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UPDATE: DISTANCE LEARNING IN INDIANA
According to the Indiana College Network, enrollments
in distance courses offered by Indiana colleges and
universities continue to climb.
Per an ICN media release (8 December 03):
- 2002-03 distance enrollments reached nearly 70,000. This represents a 42% increase over 2001-02, and a 425% increase over the past
five years.
- 70 degree programs (from associate to doctorate) and 63 certificate programs are offered via distance learning by Indiana colleges
and universities. All are listed in the ICN online catalog at www.icn.org
Included in the release is information on a recent study by the Education Commission of the States "Closing the College Participation
Gap." This study concluded that:
- By 2015 Indiana needs to increase adult participation incollege by 94% just to catch up to where the best states are today.
Indiana currently ranks 43rd for percentage of adults with a bachelor's degree, and also shows poorly for adults with an associate's
degree.
Read the entire release at:
www.ihets.org/news/icn_releases/enrollments2003.html
For more information, contact:
Carol Brunty
Manager of Student Services
Indiana College Network
317.263.8846
cbrunty@ihets.org
2004 ALL PARTNERS CONFERENCE: SIGN UP NOW!
The All Partners Conference is an annual event sponsored
by the Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education and the
Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System. This year's conference will dive beneath the surface of
e-learning programs from Indiana's college and universities,
and explore best practices in:
- Online teaching
- Instructional support
- Program development
- Student services
- Library support
- Institutional policy and planning
When: April 6, 2004
Where: Purdue University
Who Should Attend:
- Faculty
- Instructional support staff
- Student services providers
- Librarians
- Administrators
- Anyone interested in online teaching and learning
For details/registration, visit:
www.ihets.org/progserv/education/apc/apc2004/index.html
ISU DISTANCE ENROLLMENTS: SPRING 04
Spring 04 enrollments in ISU semester-based
distance courses totaled 3,028 at the ten-day count --
an increase (7%) from Spring 2003 enrollments of 2,822.
Spring 04 - Spring 03 Comparison (per ten-day counts):
Enrollments:
- Spring 04: 3,028 students
- Spring 03: 2,822 students
- Increase: Over 7%
Credit Hours Generated:
- Spring 04: 8,575 hrs
- Spring 03: 8,363 hrs
- Increase: Over 2%
Distance Courses Offered:
- Spring 04: 216 courses (30 TV; 5 SBC; 181 Web)
- Spring 03: 178 courses (32 TV; 5 SBC; 3 Video; 138 Web)
- Increase: Over 21%
Areas of Growth:
- New! SPAN 102 (Elementary Spanish II) offered via TV
- Web course offerings increased 31%, with new courses in:
- African and African American Studies
- Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technologies
- Educational Leadership and Foundations
- English
- Health, Safety, and Environmental Health Sciences
- Industrial and Mechanical Technology
- Music
For details, visit:
MEET CHRYS FORD: NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DISTANCE SUPPORT SERVICES
Hello everyone. My name is Chrys Ford, and I am the new Assistant Director of Distance Support Services. My primary responsibilities
are to oversee the operations of Distance Support Services and to serve as an advocate for students in distance learning programs and
courses.
My services include:
- Academic departments/faculty: To coordinate (and provide) delivery and marketing support for academic departments and faculty
members developing and teaching distance courses and programs.
- Staff: To assist and serve as a liaison to university and statewide resources.
- Distance students: To provide a full-range of just-in-time, accessible support services designed to recruit and retain students -
and ensure their success.
For a list of those services, read our Spring 04 welcoming letter:
www.indstate.edu/distance/news/tips3.html
Other responsibilities include representing the University through service to various statewide organizations, including the Indiana
College Network (ICN) and the Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education (IPSE).
Prior to coming to Indiana State University, I worked in the field of training and development in the pharmaceutical industry and the
telecom software industry.
In closing, I am honored to serve in this position in Distance Support Services, as it is an area near to my heart. I completed both a
bachelor of applied life sciences and a master of science in technology with the support of distance programs.
Please feel free to stop by my office or schedule an appointment for assistance.
I look forward to working with you.
Chrys Ford
Erickson Hall, room 213
812-237-4668
extford@isugw.indstate.edu
ETCETERA, ETCETERA, ETCETERA
HARVARD@HOME offers free access to over 35 videotaped lectures on a wide range of topics in the humanities, math, and sciences. A
listing of programs is provided, and includes "...an hour long lecture by Professor Edward O. Wilson on the relation of science and the
humanities, a 50-minute talk by Professor Diana Eck on Shiva, and a talk on the legacy and genius of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony."
Another excellent program is Professor Helen Vendler's lecture on the Yeats poem "Among School Children" which includes her
"...insightful and passionate analysis along with a condensed reading and student comments on the course." The newest offering, "The
Process of Curricular Review," features Benedict Gross (Dean of Harvard College) and Thomas Bender (NYU professor).
URL: http://athome.harvard.edu
Source: Scout Report (5 Dec 03)
AMERICAN RADIOWORKS is an archive of public radio broadcasts, including documentaries and investigative reports. Content includes
streaming audio of NPR radio broadcasts complete with background information, original photography, and interactive elements. Subject
areas include: America; Health; History; Justice; and the World. Of special note is "White House Tapes," an hour-long documentary on
the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, with links to White House tapes that let you "...eavesdrops on presidential telephone
calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history." The site includes an easy, online form to request permission to
use content.
URL: www.americanradioworks.org
370 MILLION CHILDREN WORLDWIDE are unable to attend school. But now, thousands in Bolivia, Ghana, India, and Namibia will learn via the
Internet thanks to the Global e- Schools and Communities Initiative, a United Nations Project. According to UN Secretary-General Kofi
Annan: "...while education unlocks the door to development, increasingly it is information technologies that can unlock the door to
education."
Source: Converge Online (04 Jan 06)
Thought for February:
"Never mistake motion for action."
- Ernest Hemingway
Interaction is published by the Office of Distance
Support Services - Indiana State University.
