Presentation about online masters program at TU Delft

1. Online Education @ TU Delft

2. 2012:

3. Online and Campus Education
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Learning Activities & Course Materials
Free
Enrolled students only, massive numbers
Bachelors Level
Certificate of Completion
Massive Open
Online Courses
(MOOCs)
Open
Course
Ware
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Campus
Education
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On-campus Education
Top-class education and research facilities
World famous university library
Active student societies
Great opportunities to participate in special
student projects
Online Distance
Education
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Course Materials
Free
Big Exposure, Worldwide audience
Both Bachelor and Master level
No interaction with faculty
No accredited certificate
Learning Activities & Course Materials
Paid enrollment
Enrolled students only, limited numbers
Master level
Accredited Course Certificate
Full Master Degree

4. OpenCourseWare
Since 2006:
110 + courses

5. DelftX Courses
• September 2013
26.000
52.000
• February 2014
• Prof Jacco Hoekstra - Aerospace Engineering
• Introduction video
• Prof Margot Weijnen – Critical Infrastructures

6. Blended learning
2 projects:
• Bended BSc Technische Bestuurskunde
• Blended digitale doorstroomminor Werktuigbouwkunde
Stimulate study success:
 activating students
 studying regularly
 increase motivation
http://www.whatislms.com/using-blended-learning-to-enhance-education

7. Pilots Online Master Courses
(offered since September 2013)
3 pilots:
Aerospace Engineering, 6 courses, 13 online participants
Water management, whole master (25 courses), 10 online
participants
Engineering & Policy Analysis, 6 courses, 31 campus participants

8. Why? Motives to start with ODE
• Strong international orientation
• Strong growth market for ODE:
Professionals/Alumni
(update knowledge, side step into another field, career),
Upgrade from Bachelors degree, People unable to study
face-to-face, and students who cannot come to class
• high ranked non-profit universities have started investing
substantially in online education as well.
• Impact on quality on campus education
• Enhance flexibility for in-house students

9. How?
NewMedia Center
• Central project manager
• Project divisions:
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Teaching Model
Course Development
Administration/Organization
ICT Infrastructure
Marketing Strategy
Legal / Quality Assurance
Business Model
Educational advisors
1-1, workshops, course
• Faculty Project
manager
• Lecturers
• TA’s

10. UTQ course Designing and
teaching an online course
• Plus link

11. General Teaching Model
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Activating students – assignments, formative testing
Social and academic integration – motivation
High quality learning materials
Constructive Alignment
Structure – deadlines, live events etc..
Feedback

12. Example: How does this look like
in Blackboard? Link

13. Example: questions

14. Example: Assessment

15. Organisational
• Students apply at TU Delft
• Payment per course (€ 200 per EC)
or per year (regular tuition fee)
• Succesful completion course: TU Delft certificate
• MSc degree can consist of series of certificates
• Student Service Desk online education

16. Deliverables
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36 online courses
Steps for producing a video
Test protocols
Registration procedure
Teaching model
UTQ course “teaching an online course”
Example course in Blackboard
Service desk online education
Example of a knowledge clip
Example of an introduction video

17. Future developments….
the back office
Plans for the next three years are in progress!

18. Questions?
Website: TU Delft – Study - Online
Sofia Dopper (project manager):
s.m.dopper@tudelft.nl