Introduction
The Mission
- Build programs that can attract, enroll, serve, and graduate large numbers of students
- Create a process to be a continuous improvement institution from now on
What are “at-scale” courses in the IU context?
- 8 weeks long
- Allows more opportunities for students to enroll and begin learning throughout the academic year
- Watch Chris Foley explain some of the rationales in this video
- Fully asynchronous
- There are no required meeting times for lectures or instruction
- There are deadlines and milestones across the 8 weeks; asynchronous does not mean each student creates their own personalized schedule.
- High enrollment
- Courses are designed to support lots of students with a wide range of abilities from beginners exploring a new career opportunity to working professionals seeking additional degree/credentials
- Try to design assessments that are self-grading and/or utilize well-designed rubrics
NOTE: Course enrollments are determined by the campus offering the course. Currently, there is no expectation that courses will have more than 40 students.
Read the website explaining how Programs of Scale will operate at IU.
Watch the video below to see Susan Sciame-Giesecke, Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education, and Christopher Foley, Associate Vice-President Office of the Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education, discuss how the at-scale initiative aligns with President Whitten’s 2023 strategic plan.