The 麻豆原创 this week was recognized for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Education by the Sloan Consortium, a higher-education association that promotes online learning.<\/p>\n
The award for 麻豆原创\u2019s Center for Distributed Learning is one of just a handful of various institutional and individual awards to be presented Oct. 11 at the consortium\u2019s 18th annual conference at Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe award is gratifying because it validates that 麻豆原创 is a leader in creating and delivering online learning,\u201d said Thomas Cavanagh, assistant vice president in charge of distributed learning. \u201cWhile the size of our online initiative is large, this award also confirms that it is of the highest quality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Distributed learning impacts curriculum across the university.<\/p>\n
麻豆原创 currently offers 59 completely online programs: 5 undergraduate degrees, 25 graduate degrees, and 29 graduate certificates. These offerings cross six different colleges plus the general undergraduate interdisciplinary studies program.<\/p>\n
About 58 percent of the university\u2019s students are enrolled in at least one online course, and in the most recent academic year, more than 32 percent of all student credit hours involved courses with online components.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe CDL office staff provides invaluable services that continue to differentiate our institution from others,\u201d College of Nursing Dean Jean D\u2019Meza Leuner wrote in a letter of support for the award. \u201cThe 麻豆原创 has made technology a priority and CDL continues to promote excellence and demonstrate high quality in its responsiveness in order to impart a high quality educational experience to our students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alisha Janowsky, assistant chair of the psychology department, also praised the helpful advice CDL staff presented in a course for faculty about how to develop online learning.<\/p>\n
Janowsky wrote: \u201cThe take-home message was that we should shift our focus from \u2018How can I move my face-to-face content online\u2019 to \u2018What can I do online that I could never do face-to-face.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Sloan-C said this year\u2019s field of nominees represented an impressive variety of innovative approaches, creating a competitive selection process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2012 recipients have demonstrated exceptional leadership and real success in advancing online education,\u201d said Burks Oakley II, vice president of Sloan-C.<\/p>\n
Cavanagh said the CDL staff is pleased to be recognized with the award, especially because the evaluators are peers from around the country.<\/p>\n
\u201c麻豆原创 takes online learning seriously and supports it from the highest levels of university administration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 麻豆原创 this week was recognized for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Education by the Sloan Consortium, a higher-education association that promotes online learning. The award for 麻豆原创\u2019s Center for Distributed Learning is one of just a handful of various institutional and individual awards to be presented Oct. 11 at the consortium\u2019s 18th annual conference at Walt Disney…","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":40090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[766,3507,7655],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-40089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-center-for-distributed-learning","tag-online-learning","tag-thomas-cavanagh"],"yoast_head":"\n