2018-2019 Annual Report
STUDENTS
Up 7% from FY18
COURSES OFFERED
Total of 700 sections
STUDENT CREDIT HOURS
Up 11% from FY18
有料盒子视频 offers in addition to 11 distance and 69 hybrid programs.
NEW NAME
eLEARNING & DISTANCE EDUCATION
BECAME eCAMPUS IN OCTOBER 2018
SAME GREAT TEAM
STUDENT SERVICES
eCAMPUS STUDENTS
有料盒子视频, with the help of eCampus, serves students across the state, country and throughout the world. In recent years, the unit has worked with Schools and Colleges to increase the number of courses and programs offered online, ultimately drawing in more students and credit hours.
LEARNER SUPPORT
In 2018, 有料盒子视频 earned the Online Learner Support Certification from Quality Matters, an international, U.S.-based nonprofit organization that is recognized as a leader in quality assurance for online education. This recognition certifies that all of 有料盒子视频鈥檚 online programs provide critical student and academic services needed for learner success. Moving forward, eCampus is using learner feedback to continuously improve those services.
有料盒子视频 is only the fourth university in the country to earn this level of certification. Read more about the certification.
GIVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AN ADVANTAGE
The brand new eCampus Advantage program offers high-achieving high school students the opportunity to take college courses for both high school and college credit. Students get a real taste of higher education and a headstart on their degrees while parents appreciate the package pricing 鈥 $495 for a three-credit course.
Ten school districts signed on for fall 2019 and 111 high school students are currently enrolled in 54 courses. Read more about the eCampus Advantage program.
Madeline Burton, 17, has taken four courses (and is enrolled in three more this fall) through 有料盒子视频 while still working toward her high school diploma with IDEA Homeschool.
EXAMS PROCTORED
有料盒子视频 eCampus staff proctor exams for 有料盒子视频 students and others in the area needing proctoring services. We also help arrange proctors for 有料盒子视频 students who need exams proctored outside of Fairbanks. In fall 2018, we partnered with Remote Proctoring Now (RPNow) to offer virtual proctoring for online-based exams. eCampus can now offer instructors and students an option that will not compromise the instructor鈥檚 metrics or the student鈥檚 privacy all while maintaining flexibility for the student. For a small fee, this new service allows students to take online-based exams anytime, anywhere.
PROCTORED ON CAMPUS
PROCTORED OUTSIDE OF FAIRBANKS
COURSES USING RPNow
Testing Services merged with eCampus during the summer of 2019, meaning 有料盒子视频 now has a one-stop location for all student testing needs, including national testing, certifications and course exams.
DEPARTMENT SUPPORT
FIRST UNIVERSITY TO EARN EXEMPLARY STATUS
有料盒子视频鈥檚 online special education and teaching program is the first in the country to earn Exemplary Program status from Quality Matters (QM).
To achieve this, the academic department and eCampus instructional designers earned QM certifications in four areas within three years. Those certifications are: program design, online learner success, learner support and teaching support.
Joanne Healy, center, with the eCampus team that helped the special education program achieve Exemplary Program status. Photo by JR Ancheta.
STEM COURSE DEVELOPMENTS
eCampus and the College of Natural Science and Mathematics collaborated on an enrollment initiative to increase the number of 有料盒子视频 students by the year 2025. A strategic budget proposal was submitted to develop an online delivery option for several foundational courses in chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. Transitioning these general education requirements (GERs) online would help students complete bachelor and associate degrees, as well as increase 有料盒子视频鈥檚 student credit hour production. The proposal was successfully funded by the 有料盒子视频 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. Twelve courses began development in spring 2019 and four are being offered in fall 2019.
A Strategic Enrollment Planning (SEP) proposal to offer online bachelor-level degrees in biology was also funded. eCampus expects that students admitted into bachelor-level biology programs after fall 2020 will have the option to complete their degree fully online from anywhere in the world.
Faculty developing online courses met with eCampus鈥檚 inaugural visiting scholar Dietmar Kennepohl, author of 鈥淭eaching Science Online: Practical Guidance for Effective Instruction and Lab Work." Dietmar shared best practices for online lab courses based on his experience teaching chemistry courses online at Athabasca University.
Painting done by Ruby Leff as a STEAM final project in BIOL 111 Human Anatomy and Physiology I.
iTEACH
In May 2019, 有料盒子视频 eCampus facilitated a three-day faculty development event, iTeach, for 15 faculty from 10 departments. In addition to a dozen practical presentations on pedagogy, technology and online learning, faculty had the opportunity to connect with colleagues across disciplines with a shared focus on developing student-centered learning experiences at 有料盒子视频.
鈥淎fter 15 years of teaching, iTeach made me realize how much I still have to learn! The iTeach workshop inspired me to improve my teaching and engagement with students and provided me with a wealth of resources to accomplish it.鈥
鈥 Kristin O鈥橞rien, iTeach participant
Watch recorded live interviews from 有料盒子视频 eCampus鈥檚 2019 iTeach program.
NEW COURSES
PRE-SEMESTER COURSE CHECKS
NATIONAL RANKINGS
For the fourth year in a row, online programs at the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks have received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, which evaluates degree-granting programs at regionally accredited institutions. In 2019, 有料盒子视频鈥檚 online programs earned spots on the following lists:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Mat Wooller is one of hundreds of instructors receiving support from eCampus. In the
past year he has worked with instructional designers on course development, video
and website creation, and event hosting.
As a CITE Fellow, eCampus has provided advocacy and advice to Mat on the design of a new course titled the Science and Practice of Happiness and Wellbeing, a collaborative effort across disciplines. He has also received support for a 鈥渃ourse care package鈥 as well as 鈥渢he Well,鈥 a space on campus for 有料盒子视频 students, staff and faculty to participate in activities that promote happiness and wellbeing.
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TEAM
2018 included the establishment of a strong partnership with campus faculty development through our inclusion on the . The team, representing Enrichment, Research and Teaching, is leveraging their expertise in pedagogy across modalities and providing more thorough levels of faculty support. One success was a centralized 有料盒子视频-wide faculty development calendar.
ACCESSFLEET
Accessfleet, a new eCampus working group devoted to accessibility, is making strides to improve the user experience for all students. Led by Sean Holland, a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, the team鈥檚 highlights include:
- Enabling Blackboard Ally in all 有料盒子视频 courses.
- Writing nine Teaching Tips on the topic of accessibility and leading several faculty development sessions.
- Working with University Relations to provide live transcription of Chancellor鈥檚 forums and commencement.
- Making the eCampus eSyllabus and schedule templates accessible.
- Providing 146 hours of closed captioning for 有料盒子视频 faculty and administration.
Watch this audio-described video shot by the eCampus media team on location at 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Large Animal Research Station. Audio description allows the visually impaired to experience content that is only presented visually, such as the wonderful furry beasts in this video. It is an important and growing area in media content accessibility and is one tool in Accessfleet鈥檚 toolbox.
WEST RIDGE MEDIA STUDIO
To better serve faculty and staff, 有料盒子视频 eCampus opened up a second media studio in West Ridge. Since its opening in December 2018, more than 150 videos for 10 courses have been produced there. Between the two studios, more than 500 instructional videos were created this year.
LEARNIES
The inaugural Learnie Awards was a night of theater and film to celebrate excellent learning experiences. By showcasing rich instructional media, the event elevated awareness of quality teaching being done at 有料盒子视频.
And the winner is鈥
- Excellence in Innovative Presentation Techniques:
- Excellence in Explanatory Media:
- Excellence in Field Production:
- Excellence in Science Communication:
- Excellence in Screencasting:
- Excellence in Script Writing:
- Excellence in Interviewing:
- Student Choice Certificate of Excellence:
- Building Community Award: Tyson Paris-Hansen
- Expanding Access Award: Margaret Darrow
HOURS OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
有料盒子视频 eCampus offers a wide variety of faculty development opportunities for all instructors ranging from weekly drop-in support to long-term project-based programs.
MVP CLUB
The Most Valuable Professor (MVP) Club provides benefits to faculty by giving them early access to courses and priority instructional design support. The newly formed program has perks such as Blackboard carryover, accessibility checks, tech consultations and more. In spring 2019, 88 of 335 courses (26%) were given the MVP treatment.
12 DAYS OF GOOGLE
In December, 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Google for Education Certified Trainers (all on the eCampus team) hosted the 12 Days of Google, a series of in-person and online 30-minute sessions to teach faculty and staff more about the Google features they already have access to. More than 160 people attended the following topics:
- Google Meet
- Google Classroom
- Google Photos
- Google Keep
- Google Slides
- Google Forms
- Google Draw
- Google Sheets
- Google Docs
- Google Calendar
- Google Mail
- Google Drive
THE TEAM
OUR OUTREACH
AND ACCOLADES
OUTREACH
Our community is far-reaching, both geographically and conceptually. This year you could find our staff members presenting innovative ideas around the country, teaching in prisons, reading in K-12 classrooms, helping on military bases and more. Think we could help make a difference in your community? Reach out!
LION
With collaborators across the UA system, eCampus instructional designer Kendell Newman Sadiik co-founded 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Learning Inside Out Network (LION). Serving eCampus鈥檚 mission to expand access to higher education across 有料盒子视频, the LION network connects learners in the university, prison and reentry communities.
HOURS AT FT. WAINWRIGHT & EIELSON AFB
I KNOW I CAN
鈥滻 Know I Can鈥 is a book about animals exploring college and careers. As part of a 有料盒子视频 contingent, eCampus volunteers, including Clara Noomah, pictured, read the story to 2nd graders at North Pole Elementary and then talked about what they want to be when they grow up.
ACCOLADES
Our team鈥檚 personal and professional development is an everyday occurrence. Here is just a handful of things we are proud of from 2018-19:
Sean Holland (eCampus) along with Michelle Renfrew, Kim Davis and Sam Bishop (University Relations) won first place for the 有料盒子视频 Centennial Video, awarded by the Public Relations Society of America.
Karina Gonzales-Smith, eCampus faculty services coordinator, and Jessica Armstrong, eCampus recruitment coordinator, were chosen to be part of the 2018-19 有料盒子视频 Academic Leadership Institute (ALI). ALI is a unique two-semester long professional development opportunity for a cohort of university employees who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of current issues and the changing landscape in higher education.
The institute is led by Anupma Prakash, 有料盒子视频 Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, with invited speakers including the UA President, a UA Board of Regent representative and community leaders.
As part of eCampus鈥檚 new eCoaching program, Faith Fleagle earned her Career Coach Certification from the leading online career coach certification program. She is now prepared to assist students with job searches, career trajectory planning, applying for jobs, interview skills and negotiating job offers.
Kim Runnion, the eCampus Registration Coordinator, was recognized for 25 years of service to 有料盒子视频!