Distance Education at BGSU
COSMOS Presentation
December 3, 2009
Dr. Bruce Edwards, Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and E-Learning
Connie Molnar, Director, Center for Online and Blended Learning
Center for Online and
Blended Learning
The Center for Online and Blended
Learning (COBL) promotes and
supports the design, development,
and implementation of online and
blended courses and programs at
BGSU.
History
2001 – June, 2008
Continuing & Extended Education
Interactive Distance Education for All Learners (IDEAL)
July, 2008 - Future
Academic Affairs
Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL)
COBL Staff
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Connie Molnar, Director
Terence Armentano, Assistant Director
Michael Kudela, Senior Instructional Designer
Carolyn Kraut, Instructional Designer
Stephen Jenkins, Instructional Designer
Beka Patterson, Secretary
David Sankovich, Student
COBL
The Center for Online and Blended Learning
provides the infrastructure for the
coordination and management of activities
needed to develop and support distance
education.
Beginning with…
– Program design and development
– Instructional design
– Course development
– Online pedagogical and technical training
Including…
– Coordination of campus resources
– Web site maintenance
• cobl.bgsu.edu
• online.bgsu.edu
– OhioLearns catalog/state, nat’l conferences
– Ohio collaborations
– New technology and pedagogical practices
With a focus on…
– Quality assurance
• Quality Matters™
Quality Matters™
• Faculty centered peer review process designed
to certify the quality of online and blended
courses/programs
• Tools set and process
• QM rubric (40 elements/8 standards, based on
current research)
• Peer review of courses
• Faculty development
• Course and program recognition
Quality Matters Subscribers
WASHINGTON
MONTANA
NORTH
DAKOTA
MAINE
MINNESOTA
OREGON
VT
NH
WISCONSIN
SOUTH
DAKOTA
IDAHO
NEW YORK
MICHIGAN
WYOMING
NEBRASKA
MASS
RI
CONN
PENN
IOWA
NEVADA
OHIO
DELAWARE
INDIANA
UTAH
NEW
JERSEY
ILLINOIS
COLORADO
MARYLAND
WV
KANSAS
VIRGINIA
MISSOURI
KENTUCKY
CALIFORNIA
NORTH
CAROLINA
ARIZONA
OKLAHOMA
NEW MEXICO
ARKANSAS
SOUTH
CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
MISS
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
TEXAS
LOUISIANA
FLORIDA
PUERTO RICO
Current Subscribers
Statewide Subscribers
ALASKA
VIRGIN
ISLANDS
The Ohio Quality Matters Consortium
http://oln.org/QM/qm_consortia.php
Collaborative cross-institutional project that demonstrates
quality assurance for Ohio online courses
Ohio Quality Matters™ Consortium Members
*Red = Founding Member
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Ashland University
Bowling Green State
University
Cedarville
Central Ohio Tech College
Cincinnati State
Clark State
Cleveland State University
Columbus State Community
College
Edison State
Hocking College
Kent State – Geauga
Kettering College of Medical
Arts
Mercy College
Miami University
Mt Union College
North Central State
Notre Dame College
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Ohio Northern University
OSU
Ohio University
Ohio Learning Network
Owens Community College
Sinclair Community College
Stark State
University of Akron
University of Northwestern Ohio
UC Clermont
University of Cincinnati
Ursuline College
Washington State CC
Wright State
Zane State
Quality Matters in Ohio
• Single largest statewide system
• 40 institutions represent almost 10% of QM
subscriber base
• Pioneering collaborative model
• Leaders in independent capacity building efforts
• Innovators in creating tools for effective use of
QM
Quality Matters
• Ohio QM Consortium founding member
• BGSU QM info site:
http://cobl.bgsu.edu/QualityMatters.php
• Ohio Learning Network QM Consortium site:
http://oln.org/QM/quality_matters.php
• Ohio “Center for Excellence in E-Learning”
OLN Center for Excellence in E-Learning
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Development of tools and processes
Coordination of training
Grants
Conference
Ohio Strategic Planning Committee for
Distance Education
• Commissioned to create “big ideas” for
expanding “access, quality, economic
development, and educational attainment”
(USO metrics) through distance (online &
blended) learning.
• Co-chaired the “PLAQA” committee
(Professional Learning, Assessment,
Quality Assurance) — just finished report.
PLAQA Charge
To develop an integrated, statewide strategic initiative for faculty/instructor
professional development informed by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
•Within this initiative, strategies to scale up breadth of impact (from isolated individuals
and groups to universal impact) and type of impact (from awareness and skill mastery to
changes in practice) will be used to support student success. Nationally recognized
programs such as Quality Matters™ and the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning
(CAEL) Prior Learning Assessment, and technologies such as virtual worlds,
simulations, e-portfolios, webinars, intelligent and pedagogical agents, m-learning and
others will be used.
•Targeted populations include faculty, instructors, teachers and instructional
designers within PK-20 institutions, adult career centers and ABLE programs. The
crucial role of assessment and the continuous improvement of our educational efforts
will be a guiding philosophy. Benchmarks and metrics will ensure these strategies and
programs are meeting goals and making adequate progress.
•OLN Center for Excellence E-learning hosting a recognition of BGSU’s
preparedness
•Final Report to be issued December 22nd to
•Chancellor Fingerhut.
Contact Information
Dr. Bruce Edwards
Associate Vice President for Academic
Technology and E-Learning
edwards@bgsu.edu
419.372.7302
Connie Molnar
Director, Center for Online and Blended Learning
cmolnar@bgsu.edu
419.372.7900