Setting the Stage: The Need for Collaborative

ProgramsSteve Graham

University of Missouri System

Attainment Academic Program Review Cooperation Funding

Changing Nature of Students (e.g., Vision of Students Today -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o ) NCAT course redesign Lumina Foundation’s goal

Governor Nixon’s Charge to Higher Education

Ohio's Board of Regents working with Blackboard to develop a program that will host distance learning courses for the state.

http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/08/05/ohio-calls-on-blackboard-to-create-statewide-online-learning-clearinghouse.aspx

Ohio Calls on Blackboard To Create Statewide Online Learning Clearinghouse

Students First will allow students to benefit from the breadth of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system with and the diverse offerings from the many campuses.

Detailed information about the Students First initiative is available at www.studentsfirst.project.mnscu.edu

Minnesota Students First

Using technology, the Regents Online Campus Collaborative strives to provide high quality, affordable, student-centered learning. Accomplished through collaboration among Tennessee Board of Regents’ institutions.

The Regents Online Campus Collaborative is a cooperative online effort with 6 universities, 13 community colleges and 26 technology centers in Tennessee.

http://www.rodp.org/home/mission-purpose

Tennessee Board of Regents Online Campus

WGU Indiana is online, competency-based and designed to increase access to higher education. For Indiana residents it becomes another public institution.

Established through a special partnership with Western Governors University. WGU Indiana was developed to serve the needs of Indiana citizens.

WGU Indiana offers 50 accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees in high-demand fields.

http://indiana.wgu.edu/about_wgu_indiana/overview

Introducing WGU Indiana

17 percent increase in online enrollment, with more than one in four students taking at least one online course in the fall of 2008, according the Sloan Consortium.

The growth rate surpassed12-percent increase last year. Dwarfs 1.2 percent growth rate seen in higher-education student population overall.

More than 4.6-million students enrolled online overall. Up from 3.9 million in previous year.

Colleges See 17 Percent Increase in Online Enrollment

By 2014 online enrollment to skyrocket to 22 million

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SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the Next Generation Learning Challenges, a collaborative, multi-year initiative to help improve college readiness and completion in the US using eLearning technology.

The program will provide grants to innovators and

organizations in order to expand the use of technology tools for students, teachers, and schools.

New Initiative Will Advance the Best Uses of Technology to Improve College Readiness and Completion

Increase use blended learning models, i.e., combine face-to-face instruction with eLearning activities.

Deepening students’ learning and engagement with interactive applications, e.g., digital games, interactive video, simulations, and social media.

Support access of high-quality open courseware, especially for high- enrollment introductory classes - which may show lower rates of student success.

Help institutions, instructors, and students with learning analytics – tools that monitor student progress in real-time and customize support tools and interventions.

Next Generation Learning

Monday – ◦ Collaborative programs

Tuesday – ◦ National perspective ◦ Discussions about redesign

What we hope to accomplish◦ New ways of offering courses ◦ Collaborative programs - statewide ◦ Networking and sharing expertise

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