online learning and de at nc state unc faculty assembly meeting march 25, 2011
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Online Learning and DE at NC State
UNC Faculty Assembly Meeting
March 25, 2011
Strategic considerations leading to the formation of DELTA
• Changes in the UNC funding formula in 98-99 shifted DE from a self-supporting extension activity to a core part of our academic mission– How could we meet the de facto state mandate to
make our academic offerings more accessible to NC citizens?
– How could we position ourselves to meet the growing campus demand for online instruction, and teaching and learning with technology in general?
Solution• Consolidate campus-wide resources
supporting distance education and learning technologies into a single organization under the Office of the Provost– Leverage the synergies of infrastructure, training
and support for online teaching and learning, both on campus and at a distance
– DELTA (Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications) established in January, 2000
DELTA’s Role
DELTA strategically manages the DE enrollment funding to– Meet the university’s overall DE enrollment
growth objectives– Support new DE program development in the
colleges– Grow and support the university’s learning
technology infrastructure to meet both on-campus and off-campus LT needs
NC State DE today
• 64 degree/certificate/licensure programs• 700+ course sections• 14,000+ students served• 80,000+ SCH
– Additional 11,700 SCH via “online courses”– Currently 10.8% of NCSU total SCH
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Distance Education Student Credit Hour Growth 1999-2017
Actual Non Fundables
Actual Fundables
Projected Non Fundables
Projected Fundables
Who Are Our DE Students?
Fall 2008
27%
16%57%
Fall 2002
64%
14%
22%
Fall 2010
Degree seeking (campus + DE)Degree seeking (DE only)Non-degree seeking
Who Are Our DE Students?
64%
14%
22%
Fall 2010 (n=7655)
Degree seeking (campus + DE)Degree seeking (DE only)Non-degree seeking94% GR,
6% UG
10% GR,89% UG,1% AGI
69% PBS,27% UGS,3% cert/lic1% other
Challenges going forward
• Fixing the tuition problem– How?– Dealing with increased demand
• To grow, or not to grow?– Can we continue to sustain 20% / year?
• Currently, Demand > Supply– How do we deal with resource allocation?
• Fast growth or slow growth strategy?– Incentive structures?
• Faculty, department, college
• What’s next?