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PresentersPresenters

•Rose Leigh Vines, Ph.D., MT(ASCP)

Director of Distance and Distributed EducationFaculty, Biological Sciences California State Univ., Sacramento

• Jane Bruner, Ph.D., CLS, MT(ASCP) Dean of Natural SciencesFaculty, Biological SciencesCalifornia State Univ., Stanislaus

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Jeanne Weidner, Ph.D.

Marlene DeMers, CLS,SH

San Diego State University

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Staff of Academic Technology and Creative Services

Staff of Computer, Communications and Media

Services

California State University, Sacramento

The ChallengeThe ChallengeAddress the shortages in laboratory personnel in California partially due to:•Recent changes in laboratory healthcare workforce•Licensing requirements for CLS•Decrease in CSU undergraduate course offerings

One SolutionOne Solution•Work with other university campuses to offer a license required hematology course•Deliver the course via distance technologies

Student Population Student Population Course offered 5 semesters:•265 students total•144 students were distant (54%)•Undergraduate students from 10 CSU and UC campuses•Numerous graduates from many campuses who needed the course for entry into a CLS postgraduate internship program

Potential Obstacles for Multicampus Course Participation

Potential Obstacles for Multicampus Course Participation•Enrollment issues•Examinations•Laboratory offerings •Faculty/Student interactions

Enrollment ProcessEnrollment Process•Resident campus enrollment at CSU Sacramento •CSU Intrasystem Concurrent Enrollment•California State University, Sacramento’s Open University, through the College of Continuing Education

ExaminationsExaminations•Two midterms are given at CSU Sacramento, CSU Stanislaus and San Diego State University. •Faculty on other campuses proctor exams for distance students in their region.•Final written and morphology exams are given to all students at CSU Sacramento, CSU Stanislaus and SDSU campuses.

Laboratory OfferingsLaboratory Offerings•Preparatory lab information and morphology are presented during lecture and in WebCT.•An 8-hour “wet” laboratory is offered on either Sat or Sun twice during the semester.•Labs are offered on both CSU Sacramento and SDSU campuses for all students.

Faculty-Student InteractionsFaculty-Student Interactions• In-class meetings•Studio classroom•Two-way videoconferencing•Telephone

•Outside class•E-mail•WebCT mail

Technologies Used for Delivery of ContentTechnologies Used for Delivery of Content

•Video streaming•Videoconferencing•WebCT•E-mail

Studio ClassroomStudio Classroom

Video Streaming

Video Streaming

Continuous Continuous Live Live StreamsStreams

Continuous Continuous Live Live StreamsStreams

Media 1 Media 1 Archiving Archiving ServerServer

Media 1 Media 1 Archiving Archiving ServerServer

Videoconferencing

Videoconferencing

WebCTWebCT

Evaluation InstrumentsEvaluation Instruments•Flashlight DDE Student Survey•Biological Sciences Student Evaluation of Faculty Evaluation

Evaluation ResultsEvaluation Results•On-campus overall course rating was 9.03 out of a 10.0 scale•Off-campus overall course rating was 9.00 out of a 10.0 scale•Similar results in past semesters•Negative comments were regarding problems with the video stream dependability•Occasional comment requesting more laboratory time

ConclusionsConclusions1. Success to this approach

depends on:• pre-planning• appropriate technology• shared expertise• shared resources• faculty-student interactions

…Conclusions…Conclusions2. Distant students are very

grateful for the opportunity to take courses, and they work hard to succeed.

3. Student performance is nothampered by this approach, and their acceptance into professional programs is not hindered.