NGLC Summit Presentation March 2012 http://slnsolsummit2012.edublogs.org/speakers/nglc-panel/ http://mediasite.suny.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=85a13974511d456f98d5a2078e5403201d

1. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
SUNY BLEND:
The SUNY SLN “catch-up and complete”
Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative
Alexandra M. Pickett - SUNY Learning Network
Peter J. Shea - University at Albany
William Pelz - Herkimer County Community College
Larry Dugan - Finger Lakes Community College

2. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Next Generation Learning
Challenges
…is a collaborative, multi-year initiative created to
address the barriers to education innovation and
tap the potential of technology to dramatically
improve college readiness completion in the
United States.
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-program

3. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
NGLC Partners
•EDUCAUSE
•League for Innovation in the Community College
•International Association of k-12 Online Learning
(iNACOL)
•Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
Funding is being provided by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation & The William and Flora
Hewlett Foundation.

4. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Wave I Challenges
•Open Core Courseware
•Blended Learning
•Deeper Learning
•Learner Analytics
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants/wave-1-challenges

5. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Learn more
http://nextgenlearning.org/
@NextGenLC
#nglc

6. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
The SUNY SLN "Catch-up
and Complete" Enhanced
Blended Learning Initiative
The SUNY Learning Network
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants/wave-I-winners#34

7. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel

8. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
The Research
Initial plan: Experimental Design with random assignment to treatment
Groups.
Rationale (in part): US Dept of ED meta-analysis (2009): learners in blended
conditions outperform students in classrooms and online. Plus flexibility.
Support for online self-regulation also found to be effective – these findings
shaped the “treatment” in SLN Catch Up and Complete.
Students in blended learning with other supports: Experimental Group.
Students in classroom: Control Group.

9. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Research
• Experiment is a minimum of two years:
Very few students would consent to
participate.
• Didn’t want to be “assigned” to anything –
they want to choose.
• Makes sense…
• So, we had to change the design to
remove random assignment.

10. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Research
• Many researchers complain about lack of
experimental research in this area.
• Real blended learning is about choice –
experimental research undermines the
“treatment.”
• Most experiments are artificial (a few class
sessions or few weeks)
• Not a compatible research design.

11. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Herkimer County Community
College

12. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
HCCC Students…
• 5% single parent
• 46% work full or part time
• 60% female
• 65% plan to transfer
• 59% take at least 1 online course
• 30 yrs. - Average age of online only students
• 19 yrs. - Average age of campus only students

13. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
HCCC Internet Academy…
• …has offered totally online 2-year Associate
Degree programs since 1999.
• …currently offers eighteen 2-year
degree programs totally online.
• …offers three 1-year certificates totally online.
–Medical Coding is a 1-year certificate that is
only available online.
• 75% of HCCC’s full-time faculty teach 1 or more
online courses.

14. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Blended Programs & Courses
• HCCC offers a total of forty 2-year Associate
Degree programs. All of them can be completed at
least partially online- so they can all be considered
“blended programs.”
• However, HCCC has not been aggressive in
offering blended courses. The NGLC grant has
provided us the opportunity to blend every course
required for the Business Admin- AAS degree
program.

15. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
NGLC Grant Benefits to HCCC
• Professional Development:
–12 seasoned online instructors are developing
16 new blended courses.
• 2-day workshop with Tanya Joosten
• 1-day workshop with Alejandra Pickett
• New Student Service Resources
–Starfish
–SmarThinking
–SUNY SLN Commons / Social Network
–Open Course Library / other digital resources

16. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Benefits continued…
• Blended Program: Business Administration AAS
– All required courses and Developmental Math.
– Of great benefit to working students, students living off
campus, and students who do not benefit from totally online
courses.
• Collaboration with other institutions:
– SUNY Albany
– SUNY Learning Network
– Finger Lakes Community College
• A research project on campus adds to a collegiate
atmosphere
– Faculty and student awareness.
– Contribution to the knowledge collective.

17. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Finger Lakes Community
College

18. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
FLCC Data
• 5100 FTE
• 600 online FTE (66% female)
• 64% plan to transfer
• 41% take at least 1 online course
• Web Enhanced courses – 750
• Online Online Courses – 184
• Hybrid- 8

19. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
FLCC Students - Modality
• Increase in Developmental Math students
• Decrease in student time
• Online Learning – about 15% of FTE and
probably not the best for these students.
• Hybrid Courses –
–Preferred modality over online and face to face
–Lack of clear understanding of what hybrid
truly is.

20. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Historical Hybrid Data
• “How about a Hybrid” campaign
• Historically unsuccessful
–Student confusion
–Demographically Challenged
–Lack of Hybrid training
–Lack of Hybrid best practices

21. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Grant focus and development
• Faculty training and collaboration
–Dr. Trista Merrill, English
• Student Support
–Maureen Owens, Student Concierge

22. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Learn more
http://wiki.sln.suny.edu/x/IQN4
http://wiki.sln.suny.edu/x/PgOP
http://nglc.sln.suny.edu

23. SLN SOLsummit 2012: SUNY BLEND NGLC Panel
Questions
alexandra.pickett@suny.edu
pshea@albany.edu
pelzwe@herkimer.edu
duganls@flcc.edu