Strategic Initiative 3: Ensure our residential and virtual programs work collaboratively to fulfill our mission.
This strategy focuses on addressing structural and cultural impediments to our residential and virtual programs working more in unison. Many of the structural differences between how our residential program and Distance Education and Extended Programs(DEEP) operate make it difficult for faculty and staff to work simultaneously in both programs, thus creating challenges for staff and for the programs to operate efficiently. This strategy will look at how to create a calendar and schedule that better facilitates the ability of faculty to work in both programs. We will also have faculty in both programs be a part of the same academic departments with joint supervision by DEEP and Academic Programs. Greater collaboration between faculty in DEEP and Academic Programs will benefit curriculum development and instructional delivery in both our virtual and residential courses.
Specific Results:
| In Progress | Develop a school calendar and daily schedule that will optimize opportunities for collaboration between residential and virtual program. |
| Starts Year 3 | Academic Programs and DEEP will have shared responsibility for supervision of NCSSM faculty with DEEP responsibilities. |
| Starts Year 2 | Academic Programs will become responsible for the content of all NCSSM courses and will work collaboratively with DEEP to develop curriculum and instructional technology, and to determine the best delivery of the content for both residential and virtual programs. |
| In Progress | Unify, or ensure the interoperability of, NCSSM’s Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Student Information Systems (SIS). |
| Starts Year 2 | Faculty will create lessons on the web and for use in virtual and residential classes. |
| In Progress | Consider and support opportunities for social, academic, and service-learning interactions among all NCSSM students, virtual and residential. |