Because of its traditional isolation, academic specialization, and dislike of vocationalism, univers

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• Because of its traditional isolation, academic
  specialization, and dislike of vocationalism,
  universities have resisted collaborative efforts
• (Polk, 1969)

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• Although formal structures may support
  collaboration, it is individuals within an
  organization who make collaboration a success..
  communication is the key.
• A trust builds through interactions and
  demonstrative actions
• Denton and Metcalf 1993

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M.S. in Behavior Analysis

• M.S. program has existed for 20 years
• M.S. program had become diluted
• M.S. program required additional credits compared
  to competitors.
• M.S. program required courses taught by faculty
  who were not interested in distance learning.
• Collaboration facilitated curriculum change

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M.S. in Behavior Analysis

• 36-39 Semester Credits delivered on-campus and
  distance.
• Students complete supervised practicum and 600 hr
  internship
• Accredited by
• Association for Behavior Analysis
• Behavior Analysis Certification Board
• MnSCU Online

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M.S. in Behavior Analysis

• Same courses as on-campus students
• Course Content
• Pre and Post Tests
• Courses are authored, use texts, use electronic
  reserves
• Courses may use web instruction (irb)
• Practice quizzes and exercises
• Study Guides

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M.S. in Behavior Analysis

• Internship
• Supervision by a doctoral level or BACB certified
• One hour face to face supervision documented
• SCSU supervision
• Weekly emails
• 3 phone calls
• Two samples of internship work
• Documentation and verification of hours

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M.S. in Behavior Analysis

• Assessment
• Proctored Tests
• Take Home exams
• Papers
• Products
• CPSY 597 Practicum
• 15 products along the way
• Weekly contact with on-site supervisor
• Weekly contact with SCSU faculty member

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M.S. in Behavior Analysis

• 120 M.S. students enrolled in program
• 40-50 students taking BCAB coursework
• Students located Australia, 3 provinces in
  Canada, 20 States, and England
• Students work full and part time for various
  agencies.

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Quality Collaboration

• Clear Mission or Purpose all parties
• Shared purpose
• Discussions regarding design and implementation
• Clear definition of roles, responsibilities, and
  obligations
• Who is going to do what, when, where and how
  often
• Resource Allocation
• Deliver a Quality Product

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Quality Collaboration

• Meet with Agency face to face
• Buyers beware
• Open Channels of Communication
• Priority and Immediate
• Demonstrative Products
• Course Content
• Resources Available
• Student Responsibilities
• Assessment and products
• Delivery methods

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Quality Collaboration

• Flexibility to meet Student and Agency Concerns
• Semester visits and other contacts
• Meet with Agency Directors
• Meet with students
• Concern focus on student success rather than
  blame
• Identify program options and implement solutions

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Agencies

• Autism Partnership- Seal Beach, CA
• LIFE New Jersey
• LIFE Midwest (Minnesota)
• Minnesota Autism Center

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Agency Needs

• Staff who have been employed for several years
  vested in their staff
• Hire vs Train
• Behavioral Technicians need to become
  behavioral analysts
• Improve staff competence
• Employee benefit (education and promotion)
• Flexible Program that allowed staff to work and
  go to school

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Agency Needs

• Professional Visibility
• More qualified staff
• Conference presentations
• Expanded capabilities
• State reimbursement/licensing
• Quality product agency is a consumer
• Does our program meet your needs

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What Agencies Provide

• Resources
• Staff coordinators
• Employee tuition assistance
• Peer mentoring
• On-site visits
• Supervision of students during practicum and
  internship Doctoral Level
• Tutoring and mentoring
• Courses (CPSY 530 Seminar)

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What Agencies Get

• Flexible working collaboration
• More competent staff highly skilled
• Increase in staff confidence
• Increase responsibilities and promotions
• Able to expand services and programs
• M.S. program without losing staff
• Student feedback if students are happyagency is
  happy

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What the University Needs

• Expand Graduate Education Programs
• Increase enrollments
• Meet the needs of non-traditional learners
• Develop and Implement Innovative Distance Based
  Program

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What the University provides

• Mechanism to meet the needs of non-traditional
  students (CCS)
• Mechanism to fund distance programs
• Mechanism to house/support non traditional
  distance learning programs
• Technology Services
• Library Services
• Support Services

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What University Gets

• Accredited program
• Expanded graduate student market
• Increased tuition revenue
• Increased visibility

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Student Needs

• Expand their knowledge base
• Accredited Graduate Degree
• Educational program that does not require them to
  leave their community
• Educational program that allows them to attend
  school while working.
• Educational program that is affordable.
• Educational program that is sound.

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What we offer

• M.S. Degree in Behavior Analysis
• Accredited by the Association for Behavior
  Analysis
• BACB Coursework on campus and distance
• BACB M.S. degree plus 5 classes
• BACBA Bachelors degree plus 3 classes
• Knowledge base in Behavior Analysis
• Application of Behavioral Principles

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What we did

• Extensive communication with agencies
• Provided a description of our program
• Sent course syllabi - content
• Provided faculty vita- credibility
• Outlined our accreditation processes and kept
  them informed no false promises

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What we did

• Face to face discussions regarding
• Course Delivery
• Content
• Resources Library, technology,
• Roles and responsibilities
• Maintained contact to answer questions and
  discussions
• Does our program meet your needs?

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Evaluation

• Increased the number of graduate students in
  Behavior Analysis
• Increased the diversity of student body.
• GRE scores same
• Pre tests and post tests same
• GPA same

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Evaluation

• Course Evaluations Positive
• Benefits
• Flexible
• Content
• Faculty Contact
• Cost
• Cons
• Flexible procrastination
• Registration
• Technology issues
• Lack of face to face contact

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Evaluation

• 2 of 85 Students have dropped
• 23 students proposed thesis 3 changed to
  comprehensive
• 100 of M.S. in Behavior Analysis have passed the
  BACB exam vs 68
• Agency recruited additional students

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Obstacles

• University supports were not in place
• Registration
• Cumbersome to get in to SCSU
• Technology
• Electronic Reserve
• Course loading
• Technology glitches
• Switched to from WebCt to d2l
• Our website was confiscated

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Obstacles

• Adequate Technology for Faculty
• Technology trouble shooting/support
• How to get programs to work
• How to get students up and running
• Mac vs PC
• Powerpoint readers

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Obstacles

• Things dont exist
• How to use the library
• How to read an article
• How to write a research paper
• How to get financial aid
• Introduction to excel
• How to graph in excel
• Commitment from University
• If it doesnt work then pull it
• Resources to develop all ancillary and coursework
  materials
• Work load
• Funding for course development
• Lack of understanding of what faculty do

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Obstacles

• Course collaboration with other departments
  CEEP Intro to Graduate Statistics
• Emails from students
• Coursework
• Thesis
• Internship
• Practicum
• Inquiries

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Obstacles

• Emails come 365 days a year, 54 come after 500
  pm and weekends
• Turnaround for emails
• Student Procrastination
• Not aware of time commitments
• Working full time interferes
• Wait until last minute
• Dont read the syllabus

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54 Emails off hours
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Obstacles

• Students do not appreciate faculty job
• Teaching is 1/5 of job
• Travel
• Research
• Presentations
• Time zones posted discussions vs chats
• Heck of lot easier to teach in person

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What works

• Single Source of Contact- Center for Continuing
  Studies
• Face to face contact with student and agency.
• Cohort groups so students can get together.
• Mentors available on-site.
• Faculty connectivity with Center for Continuing
  Studies

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What works

• Faculty Collaboration within and outside of
  department politics aside
• Faculty contact with students
• Faculty contact with agency
• Collaboration is collaboration, need to
  understand that it is a partnership that requires
  ongoing communication and flexibility

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What works

• Competent administrator who values what you do
  and is willing to advocate and support the
  program.

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Promoting University Community

• Students apply and are admitted to the SCSU
  School of Graduate Studies
• Student IDs,
• Husky net id for email
• Library bar code to access library
• Financial Aid
• Course discussions and networking

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University Community

• Library Services
• Electronic Reserve
• Reference services
• Data Sources (Psych Info, eric, medline)
• Technology services
• Meet with students at conferences
• Host on-site Orientation
• Thesis meetings

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10/27/04

• I represent the XXXXX Project. We provide
  intensive in-home behavioral treatment to
  approximately 400 children throughout XXX. We
  currently have on staff five psychologists and 60
  "Senior Therapists. We are very interested in
  having each one of them become Board Certified.

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What Faculty Get

• Skinny fingers
• Back, wrist, and other medical problems
• Increase blood pressure and cholesterol
• Poor eyesight
• Phobia of emails and phone calls
• Reduced Sleep and Sleep Disorders
• Work 365 days a year
• Teach 4-5 additional courses to load
• Travel to exotic places like Cherry Hills New
  Jersey

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Six Stages of Distance Learning

• Enthusiasm
• Disillusionment
• Blame
• Search for the Guilty
• Punish the innocent
• Praise and glory for the non-participants