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Serving More with Serving More with LessLess
Susan PowersSusan Powers Indiana State UniversityIndiana State University
Hilarie NickersonHilarie Nickerson University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina
Phil MossPhil Moss Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationEducation
Support of Laptop Initiative
• Main focus at this time• Goes active Fall 2007• Address “how to use in the
classroom” questions of faculty• Blended initiatives to appear “as
one”
Faculty Development
• Introduction to MERLOT• How to Use MERLOT• Using MERLOT in the classroom• Extended faculty development with
other MERLOT work
Not Without Challenges
• Difficult to ascertain level of university support
• Balancing faculty and administration in MERLOT approaches
• Just “one more thing”
Perspectives from Perspectives from North CarolinaNorth CarolinaHilarie NickersonHilarie NickersonUNC Teaching and Learning UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborativewith Technology Collaborative
Public Higher Education Public Higher Education
UNCUNC
16 campuses16 campuses
200,000 students200,000 students
10,000 full-time 10,000 full-time facultyfaculty
NCCCSNCCCS
58 campuses58 campuses
200,000 FTE 200,000 FTE (800,000 headcount)(800,000 headcount)
6000 full-time 6000 full-time facultyfaculty
Collaboration, Part 1:Collaboration, Part 1:Intra-System InitiativesIntra-System Initiatives
NCCCS Common Curriculum ProjectNCCCS Common Curriculum Project Shared curriculum standardsShared curriculum standards Common course libraryCommon course library Standard course description formatStandard course description format
Collaboration, Part 1:Collaboration, Part 1:Intra-System InitiativesIntra-System Initiatives
UNC Information Technology Strategy UNC Information Technology Strategy ProjectProject Teaching and Learning with Technology Teaching and Learning with Technology
CollaborativeCollaborative Shared Services AllianceShared Services Alliance Office of Coordinated Technology Office of Coordinated Technology
ManagementManagement
Collaboration, Part 2:Collaboration, Part 2:Linking UNC and NCCCSLinking UNC and NCCCS
Driving factorsDriving factors Evolution of distance / e-learningEvolution of distance / e-learning Need to support simpler student transitions Need to support simpler student transitions
between institutionsbetween institutions State finances Legislative mandatesState finances Legislative mandates
Evolution ofEvolution ofDistance / e-LearningDistance / e-Learning
Correspondence coursesCorrespondence courses TelecoursesTelecourses Videoconferencing Videoconferencing
NCREN, NCIHNCREN, NCIH
Course and learning management Course and learning management systemssystems
Digital content repositoriesDigital content repositories
SupportingSupportingStudent TransitionsStudent Transitions
Goal to establish uniform and high quality Goal to establish uniform and high quality access, opportunity, and serviceaccess, opportunity, and service
Agreement to establish and abide by Agreement to establish and abide by standardsstandards
Alignment of technical and procedural Alignment of technical and procedural solutionssolutions
Working TogetherWorking Togetherin New Waysin New Ways
General education articulation agreementsGeneral education articulation agreements 2+2 programs in specific disciplines2+2 programs in specific disciplines Additional partners for PreK-20 expansionAdditional partners for PreK-20 expansion
Department of Public InstructionDepartment of Public Instruction NC Virtual Public SchoolNC Virtual Public School
LEARN NCLEARN NC Teacher professional development, AP coursesTeacher professional development, AP courses
Web AcademyWeb Academy Cumberland CountyCumberland County
Legislative InvolvementLegislative Involvement
E-Learning Commission reportE-Learning Commission report PreK-20 focusPreK-20 focus Develop high quality instructor training and Develop high quality instructor training and
support toolssupport tools Develop student support resourcesDevelop student support resources Establish North Carolina Learning Object Establish North Carolina Learning Object
Repository (NCLOR), library of sharable Repository (NCLOR), library of sharable digital contentdigital content
Legislative InvolvementLegislative Involvement
SB622SB622 2+2 NCCCS / UNC initiative2+2 NCCCS / UNC initiative Develop online resources for education Develop online resources for education
programsprograms $1 million recurring for NCCCS, $1 million $1 million recurring for NCCCS, $1 million
for UNCfor UNC Later: Recurring for UNC also?Later: Recurring for UNC also?
NCCCS / UNC Plans for a NCCCS / UNC Plans for a Learning Object RepositoryLearning Object Repository
Initially, use SB622 2+2 funding to Initially, use SB622 2+2 funding to establish focused LORestablish focused LOR Resources for online 2+2 education programsResources for online 2+2 education programs
Expand to become full NCLOR (PreK-20)Expand to become full NCLOR (PreK-20) Join SREB SCORE initiativeJoin SREB SCORE initiative
SREB: Southeastern Regional Education BoardSREB: Southeastern Regional Education Board SCORE: Sharable Content Object Repositories in SCORE: Sharable Content Object Repositories in
EducationEducation
NCLOR Behind the ScenesNCLOR Behind the Scenes
LMS independentLMS independent Accessible by both commercial and open source Accessible by both commercial and open source
LMS productsLMS products Scalable, with aggregate FTE / enrollment Scalable, with aggregate FTE / enrollment
licensinglicensing Conform to existing protocols and standardsConform to existing protocols and standards
Cataloging, metadata, retrieval, sharingCataloging, metadata, retrieval, sharing Accessibility, intellectual propertyAccessibility, intellectual property ID management, securityID management, security SREB SCORE, IEEE, SCORM, CORDRASREB SCORE, IEEE, SCORM, CORDRA
The Oklahoma State System The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education of Higher Education
Total Educational Revenues per FTE by State: Percent Change and Current Standing Relative to U.S. Average
Source: SHEEO SHEF
OK
AL
AK
AZ
ARCA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KSKY
LA
ME
MD
MAMI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE NV
NH
NJNM NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD TNTX
UT
VTVA
WA
WV
WI
WY
US
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Indexed to the U.S. Average in FY 2004
Per
ce
nt
Ch
ang
e,
FY
199
1 -
20
04
% CHANGE: above avgCURRENT: below avg
% CHANGE: below avgCURRENT: below avg
% CHANGE: below avgCURRENT: above avg
% CHANGE: above avgCURRENT: above avg
Notes: 1) Figures are adjusted for inflation, public system enrollment mix, and state cost of living.2) Funding and FTE data are for public non-medical students only.
OK
The Oklahoma ChallengeThe Oklahoma Challenge
“… “… by by working togetherworking together, faculty can , faculty can provide provide higher-quality learning higher-quality learning experiencesexperiences in more in more cost-effective cost-effective ways…The product of this work would ways…The product of this work would be a toolkit of teaching processes/ be a toolkit of teaching processes/ materials for materials for voluntaryvoluntary use by faculty use by faculty across Oklahomaacross Oklahoma colleges and colleges and universities…universities…
The PlanThe Plan•2 Disciplines
–A specialized, low-enrollment discipline (Ecology)
–A general, high-enrollment discipline (Mathematics)
•2 Levels of “Granularity”–Big
(Course Level)
–Small (Learning Objects/Modules)
IMPROVING QUALITY IMPROVING QUALITY AND REDUCING COSTS:AND REDUCING COSTS:Redesigning Campus Learning Redesigning Campus Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments
REDESIGN in REDESIGN in OklahomaOklahoma
• East Central UniversityEast Central University• Rogers State UniversityRogers State University• University of Central OklahomaUniversity of Central Oklahoma• Connors State CollegeConnors State College• Oklahoma City Community Oklahoma City Community
CollegeCollege• Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa Community College
Academic Efficiency Academic Efficiency The 99% SolutionThe 99% Solution
• RestructuringRestructuring small fraction of small fraction of courses (~1%)courses (~1%)
• Modules/Learning Objects Modules/Learning Objects all all coursescourses– Smaller increases in efficiency possible per Smaller increases in efficiency possible per
course, but in a much larger number of course, but in a much larger number of courses.courses.
– Less resource intensive & more flexible Less resource intensive & more flexible than redesignthan redesign