Presented by: Gina Haughton Paul Weber Joan Whitman Masters of Education program at Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI

To explain why and how a private, Catholic university partnered with a large, for-profit professional development company to improve its online master of education program.

To explain why and how a private, Catholic university partnered with a large, for-profit professional development company to improve its online master of education program.

What did we have? Why did we change? What did we change? How is it working? What next? Questions?

What did we have?

Why did we change?

What did we change?

How is it working?

What next?

Questions?

2 year, accelerated masters program Fully online Course Management System: Educator

2 year, accelerated masters program

Fully online

Course Management System: Educator

Learning Management system problems Time consuming Bulky Marketing/recruiting problems University run Limited in scope

Learning Management system problems

Time consuming

Bulky

Marketing/recruiting problems

University run

Limited in scope

Learning Management system Less time consuming Smooth and efficient Marketing/recruiting Teachscape run Broader in scope

Learning Management system

Less time consuming

Smooth and efficient

Marketing/recruiting

Teachscape run

Broader in scope

Improvements Stronger, cleaner coursework Improved student services More satisfied instructors Higher quality student work Increased university awareness of alternative learning experiences

Improvements

Stronger, cleaner coursework

Improved student services

More satisfied instructors

Higher quality student work

Increased university awareness of alternative learning experiences

Issues Expensive to start Shared tuition Internal faculty issues – load Partial loss of LMS control University status quo challenged

Issues

Expensive to start

Shared tuition

Internal faculty issues – load

Partial loss of LMS control

University status quo challenged

Increased number of annual cohorts New partnerships within College of Education Expanded marketing beyond Wisconsin

Increased number of annual cohorts

New partnerships within College of Education

Expanded marketing beyond Wisconsin

Contact Information: Gina Haughton ( [email_address] ) Paul Weber ( [email_address] ) Joan Whitman ( [email_address] )

Contact Information:

Gina Haughton ( [email_address] )

Paul Weber ( [email_address] )

Joan Whitman ( [email_address] )