In this issue:
Paula Vincini discusses and share examples of
dynamic, interactive lessons on the web.
Contents:
- Lifelong Learning: A New Division & A New Mission - Byron Bond
- Articulation and Transfer Agreements: A Progress Report
- Distance Education - Update
- Edible Bytes - Paula Vincini
- Distance Education - Meet Our Staff
- CTA Workshops
- Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera
- Thought for February
Welcome to Interaction, ISU's monthly electronic newsletter for people
interested in developing and teaching distance education courses. The
purpose of Interaction is to provide you with information on course
development and design, new technologies, and teaching distance
courses. As the name implies, we hope to make this electronic
newsletter "interactive," its contents reflecting current issues,
challenges, and innovations in teaching. Your part is simple-just tell
us what you want. Send us your questions, frustrations, and topics of
interest, and we will include information on that topic in a future
issue. In addition, we invite you to share your experiences and tips
on teaching distance courses, and to send us announcements of upcoming
events. Please submit your comments and requests to
interact@web.indstate.edu, a secured access e-mail account. Your
contributions will not be posted as a "global" message to subscribers
of Interaction. The staffs of Continuing Education/Instructional Services,
the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Library, ACNS, and other
ISU offices are eager to answer your questions and offer you assistance
as you develop and teach your distance education courses.
Lifelong Learning - A New Division & A New Mission
Byron Bond, Executive Director, Division of Lifelong Learning
As a result of nearly two years of planning, Indiana State University has
reorganized many of the units, formerly administered within Continuing
Education and Instructional Services, into a newly created unit, the
Division of Lifelong Learning. This new unit focuses upon the mission of
'extending the programs and services of the University to support lifelong
learning and workforce development.' This reorganization was motivated by
many factors
* The cost of providing 'outreach' services was forcing us to look for ways
to become more efficient and effective;
* Increasing capabilities of technology and modes of delivery were
resulting in increased visibility by the larger institution;
* Increasingly, atypical student services were being sought as students
become more selective, demanding, and informed about other options;
* Improving internal consistency, competence, and confidence were needed in
order for us to more adequately serve our students.
Recognizing these and other factors, broad-based discussions of a variety of
stakeholders resulted in a structure for this new Division which consists of
three core program areas and one service area, supported by centralized
administrative services.
* Community and Professional Programs will include noncredit courses and
programs, conferences, camps, and seminars.
* Continuing Education will include credit outreach, college challenge,
summer honors, evening/weekend program, prison program, and
workforce development.
* Distance Education will include distance education program development,
the Course Transformation Academy, instructional design, DegreeLink
marketing, and course delivery via Internet, satellite, two-way video,
and correspondence.
* The Office of Student Services will provide support to these program
areas by providing coordination of the full range of student
administrative and academic services on campus and coordinating
student services with external partners.
* Central administrative services will provide fiscal resources, support
regional programs, provide coordination of marketing for programs and
services, and coordinate summer sessions.
If you would like more information on programs and services offered, key
contact people are:
Administration
Dean, Lou Jensen (extjens@ruby.indstate.edu)
Executive Director, Byron Bond (extbyron@ruby.indstate.edu)
Administrative Assistant, Vickie Spurr (extspurr@ruby.indstate.edu)
Community and Professional Programs
Director, Julie Bledsoe (csebleds@ruby.indstate.edu)
Continuing Education
Director, Allen Varner (varner@cube.indstate.edu)
Distance Education
Director, Nancy Franklin (extfrank@ruby.indstate.edu)
Office of Student Services
Director, Harry Barnes (extbarns@ruby.indstate.edu)
Articulation and Transfer Agreements: A Progress Report
Transfer enrollments are up! The following summarizes articulation and
transfer progress for the past two calendar years (1998, 1999) at Indiana
State University.
41 new '2 + 2' program articulation agreements have been completed,
including:
- 28 in the School of Technology
- 5 in the School of Health & Human Performance
- 4 in the College of Arts and Sciences
- 2 in the School of Nursing
- 2 in the School of Business
Of these 41 signed articulation agreements, ISU has 24 agreements with
Vincennes University, 12 with Ivy Tech State College, three with Danville
Area Community College, and two with Lake Land College.
Another 37 articulation agreements are under development, including:
- 13 in the School of Technology
- 11 in the College of Arts and Sciences
- 6 in the Health & Human Performance
- 5 in the School of Education
- 2 in the School of Nursing
Included in the 37 proposed agreements are: 16 with Vincennes University; 14
with Ivy Tech State College; 4 with Lake Land College; and 3 with Danville
Area Community College.
For more information, contact Tom Sawyer, Director, Articulation/Course
Transfer, at 237-2186 or pmsawyer@scifac.indstate.edu The Department
of Articulation/Course Transfer is located in Stalker Hall, room 10. In
addition to Tom Sawyer, the staff includes Karen Guthrie,
Transfer/Articulation Specialist, and two graduate assistants -
Adele Newsome and Trisha Sustarich.
Distance Education - An Update
According to Tim Paige, Video Support Manager, Indiana Higher
Education Telecommunications System, there has been phenomenal growth
in the number of distance courses offered by Indiana's colleges and
universities. In 1998, approximately 400 distance courses were listed in
the Indiana College Network Schedule of Distance Classes. In the
Spring/Summer issue, over 1,110 courses are listed.
This type of growth is also evident at Indiana State University. The
following is an update on enrollments for the DegreeLink Program and
distance education.
The DegreeLink Program:
* Currently, 375 students are competing bachelor degrees in one of
nine DegreeLink programs.
* During FY2000, DegreeLink students enrolled in 6,786+ hours
* 13 DegreeLink students were eligible for the Dean's List for the
Fall '99 semester.
* Since DegreeLink was implemented in Spring 98, 24 students
have graduated; 51 have applied for graduation.
Distance Education:
* In December 99, the Commission approved statewide delivery of
ISU's Master of Arts/Science in Criminology.
* During FY2000, 2,544 students enrolled in ISU distance courses;
enrollments jumped to 12,358 hours.
* Over 2,000 individuals visit the distance education web site each
month; approximately 20% of our browsers (400 individuals per
month) submit an online request for information.
Edible Bytes
Paula Vincini, Project Leader, Virtual Instructional Designer
As part of the design process for the Virtual Instructional Designer (VID),
I have been talking to faculty at ISU, Vincennes University, and Ivy Tech
State College about what kinds of tools, examples, models and features they
would like to see in the VID. One of the most frequent responses is to
provide examples of dynamic, interactive lessons on the web.
Some of the most exciting examples of interactive, content rich online
lessons or modules are coming out of the K-12 community. Often these
lessons are being created with tools and software that comes out of a
partnership with a corporation or company.
The first site is an inquiry-based science resource that includes 16 Virtual
Reality panoramas, 31 video clips, and over 640 digital images to explore
science in coastal Carolina called Carolina Coastal Science at
http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/shell/index.html This site is part of a larger
site called Science Junction (http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/) which
describes itself as a cyber community for teachers, students, and
researchers of science sponsored by North Carolina State University. In the
module Shell Island Dilemma, an inquiry simulation challenges students to
investigate the issues concerning the fate of the Shell Island Resort and
then debate the future of this and other oceanfront structures threatened by
coastal erosion.
Another site that provides ideas, resources, and tools for online K-12
teaching is the http://www.virtualblackboard.com/webtours.htm, the
Virtual Web Tour page of the Virtual Blackboard site at
http://www.virtualblackboard.com/index.htm Links are provided to different
tours associated with different subjects and grade levels.
I visited the Shakespeare on the Net tour and was impressed with
Tramline's award-winning technology for presenting a series of
Web sites in one window while users view commentary about each
site in an adjacent window. Tramline is a partner in the AT&T Learning
Network Virtual Academy and claims that every tour links a series of
Web sites into an automated and guided itinerary through which students
will learn Web resources and technology in an efficient, pedagogical and
user-friendly way.
They had me when the tour sent me to Holy Trinity church, Stratford, on the
banks of the River Avon. And this was only one link embedded in a lesson
about Shakespeare's Stratford. I can't wait to try the Virtual Field trips!
Obviously these sites are full of examples of how media brings life to
mainly text-based lessons.
Another interesting site in terms of demonstrating how media can be used
to enrich the online experience is the Streaming Media site created for
seminars on the educational use of streaming media including streaming
multimedia at http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/streaming.html
This site, created by Terry Dugas, Director of Educational Multimedia
Services at Florida Gulf Coast University, provides examples of streaming
video, audio, animation, and slide shows.
Although many of these sites are not online courses, you should at least
click on the link Streaming Audio with PowerPoint (RealNetwork) to
Terry's course IDS 3305 - Issues in Media, Literacy, and the Arts
(http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3305/m5pa.html). This will
take you to Module 5 of his Consumer Issues course.
Each module of this course begins with a streaming PowerPoint lecture.
You might also want to look at the example of Complete Integration,
Animation, Photography, Video: What I Did Last Summer. (To view these sites
will require downloading a plug-in.)
Finally I want to urge all of you who are instructors at ISU to help us meet
your needs in the VID by going to http://yeah.indstate.edu/LAAP/ and taking
both the Needs Assessment Survey and the Skills Assessment Survey. This
survey is open to all faculty of the LAAP partnership (ISU, Vincennes
University, and Ivy Tech State College). The VID Project team will use the
results from these surveys and focus group sessions to design the tool.
Distance Education - Meet Our Staff
In light of our recent reorganization, we thought you might want to
meet the Distance Education staff. Here's a glimpse of who we
are, and what we do.
Nancy Franklin, Director, Distance Education
I provide leadership and support to the staff of the Distance Education
unit, which includes: program development, management and marketing;
course design assistance; course delivery support; the Faculty Computing
Resource Center; and a Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships grant
development effort. I have been at ISU for 3.5 years, working primarily on
the DegreeLink initiative. Previously, I coordinated a university-wide
educational technology faculty development initiative at Virginia Tech,
authored a book for Indiana University on Distance Education implementation,
and held several positions in computer and telecommunications marketing
and systems engineering for IBM and ROLM.
John Crawford, Course Development Assistant
I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades in Internet design, doing a little
in a lot of different areas. The majority of my work is in web design,
but I am frequently called upon to perform other general computing tasks
for faculty and staff. I'm a recent graduate of the psychology and
sociology departments at ISU. After working at ISU for two and one-half
years as a student, I joined the staff six months ago.
Bob De France, Manager, Televised Class Production
I facilitate the use of 5 televised classrooms for live, synchronous
and/or taped asynchronous classes and other projects utilizing
this mediated environment. I left the Army in January of 1970
and came to ISU as a student mid-semester. I completed my
BS in Secondary Ed and, after completing an MS in Instructional
Media, I began working at the 'Laboratory School' in January '73.
This semester marks my 27th year at ISU.
Shan de Silva, Interim Director of the FCRC
I am responsible for the management and direction of the FCRC. My goal
is to further enhance it as a faculty resource in all areas of Technology in
Scholarship. I am an Associate Professor of Geology in the Department of
Geography, Geology, and Anthropology. I have been at ISU for nine years.
Phil DiLavore, Multimedia Consultant
As you may know, I work part-time in the Faculty Computing
Resource Center. I specialize primarily in multimedia production.
This includes multimedia, interactive authoring with Macromedia
Director (and other authoring programs), and shooting, digitizing,
and editing video productions. To see a few examples,
http://yeah.indstate.edu/users/phil/chemistry.dcr or
yeah.indstate.edu/users/phil/cues.dcr These are both "Shockwave" movies.
Sharon Guan, Instructional Designer
Seven years ago I came to ISU where I became successively a student, a
graduate assistant, an instructor, a computer graphic designer, and,
finally, an instructional designer. As an instructional designer, I work
with faculty members on applying instructional design principles to the
design and development of distance courses. I help bridge the gap between
teaching and technology, between theory and practice, and, I hope, between
faculty and the concept of course transformation.
Jason Hiddle, Web Graphics Specialist
I offer advanced productions of web graphics such as banners,
photo enhancement, and graphic layouts of web sites to be created.
I've been with ISU for 8 years now. In May 1998, I earned a bachelor's
degree in communications, specializing in radio/television and film
back in May of 1998. Today, I utilize the creative aspects of this
major to develop web sites.
Melissa Hughes, Program Development Coordinator
I work with ISU faculty to facilitate the development, design, and
delivery of distance education courses. Prior to joining the distance
education staff, I worked in the Office of Admissions for five years.
Jim Kinkade, Computing Systems Analyst for Distance Education
I provide technical support for delivery of web-based courses.
I also serves as the computer support person for the DegreeLink site
coordinators, and site personnel of the South Central Indiana Education
Alliance and College Cooperative South East. I've been with the University
for over 33 years and in the computer field since 1984.
Julia Lee, Office Assistant, FCRC
I am the probably the first person you would come in contact with when
first utilizing the FCRC. Our goal in the Faculty Computing Resource
Center is assist faculty with all of their academic computing endeavors.
I have been employed by ISU for 13 years, and have worked in the
Faculty Computing Resource Center since its conception.
Ron Payne, Distance Education Production Assistant
I produce televised DE classes using the IHETS satellite and AISN
video networks. In addition, I schedule all courses to be delivered
on these two networks, train student directors, and record and
maintain the synchronous and asynchronous videotape delivery.
I am a native Hoosier, but came to Terre Haute via Los Angeles
five years ago. I have been at ISU for two years.
Mary Luz Petrowski, Office Assistant, Distance Education
Please call me if you need information on faculty development programs,
such as the Course Transformation Academy, or if you need general
information about any distance education program. I am a native of
Spain, and have lived in the U.S. for the past 18 years. In 1993, I joined
the staff at ISU. I worked in the Office of the Dean, College of Arts
and Sciences, for 18 months and in the Office of the Provost, handling
curriculum proposals for over 2 1/2 years. In January 1998, I joined
the distance education staff.
Julie Tipton, Course Development Editor
Working with our instructional designers and faculty, I proofread,
troubleshoot, and help finalize distance courses. In my spare time, I am
editor of several publications including this newsletter (Interaction),
Sketches of Innovators in Education, and LinkUp, a newsletter for distance
learners. I am a graduate of Indiana State University -
Class of 1978.
Toshi Yamamoto, Project Manager
Since the end of October, I have been managing project orders from the
instructional designers in the Office of Distance Education. In addition, I
have been developing interactive CGI for on-campus courses, maintaining the
servers in the Faculty Computing Resource Center, and other miscellaneous
projects. I am a Ph.D. student majoring in Curriculum, Instruction, and
Media Technology at ISU. I am interested in implementing technologies
into an academic environment. Working for the Faculty Computing Resource
Center offers me opportunities to think more about my major and to gain
hands-on as well as heads-on experience.
CTA Workshops
If you would like to attend one of the workshops listed below, please
contact Mary Luz Petrowski at extension 8689 or aafpetro@amber.indstate.edu
* The Course Transformation Academy (CTA) is a faculty development
program for faculty members preparing to use technology in their
teaching.
Date:
- Summer (Intensive) CTA: May 15 - 19 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm)
Course Transformation Academy Follow-Up
This new 3-day summer workshop is designed for faculty members who
have experience teaching in the distance education environment.
Participants will have opportunities to share successes and concerns,
to choose from among several topic sessions focused on teaching learning
issues in the distance education environment, and on advanced
application of instructional technologies.
Date:
- June 20 - 22 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm)
Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera:
News, Interesting Links and So Forth
* Please remember: Instructional design and planning are essential
components of a distance course. Sharon Guan, an ISU Instructional
Designer, has developed a Course Development Timeline that offers
ISU faculty a 16-week plan for course development. The Timeline
breaks the development process into 'edible bytes' or tasks, including:
Analysis (Week 1); Content Development (Weeks 2-8); Course
Development (Weeks 9-11); Course Implementation (Week 12);
Formative Evaluation (Week 13); Revision (Weeks 14-15); and
Summative Evaluation (Week 16). For more information on the
course development process or to sign up for the Course
Transformation Academy and other faculty development workshops,
contact Mary Luz Petrowski at 237-8639 or aafpetro@amber.indstate.edu
MentorNet
http://mentornet.net
Visit MentorNet (The National Electronic Industrial Network for Women in
Engineering) to see how women are connecting with other women. MentorNet, a
nonprofit initiative, links women studying engineering or science with
professional scientists and engineers working in industry. Using e-mail,
mentoring relationships are formed that help students learn about
opportunities and understand obstacles encountered by women in science.
MentorNet, headquartered at San Jose State University, is thought to be the
first of its kind in the nation.
National Center for Education Statistics - View the report at
http://nces.ed.gov/
According to the 1999 edition of The National Center for Education
Statistics, over 750,000 students enrolled in distance education at
four-year institutions (public and private) and two-year institutions
(public). Public two-year institutions led the way, with reported
distance enrollments of 414,160 (55%). Second place goes to public
four-year institutions, with distance enrollments of 234,020 (31%).
Interactive Services
http://interact.indstate.edu
Please tell your students about ISU's Interactive Services web site.
Thought for February:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
-- Gandhi
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teaching, learning, course design and educational technologies, and
events pertaining to distance education at Indiana State University.
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