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Global Campus - Online Education

Janine Lim, Associate Dean
Global Campus - Online Education
Griggs Hall Room 117
269-471-6546
janine@andrews.edu

Samantha Silva, Global Campus Online Administrative Assistant
assocdeanonline@andrews.edu

Global Campus - Online Education

Global Campus  provides support and oversight for all online courses, degrees and programs offered by Andrews University.

  • Advice and training on advising online students (for AU managed online degrees)
  • Advocacy for online students and faculty, and remote staff across campus
  • Advocacy for online friendly processes across campus
  • Credit for prior learning support
  • Coordination of Digital Learning Council, with faculty representation from all departments offering online programs, serving as an advisory board
  • Exam proctoring support and training
  • Management and promotion of consortial agreements
  • Online program development and design, including degrees that will mix face to face and online delivery
  • Online teaching and student service standards and training
  • Quality assurance for degrees, courses, and continuing education
  • Technical and instructional technology support

Global Campus Online - Centers

Distance Education Definitions

Andrews University modes and definitions of distance education are based on the United States federal distance education definitions and the Higher Learning Commission definitions of distance education.

Distance Education Programs are defined by the total package delivery of learning experiences included in the degree. Distance education includes any learning experiences that are not located at any Andrews campus, such as online courses, dissertations, independent studies, clinicals, etc. Distance programs have limited learning time on campus. 

Distance Education Courses are defined as courses in which all or the vast majority (typically 75% or more) of the instruction and interaction occurs via electronic communication, correspondence, or equivalent mechanisms, with the faculty and students physically separated from each other. 

Distance Degree Students are accepted into Distance programs. Distance guest students are admitted to register for courses for transfer or personal development.

Andrews University offers the following types of distance education course formats:

  • Interactive Online Asynchronous courses use minimal real-time interaction via video, and instead use online tools such as forums, recorded audio, recorded video, and interactive content to deliver primarily asynchronous instruction to students who are separated from the instructor. Learning activities have specified due dates. Regular, substantive, teacher-led, and meaningful interaction both with the instructor and with fellow students is expected. Real-time interaction via video is minimal and either optional, scheduled individually, or scheduled at a time convenient for all students. No additional penalties or extra work are created for missing a live session. There are no on-campus requirements. (This course type aligns with the federal definition for distance education.)
  • Interactive Online Synchronous courses use real-time, two-way live video to deliver primarily synchronous instruction to students who are separated from the instructor. Students engage in regularly scheduled synchronous live video instruction. The course schedule lists the synchronous meeting times so that students can plan. Real-time interaction with the instructor and fellow students is expected. Learning activities have specified due dates. There are no on-campus requirements. These courses may be taught to in-person students at the same time (i.e. dual synchronous). (This course type aligns with the federal definition for distance education.)
  • Dual Synchronous online courses use technology to extend classroom lectures and other activities to online students in real time. These courses use video conferencing and other tools to provide access to a classroom experience for online students while otherwise maintaining a normal face-to-face classroom schedule. These courses mix on-campus and online students, with on-campus students being face-to-face with their instructor and online students participating simultaneously via technology. Students on-campus register for the on-campus section of the course, and online students register for the interactive online section of the course. The two sections are cross-listed so that students can also interact outside of the real time session via the learning management system.
  • Blended Learning courses include some time where the faculty and students are physically separated from each other and additional time where the faculty and students are in the same location. Blended learning scenarios include a face-to-face class that has reduced face-to-face time replaced with extended online assignments or a short intense face-to-face time supplemented with online learning activities. The blended learning course format uses the online activities to ensure that the course meets the credit hour definition requirements. The online portion of this type of course must meet the description of interactive online or real-time online courses listed above. (This course type aligns with the federal definition for distance education.)
  • Self-Paced Online courses are offered where instructional materials and examinations are provided by mail or electronic transmission to students who are separated from the instructor. Interaction between the instructor and the student is limited and is primarily initiated by the student. Self-paced courses may be delivered via paper; via electronic means such as email or a learning management system, or via DVDs, podcasts, streaming or similar one-way media transmission. Self-paced open learning courses are open for registration at any time and must be completed within 180 days of the start date. (This course type aligns with the federal definition for correspondence courses.)

Global Campus Degrees and Courses

A subset of the undergraduate online courses and degrees at Andrews University are managed by Global Campus. The academic departments approve faculty, faculty qualifications, syllabi, and textbooks; and Global Campus handles the student recruitment and advising, faculty contracts, faculty support and training, delivery and editing of the online courses, and the daily operations of the online degrees and courses. See the Center for Adult Degree Completion  page for detail.

The courses managed by Global Campus are also available to guest students, either registering directly with Andrews University or through their home institution via the CAREonline Consortium.

A complete list of Global Campus courses can be viewed via this webpage or the Global Campus catalog.

Global Campus Faculty

Note that some faculty teach both for the Global Campus and their respective academic departments.

  • Art History
    • Kelsey Curnutt, M.A.
  • Business and Information Systems
    • Afua Asante, Ph.D.
    • Lileen Coulloudon, M.B.A.
    • Bari Courts, Ph.D.
    • Jimmie Flores, Ph.D.
    • Barbara Harpin-Fuller, Ed.D
    • Satyanarayana Ramella, Ph.D.
    • Jamiel Vadell, Ph.D.
    • Simon Vaz, M.B.A
  • Behavioral Sciences
    • Justina Adalikwu-Obisike, Ph.D.
    • Libna Arroyo, M.A.
    • Sarah Baze, Ph.D.
    • Stacie Hatfield, Ph.D.
    • Myshira Oliver, Ph.D.
  • Biology
    • Andrew Rice, M.S.
  • Communication
    • Alicia Adams, M.A.
    • Delyse Steyn, D.Ed.
    • Kristine Walker-Fraser, M.A.
  • Education
    • Bradley Sheppard, Ph.D.
    • David Waller, M.Ed.
  • English
    • Bonnie McLean, Ph.D. 
    • Beverly Romero, M.A.
    • Jill Walker Gonzalez, M.A.
    • Stephanie Wilczynski, M.A.
  • History and Political Science
    • Adam Fenner, Ph.D.
    • Steve Jones, Ph.D.
    • Douglas Morgan, Ph.D.
    • Marcella Myers, Ph.D.
    • Zane Yi, Ph.D.
  • Leadership
    • Kari-Gibbs-Prouty, M.Div.
    • Sung Kwon, Ph.D.
  • Mathematics
    • Marian Prince, Ph.D.
    • Cleon White, M.A.
  • Medical Laboratory Sciences
    • Melissa Poua, M.S.
  • Music
    • Rose Eide-Altman, M.Mus.
  • Public Health, Nutrition and Wellness
    • Stephanie Goddard, M.S.
    • Gretchen Krivak, Ph.D.
    • Susan Singer, M.P.H
  • Religion
    • Gavin Anthony, M.A.
    • Enrique Baez Garcia, Ph.D.
    • Adilson De Pina, Ph.D.
    • Eriks Galenieks, Ph.D.
    • Erhard Gallos, Ph.D.
    • Ruben Munoz-Larrondo, Ph.D.
    • Alexej Muran, M.A.
    • Rodney Palmer, D.Min.
    • Abelardo Rivas Santini, Ph.D.
    • Ronald Rojas, D.Min.
    • Jan Aage Sigvartsen, Ph.D. 
    • Augustin Tchamba, Ph.D.
    • Rahel Wells, Ph.D.

All Online and Blended Degrees

Andrews University offers a variety of online and blended degrees. Some programs include minimal on-campus components, some programs are entirely online, and those marked blended have a significant amount of time on campus. See the individual degree pages for more details. All online programs and courses must be approved by Global Campus.

The listing below includes programs managed by Global Campus and programs managed by individual Schools or Departments with support from Global Campus.