{"id":1406,"date":"2020-05-13T14:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:25:38","slug":"ecampus-growth-ed-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/ecampus-growth-ed-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State Ecampus booms in the Ed Ray years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1407\" class=\"wp-caption wp-caption-744 alignnone\" style=\"width: 744px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ecampus-enrollment-infographic.jpg?resize=744%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ecampus-enrollment-infographic.jpg?w=744&amp;ssl=1 744w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ecampus-enrollment-infographic.jpg?resize=320%2C186&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since Ed Ray became Oregon State&#8217;s president in the 2003-04 academic year, OSU Ecampus has seen steady growth in online enrollment, graduates and program and course offerings.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 1995, Newsweek published a now-infamous op-ed in which the author predicted the demise of the internet, scoffing in the first paragraph at the idea of a future filled with \u201cinteractive libraries and multimedia classrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaloney,\u201d the author wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, many people \u2013 including Oregon State leadership \u2013 could see the life-changing potential of the World Wide Web. In the quarter century since Newsweek published its article, OSU has earned a reputation as a national leader in online teaching and learning \u2013 and that rise to distinction coincides with President Ed Ray\u2019s 17-year tenure.<\/p>\n<p>OSU Extended Campus (now Ecampus) delivered six programs at a distance when Ray arrived to start the 2003-04 school year. Now Ecampus delivers more than 70 degree and certificate programs and over 1,300 courses to students in all 50 states and more than 50 countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"smartquote\">&ldquo;<\/span>Online education has played and will continue to play an important role in Oregon State\u2019s land grant mission to increase access to education for people in Oregon and beyond.<span class=\"smartquote\">&rdquo;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Most importantly: More than 6,000 students have earned OSU degrees online since Ray assumed his role.<\/p>\n<p>So much for \u201cbaloney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnline education has played and will continue to play an important role in Oregon State\u2019s land grant mission to increase access to education for people in Oregon and beyond,\u201d Ray said. \u201cI have been continually impressed with not only the growth and success of Ecampus, but also with the commitment of faculty and staff throughout the university to use technology to create and deliver meaningful learning experiences online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ray has consistently insisted that OSU&#8217;s online education be delivered with a commitment to innovation and top-quality teaching. Ecampus didn&#8217;t build its reputation overnight and remains deliberate in its work with nearly 1,000 OSU faculty partners and 10 colleges to develop and redevelop top-notch offerings.<\/p>\n<p>All Ecampus programs are developed by the same faculty who teach on campus. All online courses must achieve meet the same learning outcomes as face-to-face classes. And all OSU distance learners earn the same diploma as on-campus students.<\/p>\n<p>As the university readies to welcome a new president in F. King Alexander, it does so in the second year of a five-year strategic plan. One of the plan\u2019s four goals calls for OSU to deliver transformative education that is accessible to all learners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Ray understands that distance education is at the heart of OSU\u2019s proud history, and he has been a strong advocate of online teaching and learning throughout his tenure,\u201d said Ecampus Associate Provost Lisa L. Templeton, who has been a member of the Ecampus leadership team since 2000 and has led the division since 2008. \u201cWe are fortunate to have had his support over the years, and it has helped prepare us for more innovation in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> This article originally appeared in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalgraphicsdigitalpublications.com\/epubs\/OSUALUMNIASSOCIATIONINC\/OregonStaterSpring2020\/viewer\/desktop\/#page\/16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring 2020 issue<\/a> of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Many people, including Oregon State University leadership, saw the life-changing potential of the World Wide Web. In the quarter century since Newsweek published its infamous article doubting the value of the internet, OSU has earned a reputation as a national leader in online teaching and learning \u2013 and that rise to distinction coincides with President Ed Ray\u2019s 17-year tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6,3,679,675],"tags":[169,25,24,130],"class_list":["post-1406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-ecampus","category-features","category-leadership-and-innovation","category-accessing-college","tag-online-degrees","tag-online-education","tag-online-learning","tag-online-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ecampus-enrollment-infographic.jpg?fit=744%2C432&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-mG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":99,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/us-news-top-10-2016\/","url_meta":{"origin":1406,"position":0},"title":"Ecampus earns another national ranking from U.S. News","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"January 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"For the second straight year, Oregon State University is ranked in the top 10 nationally for online education by U.S. News & World Report after the 2016 rankings were released today. 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