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Distance Learning Benchmark • Peer Institutes • Benchmark • Recommendations Huei Peng May 30, 2007 Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 1

10 Largest Distance-learning Programs University of Michigan (AA) 1995 354 Yes(8) No 1216/1332 US News and World Report 2006 Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 2

USC Distance Education Network (DEN) • Established in 1972 • Currently offer 30 degrees, many courses (98 from EECS) (http: //den. usc. edu/programs/degreeprograms. htm) • Download video, Podcast and smartphone download. http: //den. usc. edu/demos/index. htm http: //uscengineer. com/den/classschedule/coursedesc. php Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 3

USC (Engineering Certificate Programs) Viterbi School of Engineering Astronautics and Space Technology Astronautical Engineering Civil Engineering Transportation Systems Computer-Aided Engineering Computer Science Software Engineering Electrical Engineering Systems Architecture and Engineering Technology Commercialization Environmental Engineering Environmental Sciences, Policy and Engineering Sustainable Cities (offered with Geography) Industrial and Systems Engineering System Safety and Security Petroleum Engineering Smart Oilfield Technologies Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 4

Columbia University • “Columbia Video Network” supports distance education at School of Engineering and Applied Science (Graduate Level) • More than 60 courses in Summer 2007 • Offer almost all regular degrees through distance plus 4 -course certificates (see below for certificate topics) Applied Mathematics Business and Technology Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Financial Engineering Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Nanotechnology http: //www. cvn. columbia. edu/ Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 5

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Georgia Tech • Institute-wide professional and distance-education activities • Distance learning: offer many regular departmental courses (in addition to professional education) RELATED LINKS Professional Education Center for Distance Learning Georgia Tech Global Learning Center Intensive English Program (ESL) The Executive Masters of Science in Management of Technology (EMSMOT) Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) Institute Policies and Procedures Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 7

Distance Learning at GIT Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 8

Professional Education at GIT • Large number of offerings. • Large variation in tuition rate (responsive to market force). Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 9

Six Sigma Certificate Program: Green Belt Location/ (Accommodations) Program Administrator College of Management, Atlanta, GA (Georgia Tech Hotel) Ms. Laura Day Start End May 7, 2007 Status June 7, 2007 Cost $6, 500. 00 Section ID: 43757 Registration is from 7: 30 to 8: 00 A. M. on the first day. Meeting time(s): • Monday, May 7, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Tuesday, May 8, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Wednesday, May 9, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Thursday, May 10, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Monday, June 4, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Tuesday, June 5, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Wednesday, June 6, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) • Thursday, June 7, 2007 (8: 00 AM-5: 00 PM) 48 hours Fundamentals of Engineering Location/ (Accommodations) Program Administrator Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, GA (No hotel required. ) Dr. Russ Callen Start September 5, 2007 Section ID: 08120 Meeting time(s): • Wednesday, September 5, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, September 10, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Wednesday, September 12, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, September 17, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Wednesday, September 19, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, September 24, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Wednesday, September 26, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, October 1, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Wednesday, October 3, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, October 8, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Wednesday, October 10, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, October 15, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) • Monday, October 22, 2007 (6: 30 PM-9: 30 PM) Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan End Status October 22, 2007 Cost $800. 00 42 hours 10

Antenna Engineering Location/ (Accommodations) Program Administrator Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, GA (Georgia Tech Hotel) Dr. Edward Joy Start May 7, 2007 End Status May 11, 2007 Cost $1, 795. 00 Section ID: 43589 Georgia Tech employees should call 404 -385 -3501 to register by phone, and have their P-card or People. Soft number ready. Meeting time(s): • Monday, May 7, 2007 (8: 00 AM-4: 45 PM) • Tuesday, May 8, 2007 (8: 00 AM-4: 45 PM) • Wednesday, May 9, 2007 (8: 00 AM-4: 45 PM) • Thursday, May 10, 2007 (8: 00 AM-4: 45 PM) • Friday, May 11, 2007 (8: 00 AM-12: 15 PM) 30 hours http: //www. pe. gatech. edu/conted/servlet/CEHome Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 11

Virginia Tech Professional Education • “As part of a rapidly growing outreach activity at Virginia Tech, we provide more than 400 short courses, seminars, workshops, training programs, and conferences to 30, 000 individuals per year. ” • Low tuition rate • Many basic courses for professional education • Five off-campus sites – Hampton Roads Center – National Capital Region – Richmond Center – Roanoke Center – Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center http: //www. cpe. vt. edu/home/calendar 2007. html#MAY 2007 Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 12

E-learning at Va-Tech • Distance learning courses since 1983 • “Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning ”, reports to vice provost for academic affairs. • 568 different e. Learning courses offered in past 5 years • 21 master degrees/certificate/ recertification/licensure programs e. Learning course offerings • 85% of academic departments participating Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 13

Va-Tech Distance Learning Market Strategy Market Analysis • Adults aged 18 – 50 • Possess some college • 4 states in eastern U. S. A. Important Factors for Individuals Interest in Taking Online Courses • 98% - transferability • 97% - online access to library • 96% - interaction with instructor • 94% - reputation of the institution • 94% - technical support offered • 93% - cost • 93% - allowed to work at own pace Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 14

Va-Tech Online Degree Programs • Available on-line or “interactive conferencing” http: //www. vto. vt. edu/programs. php • The “commonwealth graduate engineering program”, which is a collaboration among several schools in Virginia (umbrella under the VA state government), is an interesting idea http: //www. eng. vt. edu/cgep/about_cgep. php Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 15

Stanford Center for Professional Development • Annually 6000 students enrolled through SCPD (420 companies). • 52 Stanford graduate degrees and 35 certificates available online. • Short courses serve more than 1400 students on site, on campus and online. • “Used strategically in support of Stanford’s departments, centers and research initiatives. ” • 52 staff members • 9 special teleclassrooms • Many regular courses available online or broadcast http: //scpd. stanford. edu/SCPD/courses/academic/crse. List. asp? sd. ID=5&sd. Name=Electrical+Engineering Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 16

Recognized distance education challenges • 24/7, convenient and flexible access • Wide range of courses/certificates/degrees – Flexible start/stop – Modules/learning instead of rigid “courses” • Students “multitask” while learning • Desire for relevant education while wanting “certification” from a university for the effort • Competitive pricing • Delivery technology which is smarter, smaller, faster, brighter, cheaper and usable anywhere. Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 17

Discussions • Successful peers (e. g. , Ga-Tech, Stanford) typically have strong ties with industry • Distance learning at peer schools is frequently organized by a university-wide institute—better cost leverage • Many regular courses are offered through distance. • Some schools focus on distance delivery of regular courses/degrees (e. g. , Columbia), or special certificates/short courses (e. g. , USC) while some schools have strong programs in both (e. g. , Ga-Tech, Uof. M) • Some other schools have many more certificate programs/students (USC, Ga-Tech, Penn State) • For regular distance-learning courses, Uof. M tuition is THE highest among top schools. • For short courses, tuition rate is market-driven (e. g. , like Ga-Tech). Therefore, it is questionable whether a fixed financial model should be universally applied. Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 18

Discussions • Online education initiative needs to be consistent with organization’s mission, values, strengths and areas of distinction. Build from tradition in new ways. • Must begin with a clear, worthy strategic plan keeping it close to core faculty and using traditional academic structures to accelerate development. • Aim for the “sweet spot”-- intersection of audience needs and wants, faculty interests, institutional strengths and what people will pay for. • Think course-to-certificate-to-degree progression. Online versions of existing courses are easier to start than new ones. Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 19

Discussions • Recruit best faculty and staff by offering incentives and rewards supportive of innovation. Address concerns regarding ownership of intellectual property, increased demands and impact on workload. • Develop financial model that covers costs and investments with revenue distributed to participating organizations/departments and faculty. Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 20

Possible Changes • Need to offer more courses to achieve economic scale. • Focus on increasing certificate programs and students. • Need to maintain a clear separation between the academic side (distance learning) and the professional education side of Interpro. The purpose, market force, competition environment and student needs are all different. – It is NOT wrong to use a large number of adjunct faculty, as long as proper quality check is in place. – A flat 19% tax may not be practical or flexible enough. Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 21

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Arizona State University http: //cpd. asu. edu/certmgt/? page=cert_ss_gb_cert Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 24

Penn State World Campus • 50+ Online Degree and Certificate programs (http: //www. worldcampus. psu. edu/) • Candid Classroom and Built-for-web courses Graduate Degrees Master of Business Administration (i. MBA) Master of Education in Adult Education Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction-Children's Literature Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction-Teacher Leadership Master of Education in Instructional Systems-Educational Technology Master of Engineering in Oil and Gas Engineering Management Master of Geographic Information Systems Master of Homeland Security in Public Health Preparedness Master of Project Management Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 25

Penn State Program Size World Campus Statistics (as of 10/1/06): Number of current students enrolled 5, 691 Percentage growth from previous year 31% Number of total programs 54 Number of courses 691 Number of graduate degrees 9 Number of graduate or postbaccalaureate certificates 16 Number of undergraduate degrees 13 Number of undergraduate certificates 16 Number of continents with World Campus students 7—Yes, even Antarctica Number of countries with World Campus students 43 Number of states with World Campus students 50 http: //www. worldcampus. psu. edu/About. Us_World. Campus. Facts. shtml Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering College of Engineering, The University of Michigan 26