Assuring Quality in Online Courses

Quality standards – what quality assurance is your institution placing on distance courses and programs.  Are the faculty trained in distance teaching or is each course put through a quality review? What is your follow-up when complaints are made about quality?

Student Retention Efforts: Initiatives and Results

What methods have you put in place to assist with retention of distance students?  How are you tracking their progress?

Collaboration or Competition: Getting the best results for Kansans

Are there stackable degrees that should be put in place across our institutions?  2+2’s, 3+1’s   Should Kansas have a more cohesive approach to online education or is the current competitive route the best for Kansas? Are there interdisciplinary topics in the credit or non-credit arena that you as an institution can’t do alone and a Kansas consortial approach should be considered? What are our roadblocks?

How-to: Program Development Processes for Credit and Noncredit Programming

Let’s share tips for good program development.  What are the steps to assure success?  Are there pitfalls to avoid? What type of market research do you employ to determine feasibility for a new program? Do you explore business and industry needs? How do you determine best delivery methods and whether the needs are for credit or noncredit offerings? What are some of your recent successes?

Competency-based Education

Where do badges, microcreditials and stackable credits fit?

Worldwide Reach: International Programming at Kansas Schools

How do we attract more international students to Kansas?  Do you have current programs in progress?

Your Dashboard: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

When reviewing metrics, do you have a defined plan for what to report, when to report it, who sees it and what decisions are made based on the data? What methods are you using to report data? What methods or systems are used to collect the data which feeds the reports?

Recruiting New Students: Marketing and the Enrollment Funnel

What are your most effective marketing avenues? What new tricks of the trade are you willing to share?  How is social media incorporated into your marketing plan? Have you adopted a CRM system and is it a success?  What about non-credit course management systems?

Reaching Out: Community Outreach Programs

How does your institution interact with your local community? What programs are in place? What additional opportunities could/should be explored? Is there opportunity for collaboration between institutions?

Staff Advancement: Professional Development and Advancement for Continuing Education Staff

What funding is available in your unit for staff development? What areas are the main focus when staff attend professional development? How does your unit participate in professional continuing education associations? Is staff development available to all levels of staff members? Should a continuing education unit have a professional advancement plan in place?   Do you have one to share?  How do we grow our mid-level staff into future deans and directors?