The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities
This paper provides an overview of best practices and challenges for deans and department heads of online programmes in the ever-changing world of higher education. It concentrates on the challenges for small private universities and tertiary education institutions in the United States, Australia, a...
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Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand
2016-11-01
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| description | This paper provides an overview of best practices and challenges for deans and department heads of online programmes in the ever-changing world of higher education. It concentrates on the challenges for small private universities and tertiary education institutions in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Department heads must consider new roles and innovate constantly to offset the impact of global competition in online and distance learning. These changing roles include innovation in managing programme enrolment, retention, marketing, and the creation of innovative offerings to meet student needs to prevent obsolescence. Other topics discussed include potential alternate sources of revenue, partnerships, and how service and research can lead to new opportunities for small tertiary providers.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1509b8d36d34725a1303295096087492023-01-03T09:49:56ZengFlexible Learning Association of New ZealandJournal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning1179-76651179-76732016-11-01202The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private UniversitiesColleen M. Halupa0A.T. Still University & East Texas Baptist UniversityThis paper provides an overview of best practices and challenges for deans and department heads of online programmes in the ever-changing world of higher education. It concentrates on the challenges for small private universities and tertiary education institutions in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Department heads must consider new roles and innovate constantly to offset the impact of global competition in online and distance learning. These changing roles include innovation in managing programme enrolment, retention, marketing, and the creation of innovative offerings to meet student needs to prevent obsolescence. Other topics discussed include potential alternate sources of revenue, partnerships, and how service and research can lead to new opportunities for small tertiary providers. https://jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/view/266tertiary educationhigher educationroles of deansroles of department heads (programme chairs)retentionattrition |
| spellingShingle | Colleen M. Halupa The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning tertiary education higher education roles of deans roles of department heads (programme chairs) retention attrition |
| title | The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities |
| title_full | The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities |
| title_fullStr | The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities |
| title_short | The Changing Roles of Online Deans and Department Heads in Small Private Universities |
| title_sort | changing roles of online deans and department heads in small private universities |
| topic | tertiary education higher education roles of deans roles of department heads (programme chairs) retention attrition |
| url | https://jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/view/266 |
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