Stanford: National Distance Learning Week Webinar

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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

[email protected]

• Stanford Center for Professional Development

scpd.stanford.edu