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Overview of eLearning 2009

Overview of eLearning 2009. Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman CEO of the College of Internet Distance Education of Assumption University. charm@ksc.au.edu. www.charm.au.edu.

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Overview of eLearning 2009

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  1. Overview of eLearning 2009 Prof.Dr. Srisakdi CharmonmanCEO of the College of Internet Distance Education of Assumption University charm@ksc.au.edu www.charm.au.edu Keynote address at “Production of eLearning Courseware Training”, for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. Suported by UNESCO and Information for All Program (IFAP) at Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center, Assumption University of Thailand, March 16 - 22, 2009

  2. Overview of eLearning 2009. • Introduction. • Sloan Foundation eLearning Report 2005. • Sloan Foundation eLearning Report 2006. • Sloan Foundation eLearning Report 2007. • Sloan Foundation eLearning Report 2008. 2

  3. Overview of eLearning 2009. • Sample eLearning Laws. • Case Study at Assumption University. • Sample eLearning Policies. • Concluding Remarks. 3

  4. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Definitions of eLearning by Sloan. 1.2 US Universities with eLearning Degrees. 4

  5. Introduction (Cont.) • Online education or “eLearning” is gaining • more and more popularity all over the world. • University level:no field of study where eLearning is not used. • Short courses and training level:formal academic institutions, learnedsocieties and companies are providing eLearning. 5

  6. Introduction (Cont.) K12: State of Michigan passed the first law in the world requiring eLearning in high schools. 450,000 students to take eLearning. Other states may pass similar law. 6

  7. Introduction (Cont.) • Time Magazine: By the year 2020,eLearning will be the mainstream and classroom learning the supporting part. • All countries have established or are in the process of establishing eLearning programs. 7

  8. Introduction (Cont.) • In the year 1999, Jones International University became the first virtual university to be fully accredited. • The University of Phoenix is the university to have the highest net profit. In 2005, Phoenix revenue was 2.251 US$ billion and net profit of 444 US$ million (about 17,000 million baht). 8

  9. Introduction (Cont.) • Capella University is the first virtualuniversity to enter Nasdaq. • On 25 April 2002, the Board of Trustees of Assumption University approved the proposal by the author to establish the College of Internet Distance Education (CIDE) with the author as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 9

  10. Introduction (Cont.) • The College is located at Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center with 12 floors, 12,000 square meters, and about 15 US$ million. • As of March 2009, CIDE of AU offers:- MS in Management. - MS in Information and Communication Technology.- Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology. 10

  11. Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center 11

  12. Searching Google for “Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology” 12

  13. Searching Google for “Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology” • Found 4 entries on the first page about Assumption University “Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology”. • AU Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology is the first and only such Ph.D. in the world. 13

  14. Introduction (Cont.) • To promote eLearning in Thailand, the author includes the subject in the one-hour radio and TV programs:- FM 92.5 and AM 891 every Tuesday 10.10-11.00am.- AM 819 every Monday 2.10-3.00pm.- UBC 89 TV every Sunday 12.00 noon-1.00pm. 14

  15. Introduction (Cont.) • July 2006, the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England named Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman“The Father of Thai E-Learning” 15

  16. The Father of Thai E-Learning by the International Biographical Center. 16

  17. Searching for “e-Learning” provides 117,000,000 entries 17

  18. About 600 Million Internet Hosts in January 2009 18

  19. World Internet Usage and Population Statistics. 19

  20. World Internet Usage and Population Statistics (Cont.) 20

  21. World Internet Usage. • Over 1.5 billion Internet users, 23.5% of world population. • Largest penetration rate of 73.1%in North America, 246 million users from 337 millions population. • Largest number of Internet users is in Asia, 650 million users from 3.7 billion population, (but only 17.2% of the population which is far less than 73.1% in North America.) 21

  22. 1.1 Definitions of eLearning by Sloan. • There are many definitions of eLearning. • Searching for “define: elearning”from Google, 6 sources were founded. 22

  23. Searching for “define: elearning” 25 sources were found. 23

  24. Definitions of eLearning by Sloan. • From <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleaarning>,“E-learning most often means an approach to facilitate and enhance learning through the use of devices based on computer and communications technology”. 24

  25. Definitions of eLearning (Cont.) • From www.conferzone.com/resource/glossaryop.html,“Online Learning” is the same as “eLearning”. • From www.intelera.com/glossary.html, “Online Learning” has the same meaning as “eLearning”. 25

  26. Definitions of eLearning (Cont.) • Another important definition of eLearning was given in the report by Sloan Consortium “Growing by Degrees: Online Education the United States, 2005”released in November 2005. 26

  27. Definitions of eLearning (Cont.) • Four types of learning.1) Traditional Learning. 2) Web Facilitated Learning.3) Blended/Hybrid Learning. 4) Online Learning or eLearning. 27

  28. Four Types of Distance Education. 1) Traditional Learning: 0% OnlineCourse with no online technology used. Content is delivered in writing or orally. 28

  29. Four Types (Cont.) 2) Web Facilitated Learning: 1 - 29% OnlineCourse which uses web-based technology to facilitate what is essentially a face-to-face course. Uses a Course Management System (CMS) or web pages to post the syllabus and assignments. 29

  30. Four Types (Cont.) 3) Blended/ Hybrid Learning: 30 to 79% OnlineCourse that blends online and face-to-face delivery. Substantial proportion of the content is delivered online.Typically uses online discussions, and typically has some face-to-face meetings. 30

  31. Four Types (Cont.) 4) Online or eLearning: 80 - 100%OnlineCourse where most of all of the content is delivered online. Typically no face-to-face meetings in the traditional sense (May use webcam or VDO conference). 31

  32. 1.2 US Universities with eLearning Degrees. • The university with the largest number of eLearning students is Phoenix with more than 170,000 students. • Phoenix made about 150 US$ million net profit per year. • Baker College has the second largest enrollment of about 128,000 students. 32

  33. Sample US Universities Offering eLearning Courses. 33

  34. Sample US Universities Offering eLearning Courses (Cont.) 34

  35. Searching for “US Universities eLearning Statistics” 35

  36. US Universities with eLearning Programs. 36

  37. 2. Sloan Foundation eLearning Report 2005. • The Sloan Consortium is a consortium • of institutions and organizations committed • to quality online education. • November 2005, Sloan Consortium released a report entitled. “Growing by degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005”.The report was based on survey resultsfrom over 1,000 colleges and universities in the US. 37

  38. Sloan Consortium. 38

  39. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 2.1 Have the Course and Program Offerings in Online Education Entered the Mainstream? • The answer is definitely “Yes”: • 65% of schools offering classroom-based graduate courses also offer graduate courses in eLearning mode. • 63% of schools offering classroom-based under graduate courses also offer under graduate courses in eLearning mode. 39

  40. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 2.2 Who is Teaching Online? • Staffing of eLearning courses does not come • at the expense of classroom-based staff: • 65% of higher education institutions use full-time classroom-based instructors to teach in eLearning mode, only 62% use full-time classroom-based instructors in classroom mode. 40

  41. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 74% of public colleges use full-time classroom-based instructors to teach in eLearning mode, only 61% use full-time classroom-based instructors in classroom mode. 41

  42. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 2.3 Is Online Education Becoming Part of Long-Term Strategy for Most Schools? • There is a strong trend upwards in • considering eLearning as a part of long-term • strategy: • In 2005, 56% of schools identify eLearning as a critical long-term strategy, compared to 49% in 2003. 42

  43. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • In 2005, 72% of Associates Degree institutions identify eLearning as a critical long-term strategy, compared to 58% in 2003. 43

  44. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 2.4 Have Online Enrollments Continued Their Rapid Growth? • Growth has continued at a good rate • of 18.2%: • Overall eLearning enrollment increased from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004. 44

  45. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • eLearning enrollment growth rate is over 10 times that projected by the National Center for Education Statistics for the general postsecondary student population. 45

  46. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 2.5 What Else Do Chief Academic Officers and Faculty Believe About Online Education? • It is no harder to evaluate eLearning course than classroom-based course. • It takes more effort to teach online. 46

  47. Sloan Report 2005 (Cont.) • 64% believe that it takes more discipline for a student to succeed in eLearning course • 82% believe that it is no more difficult to evaluate the quality of an eLearning course than a classroom-based course. 47

  48. 3. Sloan Foundation eLearning Report 2006. • November 2006, Sloan Consortium released a report entitled.“Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006”.The report was based on survey results from over 1,000 colleges and universities in the US. 48

  49. Sloan Report 2006 (Cont.) 3.1 Has the Growth of Online Enrollments Begun to Plateau? • Nearly 3.2 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2005 term, a substantial increase over the 2.3 million in the previous year. • More than 800,000 additional online students is more than twice the number added in any previous year. 49

  50. Sloan Report 2006 (Cont.) 3.2 Who is Learning Online? • Online students, like the overall student body, are overwhelminglyundergraduates.The proportion of graduate-level students is slightly higher in online education relative to the overall higher education population. 50

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