1. SUNY and UUP
Partners in Online Education Phase II
presented by Debra Backus (SUNY Canton), John Driscoll
(SUNY Cortland) and Margaret Porciello (Farmingdale State)
2. What is UUP?
United University Professions (UUP) is the union
representing more than 34,000 academic and
professional faculty on 29 State University of New York
campuses, plus System Administration, Empire State
College, and the New York State Theatre Institute. UUP
is affiliated with New York State United Teachers and the
American Federation of Teachers, the National
Education Association and the AFL-CIO.
3. UUP Statewide Technology
Issues Committee (TIC)
COMMITTEE CHARGE
"To make recommendations to the President regarding the
use and effect of technology on UUP members. Special
areas of concern include: educational quality; distance
education; access and training issues; academic
freedom; and the effect of technology on working
conditions and staffing."
4. Current UUP/TIC Objectives
Online courses and intellectual property
Effects of online learning on UUP
membership – faculty and professional staff
6. Online Trends
More than 1 in 4 college students were taking
at least one online course at the start of the
2008-2009 school year (Greer, 2010).
Annual growth rate of students taking online
course is estimated at 19.7 percent (Allen &
Seaman, 2008).
7. SLOAN NATIONAL COMMISSION
ON ONLINE LEARNING
BENCHMARKING STUDY (2009)
11,000 faculty surveys from 69 campuses
8. Faculty Motivators to Online
Education
Meet student needs for flexible access: 81%
Best way to reach particular students: 71%
For personal and professional growth: 54%
It is the wave of the future: 52%
For pedagogical advantages: 40%
To earn additional income: 36%
Because I am required to: 18%
9. Faculty Barriers to Online
Education
Additional effort to develop: 68%
Students need more discipline: 62%
Additional effort to deliver: 60%
Inadequate compensation; 61%
Does not count for tenure and promotion:
46%
Lower retention rates: 38%
Lacks potential employers’ acceptance: 28%
10. How Good Are Campus
Support Structures?
Technological infrastructure: 80%
Support for online development: 70%
Support for online delivery: 68%
Policy on intellectual property: 68%
Recognition in tenure and promotion: 60%
Incentives for developing online: 44%
Incentives for delivering online: 44%
11. Online Growth
from New Directions for SLN
Research: 2009-2012
13. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Fall 2000
Spring 2001
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Spring 2009
Fall 2009
Percent of Online Courses
Canton
Farmingdale
14. 120
140
100
160
0
20
40
60
80
Fall 2000
Spring 2001
Fall 2001
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Spring 2007
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Spring 2008
Fall 2008
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
Online Course Offerings
Canton
Farmingdale
15. 10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
0.0
5.0
Fall 2000
Spring 2001
Fall 2001
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Average Online Class Size
Fall 2009
Canton
Farmingdale
17. Is participation in Distance Learning optional
on your campus?
Response Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 80.3% 49
No 11.5% 7
Don't 8.2% 5
Know
TOTAL 61
18. Has Distance Learning contributed to your
academic advancement?
Response Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 67.3% 37
No 32.7% 18
TOTAL 55
19. Have intellectual property issues been
discussed?
Response Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 61.0% 36
No 15.3% 9
Don't 23.7% 14
Know
TOTAL 59
20. Who owns the course work and how do
you protect intellectual property?
Response Response Response
Percent Count
I do 24.0% 12
Institution 20.0% 10
Third 0.0% 0
Party
Don't 56.0% 28
Know
TOTAL 50
21. SUNY Policy
“Ownership of Intellectual Property Policies of the
Board of Trustees 2000,State University of New York,
Article XI, Title J “ (UUP website – Technology
Issues Committee)
22. Copyright Policy (Excerpts)
SUNY staff retains all rights to copyright and
publish written works produced by them.
For University ownership, copyright will be
subject to any contractual arrangements by the
University for work in the course of which the
writing was done.
Members will be expected not to allow the
privilege to write and retain the right to their work
to interfere with their University duties.
23. How does this (Online Courses)
affect our academic faculty and
support staff on SUNY
campuses?
FACULTY:
There is need for professional development
Online courses are labor intensive
Possibility of increased class size
Pressure to participate
STAFF:
Need for more support
24. Do these trends have an impact on
contractual benefits or teaching load?
Response Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 59.3% 32
No 9.3% 5
Don’t 31.5% 17
Know
TOTAL 54
25. How do these trends have an
impact on contractual benefits or
teaching load?
Intellectual property rights
Work load/contract
Potential decrease in faculty
Sufficient training required sufficient resources
required
26. Does online education reduce the carbon
footprint from our campuses for
environmental sustainability?
Response Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 80.0% 40
No 20.0% 10
TOTAL 50
27. How does online education reduce the
carbon footprint from our campuses
for environmental sustainability?
Less travel to and from campus
Less paper use (on campus)
Fewer buildings and classrooms required
Less energy use on campus
28. How can UUP help frame IT
issues for our members?
Intellectual property rights
Work load/contract
Potential decrease in faculty
Sufficient training required
Sufficient resources required
29. Where Do We Go From Here?
Communicate Intellectual Property Information
to UUP membership
Continue our research of online trends and
patterns in the SUNY system
Refine survey and distribute to a wider audience
30. References
Allen, I.E. & Seaman, J. (2008). Staying the Course:
Online Education in the United States. Retrieved from,
http://www.sloan
consortium.org/publications/survey/index.asp
Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities. (August
2009). Online Learning as a Strategic Asset. Volume II:
The Paradox of Faculty Voices: Views and Experiences
with Online Learning. Retrieved from, http://
www.sloanconsortium.org/sites/default/files/default/files/A
PLU_online_strategic_asset_vol2-1.pdf
31. References cont’d
Greer, J. (2010). Study: Online Education Continues Its
Meteoric Growth. Retrieved from,
http://www.usnews.com/education/ online-
education/articles/2010/01/26/study-online-education-
continues-its-meteoric-growth.html
Shea, Peter (2010). New Directions for SLN Research:
2009-2012. Retrieved from
http://www.slideshare.net/alexandrapickett/peter-sheas-
new-directions-in-sln-research-3308321