eCornell Overview Deck

What is eCornell?• Online e-Learning courses from Cornell

University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management

• Instructor-Led, Interactive

• Cohort Structure (classmates)

• Asynchronous

• 6-12 hour time commitment over two week period

• 20+ courses in the areas of leadership development & management essentials

Why eCornell?Connected: “High-Touch” Learning Experience• Online instructors provide structure and support• Collaborative interaction with instructor and peers

Powerful: Relevant, High-Quality Content• Authored by Cornell University faculty• Innovative application of problem-based learning

approach• Interactive multimedia resources and activities

Convenient: Structured Flexibility• Defined start and end dates, required assignments

& discussions provide structure• Flexibility to work at your own pace

eCornell Course Overview: Collaborative Learning

Course Overcoming Barriers to Successful Mgmt

Course Length 2 weeks

Student Learning Time 6-10 hours

Student-Instructor Interaction 2 weeks

Total Access to Course 8 weeks

Completion Requirements

Required Discussions

Required Interactive Assignments

Exit Survey

Completion Deadline Start to End, 2 Week Timeframe

Student:Instructor Ratio 30 Students: 1 Teacher (Maximum Class Size)

Collaborative Learning Instructor & Peer Interaction - Blended Learning

Participant RequirementsWhile these are online courses, each student will

belongto a class, or cohort. This means that you completeassignments with the class, have open discussions,interact with the instructor, and even have office hourswith the instructor. The classes are done in anasynchronous format which means students do nothave to be on the computer at a specific time.

There is LOTS of reading and LOTS of homework. Anaverage class takes 6-10 hours to complete. You canexpect that the instructor will RETURN your homeworkand ask you to redo parts of it. The class takes placeover a specific time period (two weeks) and youmust complete your homework during that time. It's alsomandatory that you participate in the group discussionsand fill out a profile on yourself so you can interact withyour fellow students.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu

Week 1 Week 2

Course B

egins

Instruction Ends

Enrollm

ent Ends

Instructor Reminder

e-mails

Milestone Reminder

e-mails

Instructor Wrap-upe-mails

Instructor Reminder

e-mails

Access Ends in 4 w

eeks

INSTRUCTOR

Discussion Topic 1Discussion Topic 2 (required)

Discussion Topic 3Discussion Topic 4 (required)Discussion Topic 5 (required)

Announcements Discussion TopicOpen Forum Discussion Topic

Instructor Welcomee-mails

STUDENT

CLIENT SERVICES

Client services welcome e-mails

and web orientations

Course Format and Flow*See Notes Section of this slide for more detail

Post Registration: What to Expect• Reminder email sent from eCornell that course is opening (2 days prior to course start)xxxxx• A welcome email from Instructor sent (1 day prior) with expectations, pre-flight computer check up, link to eCornell01 section “How to be a Successful Online Student”xxxxx

• “Course is Now Open” email (1st day)

• Gentle Nudge from Instructor “Chime in” or “Come to Discussion

Board”

• “First Week is Now Over” email

• “Course Ends” email xxxxx• Letter of Completion from Cornell University Certifying Completion of Coursexxxxx

• Access to course for an additional 6 weeks

To offer this program, we must abide by usage guidelines

Conservation International has access to 200 free seats/year for eCornell courses provided that:

• 80% of the courses are taken by employees who live in developing countries (US & Australia employees only eligible for 40 of 200 seats)

• 80% completion rates for all courses must be maintained or we will lose the privilege of offering these free of charge

Sample Courses from the Catalog• The Coaching Mindset for Engaging and Developing Others• Strategic Thinking• Tactics and Skills for Negotiating• Sustaining Momentum: Motivating Through Vision, Culture, and

Political Agility• Executive Decision Making• Leading Through Creativity• Overcoming Challenges to Leaders and Their Teams• Understanding Team Dynamics• Facilitating Group Decisions• Project Teams: Mining Collective Intelligence• Leading People to Higher Performance• Dealing With Difference• Influence Without Authority• Conflict Resolution

eCornell Course Example

• See a demo of an eCornell course! http://www.ecornell.com/demos/

• For questions or to enroll, contact Catriona Moriarty, Organizational Effectiveness

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Appendix: eCornell Overview Slide