Online Education @ TU Delft

2012:

Online and Campus Education

Massive Open Online Courses

(MOOCs)

Open Course Ware (OCW)

Online Distance Education

Campus Education

• Learning Activities & Course Materials

• Free• Enrolled students only, massive

numbers• Bachelors Level• Certificate of Completion

• Course Materials• Free• Big Exposure, Worldwide

audience• Both Bachelor and Master

level• No interaction with faculty• No accredited certificate

• Learning Activities & Course Materials

• Paid enrollment• Enrolled students only, limited

numbers• Master level• Accredited Course Certificate• Full Master Degree

• On-campus Education• Top-class education and research

facilities• World famous university library• Active student societies• Great opportunities to participate in

special student projects

OpenCourseWare

Since 2006:110 + courses

DelftX Courses• September 2013

• February 2014• Prof Jacco Hoekstra - Aerospace Engineering

• Introduction video

• Prof Margot Weijnen – Critical Infrastructures

26.000

52.000

Blended learning

http://www.whatislms.com/using-blended-learning-to-enhance-education

2 projects:• Bended BSc Technische Bestuurskunde• Blended digitale doorstroomminor

Werktuigbouwkunde

Stimulate study success: activating students studying regularly increase motivation

Pilots Online Master Courses (offered since September 2013)

3 pilots: Aerospace Engineering, 6 courses, 13 online participantsWater management, whole master (25 courses), 10 online participantsEngineering & Policy Analysis, 6 courses, 31 campus participants

Why? Motives to start with ODE

• Strong international orientation

• Strong growth market for ODE: Professionals/Alumni

(update knowledge, side step into another field, career), Upgrade from Bachelors degree, People unable to study face-to-face, and students who cannot come to class

• high ranked non-profit universities have started investing substantially in online education as well.

• Impact on quality on campus education

• Enhance flexibility for in-house students

• Central project manager • Project divisions:

• Teaching Model• Course Development• Administration/Organization• ICT Infrastructure• Marketing Strategy• Legal / Quality Assurance • Business Model

Educational advisors1-1, workshops, course

NewMedia Center

• Faculty Project manager

• Lecturers• TA’s

How?

UTQ course Designing and teaching an online course

• Plus link

General Teaching Model

• Activating students – assignments, formative testing• Social and academic integration – motivation• High quality learning materials• Constructive Alignment• Structure – deadlines, live events etc..• Feedback

Example: How does this look like in Blackboard? Link

Example: questions

Example: Assessment

Organisational

• Students apply at TU Delft

• Payment per course (€ 200 per EC)or per year (regular tuition fee)

• Succesful completion course: TU Delft certificate

• MSc degree can consist of series of certificates

• Student Service Desk online education

• 36 online courses • Steps for producing a video• Test protocols• Registration procedure• Teaching model• UTQ course “teaching an online course”• Example course in Blackboard• Service desk online education

Example of a knowledge clipExample of an introduction video

Deliverables

Future developments….

the back officePlans for the next three years are in progress!

Questions?

Website: TU Delft – Study - Online

Sofia Dopper (project manager):s.m.dopper@tudelft.nl