MCCVLC Update

MCCVLC Update

July 2008

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So what does this mean for us?

It means that we have been on the right track since the MCCA Board of Directors approved the Statewide Community College Services

Task Force Recommendations in March 1996 and the

MCCVLC project in July 1998.

MCCVLC Strategic PlanUpdate

July 2008

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2008-2012 STRATEGIC GOALS• Goal #1: Support Colleges Adopting Innovations in

Teaching & Learning• Goal #2: Facilitate Program Sharing Among Colleges • Goal #3: Facilitate The Sharing Of Scarce Resources• Goal #4: Leverage Strategic Partnerships• Goal #5: Increase Opportunities for Global Education• Goal #6: Provide a More Efficient Interface for

Learners and College Staff• Goal #7: Raise Awareness of the VLC in the Michigan

Education Community

Goal #1: Support Colleges Adopting Innovations in Teaching

& Learning• Strategy #1: Identify and showcase promising

innovations. – Over 34 webinars and workshops on technology

innovations

• Strategy #2: Facilitate collaborative efforts to implement innovations.– Negotiated preferred pricing on software/services– Developing virtual presence – MCCVLC Island in Second Life– Developing a virtual Help Desk

Goal #1: Support Colleges Adopting Innovations in Teaching

& Learning• Strategy #3: Develop a process to assess the

effectiveness and adoption potential of an innovation. – Negotiated free trials of software/services for colleges to

utilized and investigate

• Strategy #4: Develop the VLC capacity for data collection and analysis needed to evaluate effectiveness of innovations.– Redesigned VLC staff website – to collect data – cyberpolls– MCCVLC Distance Learning Administrators Survey 2008 &

2010

Goal #2: Facilitate Program Sharing Among Colleges

• Strategy #1: Develop business models that support curriculum sharing.– Developed site on VLC staff site for posting of online and

hybrid programs to be shared– VLC Online/Hybrid Program Development Project– Supported the new MRI Technician degree program

• Strategy #2: Develop processes for matching need with capacity in credit and non-credit programming:– Established the VLC Non-Credit Task Force


• Strategy #3: Secure seed money funding to support program sharing.– Preliminary discussion with Gates Foundation– Submitted two FIPSE grants (2010) to support the

development and sharing of occupational (hybrid) programs and developmental education modules

• Strategy #4: Facilitate the collaborative design, development and delivery of the curricular offerings.– VLC Non-Credit Task Force – VLC Online/Hybrid Program Development Project


• Strategy #5: Develop the capacity to implement an applied baccalaureate program. – Researched and developed model online program for BSN.

Goal #3: Facilitate The Sharing Of Scarce Resources

• Strategy #1: Create business models for the sharing of resources.– New VLC staff website

• Strategy #2: Create resource pools to support innovation at member colleges– Resume bank, employment listing

• Strategy #3: Identify and disseminate best practices. – Delivered over 15 webinars and workshops


• Strategy #4: Facilitate the offering of professional development programs that colleges cannot offer individually.– Delivered over 12 webinars and workshops– MCCVLC Course Quality Assurance Project

• Strategy #5: Advocate for policies that support the sharing of resources and programs.– Dialogue with Chief Academic Officers (CAO) and MODAC

groups – ongoing.

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• Strategy #6: Develop a mechanism to continually monitor and update common standards that make program and resource sharing feasible.– Coordinated the 2008 & 2010 Distance Learning

Administrators Survey and provided report of findings. Held meetings with VLC Advisory Council to review findings and identify issues/goals.

Goal #4: Leverage Strategic Partnerships

• Strategy #1: Identify desired strategic partnering areas and desired outcomes – Developed the MCCVLC Memorandum of Understanding for

Baccalaureate Partner Institutions. – Partnership with MERIT, MiCTA, ITC & ETOM

• Strategy #2: Implement key partnerships that capitalize on the infrastructure of the VLC and the critical mass of successful online learners– Secondary Education partnerships (dual enrollment)– Baccalaureate completion partnerships– Private sector partnerships

Goal #5: Support MCCA and College Initiatives in Global Education

• Strategy #1: Identify opportunities for "virtual" student exchange and provide support for traditional student exchange programs.

• Strategy #2: Support initiatives involving curriculum exchange.– VLC staff website provides information on existing

programs – additional support can be designed as needed.

Goal #5: Support MCCA and College Initiatives in Global Education

• Strategy #3: Provide opportunities for Michigan community college students to study foreign language and develop cultural competencies.– Member institutions offering online foreign language on

the MCCVLC website.

• Strategy #4: Support community and business efforts to expand into global markets.– VLC Non-Credit Task Force

Goal #6: Provide a More Efficient Interface For Learners & College Staff• Strategy #1: Link the VLC system to the Michigan Transfer

Network.• Strategy #2: Streamline the current registration system.

– Enhanced VLC website with analytic software for monitoring and better results in searches.

– Enhancements to VLC Administrative Menu for the batch loading of courses to VLC website – reducing time to load courses up on the VLC website from 2 weeks to 30 minutes per semester offerings.

– Enhanced VLC Student accounts to show course history as requested by students.

Goal #6: Provide a More Efficient Interface For Learners & College Staff• Strategy #3: Revise existing VLC system to support

strategic partnerships.– VLC student website has been updated to support 4 year

offerings – including registration.

• Strategy #4: Enhance VLC system to support Workforce Development initiatives– Non-Credit Task Force work – includes the development of

non-credit offerings listed on the VLC student website.

Goal #7: Raise Awareness of the VLC in the Education Community

• Strategy #1: Provide Information about the VLC to college staff and faculty– Presentation for VLC representatives use on their campus. – Presentations & meetings at colleges in support of

staff/faculty development.

• Strategy #2: Provide Information about the VLC to education-related associations and organizations– Michigan College Access Portal

• Strategy #3: Provide Information about the VLC to Michigan public policy makers– MCCA Board updates, and MCCA eConnection newsletter

MCCVLC 2010 Distance Learning Administrators Survey Results

http://tinyurl.com/2e5hh29

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Who

• 24 submissions• Based on 2008-2009 ASC grouping:– Group 1: 9 submissions (10 possible)– Group 2: 6 submissions (7 possible)– Group 3: 6 submissions (8 possible)– Group 4: 3 submissions (3 possible)

Organization Structure• Reporting Line– Group 1: 55% (5)report to Academic Administrator; 33%

(3)report to Non-academic Administrator; 12% (1)report to President

– Group 2: 50% (3) report to Academic Administrator; 50% (3) report to Non-academic Administrator

– Group 3: 83% (5)report to Academic Administrator; 17% (1) report to Non-academic Administrator

– Group 4: 33% (1) report to Academic Administrator; 33% (1) report to Non-academic Administrator; 33% (1) no program

– ITC National Survey: 74% report to Academic Administrator; 6% report directly to President

Organizational Structure2010

A Mix

Centralized

Decentralized

In 2010: Centralized – 46%/Decentralized – 25%/Mix – 29%In 2008: Centralized – 48%/Decentralized – 22%/ Mix – 30%In 2006: Centralized – 48%/Decentralized – 26%/ Mix – 26%

Program

• Assessment of course prior to offering– 67% have some assessment – Up from 2006 when 57% did assessment prior to

offering

• Offering online degrees– In 2010 – 33% said yes– Nationally – 75% offer at least one online degree

Program• How are decisions made regarding new courses and

programs?– 33% - academic/discipline level decision– Only one college uses a strategic plan to guide

program & course development decisions• Average length to develop a course– 3 – 6 months (54% of responses)

• Number of courses developed this year– Average is 6.7– Range from 2 to 20

Program

• Section enrollment caps for online– In 2010, average is 23-24– In 2006, average was 20– Nationally – per ITC Survey• 27 for Introduction to Math course• 25 for Introduction to English Composition course• 30 for Introduction to Political Science course

• Non-credit offerings:– 46% responded Yes– 66% offer non-credit online offerings – ITC Survey

Greatest ChallengesChallenge Ranking 2010 Ranking 2008 ITC Ranking 2009

Support Staff needed for training & technical assistance

1 2 1

Measuring Quality 2 1

Operating/Equipment Budget

3 4 4

Adequate Admin Authority

4 2 5

Adequate Assessment 5 3

Adequate Student Services 6 6 2

Faculty Acceptance 7 5 6

Organization Acceptance 8 7 8

Student Acceptance 9 8 10

Faculty

• Training prior to teaching online– 63% said training was mandatory– Nationally – 60% indicated training was

mandatory• 70% require more than 8 hours of training• 20 % require less than 8 hours of training• 10% require exactly 8 hours of training

Students

• Challenges - from ITC survey– Making sure students are prepared to take online

classes.– Getting students to read information about

distance education classes and understanding there is a basic knowledge of computer skills needed to be successful.

Students

• Are students required to participate in an orientation prior to enrolling in online courses?– 63% responded No (15)– 33% responded Yes (8)

• Retention– Of those reporting – average retention rate is 67%– Range from 50% to 79%– National – 72%

Typical Online ProgramTop Ten List

10. Struggles to obtain understanding, acceptance and support from campus leaders, who often lack direct experience with this method of teaching and learning (sometimes a generational disconnect).


9. Often leads the institution in dealing with issues of assessment, design, rigor, course quality and learning.


8. Has become a significant change-agent, prompting increased faculty training and professional development, rethinking how we teach, and providing a catalyst for integrating technology into instruction.


7. Offers approximately 160 online classes/class sections each semester.


6. Is under-staffed, working in cramped conditions, and has an inadequate budget.


5. Reports to the academic side of the institution (dean or above).


4. Is attracting an increasing number of non-traditional (younger) students.


3. Increases access to higher education.


2. Does not offer enough classes to meet student demand.


1. Is the primary source of enrollment growth for its institution!

From the 2009 ITC Survey – Trends in eLearning: Tracking the Impact of eLearning at Community CollegesMarch 2010

MCCVLC Update

Documents

support colleges

sharing of resources

vlc capacity

colleges goal

vlc staff site

vlc noncredit task force

applied baccalaureate

effectiveness of innovations