Blackboard Learning Management System Updates Completed with transition to the 2016 Learn 9.1 Theme – with potential change to Blackboard Ultra in Summer of 2020

Established Office Distance Education Mission, Vision, and Purpose Statements.

Revitalized the Quality Matters Standards for Online Learning in Higher Education.

Implementation of the Blackboard 24-hour Support Center

Professional Learning Sessions for faculty

Met with Deans and Chairs to establish online programming expectations

Enrollment data over the past four years show a steady decline.

Increased number of registered faculty from 15 to 50 July 2019

Of the 50 registered members at KSU 30 faculty members received initial training.

Call KSU Support Center Launch June 22, 2019

138 calls submitted between June 22 and August 26, 2019 – 98% successful responses

35 calls submitted between September 1 and September 20, 2019 – 94.29% successful responses

Beginning with Blackboard regular Tuesday and Thursday training sessions

Setting up your gradebook

Attendance Module

Online Grading Reestablished

SafeAssign - Academic Honesty & Anti Plagiarism

Reestablished Free Online Tutoring for all KSU Students

New Online degree programs scheduled to launch in January 2020. The new masters programs and certifications will change to 8 week sessions allowing for two entry points per semester (Sextant Partnership)

■ Masters in Business Administration

■ Masters in Public Administration

■ Masters in Gerontology

■ Masters in Environmental Studies (16 weeks)

■ Masters in Psychology (proposed for Fall 2020)

Expand the Masters in Special Education (16 weeks)

Expand the Doctor of Nursing (Fall 2020)

Expand the RN – BSN program (Fall 2020)

■ Completer Degree (2 + 2) – Online Criminal Justice

New Online Certification Programs

For the fully online graduate programs, the average student enrollment was 12.4 students.

Current enrollment in online and hybrid courses for the Fall of 2019 is 892