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E-learning at La Salle University

E-learning at La Salle University. Distributed Education at La Salle University: Fall 2004. Number of faculty members using WebCT = 98 Number of student seats = 5460 Total number of courses = 216 Uses Post lecture notes and relevant documents Communication – mail and discussion

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E-learning at La Salle University

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  1. E-learning at La Salle University

  2. Distributed Education at La Salle University: Fall 2004 • Number of faculty members using WebCT = 98 • Number of student seats = 5460 • Total number of courses = 216 • Uses • Post lecture notes and relevant documents • Communication – mail and discussion • Assignments and assessment

  3. Competitors • Villanova • WebCT course management system • Distance course offerings • College of Engineering, Select graduate degrees • College of Nursing, select courses, Doctoral program completely on-line except in the summer • Select courses available at a distance for part-time students each semester • MBA offers partial distance • On-line continuing education certificate programs – Six non-degree programs, business related • St. Joe’s • Blackboard course management system • Distance course offerings • Select courses, combination of hybrid and on-line • Online Executive Pharmaceutical Marketing MBA • About 50 courses for Fall 2004, hybrid or web-enhanced

  4. Drexel • WebCT Vista course management system • Distance course offerings on-line • Nursing and Health Professions • MBA • Information Science and Systems • Education • Multi-disciplinary B.S. degrees in several concentations • Philadelphia University • Blackboard course management system • Distance course offerings • Masters, Occupational Therapy, hybrid • Masters, Midwifery Program, on-line • MBA, foundation courses on-line • MBA in Textile and Apparal Marketing, on-line • Very few courses in a hybrid or web-enhanced format

  5. National OutlookSloan Consortium Study • Nationwide, there are currently over 2 million online students in the US • Most online students are enrolled in Masters, Doctoral, Associate degree and Certificate programs. • Baccalaureate programs represent the smallest number of online learners. • Small, private institutions tend to offer less online courses and represent the smallest number of students enrolled • Students in small, private institutions are less likely to be satisfied with an online course • Administration of small, private institutions are less likely to see online education as a critical to long-term strategy

  6. Where do we go next with e-learning?Issues to Consider • Mission and goals of the university • IT infrastructure • Training and development • Resources for faculty • Staffing and restructuring • Measuring Outcomes • Physical Plant • Intellectual Property

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