Appendix F What others are doing 1 Harvard

Appendix F: What others are doing 1 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Appendix F: What others are doing § § § Trends and statistics University and organization initiatives For-profit education arena 2 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Distance learning programs are proliferating • As of 1998, 79% of public 4 -year institutions offered distance education courses • Distance education enrollment doubled between 1995 and 1998 • Distance learning degree and certificate programs also doubled • The fastest growth was in Internet-based courses, jumping from 28% of institutions in 1995 to 60% in 1998 The figures are from a new report prepared by the U. S. Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics, December, 1999 3 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Expanding Internet use is fueling DL growth • There will be more than 320 million Internet users by 2002 • Globally: – More than 3 million people take distance learning courses today • U. S. predictions: – distance learning courses will enroll 2. 2 million people by 2002 – 100 million people will be participating in adult education by 2004 4 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Trends in 2000 • Students everywhere communicate with faculty by email • Courses everywhere have websites • Course platform vendors make it easy (and free) for professors to create course websites (Blackboard, e. College, Web. CT) • For-profit websites aimed at students sell products and services and advertise (collegeclub, studentadvantage) • Students order books from online bookstores (Follett, amazon) • Students publish “Cliff Notes” • Students publish class notes, critiques of professors online (versity, • Publishers create online courses (textbooks are the collateral material) (Prentice Hall, Houghton Mifflin) • Online education sites are launched for parents, teachers, and schools (lightspan, e. Score) 5 Harvard University Office of the Provost

§ At. edu’s and. org’s “Today's pace of economic, social and, above all, technological change has put higher education in danger of falling behind … this time, pressures from outside are likely to force those of us who shape the academy not only to adapt our institutions, but to transform them. ” “The Soul of A New University”, New York Times, Arthur Levine, March 13, 2000 Harvard Uniiversity Office of the Provost

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health • Certificate in Public Health Leadership in a distance learning format • This program is primarily designed for public health professionals • Location in Alabama, Indiana, or New Mexico. 7 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Current Offerings: • Non-credit courses • Residential degree & certificate programs Future Offerings: • Online MPH • Three certificate programs 8 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Columbia University Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health Division of Sociomedical Sciences • MPH Program in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention -designed for employees of the New York Department of Health – On campus courses conducted via teleconferencing – Degree requirements include 45 credits (15 courses) – Courses are the same as evening courses 9 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Graduate Certificate Program • Seven on campus, five day sessions over a year • Credit can be used toward MPH degree • 21 credit -hours Mid Career MPH Program • Geared toward students with 5 -10 years public health experience • 42 credit-hours • 2 and 1/2 year program • Both traditional and web based coursework 10 Harvard University Office of the Provost

George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Sciences Graduate Certificate Program • Credit transferable to MPH program • 15 credit hours combining traditional and online coursework • 3 focus options including: community primary care, MPH, or health services 11 Harvard University Office of the Provost

John Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health Graduate Certificate Program • 35 credits over 18 months • transfer of credits toward MPH program Internet-based MPH Degree • 80 credits with maximum of 60 earned via Internet • 20 credits must be in onsite environment 12 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Through the Center for Distance Learning, there a number of degree programs designed for health professionals. • Executive Masters Program (EMP) in Health Administration • Masters program in Public Health (MPH) Leadership • Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts 13 Harvard University Office of the Provost

The purpose of the Distance Learning Program at USF is to build capacity for providing essential public health services. • • Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice Executive MPH Program for health professionals 14 Harvard University Office of the Provost

The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH • Two Certificate Programs available: Outreach Education Program • For public health professionals employed by state and local health departments • completion of 5 courses Distance Learning Program • For University of Texas students 15 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine • Internet- based MPH Program in Occupational Health & Safety Management Targeted toward Mid career professionals • Graduate Certificate Program (GCP in Public Health) 21 transferable graduate credits 3 on campus experiences during a 15 month period 16 Harvard University Office of the Provost

University of Washington School of Public Health & Community Medicine Graduate Certificate Program in Public Health • targeted toward public health professionals • 15 month program • 41/2 weeks of intensive on instruction • 33 graduate credits which can be applied toward MPH Department of Health Services offers a 3 year part-time program • intensive 4 week summer sessions • independent study • weekend seminars 17 Harvard University Office of the Provost

§ The for-profit education arena “Thanks to record enrollments in both colleges and K-12 schools, the overall education market will grow about 6% in 2000. . . But revenues of forprofit companies (in higher education) will rise at a 15%-to-20% clip. ” Michael Moe, analyst at Merrill Lynch, Business Week, January 10, 2000 Harvard Uniiversity Office of the Provost

The for-profit education industry is 10% of the $740 billion education industry, and growing [Source: Merrill Lynch] For more details link to Education Week, chart from Education Week on the Web, Nov. 24, 1999 19 Harvard University Office of the Provost

The Internet is transforming all markets and organizational models • Unprecedented change and speed of change • These are early days • Internet Protocol and broadband will revolutionize: – Educational communication – Access to information – Distribution of content – Networks of learners • Education is no exception & Net Gain, John Hagel III and Arthur Armstrong, 1997 20 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Beyond the Internet, what’s happening to education? • Global needs and opportunities • Lifelong learning • Growing private sector interest the business of education • Knowledge Universe • Kaplan • Pearson PLC & The Monster Under the Bed : How Business Is Mastering the Opportunity of Knowledge for Profit, Stan Davis & Jim Bodkin, 1995 21 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Education is an huge industry … • It’s a big business – Second only to health care as the largest global industry – $740 billion a year • By 2025, according to the World Bank, the number of higher education students will more than double from 70 million to 160 million – Much of this growth will be enabled by distance online • International Data estimates that the online education market will grow from the less than $200 million it was worth in 1997 to over $7 billion in 2002. 22 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Non-profit institutions face competition from: • Publishing & News • Telecommunications – The Washington Post Company • Entertainment – AT&T • For-profit Education – Apollo – Disney • Broadcasting • Corporate Universities – Andersen Consulting – PBS • Technology – Cisco 23 Harvard University Office of the Provost

For-profit players have significant assets • • & Skills and competencies Customer base Distribution channels Global presence Cost structure Fiscal strength Partnerships Speed Management Challenges for the 21 st Century, Peter F. Drucker, 1999 24 Harvard University Office of the Provost

New educational product attributes • • • & Quality Price Flexibility Convenience Customization Personalization customers. com, Patricia B. Seybold, 1998 25 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Terms associated with this market • • & Disequilibrium Rapidly expanding Restructuring Unbundling Spawning new players Disruptive Confusing Blown to Bits, Philip Evans & Thomas Wurster, 1999 26 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Venture Philanthropy • “The New Schools Venture fund plans to give millions to up to 20 of "the most promising, scalable education ventures in the country, “ said co-founder John Doerr , a high-tech investor whose venture capital helped start many major companies, including Amazon. com, Netscape and Sun Microsystems. ” Associated Press Newswire, February, 2000 • “An Internet software billionaire wants to improve access to higher education. He plans to donate $100 million of his own money to create a free online university. The idea is the brain child of Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor…” CBS News: The Early Show, March 16, 2000 . “Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value”, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, Harvard Business Review, November-December, 1999 27 Harvard University Office of the Provost

Microsoft and Intel plan teacher training program “Teachers learn and share knowledge” “In an attempt to address the lack of IT knowledge among educators, Microsoft and Intel have jointly developed Teach to the Future, a three-year program designed to instruct teachers on how to use computers and incorporate technology into class lessons. As part of the initiative, Microsoft will donate $344 million in software and Intel will invest $100 million in cash, equipment, and various other resources to train nearly 400, 000 teachers in the U. S. and abroad. The program follows in the footsteps of an earlier one known as Applying Computers in Education and will be based upon a train-the-trainer model--100 master teachers will be trained annually who will each train at least 20 other teachers. ” Government Computer News/State & Local, March, 2000 28 Harvard University Office of the Provost