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Distance Education and Learning Technologies in Graduate Education Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21 st Century May 22, 2015

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Distance Education and

Learning Technologies in

Graduate Education

Revitalizing Graduate STEM

Education for the 21st Century

May 22, 2015

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Two Strategic Objectives at

NC State • Driving student success

– Primarily undergraduate

– Flexibility for progress toward degree

– Blended models for improving outcomes in critical path courses

• Extending our core strengths nationally and globally – Primarily graduate

– Engineering and other STEM, Management, Ag and Life Sciences, Education, …

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Unduplicated Overall Student Headcount

by Course-Taking Type, Academic Year

2013-14, NCSU

Source: Data from SIS

49% 51%

12%

3%

34%

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Percentage of Undergraduate and

Graduate Students by

Course-Taking Type, Academic Year 2013-14,

NCSU

Source: Data from SIS

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Grad (n = 10,060)

Undergrad (n = 25,735)

Online Only

Mostly Online

Partially Online

Face-to-Face

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NC State’s online programs

0 10 20 30 40 50

Non-transcripted, including licensure

Other certificate

Undergraduate certificate

Undergraduate minor

Bachelors

Graduate certificate

Master's

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US News online program

rankings

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Graduate online enrollment

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

GRAD NDS

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Some emerging trends

• Blended approaches

• Doctoral programs

• Learning analytics

• Virtual reality

• Alternative credentialing

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Source: Eduventures Consumer Surveys, 2006 and 2013

Delivery modality preferences by age group,

2006 and 2013

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Source: Eduventures Consumer Surveys, 2006 and 2013

“Primarily Online”

Delivery modality preferences by age group,

2006 and 2013

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Delivery modality preferences by age group,

2006 and 2013

Source: Eduventures Consumer Surveys, 2006 and 2013

“Primarily Campus”

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Source: Eduventures Consumer Surveys, 2006 and 2013

“Equal Balance”

Delivery modality preferences by age group,

2006 and 2013

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CH223, Fall ’13 Grade Distributions

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Some emerging trends

• Blended approaches

• Doctoral programs

• Learning analytics

• Virtual reality

• Alternative credentialing

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• NC State Professional Doctor of Design – Launches 2018

– “The NC State Professional Doctor of Design Program is structured to allow practicing design professionals to complete the program through distance education with the ability to work remotely while attending one week-long workshop each semester.”

• Other examples – Johns Hopkins – EdD

– USC – EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership

– UNC – Doctor of Physical Therapy

– UFL – multiple online doctorates

– and many more…

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Some emerging trends

• Blended approaches

• Doctoral programs

• Learning analytics

• Virtual reality

• Alternative credentialing

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Open Academic Analytics Initiative

Student Attitude Data (SATs, current GPA, etc.)

Student Demographic Data (Age, gender, etc.)

Sakai Event Log Data

Sakai Gradebook Data

Predictive Model Scoring

Identified Students “at risk” to not complete

course

Stat

ic d

ata

Dyn

amic

Dat

a

Intervention (Online Academic

Support Environment)

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Some emerging trends

• Blended approaches

• Doctoral programs

• Learning analytics

• Virtual reality

• Alternative credentialing

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https://issdev.delta.ncsu.edu/ncsuvr/ccc-global-leadership/

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Some emerging trends

• Blended approaches

• Doctoral programs

• Learning analytics

• Virtual reality

• Alternative credentialing

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Source: Jim Fong, UPCEA, Peter Janzow, Pearson, and Kyle Peck, Penn State. Demographic Shifts in Educational Demand and the Rise Of Alternative Credentials. http://www.upcea.edu/rise-of-alt-creds, June 2016

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Source: Jim Fong, UPCEA, Peter Janzow, Pearson, and Kyle Peck, Penn State. Demographic Shifts in Educational Demand and the Rise Of Alternative Credentials. http://www.upcea.edu/rise-of-alt-creds, June 2016

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96% of provosts believe that universities are doing a good job in preparing students for the work force.

33% of U.S. business leaders agree with them.

Inside Higher Ed 2014 CAO survey

2013 Gallup U.S. Business Leaders Poll on Higher Education