{"id":100,"date":"2016-02-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=100"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:22:31","slug":"oregon-business-raising-the-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-business-raising-the-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the bar in online education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online learning opportunities offer quality and flexibility to Oregon State Ecampus students<\/h2>\n
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\"Kathleen<\/div>\n

Kathleen Garney, a student in the Ecampus MBA in Executive Leadership hybrid program, is able to juggle coursework at home while working full time as a Boeing Company manager in Portland. (Photos by Oregon Business)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

By Erin J. Bernard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

E-tutorials, open courses and online labs are all the rage these days, but Oregon State University has been educating the distant masses since videotape was king.<\/p>\n

Back in the \u201980s, lessons were delivered to distance-degree students via correspondence and VHS. Today, the world\u2019s gone online, and OSU enrolls nearly 18,000 students in 50 states and 40 countries through Oregon State Ecampus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ecampus partners directly with university departments and colleges to deliver 43 undergraduate and graduate degree programs online and nearly 1,000 courses in 90 subjects. And the breadth of OSU\u2019s online offerings is proving valuable to professionals \u2014 and employers \u2014 in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.<\/p>\n

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\"Lisa<\/div>\n

Lisa L. Templeton, executive director of OSU Extended Campus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s a brave new world for higher education, but going online need not entail sacrificing quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Ecampus among the nation\u2019s 10 best providers of online bachelor\u2019s degree programs, and providing an exceptional education to a diverse population of adult learners is the primary objective, says OSU Executive Director of Extended Campus Lisa L. Templeton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a competitive marketplace, so we\u2019re really focused on quality: quality courses, quality instruction and quality student support services,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

OSU Ecampus learners include mid-career professionals and stay-at-home parents as well as traditional students who prefer the flexibility of online learning, says Templeton: \u201cProviding degrees online so people won\u2019t have to pick up and move their life to Corvallis helps us serve a wider range of students.\u201d<\/p>\n

As courses are developed and administered, the OSU Ecampus team assists in a variety of ways. Through an engaging partnership with more than 600 OSU faculty members, the classes are designed to meet desired learning outcomes and industry best practices.<\/p>\n

Last fall Ecampus added three new business programs to accompany its MBA in executive leadership track, popular with professionals looking to up their game without uprooting their lives.<\/p>\n

That model fit the bill for Kathleen Garney, a current MBA student and full-time Boeing Company manager in Portland.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy career wasn\u2019t stalled, but I wanted to turbocharge it,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen I realized an in-person MBA was not in the deck of cards for me, I started looking at online opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

“<\/span>We have diverse learners and want to meet all learning goals and styles. … The future is providing more options, including partially or fully online programs, so learners can choose what works best for them.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ecampus empowered Garney to learn on her own terms. The MBA track delivers instruction in a hybrid format \u2014 80 percent online and 20 via in-person classes in Portland.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the flexibility to adjust the time I spent on school based on my work schedule,\u201d Garney says.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Executive Leadership MBA, Ecampus also delivers a hybrid MBA and graduate certificate in business analytics, plus a bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration that is 100% online.<\/p>\n

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\"Chauncy<\/div>\n

Chauncy Faulkner, Ecampus computer science student<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

No matter the discipline, Ecampus is focused on delivering programs that provide career advancement opportunities. Students holding a completed undergraduate degree can earn a postbaccalaureate degree in computer science online<\/a> through Ecampus, and this appealed to 2013 graduate Chauncy Faulkner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose Ecampus for three reasons,\u201d she says. \u201cOne: I wanted a computer science degree. Two: I didn\u2019t want to have to move. And three: I didn\u2019t want to have to start from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faulkner, now a software engineer at Seattle-based Slalom Consulting, loved the virtual setup: \u201cI didn\u2019t have to trek across campus for office hours and wait in line outside somebody\u2019s office. And it was easy for me to post in discussion boards, whereas in a classroom I might not have raised my hand or spoken up.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the classrooms of the future, will all learning be delivered online? Unlikely, says Templeton; online learning aims to complement rather than replace traditional learning environments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have diverse learners and want to meet all learning goals and styles,\u201d she says. \u201cMany people thrive in online courses, and for some, it may not be their preference. But for adult learners juggling multiple life responsibilities, online learning can be a great fit. The future is providing more options, including partially or fully online programs, so learners can choose what works best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/span> 4<\/span> minute read<\/span><\/span>Online learning opportunities offer quality and flexibility to Oregon State Ecampus students Kathleen Garney, a student in the Ecampus MBA in Executive Leadership hybrid program, is able to juggle coursework at home while working full time as a Boeing Company manager in Portland. (Photos by Oregon Business) By Erin J. 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