a joint program of the new mexico higher education and public
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A Joint Program of the New Mexico Higher Education and Public Education Departments
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IDEAL Bold Vision
New Mexico is the first state in the nation to create a statewide eLearning system that from its inception encompasses all aspects of learning from traditional public and higher education environments to teacher professional development, continuing education and workforce education.
‐‐ North American Council for Online Learning, 2007
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IDEAL‐NM Revolutionizing Education
• Reduces geographic and capacity barriers
• Expands course offerings for opportunity gap in smaller districts – languages, math, science, technology, and career tech, financial literacy, ACT test prep, etc.
• Resolves conflicts in student schedules
• Provides enrichment, credit‐recovery, summer school, online tutoring, alternative high school completion, & home‐bound options
• Increases access to highly qualified teachers
• Reduces teacher‐pupil ratio
• Aids districts with teacher resources and teacher employment
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IDEAL Purposes
• Expand education opportunities, close achievement gaps, support college and career goals, and prepare students for global competition.
• Reduce the cost of technology access to P‐12 schools, higher education institutions and state agencies.
• Increase technology skills of youth and adult learners.
• Reduce the travel and personnel costs of state agency trainings and P‐12 teacher professional development via online courses.
• Facilitate more cooperation between P‐12 schools, higher education institutions and state agencies.
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IDEAL P‐20 Vehicles
• eLearning technology infrastructure
– Single statewide Learning Management System, Web Conferencing System, and Help Desk for K‐12 schools, higher education institutions, and state agencies.
• eLearning Service Center– Provides personnel support for the academic, student and technology
services related to statewide eLearning operations.
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New Mexico Legislative Summary of IDEAL‐NM
• 2007 – Enabling Legislation for IDEAL‐NM, SB 209 Cyber Academy Act
• 2007—Legislature allocated $6.4 million non‐recurring for LMS procurement and $1 million recurring for operating costs.
• 2008—Legislature allocated additional $1 million for recurring costs, course development and LMS maintenance.
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IDEAL Components. . . .P‐12 Higher Education State Agencies
Statewide virtual school Upgraded technology platform
Agency online training
Shared online content Improved web portal Workforce development
Supports High School Redesign Act
P‐20 alignment Adjudicated youth‐CYFD
Online dual credit Online dual credit Inmate Education‐DOC
Professional development & training courses
Help desk functions Emergency Response Program ‐ DOH
21st century learning skills P‐20 collaboration State Employee/Supervisor Training‐SPO
Meet rural needs eLearning Clearinghouse NMAC Rulemaking
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The IDEAL‐NM Program is making progress and will exceed
expectations for fall 2008 grand opening.
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Progress 1: Deliverables MetInitial Focus on P‐12
Staff hired—Executive Director, eLearning Tech Director, Academic Services Director, Project Manager and support staff
IDEAL‐NM eLearning Services Center established
REC (3, 8 & 9) agreements in place for district/school training
New Mexico History and Algebra I developed
Nanoscience & Fractal Math estimated completion 6/30
Online pilot courses—12 districts, 125 students, 50 courses accessed via Aventa Learning
Handbooks prepared—Student, School, eTeacher
25 eTeachers trained & 12 more in training
Web portal “live” on 3/31. See www.ideal‐nm.org
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Progress 2: Ongoing & Pending Deliverables
Course development with quality assurance reviews
Outreach and communication
Learning Management System (LMS) Contract ‐ expected end of May 2008
Independent Verification & Validation Contract pending
Program Rule‐making
Grand opening of IDEAL‐NM Service Center August 2008
Preparing schools to be successful facilitators of online courses (following the REC model)
P‐12 Program evaluation
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P‐12 Progress
• Course Development: Two high school courses developed based on astatewide needs assessment conducted by NACOL:– Algebra I– NM History
• Development of two specialty courses by June 30, 2008:– Nanoscience– Fractal math
• IDEAL‐NM anticipates developing 11 additional courses by June 30, 2008for open enrollment
• Quality Assurance Plan includes external program evaluation, school and student review, independent examination of course content, and North Central Association accreditation review
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P‐12 ProgressRulemaking Timeline
• Distance learning rule repeal and replace (NMAC 6.30.8):– Integration of Cyber Academy Act, and resolution of language
between distance learning rule, Cyber Academy Act, and AG officeguidance regarding open enrollment and distance learning
– District and school participation parameters – Statewide distance learning service center program– Student enrollment– Program Quality
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4/1/2008 8/1/2008
5/1/2008 6/1/2008 7/1/2008
4/30/2008Rulemaking Training
6/16/2008Rule Publication
5/8/2008Preliminary DRAFT of Rules
(IDEAL-NM Executive Director) 5/8/2008 - 6/1/2008PED/HED Review
7/22/2008Public Hearing
8/1/2008Cyber Academy
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6/2/2008Rule Notification
Executives and Legal
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– Site Visits & Conference Calls to ~60 of 89 Superintendents directly
– IDEAL‐NM Announcements, PED Newsletter, HED Updates, NMLN Newsletter– IDEAL‐NM brochure, eLearning Services Plan, and student, school and teacher handbooks– IDEAL‐NM web portal with P‐12, higher education, & agency components– Presentations & Conferences
VSS Conference – 50 national & state attendeesEngage New Mexico & K‐12 Ed Tech ConferenceRuidoso ePolicy & Planning ConferenceCYFD, ECHS, and NMCSA meetingsNMSU School Counselor conferenceAlliance for the Advancement of Teaching and LearningCouncil on Technology in Education
Program ProgressOutreach and Communication
REC 8 Artesia – 5 Supts + REC DirectorREC 10 – 6 Supts + REC DirectorREC 7 – 5 Supts + REC DirectorREC 5 – 5 Supts + CorrectionsREC 9 – 7 Supts + 10 principalsREC 4 – REC Director & Tech DirectorREC 2 – 6 Supts and staffREC 3 – 8 Supts and staff
REC 6 – 6 Supts and staffRoswell CimarronBernalillo AztecSocorro MaxwellJemez Mountain
AlbuquerqueGadsdenLas CrucesRio RanchoRoySanta Fe
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Program ProgressLMS Procurement
• Once contract is finalized– Vendor issues licenses for active users enrolled in one or more online courses
– Vendor provides hosting services – allows public schools and institutions access to the software to begin course migration
– Implementation plan is finalized:• Detailing course migration and mapping to Higher Ed student information system (Banner) for tracking
• Detailing migration to move from vendor‐hosted to in‐state hosted environment.
– Public schools will continue to track and log student credits and grades in their own SIS and upload to STARS per existing practices
– Course migration continues per resources higher ed institutions have to direct at the process
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Grand Opening Communication
• Joint memo to stakeholders providing Service Center information, including web portal address, implementation overview, and support materials, week of May 26, 2008
• Joint Press Conference announcing LMS procurement, open enrollment date, eLearning service center grand opening, week of June 16, 2008
• Presentation at the NM Coalition of School Administrators Annual Conference, week of July 23, 2008
• Joint News Release or Press Conference on opening day of IDEAL‐NM Service Center, August 2008
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Screenshots of . . .
• IDEAL‐NM Web Portal
• Algebra I
• New Mexico History
• Higher Ed Course
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Short/Long‐Term Program and Sustainability Challenges
• LMS Procurement• Course development• Preparing schools to be successful facilitators of online courses• Sustainability funding
– $1.5 M gap between request and appropriation for FY 09 for each agency that will affect the following areas:
• P‐12 Course and Professional Development• eTeacher and District training, and REC facilitation• District, teacher, student support, and integrated systems for connecting to statewide resources
• Agency access & training• Facility and personnel needs; including student and business services
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Future Plan for LMS
• In‐State Hosted LMS– In‐State hosting will require a $2.5 million capital investment for 2
data centers to host the statewide LMS.– $2.5 million is within the original budget request – Technical training, system setup, configuration, and testing would
take place during FY2010 (pending funding).– A limited course pilot project would begin in the Fall Semester of
2010.– Migration of courses from the vendor‐hosted site would begin in June,
2010 and be complete by the following spring.– The in‐state hosting sites would assume all responsibilities for LMS
hosting by summer, 2011.
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IDEAL Staff & Contact Info
Dr. Tim Snyder Executive Director PED [email protected]
Rocky Lira Project Manager HED [email protected]
Donna Harrington eLearning TechDirector
Virginia Padilla Vigil Academic Services Director
Sharon Purcell Student Services PED [email protected]
Jason Wolfe eLearning Tech Specialist
Noreen Romero Admin Assistant HED [email protected]
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Task/Committee Leaders
Jim Holloway, NMPED Assistant Secretary*
Veronica Chávez‐Neuman, HED CIO*
Brian Ormand, NMLN Director*
Tom Ryan, APS Director of Technology*
Susie Bussmann, RETA Director*
Carmen Gonzales, CTE Chair
John Gratton, Task Lead, Rural Dual Credit Pilots
Debby Knotts, Task Lead, eLearning Portal
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