Distance Education at BGSU

1. Distance Education at BGSU COSMOS Presentation December 3, 2009 Dr. Bruce Edwards, Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and E-Learning Connie Molnar, Director, Center for Online and Blended Learning

2. The Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL) promotes and supports the design, development, and implementation of online and blended courses and programs at BGSU. Center for Online and Blended Learning

3. History Continuing & Extended Education Interactive Distance Education for All Learners (IDEAL) Academic Affairs Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL) 2001 – June, 2008 July, 2008 - Future

4. COBL Staff Connie Molnar, Director Terence Armentano, Assistant Director Michael Kudela, Senior Instructional Designer Carolyn Kraut, Instructional Designer Stephen Jenkins, Instructional Designer Beka Patterson, Secretary David Sankovich, Student

5. COBL The Center for Online and Blended Learning provides the infrastructure for the coordination and management of activities needed to develop and support distance education.

6. Beginning with… Program design and development Instructional design Course development Online pedagogical and technical training

7. Including… Coordination of campus resources Web site maintenance cobl.bgsu.edu online.bgsu.edu OhioLearns catalog/state, nat’l conferences Ohio collaborations New technology and pedagogical practices

8. With a focus on… Quality assurance Quality Matters™

9. Quality Matters™ Faculty centered peer review process designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses/programs Tools set and process QM rubric (40 elements/8 standards, based on current research) Peer review of courses Faculty development Course and program recognition

10. Quality Matters Subscribers WASHINGTON NORTH MAINE MONTANA MINNESOTA DAKOTA OREGON VT NH WISCONSIN MASS SOUTH IDAHO DAKOTA NEW YORK MICHIGAN WYOMING RI CONN PENN NEW IOWA NEBRASKA JERSEY NEVADA OHIO DELAWARE INDIANA UTAH ILLINOIS COLORADO MARYLAND WV KANSAS VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY CALIFORNIA NORTH CAROLINA ARIZONA ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO TENNESSEE MISS GEORGIA ALABAMA TEXAS FLORIDA LOUISIANA Current Subscribers Statewide Subscribers PUERTO RICO VIRGIN ISLANDS ALASKA HAWAII

11. The Ohio Quality Matters Consortium http://oln.org/QM/qm_consortia.php Collaborative cross-institutional project that demonstrates quality assurance for Ohio online courses

12. Ohio Quality Matters™ Consortium Members *Red = Founding Member Ashland University Bowling Green State University Cedarville Central Ohio Tech College Cincinnati State Clark State Cleveland State University Columbus State Community College Edison State Hocking College Kent State – Geauga Kettering College of Medical Arts Mercy College Miami University Mt Union College North Central State Notre Dame College • Ohio Northern University • OSU • Ohio University • Ohio Learning Network • Owens Community College • Sinclair Community College • Stark State • University of Akron • University of Northwestern Ohio • UC Clermont • University of Cincinnati • Ursuline College • Washington State CC • Wright State • Zane State

13. Quality Matters in Ohio Single largest statewide system 40 institutions represent almost 10% of QM subscriber base Pioneering collaborative model Leaders in independent capacity building efforts Innovators in creating tools for effective use of QM

14. Quality Matters Ohio QM Consortium founding member BGSU QM info site: http://cobl.bgsu.edu/QualityMatters.php Ohio Learning Network QM Consortium site: http://oln.org/QM/quality_matters.php Ohio “Center for Excellence in E-Learning”

15. OLN Center for Excellence in E-Learning Development of tools and processes Coordination of training Grants Conference

16. Ohio Strategic Planning Committee for Distance Education • Commissioned to create “big ideas” for expanding “access, quality, economic development, and educational attainment” (USO metrics) through distance (online & blended) learning. • Co-chaired the “PLAQA” committee (Professional Learning, Assessment, Quality Assurance) — just finished report.

17. PLAQA Charge To develop an integrated, statewide strategic initiative for faculty/instructor professional development informed by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. • Within this initiative, strategies to scale up breadth of impact (from isolated individuals and groups to universal impact) and type of impact (from awareness and skill mastery to changes in practice) will be used to support student success.  Nationally recognized programs such as Quality Matters™ and the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) Prior Learning Assessment, and technologies such as virtual worlds, simulations, e-portfolios, webinars, intelligent and pedagogical agents, m-learning and others will be used.   • Targeted populations include faculty, instructors, teachers and instructional designers within PK-20 institutions, adult career centers and ABLE programs. The crucial role of assessment and the continuous improvement of our educational efforts will be a guiding philosophy. Benchmarks and metrics will ensure these strategies and programs are meeting goals and making adequate progress. • OLN Center for Excellence E-learning hosting a recognition of BGSU’s preparedness • Final Report to be issued December 22nd to • Chancellor Fingerhut.

18. Contact Information Dr. Bruce Edwards Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and E-Learning edwards@bgsu.edu 419.372.7302 Connie Molnar Director, Center for Online and Blended Learning cmolnar@bgsu.edu 419.372.7900