Innovative Approaches to Instructional Delivery University of Texas Arlington

UTA Distance Education Growth by Calendar Year Enrollment and Course Section Count

CDE Instructional Design Infrastructure for Online and Digital Learning Sloan-C certified instructional designers collaborate with faculty in pedagogy of online program design and delivery. Operation of Blackboard Learn learning management system, Blackboard Analytics, Blackboard Outcomes, in addition to other enterprise tools such as Adobe Connect, Echo360, Kaltura video delivery system. Dedicated DE support specialists assist UTA faculty, staff, students. Coordinated administrative efforts in Offices of Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Veterans Affairs, Student Financials, IT, and Reporting

CDE Building Capacity Academic Partnerships AP provides national marketing of key online programs, with RN-BSN Online as strongest performer. Blackboard Student Lifecycle Services Blackboard Call Centers, including Killeen, TX 24/7/365 telephone, live chat, and handling of Bb technical issues Will supply administrative assistance to students (registration, financials, student persistence) beginning Summer, 2014.

Highlights Spring, 2014 semester registers a record 11,384 “fully online” students in both AP and non-AP degree programs sees 2953 graduates in online degree programs at UTA. Campus receives two national awards for quality from United States Distance Learning Association, bringing UTA total to six since Supplemental Instruction (SI) for UTA online learners launches. UTA joins national e-tutoring consortium. College of Nursing launches international MOOC-to-Degree offering in Patient Safety. Gates Foundation supported international MOOC Research Initiative Conference, December, LINK Research Lab founded, to research networked learning, open educational resources (OER), new educational technologies UTA active in SARA national state authorization reciprocity planning.

UT Arlington College of Nursing Responding To Challenges State-Related Closing the Gaps Increase access Degree completion Industry-Related Goal set by IOM - 80% BSN by 2020 Expand RN-to-BSN & initial licensure BSN programs University-Related Diversify revenue streams Establish a global presence

Leveraging Technology & Partnerships To Produce Programs That Are: High Quality THECB Star Award Greater than 90% Progression to graduation rate First time NCLEX (national Nursing licensing exam) pass rates Graduate certifications Accessible State-wide access and beyond Affordable Highly Scalable

Program Characteristics Faculty work with instructional design experts courses designed for impact and student engagement Modular 5-, 8-, 11-week courses Use of MSN or PhD/DNP prepared Academic Coaches one coach to students in credit-generating courses Educational “assets” for multiple purposes/programs MOOCs Certificates and Specializations (“Stackable Badges”)

RN to BSN Enrollment

RN to BSN Graduates

BSN (Pre-licensure) Graduates

Expanding Access To Nursing Programs BSN – Pre-licensure Expanded Capacity From 200 (SP 2009) to 520 (SP 2014) Cohorts based at 22 partner hospitals around Texas MSN – Nursing Education From 8 students (FA 2009) to115 (SP 2014) MSN – Nursing Administration From 55 students (FA 2009) to 381 (SP 2014) MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner Started January 2014 –74 currently students enrolled

Professional Development Non-Degree Granting Activities Certificates and Specializations – “Badging” Provides UTACON a global reach with programs in place or in discussions with universities and health systems in Latin America, China, India, Jordan, and Qatar. “Serious Gaming” Initiatives PI Mancini – GLIMPSE – (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality ~$1 mill) - UTA, Baylor Scott & White, UTD - Communication between physicians and nurses PI LeFlore – “iNursingRN: Respiratory Distress” (UT System funding) NurseAP.com

Contacts Dr. Pete Smith Vice Provost, Digital Teaching and Learning Dr. Beth Mancini Associate Dean, College of Nursing Chair, Undergraduate Nursing Programs Baylor Healthcare System Professorship for Healthcare Research