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© 2002 The Trustees of Indiana University

elearning at Indiana University

0-53,000 users in 6 semesters

© 2002 The Trustees of Indiana University

Who we are

• Jay Fern– Online Learning Technologies

• Rob Lowden– Senior Online Services Analyst

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OverviewA Little Background

What is Oncourse and why build it?Overall Response to Oncourse?What we have learned

StrategyTactical Implementation

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What is Oncourse?• Oncourse is an elearning application that allows faculty and students to create,

integrate, use, and maintain Web-based teaching and learning resources. • For students, Oncourse presents learning tools in a single, consistent Web

interface.

• For faculty, Oncourse provides a framework for building teaching environments that can include multimedia content and a wide range of online tools, without requiring users to know programming or HTML.

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Why Build Oncourse?

• ..a unified front door for Distributed Education and web-based teaching and learning environment.

• ..a “one-stop-shopping” instructional environment to allow faculty and students to create and use Web-based teaching and learning resources.

• ..market was behind our prototype.• ..enterprise solution based on existing resources. • ..an idea “whose time had come.”

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Enterprise Solution for All Campuses

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Enterprise Solution for All Users

120,000 Users dynamically updated daily from existing SIS and HR data

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Enterprise Solution for All Courses

20,000+ Unique Course Sections dynamically loaded from SIS per semester

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Enterprise Solution for Authentication

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Dynamic Profiles

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Dynamic ProfilesEvery User - Every course

•Automated population of course offerings and faculty teaching assignments as class schedules are created•Automated population of course rosters with student registration data 

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Dynamic Course Containers

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Dynamic Course Containers

•Syllabus•Schedule items for lesson content•Class roster•Internal email, threaded message forums and chat•100 MB of web-based storage space•Online testing and survey tools•Integrated, calculating gradebooks•Course usage statistics•Collaborative and group file space•Drop boxes•Student profiles•Direct links to online library resources

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• Developed at the IUPUI Weblab in R/D• IU IT strategic Plan for Online Learning • Piloted on the IUPUI campus, Fall 1998• Pilot extended to IUB campus, Spring 1999• Implemented on remaining campuses in Fall 1999• Development input through faculty focus groups

and university-wide steering committee• Consistent growth

The Oncourse Story

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• Target for Beta - 25 classes• 250 courses online in 3 weeks• Running on Desktop Machine

– w/ no support

Initial ResponseSpring/Summer 1998

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Consistent Growth

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Consistent Growth

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Consistent Growth

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Consistent Growth

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Unique Logins

http://portfolio.iu.edu/jfern/userstats.htm

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What we learned

We needed to think clearly in 2 distinct tracks•Strategic Planning•Tactical Implementation

“Strategies can be roughly right, but execution must be perfect. Precise execution is the driving force behind any strategic change.”

Anne Mulcahy, President and CEO, XEROX

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Strategic

•Strategic Planning Process•Standardized university-wide, scalable elearning tool

•Maintained centrally•Seamless back office integration•Enterprise wide authentication

•Distributed support •Scaleable technical support•Clearly defined user education•Accessible pedagogical support

•Leverage existing resources•Utilize existing centers of expertise

•Create a cross-division project management team•Develop a systematic communications plan

leveraging existing resources

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Tactical

•Technical Support•User Education and Pedagogical Support•Systematic user communication (good ol’ PR)

leveraging existing resources

Creating and implementing a plan that works. The art of “perfect” execution.

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Tactical-Scalable Technical Support

Designing Scalable Support (a 3 tier approach)

•Tier 1 - Looking at existing resources•Resolves 95% of all Oncourse issues•Knowledge base utilization•Trouble shooting script•Enterprise wide ticket and tracking system•Funding centers of expertise

leveraging existing resources

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Tactical-Scalable Technical Supportleveraging existing resources

Redefining the model - Recognizing a need

•Tier 2 - Support administrator - Support Flow diagram•Multiple systems integration•Multiple campus needs•Helping foster change in current processes•Cleansing of institutional data•KB advising (help and documentation)

Quick uncompromised access to the source

•Tier 3 - Application level support•Development team•DBA, SSA

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Tactical-User and Pedagogy Support

•User Education and Pedagogical Support•User Education

•Faculty•Do it yourself•Group education•Boutique style

•Student•Do it yourself•Group Education

leveraging existing resources

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Tactical-User and Pedagogy Support

•Pedagogical Support•Teaching and Learning Centers

•Boutique Style•Brown Bags/ Panel Sessions•elearning communities •Production shop (coming soon)

leveraging existing resources

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Tactical - Communication

•Developing a systematic internal marketing plan•Creating brand identity•Creation of communication tools

•Coffee cups, shirts, buttons•Oncourse “one-stop support card”•Frequent news updates•Oncourse promotional brochure

•Faculty success stories•Faculty engagement

•Focus groups•Online suggestions•Online steering committee•Create community around application

leveraging existing resources

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The Future

•Just-in-time development•Continued development of IMS

•Internet calendaring and scheduling •Content packaging specification

•Continued evaluation of CMS market•Integration of other University resources

•Bookstore•Photo ID•One Start Portal•Institutional Faculty survey

leveraging existing resources

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• Jay Fern– jfern@iu.edu

• Rob Lowden– rlowden@iu.edu

Contacts and Resources

Oncourse Usage Statisticshttp://portfolio.iu.edu/jfern/stats/ocstats.htm

Oncourse support flow diagramhttp://portfolio.iu.edu/rlowden/supportmdl_frame.htm

Indiana University IT Strategic Planning Reporthttp://www.indiana.edu/~ovpit/strategic/

Indiana University Accomplishments Reporthttp://www.indiana.edu/~uits/cpo/accomplish/

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Conclusion

Q & A