I participated on a panel of postsecondary administrators at the The Future of Online and Blended Learning conference this morning. My contribution focused on the key factors for implementing online and blended learning in campus-based institutions that is sustainable, strategic and programmatic as opposed to ad-hoc and experimental. The factors I identified:
1. Institutional culture
Teaching must be valued and online and blended learning must be part of the strategic direction of the institution.
2. Support
There must tangible support that integrates pedagogical and technical and face-to-face and online. There needs to be a balance between centralized and school-based support.
3. Program and Course Development Processes
These need to be consistent and program design needs to be based identified needs.
See my presentation for more details of these three factors.
October 26, 2009
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Practical points, Mark. How many Canadian Higher Education institutions have identified blended and online in their strategic directions?
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