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Terrence Verity, CIO
Seneca College Toronto Canada
Seneca College
Our Vision is to lead in• In Student Success……
– by preparing today’s learners for tomorrow’s communities and workplaces
• In Access to Higher Education……
– by developing comprehensive programming, multiple pathways and supports for students to achieve their educational goals
• In Learning…...
– by providing excellence in education and skills development, and by encouraging all Senecans and others in the community to be lifelong learners
Seneca College
Our Vision is to lead in• In Applied Research……
– by contributing economically and socially with solution-focused research activities in collaboration with business, industry, social agencies, other institutions of higher learning, and government
• In Innovation……
– by developing a culture that encourages risk-taking, entrepreneurship, flexibility, and by embracing change in the interest of organizational effectiveness
• In Our Commitment to People…...
– by creating dynamic working and learning communities that value people and support inclusion, initiative, personal development and mutual well-being
Seneca College
Our Vision is to lead in• In Our Commitment to Diversity and
Equity in Employment……
– by enhancing a diverse workforce that promotes, reflects, and supports our diverse college community…
Operating Budget $250,000,000
Academic 58.4%
Ancillary 11.8%
Plant/Property/Capital 11.4%
Administration 9.4%
Other 1%
Student Services 8%
Profile - Fiscal
Profile - Fiscal
• Capital Projects $117 Million
Technology Enhanced Learning Project Newnham Expansion
Seneca Campuses
• Toronto Area - Nine Locations
– Newnham
– Seneca@York
– King
– Markham
• China
– Fouszhou
Master Plan - Student Growth
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Seneca Student Profile• Full-time students 20,000
• Part-time students 90,000
• More than 45,000 full-time and part-time students pass through Seneca’s campuses each week
International Students
• Largest number of visa students at an Ontario College - more than 3,600 students
• Countries - 75
• Languages - 70
Full-time Faculty and Staff
• Faculty - 668
• Administrative - 130
• Support - 596
• Total = 1,394
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Bought/sold inve s tments
T aken a course dir ec tly onl ine
C onduc ted a voice conversation
Pos ted a r esume
R esearched inves tments
Purchased produc t/ser v ice dir ec tly onl ine
D ow nloaded mus ic or MP3 fi les
C ompar ison shopped
U sed Ins tant Messaging
C onduc ted onl ine bank ing/tr ansac tion s
Looked at job pos tings
C licked on w ebs ite ad ver tisement
R esearched schools and programs
% H a ve e ve r d o ne % L ike ly to d o in 12 mo n th s
(Percentage of respondents)
Earned a degree, diploma or cer ti ficatedir ec tly onl ine
e-Learning
e-Services
e-Living
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Seneca College
Internet Based Learning Plans
• 10% of all Programs fully on-line
– 15 full programs
– 400 + subjects
– IBL support for every subject – 20,000 sections +
• Strategic Investments
– Fiscal resources
– Knowledge resources
– Learner relationship resources
Academic IT Plan
Highlights
• $6,000,000 annual budget
• Partnership with students since 1995
• 3 Year plan - reviewed annually
• Sets fees and priorities for IT
• Ensures open and equitable access
• Provides a stable source of funding for academic infrastructure
• Supports on-line learning development
e-Learning (e-Living @ Seneca)
• Enhance student learning
• Enhance access to learning
• Improve efficiency in learning
• Prepare graduates for new career requirements
• Increase College’s student capacity and develop new markets
• Develop lifelong learning skills
• 10% objective for e-learning delivery
e-Services (e-Living @ Seneca)
• Web-based student registration and financials (SIRIS)
• Web-based student surveys
• Web Bookstore
• Web exam schedules
• Career Counselling and Placement
• Financial Aid information
• Web-based alumni services
e-Seneca
• Service Orientation
– Add value in all processes - academic, business and support - customer focus
• Integrated database allows integrated applications (educational ERP)
• No silos of excellence
• Integrated applications focus on client needs, ownership and empowerment
What is My.Seneca?
My.Seneca provides all Senecans with access to the:
• Learning System
• Content System
• a wide range of features and services including registration, timetables, attendance, professional development, e-mail, bookmarks, and much more…
Seneca, Blackboard & Sun Microsystems
• Sun Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Knowledge Distribution
• Product Development Partner
• Building Block Developer
• Beta testing site
• Community Memberships
– BASA (Blackboard Advanced System Administrators)
– OBUG (Ontario Blackboard Users Group)
My.Seneca Facts
• Every course has web support
– 25,006 course shells(4 semesters)
• Every Student has a personalized My.Seneca
– 68,326 Student accounts
• Every Faculty has a personalized My.Seneca
– 3,627 Faculty accounts
• My.Seneca server
– 1 million hits per day
My.Seneca: Community System
• Customizable Portal Environment
– Accessed by all Faculty, Staff, Students
• Divided into various tabs
– My.Seneca Home, Employee Services, Student Services, My Stuff
My.Seneca: Community System
• Modules
– Can be personalized
– Present ‘snapshots’ of information and links to services
• Building Blocks
– Who’s Online
– Subject Duplicator
eLearning@Seneca
The KPI results indicate that:
81% and 76% Strongly Agree and Agree with statements below:
“I am satisfied with my experieince
using MySeneca (the Internet) as a
means to obtain information about
my courses.”
“I am satisfied with my experience
using MySeneca (the Internet) as a
means to obtain information aobut
services and resources at Seneca.”
eLearning@Seneca
67% of the students say that:
“For some of my courses, I would prefer to have a combination of both in-class and on-line (Internet) learning opportunities…..”
eLearning@SenecaA Blended Learning Environment
The face to face Classroom
• Content Setting
• Interpretation/Analysis/
Synthesis
• Personal Observation
• Just in time explanation
• Listening and Empathy
My.Seneca
• Multiple sources and types of content
• Web resources
• Exploration and Research
• Enhanced visualization
• Asynchronous discussion/debate
Content System
A whole new world of possibilities:
• Virtual Hard Drive Space
• Collaboration on Document Creation and revision
• Ease of sharing
• Ease of updating content linked to in a number of course sites
• ePortfolios
• eReserves
Content System@Seneca
“I am teaching four sections of the same course and it has been very
tedious and time consuming to change and update my information. I was
not sure I was going to use my course sites at all and then I found out
about the Content System, what a difference that has made! I post a file in
one place, link to it and then it is so easy for me to update my
information.”….Professor
“I think Content System has amazing potential! A virtual hard drive and
tools for virtual interaction are phenomenal concepts for our progressively
busy professionals. It is imperative that all members ‘buy-in’ to the
concept and take advantage of what it can offer.”….Admin Assistant
2 months in production over 16,000 user accounts created!
What’s Ahead - Students
• Realtime – All the time –Everytime – Just in time
• Web services for everything
• Anywhere – Everywhere – Everyone
• Customized & Modular Learning
– Learning Object Repositories
• ePortfolios – Storage and Servers
What’s Ahead - Faculty
• Realtime – All the time – Everytime –Just in time
• Web Services (Admin tools, PD, HR, Finance)
• Reliability – (CMS production system)
• Anywhere – Everywhere – Everyone
• Incremental not revolutionary technology (for some)
• Big technology (HPC, Grids) (for others)
• Digital Library
• Privacy, Security, Trust
What’s Ahead - Staff and Administration
• Realtime – All the time –Everytime – Just in time
• Web-based Services (KM, Collaboration, Communication, Decision, Process)
• Reliable technology
• Anywhere – Everywhere –Everyone
• Training, Support
• Security, Privacy,Trust
eLearning@Seneca
• A work in progress
• Reflection in Action
What’s Ahead - CIO
• Resources
• Integrated Enterprise Systems (Web Services)
• Security, Privacy, Identity
• Planning
• Academic IT (Faculty, LO, ePortfolios, performance computing, Digital Library)
• Scalable Infrastructure
• Portals (standards, strategies, implementation)
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
The Value Proposition Shift
• Learner relationships
• Lifelong relationships
• “More” than academic content
• Shift in core business
Transformation
Relationships
Business Processes
Customer Relationship Management
Learner Relationship Management
Relationship is about adding value in all interactions with the learner
A successful relationship lasts forever
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