Introduction
Director: Robert J. Fuselier
The Office of Digital Learning (ODL) serves as a steward of distance education at FSU, providing leadership, policy guidance, faculty support and development, and other resources. ODL's services to students, faculty, and staff support student achievement in technology-mediated learning environments. For information on services, visit https://odl.fsu.edu. For information on proctored testing, visit https://testing.fsu.edu. For information on online programs and support for prospective students, visit https://distance.fsu.edu.
Administration
ODL's administrative team offers fiscal and human resources services and provides information on data and reporting related to online programs. For more information, visit https://odl.fsu.edu/online-programs/program-data.
Communications & Creative Services
The communications and creative services team develops and implements strategies that advance key ODL initiatives, manages the department's communications and creative services, and provides a full suite of video production services for faculty developing and teaching online courses. For information on media production services, visit https://odl.fsu.edu/media.
Instructional Development
The instructional development faculty provide support for the development of quality online programs and courses. The faculty work with instructors to ensure their courses align with online design standards, and course support specialists help to ensure courses meet accessibility standards. The faculty also offer consultations and workshops to promote quality instruction and support instructors teaching online. Learn more at https://odl.fsu.edu/training. For information on quality course design, visit https://odl.fsu.edu/online-instruction/quality-course-design. For information on certifying online courses for high quality, read about the FSU Online Quality Initiative at https://odl.fsu.edu/quality.
Program Support
The program support team serves students, faculty, and staff in the administration of online courses and programs and the proctored testing of FSU course exams and specialty exams.
Academic Programs
FSU offers nationally ranked online programs, distinguished faculty, and a renowned strength in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Academic program specialists support online learners from the prospective student's first inquiry through the final semester. They also assist departments who are building and offering distance learning courses in the Student Central course registration system. For more information, visit https://distance.fsu.edu.
Online undergraduate offerings include the following, which can also be accessed at https://distance.fsu.edu/programs:
Undergraduate Programs
Computer Science (BA)
Computer Science (BS)
Criminology
Financial Planning
Interdisciplinary Social Science
Public Safety & Security (Majors available in Crime Scene Investigation, Law Enforcement Intelligence, and Law Enforcement Operations)
Undergraduate Certificates
Beverage Management
Emergency Management
Leadership Studies
Multicultural Marketing Communication
Special Events
U.S. National Intelligence Studies
Assessment & Testing
The FSU Testing Center at University Center C-1100 provides secure, on-site proctored testing for FSU course exams and specialty exams like CLEP, Modern Language Placement, and Certiport professional certification. The Assessment & Testing team also facilitates online proctoring for the university's distance learning students. Scantron (bubble-sheet) form scanning services are offered, including online form viewing, item analysis, and reports. For more information, visit https://testing.fsu.edu.
Technology Services
ODL's technology services team helps students and instructors with FSU's academic technologies, including the Canvas learning management system. Developers and data engineers create web applications that support ODL services, manage student and course data in Canvas, and integrate academic technologies within Canvas. They also administer course evaluations on behalf of the university. The systems administration team ensures that servers and workstations are secure and regularly updated, and technical support specialists research and respond to support requests and manage an extensive knowledge base of Canvas articles. For more information, visit https://odl.fsu.edu/learning-technologies.