Distributed Education

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Distributed Education

• Education
• Distribution
• Tools
• Support Issues
• Markets
• Financing
• Northwestern Readiness
• Conclusion

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Education

• Structured activities to bring about learning
• An hospitable environment to support these
  structured activities
• Facilities
• Resources
• Administration

3
Distribution

• Old
• Television, mail,recordings, etc.
• New
• Internet portals

4
Tools

• Old
• Production facility, specialist, etc.
• New
• Software tools plus expert advice

5
Support Issues

• Administration
• Built into the web portal
• Support Services
• Through the web portal

6
Markets

• Alumni Organizations
• High Schools
• Other Colleges and Universities
• Corporate Training Departments

7
Financing

• Production Expenses
• Marginal to on campus production
• Management/Marketing Expenses
• Other organizations
• Revenue
• High prices

8
Northwestern Readiness

• Students
• Faculty
• Infrastructure
• Support

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Students

• 100 of undergraduates use CourseInfo
• Personal and academic use of technology began in
  elementary school
• Transact business/entertainment on-line

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Faculty

• Current blackboard courses 420 of 3,578 courses
  being offered (12)
• Blackboard Course sites 1,539
• Other central course Web sites 40
• Other school Web sites 538

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Blackboard Rate of Increase
12
Infrastructure

• Network
• Campus, regional, national and international
• Server Farm
• Centralized/back-up/security/7x24
• Desktop
• Thin clients
• All Associated Services

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Support

• IT
• Library
• Schools
• Enrollment Services
• Student Affairs ?

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Conclusion

• Philosophy
• DE a part of our educational plans
• DE support a part of our normal support
• DE infrastructure a part of our infrastructure
• Use the research enterprise as a model
• Think Distributed Education
• Improve Facultys Readiness
• Improve Present Courses
• Encourage Experimentation