Campus Manitoba

Presentation to the Kenyan High Commissioner for Canada July, 2007

Operations

offers higher education courses from all institutions of higher education in Manitoba

Delivers courses through centres located in 16 rural Manitoba locations

Staffed by specialized professionals Many diverse partnerships

Advantages to Students Single point of access to the courses of all

Manitoba Postsecondary schools No need to complete multiple applications and

pay multiple registration fees Submit transcripts and documents once Study without having to move to a major

center Study while maintaining your family and

community responsibilities Learn to use technology while while earning

PSE credits Courses are recognized across the schools

Advantages to Communities Students don't have to leave town to study,

they continue to contribute to community Students who learn in the community are more

likely to remain in the community CMB centers provide access to multiple

institutions CMB coordinators provide specialized

educational advising CMB centers provide exam invigilation CMB staff are valued community members Skilled people will be attracted to a community

where there is access to higher education

Advantages to Institutions Combined admissions and registration Tuitions collected on behalf of institutions are

returned to the institutions Mechanism for credit recognition Transcripts are centralized Enrollments are optimized CMB provides and maintains the hardware

and software for course delivery CMB provides access to current technology Institutions benefit from collaboration and joint

research

Campus Manitoba

Funded by the Provincial government through the Council on Post Secondary Education COPSE

Governed by the Post Secondary Committee for Learning Technology PSECLT

Hosted and administered by Brandon University

Education as Economic Development Shift from agriculture and resource based to

knowledge based economy Requires knowledge workers who can be

developed anywhere they have access Web based resources are increasingly

available, expectations are changing

Impact of Networked Society on Higher Education Economic Social The medium is the message enable the use

of the internet for other purposes

Research and Development

Setting is ideal for developing distance learning

We have the infrastructure We have the skill inventory We have the will to enhance and support the

rural option.

VisionYou have to bloom where you are planted

That Manitobans be able to pursue high quality Post Secondary Education in their home community through the use of advanced technologies for learning.

That the benefits of a networked society are manifest in rural locations.

That Campus Manitoba play a leadership role in the provision of distance and web based teaching and learning.