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Minnesota Learning Commons
Strategic Partnerships, Shared Resources & Online Gateway
Todd Digby
Karen Johnson
Gary Langer
Mark Thomas
Jon Voss
2011
Collaboration of …
Strategic Partnerships
Digital CampusMinnesotaOnline
Online Learning AllianceISEEKCareerOneStopCollege Readiness
MnLCOnline Learning Advisory Council
MINITEXLearning Network of MN
Drivers for Collaboration Soaring growth in online
learning – K12 & higher ed
Limited Resources Quality and ROI Competition
Mission - to provide access to effective and efficient online
learning provided by Minnesota public
education partners.
What will it do? Promote and advocate
Best practices Access to online courses & programs Digital resources and tools Increase degree completions Promote prior learning assessment
Share and educate Joint development and sharing Repository with federated search Teacher & staff training
Develop and fund Online support for students, educators, parents Group licensing
P-16 Gateway to...
History 1996 Idea began 1997 Legislation creating Mn Virtual University - MnVU 1999 MnVU launched 2000 ISEEK/MnVU Joint Powers ISEEK and MnVU merge operations 2002-3 State Digital Learning Plan Study 2003 1st eLearning Summit 2004 MN Digital Learning Plan Report 2004 Learning Innovations Council created by ISEEK 2006-8 K-12 Online Learning Advisory Council 2008 K-12 Online Learning Advisory Report 2009 Mn Learning Commons (MnLC) created 2009 MnLC Business Plan
Source: Partnering in the Learning Marketplace by Duin, Baer and Starke-Meyering, 2001
What can you do with MnLC?
Find online programs/courses in public P-20 education
Learn about current local and national issues via regular Blog, Facebook & Twitter feeds
See skills needed to be an online student Understand how courses transfer Find options for completing your degree Learn about free tools to assist in teaching
and learning Collaborate with colleagues on digital content
What can you do with MnLC?
Utilize free electronic portfolio system Search through rich database of digital
content and services Access high quality, juried online courses
through MnLC Hippocampus Follow quality standards rubric for great
interactive online courses Store course content in shared repository Work with fellow educators on web
accessibility
What can you do with MnLC?
Get help via phone/email/chat 7 days/week Find career planning information Learn about PSEO options Understand financing of online education Browse through state showcase of key online
sites (e.g., MnKnows) Do a “Reality Check” on costs for living after
graduating from college (student loan debt) Save money through group leveraging
Shared Resources
eFolioMinnesota Libraries Statewide Memberships/Subscriptions
Pachyderm and Lodestar NROC / Hippocampus MERLOT
MnCommons/Equella Transfer
u.Select Online Support Center GradUate Minnesota GPS Lifeplan CENTSS 9
iTunes U Eduventures Quality Matters
TM
Major efforts for FY12
Deployment of MnCommons, EQUELLA digital repository
Market NROC HippoCampus & MERLOT statewide licenses
Continue Quality Matters training
Implement Year 2 of Blandin Grant Knowledge Worker course
Institute GradUate MN – baccalaureate degree completion campaign
Web Accessibility
U.S. Dept. of Education State Authorization Regulation
Develop Professional Development ‘portal’ for online faculty/staff
Digital Literacy
Major efforts for FY12
Todd Digby [email protected]
Karen Johnson [email protected]
Gary Langer [email protected]
Mark Thomas [email protected]
Jon Voss [email protected]
Thank you!
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