Online Education in Support of Career Development

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Online Education in Support of Career Development
Dr. Andy DiPaolo Executive Director, SCPD Senior
Associate Dean, School of Engineering
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Motorola no longer wants to hire engineers
with a four- year degree. Instead, we
want our employees to have a 40-year degree.

• Christopher Galvin
• President and CEO of Motorola

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What our engineers and managers are saying is
that the demands of their jobs are such that they
cant get away from work. Since they are working
60 hours a week, any education they get has to be
at their convenience and available online .

• Manager of Engineering Education
• AMP,Inc.

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Where are we headed?

• Access to learning independent of
• Time Economic status Distance
  Physical disability
• Move instruction, not people to
• Save time Enhance teaching
• Lower cost Improve learning
• Offer accessibility Provide choice

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What Do Career-long Learners Want?
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• Access to learning independent of time and
  distance.
• Convenience and flexibility with a range of
  course and program delivery options and multiple
  avenues for learning.

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• A choice of synchronous, asynchronous, and
  blended delivery options.
• Well-designed, engaging, intellectually
  challenging and continuously updated courses
  which facilitate the transfer of learning to
  application.

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• A wide range of online degree, certification and
  credentialing options.
• Emphasis on active, goal-oriented, scenario-based
  learning using real, vivid and familiar examples.
  Learning pull vs teacher push preferred.

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• Short modules which can be bundled into an
  interactive learning experience.
• Reliable delivery to any internet platform with
  consistent navigation and 24/7 technical support.

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• Provisions for tele-advising, tele-coaching and
  tele-mentoring.
• Participation in a connected learning community
  by active engagement with instructors, tutors,
  peers and experts.

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• Access to providers with established brand names
  representing quality, competency, reputation and
  a recognized customer base.
• To customize the learning activity based on
  personal experience and assessment of knowledge
  gaps.

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• To control the scope, sequence and pacing of
  learning.
• To sample courses and review evaluations before
  registering.
• World-wide access to information and the training
  to find it.

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• To collaborate by working in geographically
  dispersed learning groups.
• Outstanding e-support for student services with a
  focus on student as customer.

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• Continuous, prompt, and meaningful forms of
  feedback.
• Competitive pricing.
• Ongoing educational renewal with commitment from
  providers to support continuous learning.

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Allowing adults to learn at a time, place and
pace that is convenient for them would
substantially expand their access to the skills
that are required to compete for high wage jobs.
This is the most compelling argument for
expanding online learning opportunities.

• Thomas Kalil
• Senior Director
• White House Economic Council

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Bridging Stanford and Industry
Stanford UniversityCurriculum
Industry Education
Academic Programs
Professional Education
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Stanford Center for Professional Development

• Collaborates with Stanford faculty and industry
  experts
• Delivers academic and professional education
  programs to technical professionals, managers,
  and executives.

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SCPD Academic Offerings

• Part-time Masters Degree - Honors Cooperative
  Program
• Graduate credit courses - Non-Degree Option
• Academic certificates
• Audit Program

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SCPD Professional Education Offerings

• Non credit short courses
• Certificate programs
• Course licensing
• Research seminars
• Custom programs
• Courselets

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SCPD Delivery

• Videotape
• Multimedia
• Online
• On-site

• Five TV channels
• Satellite
• Two-way video
• On-campus
• Blended approaches
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• Stanford Instructional TV Network
• Stanford Online

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Stanford Online Vision

• To make Stanfords rich intellectual content
  accessible and convenient, addressing the
  educational needs of todays dynamic and
  mobile student.

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Stanford Online

• Delivers academic and professional education
  courses worldwide.

• Pioneered at Stanford, became recognized model.

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Stanford Online

• Over 1200 online courses since 1997.
• Courses updated quarterly to maintain currency.
• Approach is transparent to faculty.
• Provides 24/7 technical support.

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Observations

• Online learning attracts professionals who would
  not otherwise have taken courses.
• Convenience and choice is critical for busy
  professionals.

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Observations

• Best for motivated, disciplined,
  self-directed, mature students.
• Learning community interaction is
  important.
• Overall, online students report a very
  positive experience.

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Observations

• Significant benefit for campus students.
• Blended model with mix of online and face-to-face
  proving to be a success.

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SCPD Annual Online Learning Delivered to Industry

• 250 credit courses leading to Masters degrees
  and academic certificates.
• 40 research seminars.
• 50 professional education courses.
• 10,000 new program hours annually in digital form.

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The Promise and Peril of Online Education
What does the future hold?
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• Its here! Online education has been
  successfully implemented- with mixed elements of
  hype and reality- and its continued evolution in
  all sectors around the world is irreversible.

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• Online education - as the intersection of
  learning activities, learning resources
  and enterprise systems - recognized as an
  essential function of universities and
  corporations involved in educating
  engineers, scientists and managers.

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• Minimal distinction between on-site and
  off-site students through networked learning
  communities.
• Focus of online education shifts from teaching
  to learning with students having more control.

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• Education and training organizations not rooted
  in time and place. Learning accessible from
  anywhere and available at all times via personal,
  portable, unified appliances. The future is
  M-learning!

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• The illiterate of the 21st century will not be
  those who cannot read and write, but those who
  cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
• AlvinToffler
• Rethinking the Future

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• Presentation Slides
• http//scpd.stanford.edu
• Click About SCPD
• Slides on right side

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For additional information

• Andy DiPaolo
• adp_at_stanford.edu
• [phone]
• Stanford Center for Professional
  Development
• http//scpd.stanford.edu

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Online Education in Support of Career Development
Dr. Andy DiPaolo Executive Director, SCPD Senior
Associate Dean, School of Engineering