+

e-Learning in the

College of Earth and

Mineral SciencesAnn H. Taylor

21 March 2012

+Background - The Dutton Institute“Learning design unit of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences”

First online program in January 1999 (GIS), Institute founded in

2000

Supports both World Campus and resident instruction

Provides leadership for the distance learning community

> 80 online and blended courses

6 certificate and degree programs to date

45 FT and PT individuals appointed to the Institute

17 individuals appointed elsewhere but supported by the

Institute ~30 hourly personnel

+

+Program Development Model

Look for new market potential

Conduct preliminary market research

Draft program prospectus

Create industry advisory board

Revise program prospectus

Work through traditional University approval processes

Develop Program Office and Courses internally – partner with

World Campus for program delivery

+

+Course Development Process

Learning designers work 1-on-1 with faculty authors

Multimedia specialist, programmers, editors brought in as

needed

R&D team takes on advanced learning technologies

Two semester development timeframe

Q&A process from design to peer review

$10K $1M – all based on time (% of salary)

See https://www.e-education.psu.edu/facdev

+The Future of eLearning in EMS

Create new, strategically-focused online programs –

from undergraduate to doctoral, custom contracts to

degrees

Shift focus from "content development" to "creating

personalized learning experiences”

Strengthen online communities and

engagement

Lead the movement away from a

single one-size-fits-all LMS

+Top Institute Challenges

Create agile tools, strategies, and models that can

adjust to an ever-changing environment

Significantly re-invest in mature courses and

programs

Provide truly seamless access that is driven by

student needs, not institutional practices

Increase financial support through sponsored

research and active fund raising (new!)

Engage more members of

our departmental faculty

and students

Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.- William Butler Yeats

+Contact Information

Ann H. Taylor

Director, Dutton e-Education Institute

atb3@psu.edu