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Streamlining Coordination and
Communication in Online Program
Development
Jacob Bane
About Me
▸ Bachelors in Middle Grade Education
▸ Masters in Educational Technology
Certificate in eLearning
▸ Seventh Grade Teacher and Coach
▸ Instructional Designer
Flipped by Design
▸ Heather and Abigail
Agenda
▸ Background and Current State
▸ Need
▸ Process and Findings
▸ Open Discussion and Questions
Background
and Current State
Background and Current State
▸ Office of Distance Education and eLearning
Created 2012
Ohio State Online, not a separate college, part of Ohio State
▸ Rapid Growth
ODEE ~100 Employees
10 Online Programs created
15 in process
▸ Need for clear process and roles and responsibilities definitions
Need
Need
▸ With rapid expansion and growth of ODEE and online programs, there
was a need to document clear processes and define roles and
responsibilities
Lines of communication needed to be identified
▸ Project
4 Stage Process
Start Internal and work towards external
What is your ideal process?
Process and
Findings: Phase 1
Phase 1: Internal Process
▸ Goals
Define process and contacts
Encourage collaboration
▸ Process
Met with each area head involved in online program development
Mapped out their ideal process and contacts
All processes mapped into a common document
Sub-documents were created for teams with in-depth processes
New communication method created and initiated
Phase 1: ODEE Processes Defined
▸ General Process
▸ State Authorization*
▸ Learning Systems and
Infrastructure
▸ Marketing and Communication* ▸ Extended Education
▸ Fiscal*
▸ Digital Union
▸ Media Services*
▸ Access and Affordability
▸ Instructional Design*
▸ MOOC and Open
▸ * Indicates sub-document
Phase 1: Finished Processes
▸ State Authorization Sub Plan
▸ Consolidated Document
▸ Consolidated Graphic
Phase 1: Communication Plan
▸ Wants and Needs
No weekly meetings
Streamlined communication to kickoff individual processes
Keep track of individual processes and program development as a whole
Define length of process
Flexible enough for multiple team members to access
▸ Google Docs, Forms and Sheets
ODEE Program Development Communication
Process and
Findings: Phase 2
External Process: Ohio State Level
▸ Goals
Ascertain roles, responsibilities, and communication needs of online program
development stakeholders around campus
What do they need from ODEE to accomplish their job and vice versa?
Build relationships with partners around campus
▸ Process
Meet with representatives from partners around campus
Define ODEE and individual processes
Define communication needs and methods
Phase 2: Processes Defined
▸ Graduate School
▸ Student Financial Aid
▸ Undergraduate Education
▸ Registrar
▸ Council on Academic Affairs
▸ Office of Financial Services
▸ Graduate and Professional
▸ Undergraduate Admissions
Admissions
▸ Office of the Chief Information
Officer
Phase 2: Finished Processes
▸ Graduate School Plan
▸ Consolidated Graphic
Process and
Findings: Phase 3
External Process: Course Level
▸ The goals and process remain the same as Phase 3
However, the audience has changed from online program development to distance
education as a whole
Phase 3: Processes Defined
▸ University Center for the
Advancement of Teaching
▸ Media Services
▸ Office of Disability Services
▸ Copyright Resources Center
▸ University Bookstore
▸ Accessibility and Universal
▸ Mathematics and Statistics
Design for Learning
▸ Ohio State Library
▸ Classroom Services
Learning Center
▸ English as a Second Language
Programs
Phase 3: Processes Defined
▸ International Affairs
▸ Global Gateways
▸ University Registrar Testing
▸ Institutional Research and
Centers
Planning
Phase 3: Processes In-Progress Part 1
▸ Office of Diversity and Inclusion ▸ University Advancement
▸ Office of Research
▸ Office of Student Life
▸ Discovery Themes and other
▸ Academic Advising
Ohio State Initiatives
▸ Office of Global Health
▸ Health Sciences Center for
Global Health
▸ OSU Leadership Center
▸ Veterans’ Services
▸ Tutoring Services
▸ Alumni Association
▸ Career Services
Phase 3: Processes In-Progress Part 2
▸ Parent and Family Relations
▸ Student Advocacy Center
▸ Study Abroad
▸ Student Consolidated Services
▸ Health Science Library
▸ Program 60
▸ Council of Graduate Studies
▸ Office of Student Life
Multicultural Center
Center
▸ Off Campus Student Services
Center
▸ Younkin Success Center
▸ Milton Center for Jewish Students
Phase 3: Processes In-Progress Part 3
▸ Center for the Study and
Teaching of Writing (Writing
Across the Curriculum)
▸ Counseling and Consultation
Service
▸ Center for Languages, Literatures,
and Cultures
Phase 3: Finished Processes
▸ Ohio State Library
▸ Copyright Resources Center
Process and
Findings: Phase 4
External Process: Program Level
▸ The goals and process remain the same
However, the audience has once again shifted; this time to focus on individual
programs
▸ This phase has just begun
Open Discussion
and Questions
THANK YOU
Jacob Bane
[email protected]
614-292-6294