Launching a Degree Program in Information Systems via Virtual ClassroomTM plus Video:

Outline

(ASYNCHRONOUS) LEARNING NETWORKS

SOCIAL PRESENCE THEORY

What is “missing?”

But: Cue Substitutability

Immediacy

Social presence/ immediacy

A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM IS:

Some Communication Structures in the Virtual and Traditional Classrooms

Some Communication Structures in the Virtual and Traditional Classrooms

VIDEO PLUS VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Anticipated Student Participants in the Project

Faculty development, formative evaluation and feedback.

RE-STRUCTURING COURSE DELIVERY

Individual instructors must plan the VC portion of the course

Students enrolled in VC & video courses must be supported

EVALUATION TOOLS

Figure 1: Total Students Enrolled in VC+Video Sections

Questionnaire Data

Persistent logististics problems

I have everything I need for convenient access to the Virtual Classroom

COMPARISON TO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS

To what extent has the availability of this telecourse enabled you to complete more credits this semester than would otherwise have been possible.

Taking Online Classes is More Convenient

Having the computerized conferencing system available provided better access to the professor(s).

I communicated more with other students in the class as a result of the computerized conference.

Did use of the system increase the quality of your education?

Grade Distribution by Mode of Delivery, Introduction to Computer Science (CIS 113) (2 yrs)

“Virtual Classroom Overall” Index

Correlations with VC Overall (Pearson’s)

Conclusions (so far)

Some problems

Some problems and threats

Some Problems and Threats

Innovation vs Institutionalization