Teletechnet--Old Dominion University
and "Two Plus Two" Programs at
Community Colleges in Virginia:
A Case Study in the Benefits and Costs of an
Intercampus Instructional Television Network

 

 

This report is one of a series from a project entitled Case Studies in Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Mediated Instruction and Distributed Learning. The project is funded through a Field-Initiated Studies Educational Research Grant by the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries and Lifelong Learning, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education with additional funding provided by Information Resources and Technology in the Chancellor's Office of the California State University. The project is jointly sponsored by the California State University, the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative of EDUCOM, and the State Higher Education Executive Officers. Grant Award No. R309f60088.


Frank Jewett, Principal Investigator TCM/BRIDGE Project
Advisory Board Member TCM II
814 Lantana Avenue, Brea, CA 92821
(714) 990-9506
e-mail: frnkjewett@aol.com


Acknowledgments

This report is one of a series from a project entitled Case Studies in Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Mediated Instruction and Distributed Learning. The project is funded through a Field-Initiated Studies Educational Research Grant by the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education with additional funding provided by Information Resources and Technology in the Chancellor's Office of the California State University. The project is jointly sponsored by the California State University, the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative of EDUCOM, and the State Higher Education Executive Officers.

The project director gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of Anne Raymond Savage, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Old Dominion University, and Edward Smith, the TELETECHNET Assessment Coordinator for Old Dominion and the coordinator for this case study. In particular, Ed Smith designed, implemented, and wrote the report on learning outcomes and faculty perceptions which has been incorporated as the major component of the benefits section of this report.

Support, assistance, and advice on this case were also provided by members of the project's Steering, Review, and Oversight Committee: Tony Bates, Director of Distance Education and Technology, University of British Columbia; Dennis Jones, President of NCHEMS; Jim Mingle, Executive Director of SHEEO; and Tom West, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Resources and Technology, CSU Chancellor's Office.



Table of Contents

Summary, Findings, and Conclusions

Background and Context

Benefits of TELETECHNET

Student Learning Outcomes

Performance in Courses

Performance on Exit Writing Exam

Student Surveys

Course Evaluations

Student Satisfaction, Graduating Seniors

Retention and Graduation Rates

In-depth Studies of Specific Degree Programs

Human Services Counseling

Criminal Justice

Engineering Technology

Nursing

Student Learning Outcomes Summary

Student Access

Institutional Renewal and Growth

Faculty Development

Institutional Growth

TELETECHNET Costs

Cost Projections for TELETECHNET

Cost Comparisons for TELETECHNET at Capacity

Cost Comparisons with TELETECHNET Based on Current Costs



The report can also be downloaded/viewed in a pdf file, TELETECH.pdf