[OPLINTECH] Ohio Community College Parntership

Fri Apr 7 16:15:53 EDT 2017

In case anyone is interested, I found out what Western Governors 
University's system requirements are for their online classes and their 
online exam proctoring.

Ed Liddle
Marysville Public Library

The email I received from them is below:

WGU publishes the system requirements in our admissions page:http://www.wgu.edu/admissions/computer_requirements#  

These requirements are to guarantee access to every course; however as we create new courses we try our best to make them as platform-independent as possible so you will notice that most of our courses do not require any plugins.

You should also know that WGU is the leader in online-proctored exams. With this technology we allow students to take assessments from home or any private location that meets the requirements to be proctored remotely through web cam and a special software that locks the computer during the test so students cannot put the assessment in second plane. The space must be private or semiprivate and requires an internet connection with at least 2Mbps upload speed. If your systems and environments comply with this, we'll be happy to send you the equipment and software needed for online proctoring.

You can read more about remote assessments herehttp://www.wgu.edu/wgu/remote_assessments  or direct your questions to Gina Fabbrogina.fabbro at wgu.edu  

Adrian Genesir
Curriculum Program Manager
College of Information Technology
Western Governors University
O: 385.428.5314 | Eastern Time
adrian.genesir at wgu.edu  

wgu.edu

On 04/07/2017 12:06 PM, Ed via OPLINTECH wrote:
>
> I was made aware of a new partnership today between Ohio Community 
> Colleges and an accredited online university, western governors 
> university. What impact will this have on Ohio Public Libraries public 
> internet computer usage and wifi accommodations? Do you think we will 
> see more internet usage by patrons for online classes using public 
> internet computers or more Internet usage by patrons with their own 
> devices using wifi taking online classes ?
>
> -Ed Liddle,
>
> Marysville Public Library
>
> www.wgu.edu/about_WGU/ohio_partnership_10-14-16#
>
>
>     Ohio Community Colleges Announce Partnership with Western
>     Governors University
>
>
>     News Brief - 10/14/16
>
> *Agreement extends online, competency-based learning opportunities to 
> all community college graduates, offers a tuition discount to 
> community college graduates and employees, and establishes a 3+1 
> transfer program in Nursing*
>
> The Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) today announced a 
> new partnership with Western Governors University (WGU) that allows 
> Ohio community college graduates to seamlessly transfer their 
> coursework to WGU while also receiving discounted tuition to the 
> accredited, online university.
>
> “The needs of adult college students are different than those 
> attending straight out of high school. Ohio’s community colleges 
> understand that because we have adult students in our classroom every 
> day. Those students need the option of having different and flexible 
> pathways if we want more of them to finish their bachelor’s degree,” 
> said Jack Hershey, President of the OACC. “By partnering with an 
> online, competency-based university, Ohio community colleges are once 
> again responding to a call from Governor John Kasich and doing our 
> part to help increase the number of Ohioans who will obtain a 
> bachelor’s degree and advance in the workforce.”
>
> The idea to expand online, competency-based education options for 
> Ohioans, particularly adult students and workers, as well as the idea 
> to establish more transfer pathways in the state that allow students 
> to complete their first three years of education at a community 
> college, were both part of a higher education reform package offered 
> earlier this year by Governor John Kasich. Today’s agreement moves the 
> ball forward on both of the Governor’s proposals.
>
> Under the terms of this agreement, WGU will:
>
>   * Offer Ohio community colleges’ graduates and staff a five percent
>     5% tuition discount.
>   * Graduates and staff of OACC colleges will also be eligible to
>     apply for scholarships offered through the WGU Institutional
>     Partner Fund. Scholarships are valued up to $2,000.00.
>   * Prepare seamless associate degree to bachelor degree articulation
>     agreements for all related degree programs in education, business,
>     Information Technology and health professions.
>   * Create a 3+1 transfer option for OACC colleges’ nursing graduates
>     who possess an Ohio RN license and are employed as a nurse.
>   * OACC college nursing graduates who are eligible for the 3+1
>     program may also enroll in the MS, Nursing bridge programs, in
>     nursing education or nursing leadership and management. The BS,
>     Nursing degree is awarded to the 3+2 student as they progress
>     toward the MS, Nursing degree.
>   * WGU will work with OACC colleges to develop a reverse transfer
>     program. The reverse transfer program will permit OACC college
>     students, who may transfer to WGU without an associate’s degree,
>     to obtain an associate’s degree from their OACC college, while
>     enrolled in a WGU bachelor’s degree. Upon completion of the
>     associate’s degree, these students will be eligible for the 5%
>     tuition discount.
>
> “Even before signing this partnership, we have already seen 500 
> graduates from Ohio community colleges go on to earn their bachelor’s 
> degree from Western Governors University, but that is a number that we 
> now expect to see grow significantly,” said Hershey. “A similar 
> partnership in the State of Washington saw that state’s numbers of 
> graduates grow to over 5,000 within five years. We believe that 
> similar growth is possible in Ohio, because WGU is proving itself to 
> be an institution that is very accommodating to the needs of transfer 
> students. ”
>
>
>
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