Reports from the front-line: teaching online at Calvin CollegeAugust 21, 2014

The growth of online learning

2014 Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group

• 11th annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education (published Jan 2014)

• Responses from 2,800+ colleges/U’s

• # of students taking at least 1 online course has increased from 1.6M in 2002 to 7.1M in 2012

• Represents a 16.1% compound annual growth rate; by comparison, overall higher ed student body grew at an annual rate of 2.5% during the same period

• The proportion of higher education students taking at least 1 online course is at an all-time high of 33.5%

The growth of online learning

2014 Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group

The growth of online learning

2014 Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group

The growth of online learning

2014 Babson Survey Research Group and Quahog Research Group

• 90% of academic leaders believe that it is “Likely” or “Very Likely” that a majority of all higher education students will be taking at least 1 online course in 5 years’ time

The changing K-12 student & learning environment

• Cyber schools began operating in Michigan in 2010

• In 2012-13: 185,000+ virtual enrollments representing 55,000+ students

• 90% of virtual enrollments in grades 9-12

Benefits of teaching online

• Allows you to teach – and your students to take – your course from any place, at any time, at any pace

• Can open up career possibilities & new sources of income

• Can positively impact your F2F courses

• You may be surprised how well you connect w/ your students

• Teaching online can greatly expand your influence• Using the Internet as a lampstand*, your students could be

from all over God’s world

* Matthew 5:15

At Calvin College

1. Astronomy 110: Planets, Stars, and Galaxies Andrew Vanden Heuvel

2. Classics 231: Classical MythologyJeffrey Winkle

3. CAS 140: Communication and Culture Chris Smit

4. CS 108: Introduction to Computing Keith Vander Linden

5. ENGL 230: Understanding LiteratureChad Engbers

6. Health Education 254: Nutrition Julie Walton

7. HIST 151: History of the West & the World I Karin Maag

8. HIST 152: History of the West & the World II Dan Miller

9. Kinesiology 216: Medical TerminologyNancy Meyer

10. Latin 101: Elementary Latin I & IIDavid Noe

11. PHIL 153: Fundamental Questions in Philosophy Kevin Corcoran

12. SPAUD 218: Hearing ScienceBrian Kreisman

And now…let’s here from our colleaguesabout their experiences teaching online.