The Road to Distance Learning May Be Closer

Than You Think…..

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The Road to Distance Learning May Be Closer

Than You Think…..

Polley Ann McClureVice President, Information TechnologiesProfessor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Cornell University

Evolutionary vs. Revolutionary Change

New Needs

“Going to college…”(Moffatt, 1989; Astin,1992)

Traditional Culture

• Learning as a social good• Teaching, research, outreach• Social critique• Search for truth• Structure• A community• “At a slight angle to the universe”

(Bowen, 2001)

“Taking, as a starting point, 1530, when the Lutheran

Church was founded, some 66 institutions that

existed then still exist today in the Western World

in recognizable form; the Catholic Church, the

Lutheran Church, the parliaments of Iceland and

the Isle of Man, and 62 universities….They have

experienced wars, revolutions, depressions, and

industrial transformations, and have come out less

changed than almost any other segment of their

societies.” Clark Kerr (1980)

Reach More Students

• New groups of students• Convenience• Productivity enhancement• Capital vs. labor

Improved Learning

• Expectations of “n-gen”• Multi-media brains• Visualization• Learning styles• Active learning• Personalization

Two Cultures:Faculty and Technologists

(Brown & Jackson, 2001)

• Both: fascination with new ideas

• Technologists: Liberal presumption about change

• Faculty: Conservative presumption about change

Cornell University

• Founded 1865• 13 colleges• A private university

with a land-grant mission

Cornell University

• 13,500 undergraduates• 5,900 graduate and professional• 2,300 faculty• 9,000 staff• 192,000 living alumni

eCornell

• Founded September, 2000• Wholly owned by Cornell• Funded by Cornell at $36 million• Offices in Ithaca and NYC• 50 employees

eCornell

• Specialize in professional/ career education

• Focus on specialties where we have deep knowledge

• Work with Cornell’s top-rated schools

eCornellHospital for Special Surgery

Course DatePediatric Orthopaedics June 2001

Advanced Osteoporosis June 2001

Sports Medicine Nov 2001

Basic Osteoporosis Nov 2001

Athletic Knee Dec 2001

American College of Rheumatology Board Review

Feb 2002

eCornell

Industrial and Labor Relations SchoolCourse DateHR and the Law Nov 2001

Fundamentals of Employee Benefits Dec 2001

Building and Managing Employee Relations J an 2002

Performance Appraisal and Management Feb 2002

Salary Administration Mar 2002

Selection and Staffing Apr 2002

eCornellSchool of Hotel Administration

Course DateManagement of Hospitality Human Resources: Strategic Human Resources Management

Apr 2002

Management of Hospitality Human Resources: Leadership and Creativity

Apr 2002

Hospitality Sales and Marketing Hospitality Sales

May 2002

Hospitality Sales and Marketing: Marketing Management

May 2002

Hospitality Finance and Operations: Accounting and Financial Management

J une 2002

Hospitality Finance and Operations: Yield Management

J une 2002

Innovation in Teaching Grants

• 20 x $40,000 grants• Professional support team• Assessment• Seminars• “Narrow and deep”

Technology Assistants

• “Broad and shallow”• 20-30 undergraduates• 100 hrs training• Assigned to academic units• Supervised by Instructional

Technology staff

DL Classroom Partnership

• Facilitate standards• Facilitate sharing• Matching funds

Faculty Speak…

This slide contained a video of faculty members sharing their experiences with distributed learning technologies. For more information, please contact Dr. McClure at <polley.mcclure@cornell.edu>

The Road to Distance Learning May Be Closer

Than You Think…