Stanford: National Distance Learning Week Webinar
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Stanford Center for Professional Development • 1
Stanford Center for Professional Development Online Graduate-Level Education for Working Professionals
Dr. Andy DiPaoloSCPD Executive Director
Senior Associate Dean School of EngineeringStanford University
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Education for Technical Professionals
• A technical workforce requires continuous, career-long education in order to support economic growth and development, maintain corporate competitiveness and insure career vitality.
• Career-long education supported by companies results in increased employee satisfaction leading to greater productivity. Proven to be a solid return-on-investment.
• Increased work demands, mobility and changing life styles reduces time for technical professionals to engage in continuing education and training.
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“What our engineers and managers are saying is that the demands of their jobs are such that they can’t get away from work. Since they are working 60 hours a week, any education they get has to be at their convenience and available online .”
Manager of Engineering EducationAMP,Inc.
The Challenge
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Provide busy, mobile professionals and managers access to career-long education where and when needed.
Stanford Online
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• Students: 6,689 undergrad
8,201 graduate• Faculty: 1,800 • Very strong history
of connections to industry
• Located in Silicon Valley and recognized as offering high quality research and education programs.
• Research: 4,500+ projects at nearly $1billion.
Stanford University
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Stanford Center for Professional Development
SCPD -- working with Stanford faculty and industry experts -- develops and delivers graduate and professional education programs on-campus, on-site and at a distance to meet the career-long education needs of technology professionals, managers, and executives.
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Stanford Center for Professional Development
Degrees, Certificates, Individual Courses
… to meet your education and schedule requirements
Stanford UniversityCurriculum and Research
Meeting education needs of technology professionals, managers and executives
Professional Programs
Academic Programs
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Online Education: How Does Stanford Do It?
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Stanford Online
• Delivers 14,000 hours annually of new video-based asynchronous online graduate and professional education programs to industry students in 40 countries.
• First university to offer online graduate degree in engineering and science.
• Current online portfolio: 52 masters degree concentrations, 40 graduate certificates, 65 professional ed courses and over 1000 hours of free programs.
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Stanford Online
• Courses redone annually to insure latest research and thinking is included.
• Rapid production process.• Uses community tools.• Used strategically in support
of Stanford’s departments, centers and research initiatives.
• Highly valued by distance and campus students.
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Questions and Conversations
• Andy DiPaolo
adp@stanford.edu
• Stanford Center for Professional Development
scpd.stanford.edu
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