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Objective 1.3

Following a well thought-out strategy, increase the number of courses that incorporate educational technology to promote student engagement, learning, and academic success, including developing hybrid/blended-learning courses and online courses and programs.

 

Reference to Previous Strategic Plans: FSP 99. 2.5, 3.1, 3.2

ExCom Member:

Provost and CIO

Assessment Tool:

On-line Course Inventory

Baseline:

53 online courses offered; 0 hybrid courses offered
2,393 credits earned in online courses; 0 credits earned in hybrid courses;
817 enrollments in online courses; 0 enrollments in hybrid courses (2005-06)

Goal:

100 online courses offered; target not set for hybrid courses
3,500 online credits earned; target not set for hybrid courses
1,500 student enrollments; target not set for hybrid courses

Progress:

149 online courses offered; 45 hybrid courses offered
 6,937 credits earned in online courses; 1,699 credits earned in hybrid courses
  2,381 enrollments in online courses; 594 enrollments in hybrid courses (2010-2011)

Enabling Activities:

  • Institute small grants to promote integration of course management system (CMS) in courses.
  • Encourage production of learning objects, podcasts, etc.
  • Provide additional faculty development in instructional technology.
  • Organize visits to selected exemplary programs.
  • Send faculty team to EDUCAUSE national conference annually.
  • Establish protocols for teaching online and hybrid courses.
  • Support design of hybrid courses
  • Develop instruments for assessing online learning and promote adoption of standardized student opinion survey for online courses.
  • Work with CSUS IT personnel to maintain availability of the BB-Vista CMS system.
  • Manage and/or improve network/internet infrastructure to provide uninterrupted world-wide access to the BB-Vista CMS system.
  • Develop the physical facilities comprising the Instructional Design and Technology Resource Center (IDTRC) to provide a professional and welcoming environment for instructional design training and assistance. Completed redesign of IDTRC in 2010-11.

  • Develop/acquire the human resources staff of the Instructional Design and Technology Resource Center to best serve the instructional needs of the faculty.

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