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Responding to the 21st Century Student

• 75% are no longer considered traditional• 38% work full time• 27% have dependents• 49% are enrolled part-time• Average age 36• Over 3,000 students from every county in KS• Another 1,000 students across the USA• Over 40 programs

Humanizing eLearning

• Market and student characteristic research• Best practice course development process • Align media and content with the learner

needs• Applied and theoretical learning outcomes• Market smart advertising• Responsive support services• Student engagement

Institutional Involvement

• President and Provost Champions• 30+ online programs• Centralized support units– Registrar– Financial Aid– Student Fiscal– Career Services– Library– Tutoring and Advising– Bookstore/media distribution– Technical Support via phone or email

Collaborations• Kansas Post Secondary– 2+2s

• Corporate– KanEd– Infosystems– Announcement in January

• Military– Service members and spouses

Virtual College Staffing

• Overall Operations• Marketing• Student Engagement• Military Operations• Faculty Services• Outreach• Liaisons for Military and Community Colleges– Aggressive 2+2 and partnerships

CTELT Staffing

• Two Instructional Designers (one corporate)• Three Media Developers (video, images, graphics and

animation)

• Two Online Faculty Support• Media Licensing• Media Duplications• Videoconferencing Technician

Key Takeaways About FHSU’s

• Largest public online program in KBOR• Successful partnerships with other KS

institutions Military, Corporate, International• Instructors include full-time, adjuncts, in Hays

or overseas• Premier course development methodology• Innovator in Instructional Technology• Experience in educating adult and mobile

learners