A quick look at who our students are, our student mentor progam, online tutoring, online developmental courses, and satisfaction rates of online students.

1. Lake Superior College Virtual Campus

3. Growth of LSC Virtual Campus

4. Growth of Online as % of Total College

6. High-Speed Access for Students Based on self-reporting from student demographics surveys

7. Distance from LSC Campus Based on self-reporting from student demographics surveys

8. Online Student Mentors

15. Online Tutoring

18. Growth in Usage * Indicates number of distinct users per year. 424 778 318 599 220 462 Total 11 34 6 20 6 18 Submitted Questions 39 102 51 132 34 84 Live Sessions 374 642 261 447 180 360 Online Writing Lab Hours Sessions Hours Sessions Hours Sessions Interaction Type FY06 (260)* FY05 (211)* FY04 (165)* Via SMARTHINKING Affiliate Usage Report LSC Online Tutoring Usage Report

20. Online Developmental Courses - Pilot Project

23. Pilot Project: Student Withdrawals

24. Pilot Project: Student GPA

25. Same 4 Terms: Online vs. On-Ground

26. Same 4 Terms: Online vs. On-Ground

27. Noel-Levitz PSOL Priorities Survey for Online Learners

28. PSOL Basics There are 72 questions that comprise the PSOL. Normal completion time is 15-20 minutes. NOTE: questions are answered on a 7-point Likert scale, where 7 is high. Demographics questions (can add 1) 14 Overall satisfaction questions 3 Factors to enroll in the program 11 Information sources about school/program 7 Priorities statements (can add 10) 26

31. Most Satisfied 2006 2005 Survey Statement 5.97 6.02 6.07 6.41 5.93 11. Student assignments are clearly defined in the syllabus. 5.99 23. Billing/payment is convenient. 6.05 32. Logging-in for various services across the campus is easy and consistent. (added item) 6.43 18. Registration for online courses is convenient.

32. Least Satisfied 2006 2005 Survey Statement 5.32 5.20 5.25 5.04 5.42 08. Student-to-student collaborations are valuable to me. (NOTE: negative Gap) 5.34 30. I feel of sense of community or belonging through the LSC Virtual Campus. (NOTE: negative Gap in ‘05) 5.26 15. Channels are available for providing timely responses to student complaints. 5.16 05. My program advisor helps me work toward career goals.

33. 2005 PSOL Demographics 18% 56% Educational goal: Associate’s degree 68% 80% Female survey respondents 78% 64% Enrollment status: Primarily online 24% 25% Current online: 10 or more credits 70% 43% Employment: full-time 33% 22% Educational goal: Bachelor’s degree 40% 70% Class level: First or second year 21% 55% 24 years old or under Nat’l LSC LSC: n=400 National: n = 16,000

34. A.A. Students are Very Satisfied

35. “Primarily Online” LSC Students

38. Five Largest Differences

39. The Noel-Levitz Prioritization Matrix

40. The LSC Online Prioritization Matrix

41. Contact Info: Barry Dahl Vice President of Technology & the Virtual Campus Lake Superior College [email_address]