Dutch Open Education Initiative October 24, 2013 Did you know 56% 2 X >30% >38% >12,000 Percent of New Yorkers do not have any college degree Unemployment rate of individuals without any college experience versus those with a Bachelor s degree Percent of higher education students in the U.S. enrolled in at least one online course Percent of students enrolled in college over the age of 25 Number of online sections offered across the SUNY system 1
A Quick History of Online Education in SUNY Starting in 1992, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded 346 projects totaling $72 million, most of which were made to non-profit colleges universities. Major distance adult providers such as the University of Maryl University College the Penn State World Campus were early grantees. Following on the heels of these institutions, large mainstream public university systems such as the University of Illinois, the State University of New York the University of Central Florida developed substantial online programs. Source: http://sloanconsortium.org SUNY s Online Environment Provides options for students 12,000 online sections / academic year Facilitates transfer completion of general education 3,800 Gen Ed course sections (guaranteed transfer) Approximately 3,400 course sections of Foundation Courses in the Major (guaranteed to transfer)
SUNY s Online Environment s in online course sections* Academic Year 2011-2012 201,799 enrollments in sections 86,487 unique students Fall 2011 15,886 students took 80% or more of their instruction online This places us in the top 20 in the country by stards cited in EduVentures Online Market Report *Report incomplete - excludes several high-volume providers Disruptive Forces Changing Higher Ed. President Barack Obama s College Completion Goal, asking the U.S. to graduate an additional 10 million students by 2020 The College Board s challenge to increase by 55 percent the number of Americans with a college degree The National Governors Association s Complete to Compete agenda Lumina s 2025 Goal to see 60 percent of all Americans earn a degree
Enter the Power of SUNY As part of the Getting Down to Business Phase of the Strategic Plan, Chancellor Zimpher called for an expansion of SUNY s online environment to facilitate student success An Online Education Advisory Group worked through 2012 to create a clear vision for SUNY s new online environment The group framed its work around a proposal created by Empire State College will leverage Existing campus online programs courses Existing campus staff expertise in online teaching Empire State College s expertise in prior assessment Open Education
will leverage SUNY s mobility policies procedures for guaranteed transfer of approved General Education Courses Foundation Courses in the majors SUNY s University-wide programs ing enterprise academic technologies services The Power of SUNY 2013 State of the University Address, Chancellor Nancy Zimpher We believe SUNY has a national roadmap for education we are committed to using it. Chancellor Zimpher announced the creation of, an expansion of SUNY s online environment to facilitate student success.
is in an intensive period of design that has involved gathering ideas, opportunities questions from across the system 2009 + Aug 2013 Dec 2013 Jan 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014 Jul 2015 Prepare frame Refine design Launch Exp Framing Open SUNY Developing initial proposals Building on a rich history Refine vision Build business case Design initiatives Develop the launch plan Supports for limited # of programs Resolve major policy issues Prepare for expansion Add additional degree programs Exp set of 1. Hear your thoughts / perspectives 2. Conduct targeted research 10 Regional engagement sessions also highlighted some key issues Issues of concern! System Administration to grant degrees Business models (e.g., for crossregistration/cross-listing Open SUNY funding) Resolution! Not a campus. Degrees will continue to be granted by your institutions! Launching a cross-system committee to address these issues building on work to date Stardization or loss of individual campus identities! Continued faculty curricular control while leveraging our diversity Ability to resolve current policy challenges (e.g., financial aid) Short time frame before launch Online course quality! Address together through the broader effort, building on important work to date around the system Access to affordable broadb technical / computer skills 11
is focused on enhancing SUNY s role in ing students access, completion success s Improve the Access + Completion = Success equation for students. Reach new groups of learners reach learners in a new way Faculty Enhance quality instruction for their students; develop professionally; use cutting edge tools to improve instruction; enhance profile Colleges universities Sustainably each institution s unique student offering experience by exping reach student outcomes State Meet the deming needs of employers society by producing graduates capable for the 21 st century 12 Just in New York, there are millions of individuals that need access to a high quality higher education New Yorkers Underserved adults At least a high school education, but no college degree Associate or bachelor s degree 6.9 M 4.2 M Currently enrolled Current SUNY students Other NYS college students 0.46 M 0.86 M High school students Juniors seniors in NYS 0.39 M Millions more potential students in other states around the world SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, Current Population Survey 13
For further refinement: The vision Straw man vision provides the nation s leading onlineenabled higher education experience. Open SUNY will draw on the Power of SUNY faculty campuses in: Dramatically enhancing students access to higher education Improving student completion rates Preparing students for success in their lives careers, contributing to the economic success of New York State beyond PRELIMINARY 14 Based on our work what we heard, there is an emerging view on the key elements of Online-enabled programs will continue to be designed delivered by SUNY s 64 campuses. Qualified programs will be powered by Educational resources Seamless online experience Experiential Third-party content Innovative pathways services hotline Academic initiatives powered offerings mentor Center for Online Teaching Excellence Course enhancement Learning Commons Faculty 24/7 IT help desk Stakeholder engagement communications Campus system-wide initiatives Policy architecture infrastructure 15
Emerging view of elements 24/7 help desk Academic tutoring computer program eportfolio Instructional design Content Open Edu Resources Educational resources services hotline Center for Online Teaching Excellence Course enhancement Concierge Learning Commons Single sign-on Faculty Open- SUNY.edu navigator Seamless online experience 24/7 help desk Readiness assessment Exploration course Experiential Monitoring continuous improvement Competencybased Credit- bearing third-party content Innovative pathways SUNY Potential students Academic initiatives Campus system-wide initiatives NY State Prior assessment International Stakeholder engagement communications Funders partners High-needs disciplines powered offerings infrastructure Revenue cost models Signature SUNY programs Affordable broadb for NYS Policy architecture General education Workforce Skill remediation IT enablers Identification & verification Legal compliance policies Credits financial aid across campuses 16 will focus on working through the business model cross-registration/cross-listing issues SUNY Board Academic Affairs Committee Chair has directed us to convene a Committee to address business model cross-registration/cross-listing issues Charge Participants Timeline Your Role Business model (i.e., financials between campuses) Crossregistration cross-listing policies processes Widely representative group of registrars business officers Launching January Initial proposals due end of first quarter Support your registrar /or business officer in participating (as appropriate) 17
We are moving aggressively toward a targeted, high quality launch of in January 2009 + Aug 2013 Dec 2013 Jan 2014 Aug 2014 Sep 2014 Jul 2015 Prepare frame Refine design Launch Exp Framing Open SUNY Developing initial proposals Building on a rich history Refine vision Build business case Design initiatives Develop the launch plan Supports for limited # of programs Resolve major policy issues Prepare for expansion Add additional degree programs Exp set of 18 The January launch will focus on a subset of elements 24/7 help desk Academic tutoring computer program eportfolio Instructional design Content Open textbooks Educational resources services hotline Center for Online Teaching Excellence Course enhancement mentor Learning Commons Single sign-on Faculty Open- SUNY.edu navigator Seamless online experience 24/7 help desk Readiness assessment Exploration course Experiential Monitoring continuous improvement Competencybased Credit- bearing third-party content Innovative pathways SUNY Potential students Campus system-wide initiatives NY State Prior assessment Academic initiatives International Stakeholder engagement communications Funders partners High-needs disciplines powered offerings infrastructure Revenue cost models Signature SUNY programs Affordable broadb for NYS Policy architecture General education Workforce Skill remediation IT enablers Identification & verification Legal compliance policies Credits financial aid across 19 campuses
Three things we asked Presidents to do to benefit from contribute to What you can do Communicate to your campuses Details Communicate to your campus Three meetings: Administration, Faculty, s Use communications tools (to be provided) Reach out if you need assistance Share an asset Exp the impact of your existing onlineenabled capabilities by sharing an asset with Faculty (e.g., faculty training) (e.g., online remedial tutoring) Institutional (e.g., IP policies) Nominate a program launch will highlight a hful of existing degree programs with distinctive elements The effort will provide to your degree program (e.g., visibility, faculty ) in exchange for your participation 20 Launch programs assets We received... 61 Degree Nominations from 29 Campuses 45 Asset Submissions from 21 Campuses We are in the process of selecting launch programs assets
To learn more to share your views perspectives http://open.suny.edu 22 Thank you! Questions?