Diane M. Lippe

Degrees: B.S. Music Education - Rhode Island College
M.S. Computer Science -Nova Southeastern University
Doctoral Candidate - Educational Technology - Nova Southeastern University

Diane Lippe is the Director of the Innovation Zone in the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) at Nova Southeastern University . Her responsibilities include providing leadership with supportive initiatives in the areas of effective online pedagogical design, exploring online teaching strategies and promoting the use of a variety of technologies in the online academic setting.

Presentation Description

Title - A Framework for Managing Distance Education

In recognition of the need to support faculty with campus-wide initiatives in delivering distance education, a centralized faculty development unit called the Innovation Zone (IZone) was established at Nova Southeastern University in the Fall of 2000. The purpose of the IZone was to provide support for online teaching solutions while developing and implementing a variety of pedagogical online teaching models. The presentation will serve as a success model demonstrating how the centralized unit managed and adapted resources as it increased course production from 30 courses to approximately 1100 courses over a three year period. Additionally the model presented will demonstrate the inter-relatedness of the processes and the technological tools that were developed as essential components resulting in an effective faculty support structure.