What is the best way to organize the human resources of a PCO unit? That’s a good question (without just one answer), that will be explored in this interactive 4 week course. Hiring, organizing and managing both administrative and faculty talent is one of the critical factors of success in continuing education. What are some of the various overall structures employed in designing a PCO unit, and their pros/cons? How are teams assembled to design and launch new programs? How do you integrate and work with those elsewhere in the university and outside (vendors)? How can you maintain high performing operations that balance continuous improvement and innovation? This course provides a broad understanding of these elements and others. Organized around a team model, participants will engage with colleagues from other institutions to ensure a dynamic understanding of the issues.
This course will consist of weekly live virtual classroom meetings hosted in Zoom. Please be sure you are able to join a Zoom meeting prior to these events. Live classroom attendance is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. The schedule for these events will be posted in the course overview tab. If you are unable to attend live classroom meetings, recordings of those events will be posted in the course shortly after the meeting.
Note: there will be no ‘class’ the week of Thanksgiving (November 23)
Live video conference schedule
Wednesday, November 11, 4pm-5pm ET
Wednesday, November 18, 4pm-5pm ET
Wednesday, December 2, 4pm-5pm ET
Wednesday, December 16, 4pm-5pm ET
Welcome to the Quick Start Guide
This guide is highly recommended if this is your first professional development course with UPCEA. Some tips are provided for navigating the course as well as information about how to obtain technical support.
Tips for Navigating this Course
Content pages need to be acknowledged. Once you have read, viewed, or otherwise completed the content, look for the button at the end to acknowledge you have completed the item. Sometimes, this step is required in order to advance to future items in the course.
Future items may be hidden from view. For example, content for the coming week may not be visible until the course facilitator releases it to the class.
Some items have prerequisites and do not become available until after you have completed the item it depends upon. Prerequisite items have a grey overlay (making them look translucent) with a lock next to them. When you click on the item, its acknowledgement button will note what item it depends on (see image below for an example).
Tips for Working with Discussions
Discussions will open in a pop-up window when you click Enter the Discussion. Instructions will be posted on the discussion forum that loads in the pop-up window.
Important! You cannot edit or delete your discussion posts. It is recommended you draft your post in another document editing app first, like MS Word or Google Docs, then post your final draft to the board.
To create a new top level post, enter your post in to the text field editor box at the top of the discussion pop-up window.
Replying to a post by clicking reply under an existing post will add your post to the discussion thread. Threaded discussion posts appear indented under the parent post.
Posts are listed in chronological order with the oldest post appearing at the top.
Tips for Viewing Videos
Some videos may be arranged in a playlist. A playlist will automatically play all videos in the series in order.
The playlist will automatically play through all videos after you start the first video.
You can view all videos in the playlist by clicking on the playlist icon (see image below where the icon is in a blue circle). You can skip to any video in the playlist by clicking on it.
For the Best Experience
Use either the FireFox or Google Chrome browser app for the best experience. The course has been tested to work well with these two browsers.
Technical Support
Email: pd@upcea.edu
Hours of Operation: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm EST. Expect a response within 1 business day.
Nancy Coleman, Ed.D.
Dean, Division of Continuing Education Harvard University
Nancy Coleman, Ed.D., is Dean of Continuing Education and University Extension at Harvard University. Prior to joining Harvard, Nancy was Associate Provost and Founding Director of Strategic Growth Initiatives at Wellesley College. Her career has spanned higher education, corporate and start-up ventures. At Wellesley, Coleman oversaw the work of Wellesley Extended, encompassing summer, online learning, and professional education. Previously, Coleman was VP of Academic Services at Keypath, an OPM provider, overseeing instructional design and student services for all global locations; and Director of Distance Education at Boston University leading a business unit overseeing online degrees and certificates across the university. She holds a doctorate from George Washington University, an M.B.A. from Boston University, and a B.S. in Marketing from Stonehill College.
Nancy has led several PCO organizations across a variety of organizational settings. She grew and restructured Boston University’s Office of Distance Education, she worked for a young company and developed much of its infrastructure, founded a new unit within Wellesley College, and then took over one of the major PCO entities in the nation at Harvard University. In each case, she invested her time and energy in organizational structure and the recruiting of talent.
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Overview of course navigation, technology, and support.
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Welcome! Please introduce yourself by name, institution and job role. This course is about understanding PCO human resources. What is one thing you hope to take away?
Select the "View Sign-up Sheet" button to begin.
For many activities in this course, you'll be working in teams. Visit the Google Sheet and assign yourself to a team. Please be sure you do not work closely with any of your teammates. Preferably, you don't work with them at all.
Week 1: Discussion - Taking a Look at your Organization
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What does your organizational structure look like? When was it last updated? Analyze. What works? What could be improved?
Week 1 - Video Conference Meeting: The challenges of PCO leadership and structure - Wednesday 11/11/2020, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Eastern)
11/11/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | Recorded On: 11/12/2020
11/11/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | Recorded On: 11/12/2020
Join the class for a live video-conferencing session. Participants are advised to access the session 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure their technology is configured and working properly.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://upcea.zoom.us/j/98735468632
Meeting ID: 987 3546 8632
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Meeting ID: 987 3546 8632
Find your local number: https://upcea.zoom.us/u/abEXM7x7H9
Make 1 discussion post to continue.
Watch the Deloitte video which was not at all geared towards higher ed or PCO. Is what the moderator proposes even possible in PCO units? Why or why not?
Week 2 - Video Conference Meeting - Wednesday 11/18/2020, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Eastern)
11/18/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | Recorded On: 11/19/2020
11/18/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | Recorded On: 11/19/2020
Join the class for a live video-conferencing session. Participants are advised to access the session 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure their technology is configured and working properly.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://upcea.zoom.us/j/98735468632
Meeting ID: 987 3546 8632
One tap mobile
+19294362866,,98735468632# US (New York)
+13017158592,,98735468632# US (Germantown)
Dial by your location
+1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 987 3546 8632
Find your local number: https://upcea.zoom.us/u/abEXM7x7H9
Week 3 - Video Conference Meeting - Wednesday 12/02/2020, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Eastern)
12/02/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | 60 minutes
12/02/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | 60 minutes
Join the class for a live video-conferencing session. Participants are advised to access the session 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure their technology is configured and working properly.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://upcea.zoom.us/j/97131240165
Meeting ID: 971 3124 0165
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,97131240165# US (Germantown)
+13126266799,,97131240165# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 971 3124 0165
Find your local number: https://upcea.zoom.us/u/aeKDAlbWO
Graded as Pass/Fail
Work in teams to complete the case study assignment. Upload your team presentation here. Please have each member of your team upload the presentation under their name, separately.
Wrap Up - Video Conference Meeting - Wednesday 12/16/2020, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Eastern)
12/16/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | Recorded On: 12/18/2020
12/16/2020 at 4:00 PM (EST) | Recorded On: 12/18/2020
Join the class for a live video-conferencing session. Participants are advised to access the session 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure their technology is configured and working properly.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://upcea.zoom.us/j/96839121805
Meeting ID: 968 3912 1805
One tap mobile
+19294362866,,96839121805# US (New York)
+13017158592,,96839121805# US (Germantown)
Dial by your location
+1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 968 3912 1805
Find your local number: https://upcea.zoom.us/u/ab6TF01dN