Drexel University
Online Learning Council
Town Hall
January 20, 2016
§  About 7,000 Drexel students take online courses each
term; over 13,000 take at least one online or hybrid
course each year
§  Over 600 courses/sections are online each term
§  Average 2,500 online courses/sections per year
(over 140 degree or certificate programs offered online)
§  Online students are primarily adult working
professionals in their 30’s. However, more on-campus
students are registering for online courses
UNIQUE ANNUAL STUDENT
HEADCOUNT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
ONLINE PROGRAMS ONLY
8000
6865
7000
7501
7581 7,600
5882
6000
5000
4380
4000
4812
3367
3000
2000
7188
2162
1220
1000
0
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14
CONFIDENTIALANDPROPRIETY-NOTFORDISTRIBUTION
National Distance Learning Week
•  During the 2015 National Distance Learning Week in November,
we held six different events around campus for faculty & staff.
•  Events were:
•  Professional development lunch & learns on Writing Effective
Learning Objectives and Creating Course Templates
•  A Quality Matters virtual workshop to help faculty master best
practices in online course design
•  Keynote speaker Robbie Melton who demoed some wearable smart
technologies for our faculty during her presentation on the Internet
of Things
•  The OLC Collaboratory event showcasing emerging technologies &
innovation at Drexel. There were 12 faculty and instructional
designers who presented their collaborations in technology
enhanced learning.
National Distance Learning Week
•  We had 165 people registered across the university for NDLW
events, and it was one of the largest participation numbers for
Drexel’s National Distance Learning Week.
•  Thank you to all who participated in the celebration of distance
learning at Drexel!
National Distance Learning Week
National Distance Learning Week
Technology Lending Library
§  Partnership: Drexel Libraries and Drexel University Online
§  Faculty opportunity to enhance learning with technology
§  College Library Liaisons, working with instructional designers, will
survey faculty about emerging technology trends
§  Equipment available through the Drexel Libraries lending system
§  Inspire website
§  Library liaisons/instructional designers are available to discuss
possible uses of technology in each learning situation
§  Technical support is provided by Drexel University Online’s Office
at techlend@drexel.edu
Technology Lending Library
Education Apps available to Drexel Community
Over 50,000 educational apps available!
§  Apps vetted for use in educational settings
§  Provides app review and description
www.Emergingtech.tbr.edu
OLC Jan 2016 Survey – Key Themes
Q1) Describe your view of the purpose of the OLC.
Key Themes:
•  Improving student, faculty and staff online
experiences
•  Training faculty and staff
•  Keeping up with trends in technology-enhanced
learning
Q2) What issues or challenges would you like to see the OLC
address in the year ahead?
Challenge: Defining institutional-wide standard measurements
of quality for online programs.
Challenge: Staying informed of the LMS market products and
plugins to determine Drexel’s future needs.
Challenge: Expand the value proposition of the OLC to deans,
program directors, and college administrators.
Challenge: Creating an effective faculty support model that
addresses faculty needs.
Challenge: Defining faculty release time, credit, and
compensation for
developing an online course.
Q3) Please review the OLC framework document. Do you have
any feedback on the document that you would like to share?
Key Themes:
•  Satisfaction with the defined faculty and faculty senate
inclusion
in this organization.
•  Efficient model with no/or little overlap in committee roles
•  How do you become a fellow?
•  How does information flow to the college/department
meetings
from the OLC?
Q4) Please review the OLC Committees document. Do you have
any feedback on the document that you would like to share?
Key Themes:
•  Not clear how the committees will function.
•  How do faculty get credit at their college for
participation on these voluntary committees?
•  Can committees fulfill a one-year service obligation
at the University level?
Q5) What type of events/professional development
opportunities would you like the OLC to organize?
Answer
%
Count
Speakerseries
20%
11
Lunch&learn
27%
15
Webinars/onlineworkshops
34%
19
4%
2
Postersessions
Q6) What topics for the above professional development events
would you like to see?
Answer
Understandingthe
StudentLifecycleforan
OnlineStudent
FosteringStudent
Engagement
IncreasingAccessto
StudentSupportand
Services
ProvidingIncreased
SupportandServicesfor
OnlineFaculty
Other(pleasespecify)
%
Count
20%
12
26%
16
18%
11
30%
18
7%
4
Q6) What topics for the above professional development events
would you like to see? (Continued)
Otheranswers:
CuPngedgetoolsforteaching(onesthatDrexelcan/doessupport)
Coursereviews-whataretheyandhowcantheyhelp?
HowfacultyaffectstudentretenUon.
Howtoensuretestintegrity
Q7) In your experience working in committees, what is the best
way to hold people accountable?
•  Setting clear expectations (timelines, guidelines,
deadlines, goals, etc.)
•  Meaningful and purposeful tasks
•  Email reminders about due dates
•  Active engagement opportunities for all committee
members
•  Regular requirements to present information to the full
OLC
•  Tie into performance review process
Next Steps:
§  Executive Council Meeting (in February)
§  Committee Meetings (March)
§  Spring Collaboratory
§  March 24th, Papadakis Science Center,
4:00pm
Questions