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Resources for Planning Distance Learning Courses and Degrees

This is a list of organizations and their contact information for the process of planning and creating a distance learning course or program at Ohio State.

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Market Analysis

  • Needs Assessment
  • Competition
  • Educational goals aligned with unit/university's mission/vision (Academic Plan)
  • Financial Goals
  • Leadership backing and support
  • Partnerships
  • Institutional and faculty culture

Office of the CIO

Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR) - Helps support eLearning on campus and at a distance from the inception of the idea to the final assessment of the educational experience.

Fisher College of Business

Center for Entrepreneurship - Helps to turn ideas into a business

Hire an MBA or Marketing Student. MBA 805/806 - Business Solution Teams (BST) course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain experience diagnosing and solving business problems.

Continuing Education (CED) 

Diverse, quality programs and services that create a desire for lifelong learning and meet the needs of nontraditional students and working adults.

Educause Information Resources Library

Commercial Options

There also are professional, third-party companies that offer this service on a consulting basis. 

 

Business Planning

  • Business case
  • Program scope
  • Financial feasibility
  • Budget
  • Staff resources
  • Risk management
  • Assessment planning
  • Timeline

(See Market Analysis Resources.)

Office of Business and Finance

Resource Planning and Institutional Analysis (RPIA) - Provides the University with the capability of making fact-based, strategic decisions and measures the impacts of those decisions.

 

Academic Approval

  • College Curriculum Committees' approval
  • Review process

College Curriculum Committee, Office of Academic Affairs

Vice Provost Randy Smith

The Graduate School

 

Intellectual Property Rights

  • Contractual agreements with faculty to use their content
  • Understanding of who owns what and what the revenue share will be (if appropriate).
  • Important to resolve upfront

Office of Legal Affairs

Associate Legal Counsel: Mike Mitchell - Areas of Primary Responsibility: Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property counseling,

Office of the CIO

Information Technology Policy and Services: Bob Kalal

Office of Research

Office of Technology Licensing - Pursues, protects, packages, and licenses OSU's Intellectual property

 

Technology Infrastructure Planning

  • Technology infrastructure
  • Business continuity
  • Network connectivity and access
  • Course management system and other eLearning tools

Office of the CIO

Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR)

 

Course/Program Funding

  • Development funding

Internal Incentive grants

External Incentive grants

 

Course/Program Development

  • Instructional design
  • Graphic and interface design
  • Web programming
  • Content development and/or conversion
  • Media asset development or purchase
  • Usability testing

College Instructional Technology staff

Check with your college or department for information.

Office of the CIO

Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR) - Provides consultation on courseware design, visual communication, assessment and usability, and Carmen. Provides multimedia consultation through the Digital Union.

Faculty & TA Development (FTAD)

Information, consultation, and event coordination to assist faculty and TAs to excel in teaching.

Ohio Learning Network (OLN)

OLN Task Force on Quality in Distance Learning Report

 

Accessible Design

  • Universal Learning Design
  • ADA compliance

Office of Disability Services: Web Accessibility Center

CAST Universal Design for Learning

A nonprofit organization that develops technology-based educational resources and strategies based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

 

Support Services

Academic Advising

Admissions

Books and Course Packs

Library Resources

Registration

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Technical Support

Tuition and Fees

Miscellaneous Student Services

 

Delivery Modes

  • Internet
  • Video conferencing
  • Audio conferencing
  • Media-based

TELR eLearning Consultants

Digital Union

OIT Streaming Media Services

Classroom Digital Media Distribution

Classrooms and Learning Centers

College Streaming Media Servers

Check with your college or department for information.

 

Classroom Technical Support

OIT Classrooms Services

TELR (Carmen)

Colleges

Check with your college or department for information.

Ohio Commons CMS Hosting Project

Commercial Outsource Options

 

Assessment of Academic Program/Course Quality

  • Self-evaluation
  • Program/course evaluation
  • Teaching evaluations
  • Student feedback

OAA and Academic units

(Same as for traditional course)

TELR

FTAD

The Flashlight Program

For fee assessment/evaluation tools, external evaluation services and consulting

OLN CourseCheck

Evaluation wizard based on seven principles of good practice

 

Marketing and Promotion

  • Advertising
    • Media purchases and placement
  • Public relations
    • Press
  • Monitoring success

College Communication Staff

Check with your college or department for information.

University Relations

Office of the CIO

Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR)

Continuing Education (CED) 

Ohio Learning Network (OLN) OhioLearns!

The Online Catalog of Distance Learning

Discipline-Specific Organizations/Associations