NLII Annual MeetingJanuary 28, 2002

Showcase of SuccessfulPartnership Investment

Portfolios

Electronic Campus of theSouthern Regional Education

Board

Southern Regional Education Board

Nation’s first interstate compact

16 member states Policy, Standards and Data Initiatives such as the

Regional contract program Academic Common Market Educational Technology Cooperative Doctoral Scholars Program

Electronic CampusBasic Concept

Utilize the “connectedness” of SREB and the existing and developing strengths of our region’s colleges and universities to: Establish a regional

“marketplace” Create opportunities Reduce barriers to learning Increase access

Electronic Campus Constructed on…

Quality Assurance Institutional and state review against

“Principles of Good Practice”

Interstate Cooperation Creating a “free trade zone”

Economic Development Providing access and sharing courses and

programs

Driving Policy “Realigning” traditional policies

Reaching the Underserved

Electronic Campus Launched in

January, 1998

45 Colleges and Universities

104 activated courses

No degree programs

Electronic Campus Today

More than 325 colleges and universities from all 16 states

More than 7,000 credit courses More than 250 degree programs EC Database structure shared

with and being used/considered by SREB states (FL,MS,NC,OK,SC,TX)

• establishing a common data format

Electronic Campus Site Statistics

1998 to Present

11,622,441 Views of Course/Program Information Pages

699,282 User Sessions 384,282 Unique Users 7:47 Average Session

(Through December, 2001)

Electronic Campus Partnership

Considerations No direct costs to institutions

Investment of staff time Creating and ensuring quality

learning opportunities “Competitive Cooperation” (NFL

model) Fill Gaps --Level the “playing field”

Library Services Drive Policy

Electronic Tuition Rates ACM/EC

Electronic Campus Library Services

Launched in August, 1999 Provides no cost access to Georgia’s

acclaimed GALILEO Fill “gaps” in states Reduce demands on existing libraries Serve students out of the region and

country 50 Institutions participating eArmyU on-line library

Academic Common Market/ Electronic Campus Program

Moved from pilot to regular program 21 activated programs 9 states offering programs

• AL,FL,GA,KY,LA,OK,SC,TN,VA 12 states receiving programs

• AL,AR,DE,FL,GA,KY• MS,NC,SC,TN,VA,WV

New pilot to allow states to use “mode of delivery” in determining ACM participation

The Problem Continued Application of In-

state and Out-of-state Tuition for Distance Learning Courses

Traditional place bound policy Residency is still primary factor in

determining charges In-state and Out-of-state

Differentials Are Significant and Represent a Real Barrier to Creation of the “Electronic Marketplace”.

A Solution:

Establishing a Single

“Electronic Tuition Rate”

in the SREB States

TheDistance Learning

Policy Laboratory

Policy Lab “Products”

Policy Goals/Actions Broad recommendations for state

policy change/action Policy Guidelines

Specific guiding principles in support of distance learning (build on SREB’s Principles of Good Practice

Illustrative Practices Exemplary or promising models,

strategies and approaches Pilot Projects

Initiating/supporting program development

Policy Issues Credit Faculty Reaching

the Underserved

Finance and Support for DL

Student Services

Financial Aid Quality

Assurance Secondary/

Post-secondary connections

Tuition

Creating a Learning Network for the South

Create regional “gateway” “open architecture” approach

not tied to a proprietary system leverage investments

Permit “plug and play” utilizing existing institutional or state ASPs

“real-time” information about distance learning offerings

full array of online student services, including single- & multi-institutional enrollments

direct access to online learning from campuses

replicable & scalable to prepare for the South’s more online students colleges & universities

architecture & working model for states, colleges & universities

true educational ASP

build on the Electronic Campus Certified courses and programs Regional “electronic marketplace”

utilize the Distance Learning Policy Laboratory to tackle policy “barriers” in distance learning

create or expand opportunities for our states by sharing what works