The document discusses the changing landscape of online learning. It outlines some of the key reasons for the growth of online learning such as adapting to different learning styles and cost benefits. It then defines online learning and discusses the key elements which include students, curriculum, faculty, and technology. Several statistics are provided about the state of online learning such as the high enrollment growth rates exceeding overall student population growth. Different online learning strategies and approaches are then outlined.

1. Changing Landscapes
Understanding the New E-learning Paradigm

2. Why Online?
• Because Dr. Smith Said So?
• Competition?
• Adapting to Learning Styles?
• Cost Benefits?
• Students Want It?
• Revenue?

3. What is Online
Learning
• Any learning experience or environment
that relies upon the Internet as the primary
delivery mode of communication and
presentation, and that frequently takes
place away from the physical campus.

5. The Key Elements
• The Student
• The Curriculum
• The Faculty
• The Technology

6. State of Online
Learning
• Sixty-five percent institutions said that online learning
was a critical part of their long-term strategy, a small
increase from sixty-three percent in 2010.
• Over 6.1 million students were taking at least one online
course during the fall 2010 term; an increase of 560,000
students over the number reported the previous year. .
• For-profit institutions are the most likely to have
included online learning as a part of their strategic plan.

7. • The ten percent growth rate for online enrollments
far exceeds the less than one percent growth of the
overall higher education student population.
• Thirty-one percent of all higher education students
now take at least one course online.

8. One Strategy
• Each week, for the duration of the course,
the instructor assigns units and materials,
readings from the textbook and other print
materials, writing assignments, group
projects, and other activities.
• Students work on their own time, going
over the online course material
• They submit completed assignments
Blackboard

9. • Students communicate electronically with
each other and the instructor several times
a week. EMAIL, Voicemail, Phone, TXT
• The heart of an asynchronous Web-based
course will take place in the Blogs. For a
synchronous course it would be WIMBA.

10. • Web-based courses have short online Self-
Tests for each unit that students use to
evaluate their own progress.
• Some Textbook companies provide
accompanying web quizzes as ancillary
materials to the text.
• Students are assessed and graded on a
combination of factors – test/quiz scores,
individual and group project grades,
homework, participation in class
discussions, etc.

11. Online Learning @
ASU

12. Technology Access

15. Selected Result of
Academic Computing
2012 Survey
On average, how many days (per week) do you access Blackboard?
Every Day 51.5%
5-6 day per week 21.2%
3-4 days per week 15.2%
1-2 day per week 3.0%
Rarely 9.1%

16. Results Continued
Overall, using Bb made the classes I’m taking a better learning
experience.
Strongly Agree 39.1%
Agree 26.1%
28.3%
Neutral
6.5%
Disagree
Strongly Disagree 0.0%