http://www.nutn.org/network2012/schedule.html

1. Next Generation Learning
Challenges
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-program
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-program/partners
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants/wave-1-challenges
http://nextgenlearning.org/the-grants/wave-I-winners#34
http://nextgenlearning.org/
@NextGenLC
#nglc

2. SUNY
SUNY SLN Catch-up and Complete Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative
Supporting Student Success - an NGLC Project Report
BLEND

9. relevant
engaging
less $$$
convenient
flexible
supportive
social
enhanced

10. SUNY
SUNY SLN Catch-up and Complete Enhanced Blended Learning Initiative
BLEND

12. SUNY
BLEND
$30-$50/course
S
N
A
P
P

13. • intent
• realization
• quasi-experiment
• independent variables
• dependent variables

14. Herkimer County Community
College

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. Share
with
Friends!
NGLC Project wiki:
http://wiki.sln.suny.edu/x/UQOP
SLN Online Student Commons: Student success materials:
http://nglc.sln.suny.edu/ http://bit.ly/nglcsuccess

21. SUNY Blend: Supporting Student Success
Questions? alexandra.pickett@suny.edu
pelzwe@herkimer.edu