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KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY’S PURPLE BALLOON PROJECT:
THE ONLINE INITIATIVE
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY:
THE RED BALLOON CONTEST
DARPA RANDOMLY PLACED 10 BRIGHT RED WEATHER BALLOONS 30-0 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT 10 PLACES SOMEWHERE IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
$40,000 PRIZE
WINNING TEAM: M.I.T.
LEARNED ABOUT THE CONTEST ON TUESDAY, ANNOUNCED THE TEAM STRATEGY ON THURSDAY, CONTEST BEGAN ON SATURDAY
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY:
THE RED BALLOON CONTEST
8 HOURS
52 MINUTES
DARPA’S RED BALLOON CONTEST IS AN ANALOGY FOR THE WAY THAT WE MIGHT WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY TO RE-IMAGINE
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
GEORGE MAHAFFEY’S LAUNCHING OF THE RED BALLOON PROJECT AS A HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE
A GAME CHANGING VALUE PROPOSITION AND ITS PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS:
THE KANSAS WESLEYAN PURPLE BALLOON PROJECT
THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CREATIVE INNOVATIONS TO DEFINE AND/OR SUPPORT THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTED BY
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, OPEN INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (E.G. IMPROVED COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, NEW LEARNING
PARTNERSHIPS, NEW ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES AND NEW DELIVERY STRATEGIES).
A GAME CHANGING VALUE PROPOSITION AND ITS PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS:
THE KANSAS WESLEYAN PURPLE BALLOON PROJECT
WHAT IF I WAS TO ASK YOU TO:
DEFINE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM FREE OF CREDIT HOUR RESTRICTIONS.
CREATE AN ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAM THAT HAS SUPERIOR LEARNING OUTCOMES TO ONE WITH A TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY.
ON THE PLAINS OF HESITATION, BLEACH THE BONES OF COUNTLESS MILLIONS WHO AT THE
DAWN OF VICTORY, SAT DOWN TO WAIT…..AND WAITING, DIED.
-GEORGE W. CECIL, 1923
WHICH BRINGS US TO HOW PURPLE BALLOON, AS A PHILOSOPHY, WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ONLINE INITIATIVES.
I WILL GIVE YOU THE BROAD PARAMETERS OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND A BROADLY DEFINED ROADMAP TO GET THERE……
INTENT/RATIONALE FOR THE PURSUIT OF THE ONLINE INITIATIVE AT KWU.
CURRENT STATUS OF THE ONLINE OFFERINGS ON CAMPUS.
TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR A ROBUST SET OF ONLINE OFFERINGS.
I WILL GIVE YOU THE BROAD PARAMETERS OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND A BROADLY DEFINED ROADMAP TO GET THERE……
ROLL-OUT DATES AND MARKETING STRATEGIES
LEAD-OFF PROGRAMS, LIBERAL STUDIES AND ELECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
POTENTIAL FOR A SUMMER SESSION, ACCELERATED OFFERINGS AND INTERSESSION
WHAT PURPLE BALLOON WILL ENABLE FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS TO DO:
CREATE A DISTINCTIVE AND INNOVATIVE COURSE DELIVERY PROCESS
CREATE A NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT IS DISTINCTLY KANSAS WESLEYAN
EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO CREATE AND DELIVER THE “PRODUCT”
WHAT PURPLE BALLOON WILL ENABLE FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS TO DO:
CREATE NEW MECHANISMS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCESS AND THE PRODUCT
THINK WAY, WAY, WAY OUTSIDE THE BOX IN A BUSINESS THAT IS THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF “THE BOX”
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS