Title - A Tale of Two Program Development Models
WCET Conference October 24th, 2009
David A. Cassiday Amy J. Hilbelink
Distance Education Manager Director of Curriculum
University of Nebraska-Omaha Kaplan Higher Education Corporation
dcassiday@mail.unomaha.edu ahilbelink@kaplan.edu
Topics for Discussion:
1. Common Goal - development of new programs
2. Grassroots vs. top down approach
3. Processes: centralized vs. decentralized
4. Buy- In and collaboration
i. How accomplished
ii. Why important for either approach
5. Role of support services
6. Course development process and who involved
7. Assessment of effectiveness
8. Communicating successes to leadership
i. How accomplished
ii. Why important
iii. Consequences