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Jeff Seaman

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Director, Bay View Analytics (2020 - present)
Director, Babson Survey Research Group (2006 - 2020)
Data Quality (2007-2012), Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Survey Director (2001 - 2010), Chief Information Officer (2001 - 2007), Sloan Consortium
Chief Technology Officer, HighWired.com (2001)
Chief Technology Officer, Vice President of Engineering, Vista Associates (2000 - 2001)
Chief Information Officer, Lesley University (1994 - 2000)
Associate Vice Provost, Information Systems and Computing (1990-1992),
Director, Computing Resource Center (1985 - 1992),
Director, Microcomputer Services (1984 - 1985), University of Pennsylvania

Faculty appointments at:
Babson College, Mathematics and Science Division (2002 - 2010).
Lesley University, School of Management (1995 - 2001).
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business (1979 - 1984).
Cornell University, Consumer Economics and Housing (1972 - 1976).

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Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Oklahoma

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Maryland

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017

Pearson is the world's learning company, with expertise in educational courseware and assessment,... more Pearson is the world's learning company, with expertise in educational courseware and assessment, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. Our mission is to help people make progress through access to better learning. We believe that learning opens up opportunities, creating fulfilling careers and better lives. For more, visit www.pearson.com Online Learning Consortium The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is the leading professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of online learning worldwide. The member-sustained organization offers an extensive set of resources for professional development and institutional advancement of online learning. Visit onlinelearningconsortium.org for more information. Tyton Partners Tyton Partners provides investment banking and strategy consulting services to companies, foundations, post-secondary institutions, and investors as they navigate the complexities of the global knowledge sector. For more information about Tyton Partners visit www.tytonpartners.com or follow us @tytonpartners Digital Learning Compass: e-Literate e-Literate is a weblog about educational technology and related topics that is co-published by Michael Feldstein and Phil Hill, who are also partners at MindWires, an educational technology analyst and consulting firm. It covers a broad range of topics related to trends in educationparticularly teaching and learning in higher education-that are impacted by technology. WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) WCET is the leader in the practice, policy, & advocacy of technology-enhanced learning in higher education. WCET is a, member-driven, non-profit which brings together colleges and universities, higher education organizations and companies to collectively improve the quality and reach of e-learning programs. Visit wcet.wiche.edu. Babson Survey Research Group The Babson Survey Research Group (BSRG) is a survey design, implementation, and analysis organization. BSRG has worked on a number of large surveys including the annual survey of global entrepreneurship (GEM) involving more than 70 countries and 160,000 respondents worldwide and the thirteen annual surveys of online education covering all colleges and universities in the US. National 2 DEFINITIONS AND METHODS This report uses data collected under the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment survey. Beginning with Fall 2012, the data includes distance education enrollments, using the following: Item Definition Distance education Education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor synchronously or asynchronously. Technologies used for instruction may include the following: Internet; one-way and twoway transmissions through open broadcasts, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite or wireless communication devices; audio conferencing; and video cassette. DVDs, and CD-ROMS, if the cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMS are used in a course in conjunction with the technologies listed above. Distance education course A course in which the instructional content is delivered exclusively via distance education. Requirements for coming to campus for orientation, testing, or academic support services do not exclude a course from being classified as distance education. IPEDS collects distance education enrollments in two categories: • "Exclusively" distance education: All of the student's enrollments for the term were through distance education courses. • "Some but not all" distance education: The student enrolled in a mix of course modalities, including some distance education courses. This report creates a third category-composed of the sum of "exclusively" and "some but not all" distance education courses: • "At least one" distance education course: A new data field created as the sum of the above two categories. The sample for this analysis is comprised of all active, degree-granting institutions of higher education in the United States that are open to the public. The focus of this report is the distance education data that has been collected by IPEDS for the fall 2012, fall 2013, fall 2014 and fall 2015 terms. IPEDS reporting includes a number of other variables that describe the size, sector, and focus of each institution of higher education. This data allows us to compare institutions using a consistent set of definitions provided by the IPEDS survey. Note: Changes over time for individual institutions is calculated using their IPEDS ID numbers. A small number of institutions have changed the way in which they report to IPEDS, and have not maintained the same ID numbers, so linkage is not possible. This does not impact data for a particular year, nor any national or state level comparisons-it will, however, preclude the inclusion of these institutions in a state list of top ten growth in overall enrollments or distance enrollments. NATIONAL OVERVIEW In higher education, 29.7% of all students are taking at least one distance course. The total distance enrollments are composed of 14.3% of students (2,902,756) taking exclusively distance courses and 15.4% (3,119,349) who are taking a combination of distance and nondistance courses.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Alaska

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Maine

Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Maine has 3... more Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Maine has 32 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 0.7% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 71,715 students as of fall 2015 (62,248 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 9,467 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 1,407 students (or-1.9%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 23,706 (19,227 undergraduates and 4,479 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 33.1% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 3,792 (or 19.0%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is higher than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 11,766 students in Maine are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 7,855 undergraduates and 3,911 graduates. This represents 16.4% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 6,862 (or 58.3% of these exclusively online students) live in Maine, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is higher than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 59,949, or 83.6% of the total student enrollment in Maine. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (86.2% from 62,998 students in 2012). The-2.6% rate is a larger change than the national 1.7% decrease.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Rhode Island

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Massachusetts

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Alabama

Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Alabama has... more Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Alabama has 78 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 1.6% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 302,959 students as of fall 2015 (257,650 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 45,309 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 7,230 students (or-2.3%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 111,146 (84,797 undergraduates and 26,349 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 36.7% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 3,245 (or 3.0%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is lower than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 58,262 students in Alabama are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 37,749 undergraduates and 20,513 graduates. This represents 19.2% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 25,621 (or 44.0% of these exclusively online students) live in Alabama, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is lower than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 244,697, or 80.8% of the total student enrollment in Alabama. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (83.9% from 260,181 students in 2012). The-3.1% rate is a larger change than the national 1.7% decrease.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Pennsylvania

Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2017

This research would not be possible without the assistance of a number of organizations. First, w... more This research would not be possible without the assistance of a number of organizations. First, we wish to thank the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for their considerable help in framing the project, as well as their support of the data collection, analysis, and report creation. Their background and knowledge of open educational resources and contacts within the OER community was invaluable in defining the focus of the study. We also wish to thank the Global Healthy Living Foundation for their support in the administration of the Hewlett Foundation grant. This report presents results derived from a nationally representative sample of higher education faculty. In addition to providing responses to a wide range of questions, these faculty also provided thousands of comments and observations on the state of teaching and learning. Each section of this report includes a selection of faculty quotes relevant to that topic. These quotes are presented as close to the original as possible, with the only changes being the correction of typos and the removal of any personally identifying information. We wish to thank the thousands of faculty members who took the time to provide us with these detailed and thoughtful responses. We understand that you are very busy people, and appreciate your effort. This report would not be possible without you, and we hope that you find it useful.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Wisconsin

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Iowa

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Colorado

Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Colorado ha... more Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Colorado has 91 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 1.9% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 352,209 students as of fall 2015 (293,587 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 58,622 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 11,353 students (or-3.1%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 114,448 (90,004 undergraduates and 24,444 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 32.5% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 6,460 (or 6.0%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is lower than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 73,745 students in Colorado are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 53,636 undergraduates and 20,109 graduates. This represents 20.9% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 29,078 (or 39.4% of these exclusively online students) live in Colorado, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is lower than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 278,464, or 79.1% of the total student enrollment in Colorado. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (80.0% from 290,835 students in 2012). The-0.9% rate is a smaller change than the national 1.7% decrease.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Idaho

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. West Virginia

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Oregon

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Minnesota

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. South Carolina

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Florida

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Hawaii

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Oklahoma

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Maryland

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017

Pearson is the world's learning company, with expertise in educational courseware and assessment,... more Pearson is the world's learning company, with expertise in educational courseware and assessment, and a range of teaching and learning services powered by technology. Our mission is to help people make progress through access to better learning. We believe that learning opens up opportunities, creating fulfilling careers and better lives. For more, visit www.pearson.com Online Learning Consortium The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is the leading professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of online learning worldwide. The member-sustained organization offers an extensive set of resources for professional development and institutional advancement of online learning. Visit onlinelearningconsortium.org for more information. Tyton Partners Tyton Partners provides investment banking and strategy consulting services to companies, foundations, post-secondary institutions, and investors as they navigate the complexities of the global knowledge sector. For more information about Tyton Partners visit www.tytonpartners.com or follow us @tytonpartners Digital Learning Compass: e-Literate e-Literate is a weblog about educational technology and related topics that is co-published by Michael Feldstein and Phil Hill, who are also partners at MindWires, an educational technology analyst and consulting firm. It covers a broad range of topics related to trends in educationparticularly teaching and learning in higher education-that are impacted by technology. WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) WCET is the leader in the practice, policy, & advocacy of technology-enhanced learning in higher education. WCET is a, member-driven, non-profit which brings together colleges and universities, higher education organizations and companies to collectively improve the quality and reach of e-learning programs. Visit wcet.wiche.edu. Babson Survey Research Group The Babson Survey Research Group (BSRG) is a survey design, implementation, and analysis organization. BSRG has worked on a number of large surveys including the annual survey of global entrepreneurship (GEM) involving more than 70 countries and 160,000 respondents worldwide and the thirteen annual surveys of online education covering all colleges and universities in the US. National 2 DEFINITIONS AND METHODS This report uses data collected under the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment survey. Beginning with Fall 2012, the data includes distance education enrollments, using the following: Item Definition Distance education Education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor synchronously or asynchronously. Technologies used for instruction may include the following: Internet; one-way and twoway transmissions through open broadcasts, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite or wireless communication devices; audio conferencing; and video cassette. DVDs, and CD-ROMS, if the cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMS are used in a course in conjunction with the technologies listed above. Distance education course A course in which the instructional content is delivered exclusively via distance education. Requirements for coming to campus for orientation, testing, or academic support services do not exclude a course from being classified as distance education. IPEDS collects distance education enrollments in two categories: • "Exclusively" distance education: All of the student's enrollments for the term were through distance education courses. • "Some but not all" distance education: The student enrolled in a mix of course modalities, including some distance education courses. This report creates a third category-composed of the sum of "exclusively" and "some but not all" distance education courses: • "At least one" distance education course: A new data field created as the sum of the above two categories. The sample for this analysis is comprised of all active, degree-granting institutions of higher education in the United States that are open to the public. The focus of this report is the distance education data that has been collected by IPEDS for the fall 2012, fall 2013, fall 2014 and fall 2015 terms. IPEDS reporting includes a number of other variables that describe the size, sector, and focus of each institution of higher education. This data allows us to compare institutions using a consistent set of definitions provided by the IPEDS survey. Note: Changes over time for individual institutions is calculated using their IPEDS ID numbers. A small number of institutions have changed the way in which they report to IPEDS, and have not maintained the same ID numbers, so linkage is not possible. This does not impact data for a particular year, nor any national or state level comparisons-it will, however, preclude the inclusion of these institutions in a state list of top ten growth in overall enrollments or distance enrollments. NATIONAL OVERVIEW In higher education, 29.7% of all students are taking at least one distance course. The total distance enrollments are composed of 14.3% of students (2,902,756) taking exclusively distance courses and 15.4% (3,119,349) who are taking a combination of distance and nondistance courses.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Alaska

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Maine

Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Maine has 3... more Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Maine has 32 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 0.7% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 71,715 students as of fall 2015 (62,248 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 9,467 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 1,407 students (or-1.9%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 23,706 (19,227 undergraduates and 4,479 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 33.1% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 3,792 (or 19.0%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is higher than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 11,766 students in Maine are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 7,855 undergraduates and 3,911 graduates. This represents 16.4% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 6,862 (or 58.3% of these exclusively online students) live in Maine, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is higher than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 59,949, or 83.6% of the total student enrollment in Maine. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (86.2% from 62,998 students in 2012). The-2.6% rate is a larger change than the national 1.7% decrease.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Rhode Island

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Massachusetts

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Alabama

Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Alabama has... more Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Alabama has 78 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 1.6% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 302,959 students as of fall 2015 (257,650 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 45,309 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 7,230 students (or-2.3%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 111,146 (84,797 undergraduates and 26,349 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 36.7% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 3,245 (or 3.0%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is lower than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 58,262 students in Alabama are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 37,749 undergraduates and 20,513 graduates. This represents 19.2% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 25,621 (or 44.0% of these exclusively online students) live in Alabama, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is lower than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 244,697, or 80.8% of the total student enrollment in Alabama. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (83.9% from 260,181 students in 2012). The-3.1% rate is a larger change than the national 1.7% decrease.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Pennsylvania

Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2017

This research would not be possible without the assistance of a number of organizations. First, w... more This research would not be possible without the assistance of a number of organizations. First, we wish to thank the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for their considerable help in framing the project, as well as their support of the data collection, analysis, and report creation. Their background and knowledge of open educational resources and contacts within the OER community was invaluable in defining the focus of the study. We also wish to thank the Global Healthy Living Foundation for their support in the administration of the Hewlett Foundation grant. This report presents results derived from a nationally representative sample of higher education faculty. In addition to providing responses to a wide range of questions, these faculty also provided thousands of comments and observations on the state of teaching and learning. Each section of this report includes a selection of faculty quotes relevant to that topic. These quotes are presented as close to the original as possible, with the only changes being the correction of typos and the removal of any personally identifying information. We wish to thank the thousands of faculty members who took the time to provide us with these detailed and thoughtful responses. We understand that you are very busy people, and appreciate your effort. This report would not be possible without you, and we hope that you find it useful.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Wisconsin

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Iowa

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Colorado

Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Colorado ha... more Population 18-55 Population Number of Institutions Total Graduate Undergraduate Total Colorado has 91 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 1.9% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 352,209 students as of fall 2015 (293,587 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 58,622 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 11,353 students (or-3.1%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 114,448 (90,004 undergraduates and 24,444 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 32.5% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 6,460 (or 6.0%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is lower than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 73,745 students in Colorado are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 53,636 undergraduates and 20,109 graduates. This represents 20.9% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 29,078 (or 39.4% of these exclusively online students) live in Colorado, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is lower than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 278,464, or 79.1% of the total student enrollment in Colorado. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (80.0% from 290,835 students in 2012). The-0.9% rate is a smaller change than the national 1.7% decrease.

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Idaho

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. West Virginia

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Oregon

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Minnesota

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. South Carolina

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Florida

Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Hawaii