs chosen to meet state needs
57 degrees, certificates, licensures
47 entirely on line, 10 with some face to face
Emphases: teacher education, nursing,
economic development. 81% of SCH
Entirely online ~ with the help of the CC’s
Proposed programs carefully considered
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DE Collaboration
University Partnerships
German Studies, Nursing, Gerontology
Community College Partnerships
BS completion with NC CC’s
Wachovia Project East – a 3 way partnership
Wachovia + CC’s + ECU = teachers in the East
CC faculty prepared via DE
2/3 of DE students attended NC CC
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Educational Environment at ECU
DE programs are the on-campus programs
Same courses, requirements, standards
DE created positions allocated to programs
DE faculty are full time tenure track with mixed loads
DE faculty profile and expectations the same
DE is not extension education at ECU
Backwash onto campus courses - 1100 of 1600
faculty use DE based components in f2f courses
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Quality of DE at ECU
Same faculty, courses, requirements, standards
SREB & FacSen statements are standards
SACS accreditation examined DE = OK+
Professional accreditations examined DE = OK+
Licensure rates the same for DE & on-campus
SOIS indicates DE students more satisfied
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What is the DE Experience?
Experience
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Face to Face
OnLine
Lecture / Films
Yes
Yes!
Discussion
Yes
Yes!
Office hours
Yes
Yes!
Quizzes
Yes
Yes!
Feedback on assignments
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Yes!
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DE Student Services
Prospective student readiness counseling
Catalog / Financial aid / Admissions
Academic advising / Schedules / Bookstore
Library services /Online writing center /
Disability Support / Placement Center
Help desk & 800 number / Student Counseling
Courses / Instructors / Other Students
Grades / Transcripts
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DE Enrollment at ECU
Need + ECU Culture + Technology + Funding
Growth in areas of need: Ed, Nursing, Econ
DE students would not attend on campus
On-campus students have other opportunities
20% of our students and SCH are DE
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Year
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
DE SCH
47,132
66,173
80,856
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The Cost of DE
DE is as or more expensive than face to face
National, UNC, and ECU studies agree
NSF nationally proven model for calculations
Model accounts for building & other costs
Use of full time faculty & course design/maintain
Educating the underserved builds NC
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UNC DE Good for the System
A single online library for all DE students
A UNC Center for Best DE Practices
A portal for military students
Simplified course/credit/tuition transfer
Large sections taught across campuses
Internationalize with technology
Global Understanding/Internationalization
Off model programs to the world
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Academic Outreach Office
The mission of our Academic Outreach Office
“Our office extends educational opportunities,
through a variety of learning options,
to students in non-traditional formats.”
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/academicoutreach/
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AO Services
Blackboard and Learning Platform
Continuing Studies
Global Academic Initiatives
International Affairs
Military Programs
Technology Advancement Center
University Media Center
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Technologies Supporting DE
Various technologies have been explored to
make DE success
Key technologies focus on
Course Management
Interactive Tools
Collaboration
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Course Management
Currently we use Blackboard
http://blackboard.ecu.edu/
Store course contents
Tests/quizzes/Grades
This semester, 2190 course sites, comprise
2860 sections
2000 instructors
72630 enrollment seats
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Interaction Tools
Asynchronous Tools
Blackboard discussion board
Email
Mailing list server
http://seagull.sit.ecu.edu
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Interaction Tools - cont
Synchronous tools:
Centra (hosted service)
http://prod1.centra.com/main/Customers/ecu/i
ndex.jhtml?default=true
IRC Chat (we manage the server)
For class or virtual office hour
Yahoo groups
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Lecture!
Films/Media!
Sync Office Hours!
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Pilot Projects
Research, evaluate, test, and deploy new tools
that will enhance the DE classes effectively
Identify the needs (from faculty/staff)
Search for good/best solutions
Evaluate/test new tools
Involve faculty in the evaluation process
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Confluence
A wiki tool
http://falcon.aos.ecu.edu:8080/confluence/
Provides collaboration environment
For group projects, research projects, papers,
etc.
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Moodle
An Open Source CMS
http://eagle.aos.ecu.edu/moodle/
We are not replacing Blackboard, rather we
provide faculty with options
Unique features and benefits
It is open source, so we can change its features
and operation
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Journal System
This is requested from faculty in the
College of Education
An open source solution to electronically
manage the submission, review, and
publishing processes
http://eagle.aos.ecu.edu/ojs/
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Some Other Projects
Videoconferencing technology
Vignettes
Social Presence for DE
Best practice for Discussion Board
Teaching with Technology – Think-In
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Newsletter
Provides monthly “Teaching with
Technology” newsletter
http://www.ecu.edu/csacad/academicoutreach/upload/Teaching_wi
th_Technology_Fall_06_Final_9_25-2.htm
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Thank you…..
Questions?
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ECU English Department
http://www.ecu.edu/english/
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Async Discussion!
Quizzes!
Feedback!