Presenting the MDE-UMUC/HBMeU cooperative programs

HBMeU & UMUC-MDE partnership 1

The UMUC & HBMeU partnership:A cooperative program in eLearning

Dr. Stella PortoMaster of Distance Education & E-learning

The Graduate SchoolUniversity of Maryland University College

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Background

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My home-office

University of Maryland University College


Background:U of Maryland U College

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Background: current data

Online enrollments > 234,000

# students > 92,000

enrollments > 272,000 2nd largest state institution in the US

> 100 programs completely online

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http://www.umuc.edu/


Background: Large scale

Portal of supporting

services

Instructors

Virtual Library

Administrative support

Instructional Design

Technical support

Non-traditional managerial back-end organization: centralization of shared resources and

efficiency through division of laborJan, 2012


Master of Distance Education & E-Learning

FacultySupport

InstructionDesign &Support

Leaders &Managers

HigherEducation

Media & technology

CorporateTraining &Learning

DistanceEducation

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http://www.umuc.edu/mde

http://www.mde.uni-oldenburg.de/40570.html


MDE: Focus

Core competencies• Management of the DE systems

in multiple environments• Planning, cost, development,

operations, delivery, support, training

Target Audience• Potential managers of DE in:

• Educational organizations• Corporate / Business• Government & Military• Not-for-profit organizations

100% online for part-time

working adults

Collaborative

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MDE: Curriculum

Core

cou

rsesTechnology

Teaching & Training

Policy & Management

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MDE: CurriculumCore

DE Foundations: systems view, technology, online teaching & learning, costing and student support

Technology

LeadershipInstructional Design

MultimediaGlobalization & Development

Advanced TechnologiesInternet Technologies

Teaching & Training

Instructional DesignLibrary & Copyright

LeadershipMultimedia

Distance Training Virtual K-12

Policy & Management

LeadershipDE Systems

Library & CopyrightDE Business

Globalization & Development

Research in DE

Capstone : E-portfolio & Research Project

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MDE: CurriculumCore

OMDE 601, OMDE 603, OMDE 606, OMDE 608 & OMDE 610

Technology

DEPM 604DETT 607DETC 620DEPM 625IMAT 639

Teaching & Training

DETT 607DETT 611DEPM 604DETC 620DETT 621

EDTC 650 (Spring)

Policy & Management

DEPM 604DEPM 609DETT 611DEPM 622DEPM 625DEPM 650

Capstone : OMDE 670

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MDE: Certificates

http://umuc.edu/programs/grad/certificates/

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http://umuc.edu/programs/grad/certificates/


MDE: Dual degrees

• MDE + M.Ed / M.Ed + MDE• MDE + MBA / MBA + MDE• MDE + MSM / MSM + MDE• MDE + TMAN / TMAN + MDE

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Primary degree (36 credits)

Secondary degree (18 Credits)

Model for dual degrees @ UMUC Grad School

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The MDE Partnership:a signature program

UMUC

Oldenburg

• Infrastructure• Support &

Services• Standards

• Research• DE International

network• ‘Escape’ from the

large scale model

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The partner institutions:U of Maryland U College

http://umuc.edu/aboutus.shtml Jan, 2012

http://umuc.edu/aboutus.shtml

http://umuc.edu/aboutus.shtml


The partner institutions:U of Maryland U College

Fact Bookhttp://umuc.edu/ip/PDFs/UMUCFY09FactBook.pdf

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http://umuc.edu/ip/ataglance.shtml

Context and landscapeOldenburg

The partner institutions: Oldenburg






Sharing of responsibilities:Course development

• UMUC– DE Technologies (OMDE 603 &

DETC 630)– Teaching online (OMDE 610)– Training at a distance (DETT 621)– DE in K-12 (EDTC 650)– Library and copyright (DETT 611)– Instructional design (DETT 607)– Leadership (DEPM 604)– DE systems (DEPM 609)– Business in DE (DEPM 622)

• Oldenburg– Foundations (OMDE 601)– Costing and Budgeting (OMDE

606)– Learner support (OMDE 608)– Multimedia in DE (DETC 620)– Globalization and development

(DEPM 625)– Research in DE (DEPM 650)

Each partner is responsible for the development of its share of courses, and owns the decisions of staffing the course every time it offeredJan, 2012


The Synergy of both partners

• Technological infrastructure• Organizational support• Leadership support• Support and training

infrastructure

• Research• Historical involvement in

DE• Network of experts

CommunicationDiversity

Recognition & Value in DEQuality

AutonomyFaculty development

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The MDE faculty community

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http://www.aardvarkmap.net/map/97UMF39H

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The UMUC & HBMeU partnership


The UMUC & HBMeU partnership• Cooperative Program (CP):

– Master of Distance Education & E-Learning (UMUC) & • Master of Science in Interactive Educational Technologies (HBMeU) or• Master of Arts in Online Curriculum and Instruction (HBMeU) or • Master of Arts in Online Education Leadership and Management

(HBMeU)

• “Dual degree” framework – MDE is the secondary degree. – 9 out of the 18 credits taken by CP students are transferred

into the primary degree (HBMeU). – Total of 27 credits (9 courses) from HBMeU, 9 credits (3

courses) from UMUC and which are transferred to HBMeU degrees, and then other 9 credits (3 courses) from UMUC, which count exclusively for the secondary MDE degree.

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HBMeU (27 credits)

UMUC-MDE (9 credits transfer)

UMUC-MDE (9 credits)

Cooperative Program model


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• Existing core common knowledge• MDE will complement curriculum with

– Foundations of distance education (OMDE 601), – Distance education technology (OMDE 603), – Learner support (OMDE 608), – Costs in distance education (OMDE 606), and– Research methods in distance education (DEPM

650).

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