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

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Minnesota Learning Commons

Strategic Partnerships, Shared Resources & Online Gateway

Todd DigbyKaren Johnson

Gary LangerMark Thomas

Jon Voss2011

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Collaboration of …

Strategic Partnerships

Digital CampusMinnesotaOnline

Online Learning AllianceISEEKCareerOneStopCollege Readiness

MnLCOnline Learning Advisory CouncilMINITEXLearning 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.

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Web Accessibility

U.S. Dept. of Education State Authorization Regulation

Develop Professional Development ‘portal’ for online faculty/staff

Digital Literacy

Major efforts for FY12

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Todd Digby [email protected]

Karen Johnson [email protected]

Gary Langer [email protected]

Mark Thomas [email protected]

Jon Voss [email protected]

Thank you!

Comments / Questions?

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