{"id":7964,"date":"2013-10-23T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/?p=7964"},"modified":"2013-10-23T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T20:20:28","slug":"columbus-state-degreein3-usgrockeagle13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/2013\/10\/23\/columbus-state-degreein3-usgrockeagle13\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus State Degreein3 #USGRockEagle13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Web site: \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusstate.edu\/degreein3\">columbusstate.edu\/degreein3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mary Covington, Executive Director, IT Services, Columbus State University<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\">Notes from session: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Program:\n<ul>\n<li>Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant.<\/li>\n<li>Degree in 3 years. 1st year get a certificate. 2nd year get an Associates. 3rd year get a degree.<\/li>\n<li>$18,000 degree.<\/li>\n<li>At least 1\/3rd low income.<\/li>\n<li>Early intervention.<\/li>\n<li>All online courses. Standardization of course design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Session talk:\n<ul>\n<li>Columbus State University owns computers and loan to students for 3 years. (After graduation, student keeps the computer.)<\/li>\n<li>Proctored tests. Google Chromebooks, but Lockdown browser does not work on them. ProctorU used instead.<\/li>\n<li>Since all the data really is up in the cloud, easily exchange the machine.<\/li>\n<li>Students signed commitment letter to send the machine back. Only close call, the student changed mind after talking to an advisor.<\/li>\n<li>100% online degree technical support, 24\/7 campus support, outsource after hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lessons learned:\n<ul>\n<li>Know the funding plan<\/li>\n<li>Do not specify type of technology in the grant.<\/li>\n<li>IT people make IT decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Vendors will try to coerce.<\/li>\n<li>Know purchasing processes.<\/li>\n<li>Just in time purchasing is hard.<\/li>\n<li>Warranty process not well understood.<\/li>\n<li>Students already have access to a computer or library already.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\">Next steps<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>In year 3 of 3.<\/li>\n<li>4 more sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Got to explain what is Collaborative Programs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgiaonmyline.org\/\">Georgia ONmyLINE<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/information_technology_services\/campus_focused_services\/ingress\/\">Ingress<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for the presenter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web site: \u00c2\u00a0columbusstate.edu\/degreein3 Mary Covington, Executive Director, IT Services, Columbus State University Notes from session: Program: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant. Degree in 3 years. 1st year get a certificate. 2nd year get an Associates. 3rd year get a degree. $18,000 degree. At least 1\/3rd low income. Early intervention. All online courses. 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