Academic Instructional Technology And Distance Learning
Goal
Convert Classes From E-Learning To Blackboard Learn
Online teaching and learning will be enhanced through delivery of online courses and programs to SHSU students in the Blackboard Learn Learning Management System (LMS).
Objective
Online, Hybrid, And Face-to-Face Classes Available Through Blackboard Learn
To enhance online and face-to-face teaching and learning at SHSU by providing support and services to online and face-to-face faculty and students using the Blackboard Learn system. To develop an approval and development process for Hybrid courses (more than 50% of the instruction is online). To migrate all online courses to the Blackboard Learn platform by Spring 2013 and retire eCollege by Spring 2013.
KPI
Hybrid Course Approval System
A system will be developed to approve hybrid courses, a combination of face-to-face and online delivery systems with greater than 50% online. The approval process will be complete during 2012-2013.
Result
On Schedule
The approval system is in the preliminary stages of development to ensure quality and adequate support.
KPI
Migration To Blackboard Learn
The goal is to migrate all online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses from e-College to Blackboard Learn by end of Spring 2013.
Result
Informed Faculty
The faculty, when asked for their preference of learning management systems, chose Blackboard Learn. The administration has approved this decision, and the faculty have been informed of the procedures that will be followed to migrate their courses to Blackboard Learn by end of Spring 2013.
Action
Moving Forward
The faculty have expressed an interest in developing more hybrid courses, so they are supportive of an approval process for course delivery using this method.
The faculty have expressed pleasure with the decision to move to the Blackboard Learn system. They are awaiting more information about the migration process, which will be forthcoming in Fall, 2012
Goal
Continuing Education
Continuing education offerings will be expanded.
Objective
Self-Sustaining Continuing Education Unit
The CE unit must generate sufficient net revenue to be self-sustaining. The objective of the CE unit is to develop, market, and deliver a wide range of non-credit programs in support of the organizational mission and generate sufficient net revenue to be self-sustaining.
KPI
Wide Range Of Programs
The Continuing Education unit will have an increase of programs over 2010-2011 by Spring 2013
Result
Recent Reorganization
Recent reorganization developed the current unit, and the director is in place and beginning to work on new goals including expanding offerings.
KPI
The CE Unit Will Be Self-Supporting
The CE unit will generate enough revenue to be self-sustaining. However, for the first year, self-sustaining would be breaking even.
Result
In Progress
Since the reorganization has been in the last six months of 2011-2012, the goals are in progress. By August 15, 2013, the goal is for the CE unit to at least break even financially.
Action
Goals In Progress
Since reorganization has been recent, expanding the program and becoming self-sustaining have begun; however, the goals have not been met yet. We hope to have the expanded program in place by Spring 2013 and be self-sustaining in a break-even manner by August 15, 2013.
Goal
Correspondence Courses
Correspondence Coureses support specialized needs of certain online learners.
Objective
Correspondence Courses - Credit Only
The Correspondence Course unit supports specialized needs of certain online learners and generates sufficient net revenue to be self-sustaining. The objective of the CC unit is to develop, market, and deliver a range of online and paper-based credit courses in support of the organizational mission and generate sufficient net revenue to be self-sustaining.
KPI
Courses To Support SHSU Mission
The Correspondence Course Unit will develop, market, and deliver courses such that the number of courses is increased 2011-2012 over 2010-2011.
Result
Increase In Number Of Courses Offered
During 2011-2012, there was an increase in the number of courses offered.
KPI
Correspondence Course Unit Self-Supporting
The goal is that the unit be self-supporting during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Result
Loss Of Revenue
During 2010-2011, the Correspondence Course unit was reorganized under SHSU-Online. Online courses are more expensive for students than through-the-mail courses were. Thus, our enrollment dropped some during the 2011-2012. The drop in enrollment affects revenue.
Action
Some Success
We were able to increase the number of courses offered through Correspondence. Our goal is to expand the offerings even further.
We suffered a bit of a setback with online courses being more expensive. However, in Fall, 2012, we plan to market to graduating seniors who might need one more course. We anticipate that enrollment and revenue will increase in 2012-2013.