Univ. of Alaska - Historical Distance Education Documents

Contact Jason Ohler with comments and requests to add additional documents (907-465-6427).

Recommendations for Increasing Statewide Services for the University of Alaska

The report was prepared by PACDE members and Sally Johnstone of WCET. It studies
how three universities moved from an informal to a more mature distance education organizational structure. This research serves as the background for a proposal by Sally Johnstone for a course of action for the University of Alaska.

Retrieve report (Word file).

- 1 -
June 30,
2004

Unmet Student Services for Distance Students

The report was prepared by Marjorie-Payton Hewlett. It helps identify areas
of students services fordistance students that need improvement.

Retrieve report (Word file).

- 2 -
August,
2004

Report to President Hamilton and SAC about PACDE activities

The report describes PACDE projects and activities for the spring of 2004.

Retrieve report (Word file).

- 3 -
April 8,
2004

President Hamilton's Letter Forming the
President's Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Education

Following the report by the SAC-appointed SWAT(StateWide Academic Team) team on distance
education, President Hamilton asked SWAT members to continue their work as
PACDE (President's Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Education). This
letter forms the committee and outlines some of its major goals.

Retrieve letter (Word file).

- 4 -
November 24,
2003

Report: SWAT Team's Recommmendations for Distance Education

SWAT (StateWide Academic Team) was formed by the SAC to assess the Distance Education
White Paper and recommend future courses of action for distance education at
UA. This report was in response to that request.
Retrieve report (Word file).
- 5 -
October 23, 2003

SAC's Vision and Mission Statement for UA's Virtual Campus

Retrieve mission/vision (Word file).

- 6 -
November 13,
2002

SAC's list of "Questions for Distance Education Developers"

The SAC developed criteria for funding distance education efforts in the form of a series of questions.
Retrieve list (Word file).

- 7 -
November 13,
2002

The Annotated Distance Education White Paper

The Distance Education White Paper was originally developed by Elaine Sunde in 1998 (?) and has
served as the basis for much of SAC's discussion about distance education at UA since.
The "annotated" version includes comments about the status of goals and projects found in the paper.
Retrieve paper (Word file).

- 8 -
November 3,
2002;

(Original White Paper developed in 1998)

Case Study of Distance Education at UAS by Lynne Schrum and Jason Ohler
Through a President's Professor endowment, Dr. Lynne Schrum was hired to work jointly with
Jason Ohler (UAS) to conduct a study of attitudes toward distance education at UAS of staff, students
and faculty. The full report and executive summary are available.
Retrieve entire report (Word file or, PDF); or retrieve just the executive summary (Word file, or PDF).
- 9 -
2002-2003

Report: Results of the UNAC Labor-Management
Committee on Distance Education
As per the negotiated faculty contract in 2000, a group was formed to study
a number of issues of importance to both faculty and administration related to distance
education. This is their final report.
Retrieve report (Word file).

- 10 -
April 18,
2002

UAS Strategic Plan, Initiative 8:
"Be a center of excellence for distance-delivered
certificate and degree programs"

UAS, under the direction of the Board of Regents, was required to develop a
strategic plan to guide its developoment during 2000-2010. Eight initiatives were developed, one
of which addressed the role of distance education in UAS's future.

Retrieve entire Strategic Plan (PDF); or, retrieve just Initiative 8 (Word file).

- 11 -
2000

Six Pillars of Distance Education

The purpose of the framework was to provide a dynamic and entrepreneurial contextand environment that valued, encouraged, supported distance education within the College of Rural Alaska and the University of Alaska System. The overarching vision was to establish an entity (within the College of Rural Alaska and in partnership with the CRA/UAF Center for Distance Education) and location that would facilitate and enrich all activities related to distance education.

Retrieve Six Pillars document (Word file).

- 12 -
1999

Contact Jason Ohler with comments and requests to add additional documents (907-465-6427).
Recommendations for Increasing Statewide Services for the University of Alaska The report was prepared by PACDE members and Sally Johnstone of WCET. It studies how three universities moved from an informal to a more mature distance education organizational structure. This research serves as the background for a proposal by Sally Johnstone for a course of action for the University of Alaska. Retrieve report (Word file).	- 1 - June 30, 2004
Unmet Student Services for Distance Students The report was prepared by Marjorie-Payton Hewlett. It helps identify areas of students services fordistance students that need improvement. Retrieve report (Word file).	- 2 - August, 2004
Report to President Hamilton and SAC about PACDE activities The report describes PACDE projects and activities for the spring of 2004. Retrieve report (Word file).	- 3 - April 8, 2004
President Hamilton's Letter Forming the President's Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Education Following the report by the SAC-appointed SWAT(StateWide Academic Team) team on distance education, President Hamilton asked SWAT members to continue their work as PACDE (President's Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Education). This letter forms the committee and outlines some of its major goals. Retrieve letter (Word file).	- 4 - November 24, 2003
Report: SWAT Team's Recommmendations for Distance Education SWAT (StateWide Academic Team) was formed by the SAC to assess the Distance Education White Paper and recommend future courses of action for distance education at UA. This report was in response to that request. Retrieve report (Word file).	- 5 - October 23, 2003
SAC's Vision and Mission Statement for UA's Virtual Campus Retrieve mission/vision (Word file).	- 6 - November 13, 2002
SAC's list of "Questions for Distance Education Developers" The SAC developed criteria for funding distance education efforts in the form of a series of questions. Retrieve list (Word file).	- 7 - November 13, 2002
The Annotated Distance Education White Paper The Distance Education White Paper was originally developed by Elaine Sunde in 1998 (?) and has served as the basis for much of SAC's discussion about distance education at UA since. The "annotated" version includes comments about the status of goals and projects found in the paper. Retrieve paper (Word file).	- 8 - November 3, 2002; (Original White Paper developed in 1998)
Case Study of Distance Education at UAS by Lynne Schrum and Jason Ohler Through a President's Professor endowment, Dr. Lynne Schrum was hired to work jointly with Jason Ohler (UAS) to conduct a study of attitudes toward distance education at UAS of staff, students and faculty. The full report and executive summary are available. Retrieve entire report (Word file or, PDF); or retrieve just the executive summary (Word file, or PDF).	- 9 - 2002-2003
Report: Results of the UNAC Labor-Management Committee on Distance Education As per the negotiated faculty contract in 2000, a group was formed to study a number of issues of importance to both faculty and administration related to distance education. This is their final report. Retrieve report (Word file).	- 10 - April 18, 2002
UAS Strategic Plan, Initiative 8: "Be a center of excellence for distance-delivered certificate and degree programs" UAS, under the direction of the Board of Regents, was required to develop a strategic plan to guide its developoment during 2000-2010. Eight initiatives were developed, one of which addressed the role of distance education in UAS's future. Retrieve entire Strategic Plan (PDF); or, retrieve just Initiative 8 (Word file).	- 11 - 2000
Six Pillars of Distance Education The purpose of the framework was to provide a dynamic and entrepreneurial contextand environment that valued, encouraged, supported distance education within the College of Rural Alaska and the University of Alaska System. The overarching vision was to establish an entity (within the College of Rural Alaska and in partnership with the CRA/UAF Center for Distance Education) and location that would facilitate and enrich all activities related to distance education. Retrieve Six Pillars document (Word file).	- 12 - 1999