2013-2014 Annual Report
Wow, a year always goes by so fast! It’s hard to encapsulate just how amazing 2013-14 was for UAF eCampus, but enjoy this peek at our adventures. It is highly likely you were part of our raging success, so thank you, and we look forward to 2014-15!
STUDENTS
Up 4% from FY13
COURSES OFFERED
More than 300 courses have now been developed.
CREDIT HOURS
Up 6% from FY13
In spring 2014, one in four UAF students was enrolled in an eCampus course.
In the same semester, one in ten UAF students was enrolled in eCampus courses exclusively.
STUDENT SUPPORT
STUDENT SUCCESS RATE
Absolute success requires a grade of C- or higher. An increased emphasis on student support has led to significant improvements in the success rate of eLearners, which is now comparable to UAF courses in general. Hands-on initiatives, such as contacting students who have stalled in their course, a revised online Success Lab and the Student Success Guide are just a sliver of our efforts to help each student reach their educational goals.
STUDENTS ADVISED
UAF TESTS PROCTORED
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
KELLY / STUDENT SERVICES
By day, she proctors exams and answers students’ questions. At night, Kelly-Ripa-Part tears it up with the North Pole Roller Derby team!
Kelly is also an active fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, routinely selling her homemade salsa and running in the Fairbanks Equinox Marathon in support of the charity.
DEPARTMENT SUPPORT
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS WORKING WITH eLEARNING
We also partner with all of UAF’s support units.
NEW COURSES ADDED
More than 70 courses will be in development or revision phases during fall 2014
FULLY ONLINE PROGRAMS
Offerings range from occupational endorsements to graduate degrees
Justice’s High School Initiative
The Justice Department is blazing new trails as it prepares to introduce a distance program for ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ćn high school students this fall. In partnership with eCampus, Justice is offering high schoolers two introductory college courses that they can successfully complete from across the state. “The UAF Justice Department has long enjoyed a productive relationship with UAF eCampus,” says Mike Daku, Director of the Justice Department, “including working closely with their course designers, production staff and marketing professionals to provide interactive and cutting-edge online courses to our student body.”
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
In addition to the three regularly scheduled workshops, a mini iTeach was developed for graduate students in the Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic program.
PARTICIPANTS
More than 90 staff and faculty applied for the three traditional iTeach workshops hosted in 2013-14.
SCHOOLS & COLLEGES
Attendees also represented a variety of administrative departments and University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć campuses.
“I can’t think of a better training I have had during my time with UAF… the [eCampus Design Team] inspires me to be a better instructor.” –May 2014 participant
SEMINAR SERIES
Now Available via Google Hangouts on Air!
LIVE SESSIONS
In spring 2014 we began streaming online exclusively and those four sessions reached 1,000+ people.
Viewership spanned 13 countries in total.
TECHNOLOGY AND ELEARNING PROGRAM
“CITE Fellows has majorly impacted the way I teach — no more long, dull lectures —
and I’ve come up with a way to recognize and retain my best students. I’ve also used
the credentials to open doors to other things.”
–Rob Prince
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
The inaugural group of innovators represent these departments: Accounting / Art /
Chemistry & Biochemistry
English / Guidance & Counseling / Journalism
Mechanical Engineering / Petroleum Engineering
LESSONS LEARNED
And counting…
Wanting to break through homogenized standard teaching practices while at the same increasing her students’ grades, Kriya Dunlap set her mind to developing a game-inspired teaching methodology. Pop into her classroom during test-prep sessions for some quality entertainment.
Working with students, Rorik Peterson set out to develop a “smart" controller that connects to the ubiquitous vehicle plug-in electrical cord found in extreme cold climates, such as Fairbanks. The main goal is to reduce overall power consumption by optimizing the times and duration that the vehicle is plugged in.
Learning is like the jet stream of an airplane–it vanishes! But, as a teacher, Sarah Stanley wants to capture that jet stream. “I want to study and learn from my student’s learning,” says the Fellow, who has been working with eye-tracking software on her students and will be expanding on the project this fall.
WHO WE ARE
adventurers
brewers
runners
mentors
boaters
beekeepers
campers
stampers
hikers
quilters
gardeners
historians
crocheters
travelers
singers
students
fishers
poets
woodworkers
printmakers
athletes
artists
collectors
hunters
critics
shoppers
caregivers
birders
cooks
musicians
pranksters
bikers
dancers
doodlers
laughers
knitters
Toastmasters
card players
teachers
photographers