Distance Education
Environmental Scan
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
One of the Problems
400,000 Open IT Jobs in
the U.S. Today
Information Technology
Association of America
Other Problems
Widening “Haves - Have Nots” Gap
Changing Nature of Marketplace
Lifelong learning becoming a reality
Learning in bits rather than programs
Certification vs degree interests
Obsolescence Rates
With change accelerating in the last five years ...
New Skills
New Jobs
Webmaster
Java programmers
Digital media experts
Internet Video
Mindspring
Yahoo
Netscape
Personal digital assistant
E-commerce
http//www.jec.edu/
http//www.international.edu/
http//www.california.edu/
http//www.ntu.edu/
http//www.worldcampus.psu.edu/
http//www.ccon.org/theU/index.html
http//www.giiawards.com/nicampgn/3886.htm
http//www.srec.sreb.org/
http//www1.umn.edu/tc/VirtualU/
http//www.uwex.edu/disted/catalog/
http//www.vou.org/
http//www.uophx.edu/
http//www.fuqua.duke.edu/programs/gemba/i
ndex.htm
Distance
Education Market
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
Models
Individual Universities
 State
 Regional Efforts
 National/Global
 For Profit

News and Updates
MVU Searching for Three Leadership Positions
Chief Information Officer,
Chief Development Officer, and
Director of Marketing and Communications.
The firm of Quinn and Associates has been contacted …
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Institution: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Educati
Location: Kentucky
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Commonwealth Virtual University (CVU)
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
dynamic Chief Executive Officer for the newly crea
Commonwealth Virtual University (CVU). The Ken
Assembly established a new system of Postsecondar
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How about
some
perspective ..
Open University Self Assessment
The Open University has built up a very successful
distance learning system which reaches large numbers
of students (200,000) at low cost (50% of the average of
other UK universities) with high quality courses (the
Open University is ranked 10th out of the 101 UK
universities for the excellence of its teaching programs).
The keys to its success are
1.
2.
3.
4.
well-designed multiple media teaching materials
personal academic support to each student;
efficient logistics; and
faculty who also conduct research.
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
For-Profit Activities
Institutional -- looks like a university
 Outsourcing companies
 Stuff for sale to our communigy

Change Agents
Outsourcing
www.realeducation.com
www.collegis.com
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
* FOLLETT CORPORATION cranked up the heat under
the simmering market for on-line sales of college textbooks
this week by opening a new World-Wide Web site that
includes complete booklists from more than 450
institutions.
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
Now, Let’s put some of this in perspective
We have many new players …
Entering the marketplace almost daily ...
With small numbers ...
All struggling to find a business model.
Business Planning
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
Basic Data Collection
Market Segmentation -- we service which segments?
Product Definition -- our programs, certification, credentials
Content, program development and delivery
Marketing and Pricing
Services for Customers: Student, Corporate, Government
General Logistics
Quality Assurance, Evaluation and Assessment
Legal
Exit Strategies
Timelines
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
Vice Chancellor/CIO
Associate Vice Chancellor
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Instructional Technology
PeachNet
PeopleSoft’s HR
SCT’s Banner
Enterprise Support
Distance Education
Virtual University
Faculty Development
Virtual Library
Executive Director, Virtual Library, Events Mgmt
Customer & Info Services
Help Desk
Publications
Univ. Sys. Of Ga.
Virtual University Building Blocks
PeachNet
GALILEO -- the virtual library
Faculty development efforts
Special projects and initiatives
Policy development
Good Practice Principles
Public/Private Partnership initiatives
PeachNet 2 core infrastructure
C1
C1
C2
C2
C2
C0
C0
C0
C0
C1
C2
C1
OC-12
OC-3
T3
NxT1
C1
C1
C2
C2
PeachNet is one strategic key
GALILEO USE STATISTICS
(NOTE: Does not include use data from 47 Cambridge dbs, Gale dbs, 6
Opentext dbs, and 2 dbs from Encyclopaedia Britannica)
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
Logins to
GALILEO
Number of
Searches
Full-text Articles
Displayed
1995
(OctDec)
1996
1997
1998
(Jan 12/12)
Special Projects
and Initiatives
Leveraging Converging Technologies
Voice
Video
Data
Video Exploratorium project
Desktop distance learning initiative
New voice services pilot project
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
Some References
So where should you begin
looking for resources?
http://www.educause.edu/sac/sac98/sjd.html
Places to begin reading
Katz, R, Dancing with the Devil, Jossey-Bass, 1999
Meister, J., Corporate Universities, McGraw-Hill, 1998
Boettcher, J. "Taking off with Distance Learning: …", Syllabus,
Nov./Dec., 1998
Several other good articles in Syllabus, Nov./Dec., 1998
"The Emerging Knowledge Economy," Graves interview in Educom
Review, Nov./Dec., 1998.
"NYU BECOMES FIRST MAJOR UNIVERSITY TO CREATE
FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL 'SPIN-OFF'.", Press Release,
http://www.nyu.edu/publicaffairs/newsreleases/b_NYU_B.shtml
Morrison: at http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/resources/44items.asp is a
list of challenges in implementing distance learning programs.
Examples of activities, organizations:
British open university -- competency based, low cost -http://www.open.ac.uk/
Penn State's distance education http://www.cde.psu.edu/DE/
note the Innovations page
Search for "Distance Education" on Yahoo
Signature Facilities at:
Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, Calgary, BCIT
Couple of conferences, organizations:
New Challenges Conference, by a bunch of familiar folks:
http://www.arl.org/scomm/conf.html/
International Council of Distance Education
http://www.icde.org/
Outsourcing - places to start:
www.collegis.com
www.realeducation.com
Tools - Places to start:
www.WebCT.com
www.asymetrix.com
http://www.galileo.peachnet.edu
Technology and physical design
Media Union at the University of Michigan
Computing Commons at Arizona State University
ATLAS Center at University of Colorado
Learning Commons at University of Calgary
Pyle Center at University of Wisconsin
Downtown Center at British Columbia Institute of Technology
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations
Academic Dishonesty
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
BIG, BIG issue with bureaucrats
Most solutions are low tech
– Take exams at the originating campus
– Require a proctor to be present at approved
location
– For Internet courses, allow exams under
special passwords, at prescribed times and
dates. New WebCT s/w allows system to at
least track the IP address
– Substituting projects and term papers for
exams
Discussion Topics ...
Principles of good practice
Tuition differentials
Bold, per
Faculty workload issues
Greg Anderson
Technologies -- current, preferred, trends
Plans for new programs offered at a distance
Business planning
Student services
Virtual University Organizational Structures
Incentives to participate -- for departments, faculty,
others
Faculty development (with respect to distance
Technological sustainability &
education)
infrastructure “renew-ability”
Scholarly content management (how do you
keep the courses organized and useful on a
repeatable basis) and Intellectual Property
Today’s Agenda
Introduction, few statistics
Evolving structural models
For-profit activities
Some of the planning issues
University System of Georgia strategies
Some references, sources of information
Issues discussion, led by CSG inclinations