Project Eagle I Executive Summary
Project Eagle is a multi-year strategic initiative by St. Petersburg
Junior College to build a national model for increasing access to four-year
degrees and workforce training for students attending community colleges. Access
is enhanced by educational opportunities that are increasingly flexible -- with
courses, programs and support services to be delivered at a time and place and
in a way at a pace best suited to the needs of the individual learner.
SPJC intends to:
- develop, implement and evaluate over 160 technology-mediated
(primarily web-based) associate degree and certificate courses as well as
web-based and traditional baccalaureate courses in conjunction with four-year
college and university partners;
- develop, deliver and assess innovative, integrated student
and academic support services for the upper-division, distance, and other
"flexible access" students (e.g., open-entry/open exit); and,
- determine "best practices" for enhancing student learning
via technology-mediated instruction, incorporate the findings into SPJC program
development, and disseminate the results of outcomes and evaluation findings
nationally -- all with a focus on creatively leveraging technology for cost
efficient and effective access.
SPJC will accomplish these objectives by:
- building the VITAL (Video and Internet Technologies to
Advance Learning) Network -- a team of professionals operating within the
College's Instructional Technology organization to develop the on-line programs
and services;
- creating the College University Center (CUC) hubbed at
the Seminole Campus but with access points (especially via distance technologies)
at other College sites;
- developing the "Electronic College" as the point of integration
and access for all distance courses, and the "one-stop shop" for information
and services for distance students;
- establishing a model training center for flexible delivery
of high technology certificate programs; and,
- providing the infrastructure, equipment and robust support
(e.g., 24/7 help desk) to provide ready access to upper-division and workforces
courses and programs throughout Pinellas County and beyond.
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