Video
One School's Journey: Making the Transition Online, with the student in Mind
(2020)
Description
One School's Journey: Making the Transition Online, with the student in Mind Dr. Maureen L. Mackenzie-Ruppel and Dr. Dan Ball Molloy College, School of Business Abstract: Online education is a pedagogy, it is a system, it is a philosophy, it is necessary for our students’ professional success. But, there needs to be a meeting of the minds among those leading the charge, the philosophy of the institution, and the processes and resources that will be available to make online education successful. This presentation provides a story of one School’s journey. The Kismet of how the right experiences, the right timing, and the right people, came together to make a wildly successful Business School that is dedicated to world-class online and hybrid education. We will tell that story and will invite others to join into the conversation so that we learn from each other. Introduction: Molloy College was behind. In the competitive educational landscape that is Long Island, NY, a private college cannot be 'behind.' A few of its more innovative professors had created online -type courses, but there was neither a culture for online education, nor the institutional support systems that these professors deserved and needed. The perception of what is "online' related to quality and form, was still developing. Kismet is that untouchable phenomenon when the right people, with the right skills, and the right goals, come together. History: We will review the messy learning experience that took place at the presenters’ two prior colleges. The awkwardness of understanding how to deliver education to students who will never come to campus. The step-by-step, yet non-linear at times, experiences are not always predictable. Also the literature that was emerging was providing individual trail-blazers to stay motivated. Process: What steps are needed prior to the emergence of a grounded online and hybrid educational system? What comes first? In this School’s journey, it required a few good ‘(wo) men.’ At the most basic level existed the regulatory environment of what is “online.” Next, at the basic level is the faculty who have been inculcated to the traditional, post-World War/Industrial revolutionary style of delivering education. Next requires the policies to emerge that create a few lanes for faculty to drive in. Then education. What is needed? Is it a mind-set or is skill development. This one School’s experiences demonstrates that it is both. Presentation: This presentation is interactive. Our story will illuminate one School’s journey. We will discuss the past, the literature, the processes that are necessary to lay the foundation, and then the philosophical components of what is needed to make such a change to knowledge delivery. We will also provide a case example of how to deliver one of the most challenging topics online – Quantitative Analysis. Discussion: The payoff is the dialogue that will emerge from the session’s participants. Time to share stories, problems, successes, fears, and questions – will make this sessions meaningful for all those who join it. Conclusion: Molloy College School of Business is no longer behind -- thanks to a few good men and women!
Keywords
- faculty training,
- online and blended learning,
- course design,
- hybrid instruction
Publication Date
June, 2020
Comments
Online Conference date June 1, 2020 https://ruonlinecon.rutgers.edu/event-program/one-schools-journey-making-transition-online-student-mind.
Citation Information
Maureen Mackenzie-Ruppel and Daniel Ball. "One School's Journey: Making the Transition Online, with the student in Mind" (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/daniel-ball/6/