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Distance Learning:
Linking Community College
Engineering Students with Engineering
Schools
(A Proposal)
Jack Baskin School of Engineering
University of California
Santa Cruz
Jack Callon & Patrick Mantey
October 19, 2000
Distance Learning Modes
• Synchronous
• Asynchronous
• Quasi-synchronous
Roles for Distance Learning
• Graduate Degree Programs
• Continuing Education
• Undergraduate Preparation for Graduate
Programs (change of field / career)
• Lower-division Undergraduate Courses for
Community College Students
Distance Learning
Distance Learning
Architecture
Systems
Architecture
Network
Client Features
and Functions
Server Features
and Functions
Course
Material
Targeted
Use
Instructional
Support System
Graduate Courses
Content
Structure
Undergraduate
Courses
Content
Guidelines
Graduate Course
Prerequisites
Community College
Articulated Courses
Industry training
and
technical updates
Industry
Collaboration
Community College Motivation
• California needs more engineers, especially
in “high-tech”
• UC cannot accommodate all qualified
students desiring UC engineering education
• UC is committed to increasing community
college transfers
• UCSC’s School of Engineering students
coming from community colleges are
excellent (and about 50% of our graduates)
Community College / UC Challenge
• Engineering programs at community
colleges have different capabilities
• Community Colleges need to attract more
students into Engineering
• Transfer students into Engineering Schools
could graduate in two years if they had the
necessary courses in their Community
Colleges
Distance Learning Objectives
• Develop partnership / collaboration with
faculty in community colleges to provide
additional Engineering courses via
Distance Learning
• Give Distance-Learning Students a sense
of community with other Engineering
students
• Create support structure for delivery of
courses to small classes / remote students
Collaborative Effort
• Engineering school faculty develop course
content with community college partners
• Community colleges own and administer
courses
• Engineering school faculty provide support
for community college instructors, and
interact with community college students
Proposed Courses
• Applied Discrete Mathematics (CMPE 16)
• Computer Organization (CMPE 12C)
• Probability Statistics (CMPE 107)
• Introduction to High-tech Engineering
Establishing a Community
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Interactive Sessions with (co) instructors
Scheduled on-line “office hours”
Course web pages
Bulletin boards / multimedia servers
Student web pages
Joint projects
Challenges
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Faculty incentives, compensation, credit
Culture, teaching styles
Course content, development, coordination
Intellectual property ownership
Network and computer system support
Funding
Input Solicited
If you have suggestions and recommendations,
If you would like to collaborate in this,
or
If you have suggestions for funding,
Please contact
[email protected]
[email protected]
or