Current Trends in the Uses of Traditional, On-Line and Blended Instructional Methods

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Current Trends in the Uses of Traditional,
On-Line and Blended Instructional Methods

• Julie OSullivan Maillet, PhD, FASAHP
• Dean (interim)
• March 22, 2013

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Movement into Distance Education

• 1994 moved to compressed video for several
  programs (MS in Clinical Nutrition, BS Clinical
  Labs, AAS Allied Dental)
• 1997 moved to on-line (BS in Health Sciences
  and MS in Health Systems)
• 2000s added Class Capture, Audience Response
• 2013 - 13 fully on-line programs, extensive use
  of blended classes

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Why we moved in these direction

• Initial funding by University technology group
• Small group of willing faculty to adapt early
• Ability to be more statewide
• Practitioner need for flexible hours
• Insufficient number of students locally for
  advanced practice programs
• Note Needed library to become a virtual library
  quickly

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Distance Education Design

• Faculty facilitated classes with intense online
  discussion and activities with 10 to 30 students,
  after 20 generally a TA
• Promote the use of interprofessional groups
  Predominantly asynchronous supplemented
  with videoconferencing synchronously
• Some on-site classes or presentations for some,
• Some clinicals
• 2013-14 goal test some larger classes, up to 65
• Design flexible for best learning

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The conversion

• Paid faculty to develop the courses, the price of
  normally teaching the course and then paid to
  teach
• Continue to pay for first time conversion of
  course as teaching workload (4 credits for 3
  credit course) and curriculum committee approval
• Why? Enhanced quality and university ownership

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The cost to students

• Web-based Undergraduate Programs
• 329 per credit for NJ Resident
• 347 per credit for non-NJ Resident
• Web-based Graduate Programs (variable)
• 591 per credit for NJ Resident
• 615 per credit for non-NJ Resident
• Fees
• 10.00 Program fee per credit
• Technology fee 60 or 120 per semester
• Financial aid available.

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The programs

• Online Doctoral Degree Programs
• 1. PhD in Health Sciences with tracks in Health
  leadership , Nutrition,
• Movement Sciences, Psychiatric
  Rehabilitation
• 2. Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition
• 3. Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Online Master of Science Degree Programs
• 1. Biomedical Informatics,2. Clinical Nutrition,
  3. Clinical Trial Sciences,
• 4. Health Sciences with Tracks in Clinical
  Laboratory Sciences, Disease Management (CMRI -
  AMR),Health Professions Education, Integrative
  Health Wellness
• 5. Health Care Management, 6. Health Informatics
  Management, 7. Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 8.
  Radiology Assistant
• Online Bachelor of Science Degree Programs
• 1. Health Sciences w tracks in Allied Dental
  Education, Coordinated Dietetics, Management and
  Education, 2. Medical Imaging Sciences (Note
  Only Graduates of Certificate Programs)
• Coming soon Health Information Management,
  Dietary Management, Dietetics, CLS, new tracks in
  aging and advocacy , look at eCollege