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Distance Education Network
Welcome To USC!
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Distance Education Network
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Executive Director, Kelly Goulis
Presenter, Erin Shaw
Research Computer Scientist,
Center for Research in Technology
for Education,
USC Information Sciences Institute
USC Distance Learning at a Glance
Each School caters differently to remote students
Annenberg School of Communications
 Flash-based lecture and interactive material
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Marshall School of Business
 Blended learning: fewer in-class lectures combined
with online meetings
Andrus School of Gerontology
 Complete online master’s program, no lectures
Viterbi School of Engineering
 Streamed lectures, online materials
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Viterbi School of Engineering (VSoE)
Acclaimed graduate engineering program
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 Ranked #7, America’s Best Graduate Engineering Schools for
2006, US News and World Report
 Electrical Eng., Computer Science, Aerospace, & Petroleum Eng.
programs consistently ranked top 15 departments in US.
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Viterbi School of Engineering (VSoE)
Distance learning via Distance Education Network
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 Designed for professional engineers
 Run like a business
 Traditional clients: Local industry employees
 Fastest growing client: Individual students
 Wide selection offerings
 30 Master’s degrees in 7 departments
 ~260 courses in 13 departments
 Over 800 students enrolled each semester
 Students from 38 states and 2 territories
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USC Master of Science (M.S.) Degree Programs Via DEN
 Aerospace & Mechanical
Engineering (Astronautics) (5)
 Computation fluid and solid
mechanics
 Dynamics and control
 Biomedical Engineering (2)
 Medical imaging & informatics
 Medical device & diagnostic
 Electrical Engineering (7)
 Computer
 Electrical
 VLSI Design
 Industrial & Systems
Engineering (5)
 Engineering management
 Product development
 Safety & security
 Civil Engineering (3)
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 Construction
 Structural
 Petroleum Engineering (2)
 Smart oilfield technologies
 Computer Science (6)
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Computer Networks
Computer Security
Multimedia & Creative Technologies
Software Engineering
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Corporate partners and affiliates
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Aerojet
Aerospace Corporation
Alpine Electronics
Boeing Corporation
Chevron Texaco
Ericsson
General Dynamics
Hamilton Sundstrand
Honeywell
Intel
Caltech Jet Propulsion Lab
Lockheed Martin
Motorola
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NASA Ames
NASA Dryden
NASA Johnson Space Center
Northrop Grumman (former TRW)
Occidental Petroleum
Pratt Whtney
Qualcomm
Raytheon
SAIC University
Spectrum Astro
United Technologies Corp.
United States Air Force
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History
Pioneer in Distance Learning
 1972 Microwave (lectures broadcast
to specially-built
 1997 Satellite
classrooms)
(materials)
(streamed, webcast)
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 1999 Internet
 2003 Lectures
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In the News
Viterbi's Distance Education Network is a model for future
technology plans at USC.
Adrian Florido: 2/1/06 Section: News
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Distant learning. USC students who cannot attend classes on
campus can watch lectures online and participate through
webcams. C.L. Max Nikias, USC provost … plans to offer
classes to students in off-campus locations who would
otherwise be unable to attend USC.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prevalent in
colleges and universities across the country, … USC will
embrace already existing models for providing students with
alternative and supplemental learning methods…
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Webcasting
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In the News
USC Distance Learning Goes International
LOS ANGELES and SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan. 6
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An educational revolution has spread worldwide. The USC
Engineering's innovative Distance Education Network (DEN)
and ChevronTexaco Corp. announced today DEN is now
offering its innovative smart oilfield technologies program to
ChevronTexaco engineers around the world.
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Webcasting
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Webcasting
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How DEN Works: Enrollment
Den students
 Meet same admissions requirements
as other USC graduate students
 Bachelor of Science degree in Eng.,
Math, or Sci from accredited school
 GPA or 3.0 or above (on 4.0 scale)
 USC Graduate application
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 Complete same course requirements to earn degree
 Adhere to the same academic standards
 Receive diploma from the University of Southern California
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How DEN Works: Lectures
Over 120 courses available per semester
Instruction
 Lecture recorded, streamed to webcast
 Written materials digitized (*.pdf, *.ppt)
 Synchronize digital material and video
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Remote participation
On campus students
have access to timedelayed webcasts.
 Streamed lectures available live and on-demand
 DSL/Cable recommended
 Windows Media Player (free)
 Students can phone into classroom with questions
 Students can chat online during live class
 Webcasts available all semester
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How DEN Works: Materials
Handouts and homework
 Notes written by professor in class posted
along-side e-learning video
 Handouts posted online prior to class.
 Homework assignments transmitted to
and from DEN via e-mail and/or fax
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Exams
 Students in Los Angles attend exams in-person
 Distant students’ exams are proctored at testing centers
 Ensures academic integrity
Online applications supplement experience
 Blackboard, WebEx, Macromedia Breeze
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DEN’s E-Learning User Interface
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Presentations
and class
notes can be
downloaded
and printed!
User-friendly
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interface
Live and
threaded chat
discussions
to encourage
interactivity
In the News
Ten Trends for 2006 in Online Education From Online
Graduate School Pioneer; USC Viterbi School Of
Engineering DEN Predicts Dramatic Growth in 2006
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Business Wire; 3/21/2006
The USC VSoE, one of the top engineering schools
in the U.S., forecasts dramatic growth in students
and offerings at online colleges this year. Established
in 1972 USC VSoE's Distance Education Network is
a pioneer and one of the oldest distance learning
programs in the country.
Kelly Goulis, executive director of DEN,
forecasts the following:
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In the News
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Ten Trends for 2006 in Online Education From Online
Graduate School Pioneer; USC Viterbi School Of
Engineering DEN Predicts Dramatic Growth in 2006
-- The majority of distance learning students will
shift from domestic students to those residing
outside of the United States.
-- The use of mobile technologies will … enable
"anytime, anywhere" learning as universities
make their content downloadable ….
-- More top universities will provide online
offerings... as brick-and-mortar schools prove
that quality education can be sustained the
perception of "online degrees" improves.
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In the News
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Ten Trends for 2006 in Online Education From Online
Graduate School Pioneer; USC Viterbi School Of
Engineering DEN Predicts Dramatic Growth in 2006
-- Distance learning will shift from a passive …
to an interactive learning environment where
students engage … in real-time.
-- More employers will support distance
learning, … students can have immediate
access to experts in fields in the industries in
which they work.
-- There will be … high quality virtual lab
simulations - rich learning environments in
which those who can't physically access a lab
can participate...
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DEN Students Succeed
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 More than 80% completion rate
 Since 1972, DEN has graduated thousands of
professional engineers
 Students perform as well and in many cases better
than on-campus
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Personal Observations
Experience
 Instructor of Computer Graphics, 2001
 80 local students
 8 remote (7 via satellite, 1 via webcast)
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Observations
 No difference between local and remote students
 Course management systems are essential
 USC & DEN both use Blackboard
 Broadcasting makes teaching more difficult
 Hard to please everyone
 Class preparation more time consuming!
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