DE Program Review
Distance Education was up for comprehensive program review this semester. I put together the initial draft of our report with the help of my Instructional Technology & Design Teammates. Some highlights from program review:
💡 We decided to focus on comparing student success and enrollment data from before the Pandemic to now, 5 years later. This comparison prompted some interesting questions that I think will be great for guiding our work in the next few years.
💡 We got really clear on what resources we need as a program, which are most important, and which we actually have the bandwidth to take on right now.
💡 We discovered opportunities for input from many other groups on campus and we’re looking forward to incorporating their thoughts and experiences in our report.
| 2018-2019 | 2023-2024 | |
| Headcount | 9,036 | 9,643 |
| Enrollment | 25,128 | 24,263 |
| Enrollment By Modality | 2018-2019 | 2023-2024 |
| Face to Face | 68% | 35% |
| Hybrid | 7% | 16% |
| Online | 26% | 38% |
| Synchronous | 0% | 10% |
| Success By Modality | 2018-2019 | 2023-2024 |
| Overall Success | 72% | 72% |
| Face to Face | 74% | 74% |
| Hybrid | 70% | 72% |
| Online | 67% | 71% |
| Synchronous | 71% |
DEAC & Technology Committee
I’ve continued my membership on these committees and my support of their work. We’ve continued updating the committee structures and refreshing their workflows:
- We’ve now been meeting for consolidated, consecutive meeting times and its so far been working well.
- We now have DEAC Bylaws and updated Technology Committee Bylaws.
- We now have an updated 2024-2027 DEAC Strategic Plan and an updated 2024-2027 Technology Strategic Plan.
- Increasing the technology trainings that we offer both on Flex Days and during meeting times.
- Upcoming Projects: Updating the DE Handbook, Updating the Technology Refresh Process, and offering Technology & DE Surveys.
Additional Committees – IPC & Curriculum Committee
I’m also serving on the Instructional Planning Council (IPC) as a Faculty Member-at-large, and on the Curriculum Committee as one of the representatives for the ASLT division. While I’ve served as a member of IPC in the past, I’m new to serving on Curriculum Committee and its been great to learn more about such an important part of faculty work that I didn’t know much about. I’m also doing my best to bring a faculty perspective to IPC, rather than the Instructional Technologist that I used to bring to the committee.