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HISTORY
1998-2002
A Distance Learning
Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
The first OMNIE project began in September 1998 as
collaboration among ODE, the Supervisory Network, and eight Ohio
universities: Cleveland State
University, Kent State University, Miami University, Ohio University, The Ohio
State University, The University of Akron, University of Cincinnati, and
University of Toledo. Peggy Fitzmaurice and Nada Allender were selected to
coordinate the OMNIE initiatives. The goal was to collaboratively develop and
deliver a distance-learning program to school-based speech-language
pathologists so that they could complete a Master's degree in their profession
while maintaining their current employment. Because ready access to graduate
programs was not possible for individuals in remote and rural areas of the
state, fifteen graduate courses were offered by the participating universities
using web-based technology as well as video taped lectures and distributed to
the students' homes and work sites. Two courses were presented each trimester
in a pre-defined sequence. This successful distance learning OMNIE Project was
completed in June 2002, when a total of fifty-eight speech-language
pathologists completed all of the Ohio Department of Education.
Dr. Nancy Creaghead OMNIE Reception |
Omnie Students & Steering
Committee
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In December 2002, Bowling Green
State University, the College of Wooster, and Baldwin Wallace joined the
OMNIE consortium. Several new OMNIE initiatives were presented to ODE for
discussion and consideration. Barb Conrad (Ohio Speech/Language Pathology Supervisory Network), Yvonne Gillette
(University of Akron), Lynne Rowan (Kent State University), and Nada Allender (OMNIE) met with Mike Armstrong, Ohio Department of Education's
Director of the Office for Exceptional Children, and Ed Kapel, Director of Procedural
Safeguards. At that time the Ohio Department of Education enthusiastically
pledged support of continuing efforts to seek strategies for the recruitment
and retention of qualified speech-language pathologists and educational audiologists
in the Ohio schools.
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