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ChinaApril 27, 2006

University of Maryland University College

University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

is the Open University of the state of Maryland and of the

United States. The University in its entirety has

but one focus—the educational needs of the nontraditional student.

MISSION

What is an ‘Open’ University?

An Open University will:

• Provide access to all qualified students (turn away no qualified student);

• Help under-prepared students to achieve their education goals;

• Deliver high quality education related to workforce and societal needs;

• Make student services convenient;

• Confirm that students have achieved learning objectives.

About UMUC• Founded in 1947

• A degree-granting institution of the University System of Maryland

• Serving primarily adult and part-time students

• More than 88,000 students and 3,200 faculty worldwide

• More than 160 on-site locations worldwide

1. Hagerstown CC 12. Sprint2. Shady Grove Center 13. Waldorf Center3. National Naval Medical Center14. So. MD Higher Ed. Center4. College Park/Adelphi 15. Patuxent River NAWC5. Fort Meade 16. Quantico6. Aberdeen Proving Ground 17. Fort Belvior7. Anne Arundel CC 18. Pentagon8. Annapolis Center 19. World Bank9. Prince George's CC 20. DC Police Department10. Andrews Air Force Base 21. Bolling Air Force Base11. Bureau of the Census

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Serving the State of Maryland

Serving the State of Maryland

Classes and Services at 21 Locations

Many Workforce-Oriented Programs, e.g.

Bachelor of Technical and Professional Studies in Biotechnology

“Accelerated” Bachelor’s & Master’s Programs in Many Fields

Students of UMUC

88,499 students worldwide in 2005

Students aged 18 to 80 years 41,208 students in the United States; 78% are residents of Maryland.

47,228 students live overseas8,800 serve in in the U.S. military and live in the U.S.

Academic Programs

• 25 Undergraduate Majors (B.A. & B.S.)

• 19 Master’s Degree Programs

• The Doctor of Management (DM)

• 79 Undergraduate & Graduate Certificates

Undergraduate Programs Include:

•Biotechnology•Business Administration•Accounting•Computer & Information

Sciences•Finance•Gerontology• Information Systems

Management

Graduate Degree Programs Include:

• Master of Business Administration Global MBA

• M.S. in E-Commerce• M.S. in Biotechnology Studies• M.S. in Information

Technology Information Assurance Homeland Security Management

• Master of Distance Education

Examples of International Collaboration

• Russia: Irkutsk State University and Far Eastern National University (Vladivostok) Joint bachelor’s degree programs

• Germany: Karl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg Courses and faculty for the Master of Distance

Education (MDE)

• Mexico: Tecnológico de Monterrey Course Sharing

• Hungary and Argentina International Study Trips – Master of Business

Administration (MBA) students

UMUC and Distance Education

• More than 40 years of experience in distance education (ITV, IVN, Voicemail, Online)

• All 19 master’s and 21 of 25 bachelor’s degree programs available fully online

• Almost 700 courses available online

• 58 graduate and undergraduate certificate programs available online

• More than 143,000 online enrollments in 2005

Worldwide Online Enrollments

The Future of UMUC

By 2010, UMUC enrollments will increase by 120%.

- Maryland Higher Education Commission

UMUC’s Approach to Distance Education

We define Distance Education as:

Separation in time and/or place between

instructor and student.

Important Decisions

I. Academic Quality II. Academic SupportIII. Approach to Online

Curriculum Development IV. Delivery ParadigmV. Delivery Platform

I. Academic Quality

Student Learning Outcomes must be the

same regardless of how a course is taught

Our Core Learning Goals

• Effective Communication

• Technology Fluency

• Information Literacy

• Quantitative Literacy

• Critical Thinking

• Scientific Literacy

• Globalization/Diversity

• Historical Perspective

• Civic Responsibility

• Discipline-specific

II. Academic Support

A full package of support services must surround the

online classroom: Technology Library Faculty Student

TECHNOLOGY

• Help for Students and Faculty 24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Through e-mail, chat, and toll-free telephone

•Training for Students and Faculty

LIBRARY

• Assistance from a Librarian24 hours/day, 7/days weekVia e-mail, chat, toll-free telephone

• Library instruction for StudentsRequired Courses

LIBRARY (con’t)

•Book Delivery in the Continental U.S.

•E-Book Services•Online Journal Databases

More than 130 databases, majority are “full-text”

•Electronic Reserves and Copyright Services

UMUC’s Online Library Services

•47 million full-text articles•37,681 journals•Records of 21,000 public

companies•20,300 e-books•Access to USM and

Affiliated Libraries

STUDENTS•All Student Services

Available at a Distance, viaE-mail Telephone Online through the “Student Portal”

UMUC FACULTY

•Training in the use of technology

•Support for the development of courses

•Textbooks•Library services•Technical assistance•Learning Outcomes

Assessment

III. COURSE DEVELOPMENT

•Within the university (not “outsource”)

• Individuals and Teams•Standard Syllabus and Course

Content•Faculty members add their

own “value” to the course

“Broadcast” Model “Interactive” Model

• One-way Communication

• Independent study

• More multimedia technology

• Large class size

• Two-way communication

• Faculty direct learning

• Less multimedia technology

• Smaller class size

IV. DELIVERY MODEL

•Proprietary Learning Management System (LMS)

•The technology must be:Easy for students and faculty to use

Reliable“Scalable” (can easily increase number of classes without loss of quality)

V. Delivery Technology

Model of the Online Classroom

WebTycho isUMUC’s proprietary

online learning management system

QUESTIONS?