Online Education Initiative (A Brief Overview)

Faculty Senate Report Academic Technology Committee | November 28, 2016

1 OUTLINE

• What is the OEI? • Why was the OEI established? • How does the OEI impact us? • Questions?

2 What is the OEI? “Access, Quality, Completion” Online Education Initiative (OEI) Pilot: OEI is a collaborative effort among California Community Colleges (CCCs) to ensure that significantly more students are able to complete their educational goals by increasing both access to and success in high-quality online courses.

Online Education Initiative. CCC site. http://ccconlineed.org

3 What …

A seamless pathway for students to register for online courses across participating colleges without requiring students to complete separate application and matriculation processes.

• Spring, 2017: 8 colleges / 19 C-ID courses • Fall, 2017: 24 colleges / 21 C-ID courses http://ccconlineed.org/oei-course-exchange

4 Why was the OEI established?

• 70% of California’s community college students fail to graduate or transfer. Community College Review. http://www.communitycollegereview.com/blog/new-study-70-of-california- community-college-students-fail. Community College Review. May 23, 2016. • The CCC six-year completion rate for all community college students is 39% . Full-time community college students graduate at a rate of 57 percent within six years. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/03/09/community-college-enrollment-and-completion- dataInside Higher Ed, Mar 9, 2015.

5 Why …

• Gov. Brown established the OEI in 2014 through a $56.9 million five-year grant disbursed by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO). CCC Chancellor’s Office. OEI. Governance. http://ccconlineed.org/about-the-oei/governance/. Community College Review. N.d. • Projected shortage by 2025 of 1 million college degrees for the workforce. CCC Chancellor’s Office Key Facts. http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/PolicyInAction/KeyFacts.aspx. 2016.

6 Why …

• The California Virtual Campus already lists 190 transfer courses at . CVC Catalog. https://cvc.edu/courses/?school=palomar-college

7 How does the OEI impact us?

The Exchange • A college becomes a member of the OEI Consortium to participate. • The home college establishes residency for transfer degree completion and receives credit for the degree completion and/or transfer attained. • The teaching college is the college offering courses to students from their own and other colleges. The teaching college receives apportionment for enrollments. • High demand Associate Degree for Transfer (ADTs; AA-T/AS-T) courses were chosen based on their inclusion in ADTs, student demand data, and course fulfillment of transfer area requirements. CCC Online Course Exchange. http://ccconlineed.org/oei-course-exchange N. d.

8 How does the OEI impact us? (Choice to take advantage of resources.) RESOURCES FOR FACULTY • PD courses & Training • Accessibility Support • Peer Reviews • Online Course Design Standards • Canvas CMS • Course Migration • Community • Proctoring and assessment • Resources for underprepared Students • Policies and Effective Practices CCC Online Course Exchange. http://ccconlineed.org/faculty-resources N. d.

9 How does the OEI impact us? (Choice to take advantage of resources.) • Courses will continue to be provided by colleges and faculty. • Courses approved by OEI will be taught for two semesters to home college students before delivery through OEI.

10 How does the OEI impact us? (Rigorous Standards.)

The Course Design Rubric: 1. Course Design 2. Interaction and Collaboration 3. Assessment 4. Learner Support

11 How does the OEI impact us?

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS • Counseling Network & Platform • Equity of Services • Readiness Course and Interactive Tutorials • Tutoring • Proctoring • Security • Library connection through Canvas • Resources for Underprepared Students

CCC Online Course Exchange. http://ccconlineed.org/faculty-resources N. d. GOAL IS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. 12 How does the OEI impact us? (24 colleges applied/selected to date) Initial Colleges: Spring, 2017 • • Coastline Community College • • • Lake Tahoe Community College • Mt. San Jacinto College • Shasta College • Ventura College

CCC Online Course Exchange http://ccconlineed.org/oei-course-exchange/initial-exchange-courses N. d.

13 How does the OEI impact us?

Initial Courses Introduction to Criminal Justice U S History to 1877 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology U S History from 1865 Child Growth and Development Introduction to Statistics Intercultural Communication Introduction to Philosophy Principles of Microeconomics Intro to Am Government Principles of Macroeconomics Introductory Psychology College Composition Intro to Research Methods Introduction to Human Geography Intro to Sociology Physical Geology

CCC Online Course Exchange http://ccconlineed.org/oei-course-exchange/initial-exchange-courses N. d.

14 How does the OEI impact us?

RULES FOR STUDENTS • Find classes that are impacted at their home school and preventing them from completing their degree. • Apply through CCC Apply. • Must have completed the college assessment tests and have an electronic education plan on file with a counselor. • Must be enrolled in at least one course at the home college in order to enroll in the Exchange courses. Must register and enroll at the home college first. • May only enroll in 2 Exchange courses per semester.

CCC Online Course Exchange. http://ccconlineed.org/ad-page N. d.

15 Myths about OEI?

• Expensive to participate (buying power through CCC). • Impacts our home college process, faculty and courses (only courses selected for OEI are impacted). • Home college will lose FTES (opportunity to gain FTES). • All students can take Exchange course (only Exchange member colleges permit students to take Exchange courses).

CCC Online Initiative.. http://ccconlineed.org/debunkingmyths N. d.

16 Myths about OEI?

• Students will take all online courses from various colleges (limit of 2 courses/semester, only impacted courses, home college graduation requirements apply). • MOOC class sizes (home college class-size policy). • Impersonal instructor contact (effective student contact in effect, per Title 5 and Accreditation standards).

CCC Online Initiative.. http://ccconlineed.org/debunkingmyths N. d.

17 Recommendation from ATC

Join the OEI: • Continue to maintain strong faculty voice. • Exercise leadership in our standards of quality and course delivery. • Decisions to place specific content and courses online at the department level, which is most familiar with the content and the faculty best able to deliver that content. • Our choice: which courses/faculty participate.

18 QA ? THANK YOU!

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