Transcript MCCVLC Distance Learning Administrators Survey Results & Discussion Who • All 24 submissions were community colleges • Based on ASC grouping: – Group 1: – Group.

MCCVLC Distance Learning
Administrators Survey
Results & Discussion
Who
• All 24 submissions were community colleges
• Based on ASC grouping:
– Group 1:
– Group 2:
– Group 3:
– Group 4:
8 submissions (10 possible)
6 submissions (7 possible)
7 submissions (8 possible)
3 submissions (3 possible)
Organization Structure
• Reporting Line
– 29% report to Chief Academic Officer
– 29% report to Academic Dean
– 17% report to Non-Academic Administrator
• ITC National Survey: more than 70 percent of
respondents indicated they reported to the vicepresident of academic affairs or to an academic
dean.; 6% report directly to President
Organizational Structure
2011
De-centralized
Mix
Centralized
In 2011:
In 2010:
In 2008:
In 2006:
Centralized – 33%/Decentralized – 17%/Mix – 46%
Centralized – 48%/Decentralized – 19%/Mix – 33%
Centralized – 48%/Decentralized – 22%/ Mix – 30%
Centralized – 48%/Decentralized – 26%/ Mix – 26%
Program
• Non-credit offerings:
– 58% responded Yes (Up from 48% in 2010)
– 73% offer non-credit online offerings – ITC Survey
• LMS – looking to switch
– 50% responded “yes” – Up from 33% in 2010
– Nationally – 38% - ITC Survey
– In 2010, ITC results indicated a drop of six
percentage points for the Blackboard/WebCT/
Angel Learning share of the LMS market—down
from 56 % of Blackboard/WebCT users reported in
2008.
Program - Enrollments
• What is the percentage of enrollment
(credit/contact hr) that your institution’s
online program is of the total enrollment for
your institution?
• Average: 16.97%
Median: 17%
Range: 6% - 33%
Program
• Assessment of course prior to offering
– 50% have some assessment
– Down from 67% have some assessment
• Offering online degrees
– In 2011 – 42% said yes
– In 2010 – 38% said yes
– In 2006 – 52% said yes
– Nationally – 81% offer at least one online degree
Program
• How are decisions made regarding new courses and
programs?
– 38% - academic/discipline level decision
– 21% - institution-wide committee/team decision
– Three colleges use a strategic plan to guide
program & course development decisions – up
from one in 2010
Program
• Section enrollment caps for online
Course
MCCVLC
ITC
24
27
Composition
22.5
25
Intro Pol Science
22.5
30
Math
Greatest Challenges
Challenge
Ranking 2011
Ranking 2010
ITC Ranking 2010
Support staff for training
& tech assistance
1
4
1
Adequate Assessment
2
2
2
Admin Authority
3
3
5
Adequate Student
Services
3
5
3
Operating & Equipment
Budgets
4
1
4
Compliance w/HEOA
5
Org. Acceptance
6
6
8
Faculty Acceptance
7
7
7
Adequate Space
8
Student Acceptance
9
9
6
8
10
Greatest Challenges
• Very segregated
• HLC-NCA recommendations/requirements
• We don’t have an official distance learning
administrator.
• Creating consistency w/programs and courses.
• Unclear direction from administration
• Preparing students for taking online courses.
• Transitioning from de-centralized operation to
a more centralized operation
“The inability to have the authority to manage
the program remains my primary frustration.
Decisions are made affecting offerings without
my knowledge and decisions are being made
without
an adequate understanding of the situation. I
think all distance education administrators
eventually
‘hit the wall’ since their organizations continue
to refuse to adapt to the new reality.”
—2010 ITC Survey Respondent
Faculty
• Challenges – from ITC Survey
– Finding and training enough faculty to teach
online.
– “Navigating political minefields with [the] union
and administrative issues; getting buy-in to some
kind of standard development process.”
– “Everyone is doing more with less, to the point
where there is little to no time to develop people
professionally in online technology or pedagogy.”
Faculty
• Teaching Ratios for online course
– Full time average – 66% ( for 2010 - 63%)
– Nationally – 64%
– Part time average – 34% (for 2010 - 37%)
– Nationally – 35%
• Limiting number of classes taught
– 58% do not limit (for 2010 - 76%)
– Nationally – 67% allow for flexibility
Faculty
• Training prior to teaching online
– 54% said training was mandatory (for 2010 – 67%)
– Nationally – 63% indicated training was
mandatory
– Most indicated that “more than eight hours” of
training are required for online faculty.
Faculty
• Requirement on amount of interaction
w/students.
– 67% said No
– 29% said Yes
– For those reporting no, majority indicated it was
not an issue. Some indicated that quality
standards have helped with this.
Student Authentication
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Authentic assessments in the course – 6
Pin/Password access to course – 19
Proctored exams – 18
Other
– Respondus lock
– Some courses require in person presentations
– Unique student id and password – with secured
login process.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
• Demand for distance education by community
college students continues to grow—at an
accelerated rate. The growth is occurring in
traditional and nontraditional age categories.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
• As online instruction continues to mature,
distance education administrators see a
continuing need to address course quality and
design, faculty training and preparation,
course assessment, to improve student
readiness and retention.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
• Growth in the use of blended/hybrid and
Web-assisted, Web-enhanced, and Webfacilitated classes continues.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
• The gap between distance learning and faceto-face student completion rates has
narrowed significantly, and individual
campuses are reporting real progress in
exceeding traditional completion rates.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
• For most colleges, providing virtual student
services and technology support services are
a priority.
• The learning management system (LMS)
market remains volatile.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
The administration of online programs has
shifted from colleges’ IT departments, to their
academic areas and programmatic services, as
distance education has become more
mainstream and increased in visibility and
importance.
ITC – Key Observations & Trends
• Many colleges continue to see challenges
addressing accessibility issues, such as Section
504 and 508 compliance.
• Nearly all colleges already authenticate
student access to online courses.
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From the ITC 2010 Distance Education Survey Results: Trends in eLearning: Tracking the
Impact of eLearning at Community Colleges
(http://itcnetwork.org/images/stories/itcannualsurveymay2011final.pdf)