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Minnesota Learning Commons

Minnesota Learning Commons. Strategic Partnerships, Shared Resources & Online Gateway Todd Digby Karen Johnson Gary Langer Mark Thomas Jon Voss. 2011. Collaboration of …. Strategic Partnerships. Drivers for Collaboration Soaring growth in online learning – K12 & higher ed

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Minnesota Learning Commons

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  1. Minnesota Learning Commons Strategic Partnerships, Shared Resources & Online Gateway Todd Digby Karen Johnson Gary Langer Mark Thomas Jon Voss 2011

  2. Collaboration of … Strategic Partnerships 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. MinnesotaOnline Digital Campus Online Learning Alliance ISEEK CareerOneStop College Readiness MnLC Online Learning Advisory Council MINITEX Learning Network of MN

  3. P-16 Gateway to... 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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 • iTunes U • Eduventures • Quality Matters TM

  9. 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

  10. Major efforts for FY12 • Web Accessibility • U.S. Dept. of Education State Authorization Regulation • Develop Professional Development ‘portal’ for online faculty/staff • Digital Literacy

  11. Comments / Questions? Todd Digbytodd.digby@so.mnscu.edu Karen Johnson kmjohnson@projectsocrates.org Gary Langer gary.langer@so.mnscu.edu Mark Thomas mark.thomas@so.mnscu.edu Jon Voss jwvoss@dist287.org Thank you!

  12. MINNESOTA LEARNING COMMONS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ONLINE PROGRAMS & COURSES EDUCATORS EDUCATORS EDUCATORSADVISORS TOOLS & RESOURCES MnLC ADVISORS ADULT LEARNERS DIGITAL REPOSITORY PARENTS STUDENTS

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