Evidence of Effectiveness:
The Intake Team has been a major success thus far, and our process could easily be duplicated and implemented at other continuting-education units. Our Effecitve Practice has made a significant impact on the advancement of the strategic mission of OSU Extended Campus. Most importantly, the actions of the team have given faculty a clearer understanding of what it takes to develop an online course and how to obtain all the pertinent information regarding this process. The number of quality courses offered online via Ecampus has grown considerably as a result of the Intake Team’s efforts, which, in turn, means more distance students worldwide are able to continue their education with an accredited institution such as OSU. In addition, the increased course selection was a contributing factor in OSU being ranked among the nation’s 25 top colleges that administer online degrees by thebestcolleges.org earlier this year.
How does this practice relate to pillars?:
Access – When looking at a proposed course, one of the questions we ask is how many times per year will the course be taught and if it is intended to provide additional access to students. We look favorably on those courses that provide additional access to students in different formats.
Faculty Satisfaction – Faculty know that their submissions are being held to the same set of criteria as others when going through the proposal process, and this clear formula helps them more easily understand what it takes to propose (and, in many cases, develop) a high-quality course for their students. The process of proposing and developing an online course is much more effective as a result of the guidelines established by the Intake Team.
Learning Effectiveness – We look at the course subject and outcomes to make sure it is something that lends itself to high-quality online learning that is representative of a premier research and teaching institution such as OSU.
Student Satisfaction – All courses have a student evaluation process they submit to, meaning students directly benefit from the practices implemented by the Intake Team.
Equipment necessary to implement Effective Practice:
The only equipment needed to implement the Ecampus Intake Team's Effective Practice is Internet access, a capable web browser and the database we created in order to track the course proposals made by OSU faculty.
Estimate the probable costs associated with this practice:
The process and service is cost effective. There is no income/expenditure analysis because this process is accomplished in a weekly meeting.
