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

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

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...

History  1996 Idea began  1997 Legislation creating Mn Virtual University - MnVU  1999 MnVU launched  2000 ISEEK/MnVU Joint Powers ISEEK and MnVU merge operations  State Digital Learning Plan Study  st eLearning Summit  2004 MN Digital Learning Plan Report  2004 Learning Innovations Council created by ISEEK  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

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

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

What can you do with MnLC? Get help via phone/ /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

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

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

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

Todd Digby Karen Johnson Gary Langer Mark Thomas Jon Voss Thank you! Comments / Questions?

MINNESOTA LEARNING COMMONS 13 ADVISORS EDUCATORS PARENTS MnLC ONLINE PROGRAMS & COURSES TOOLS & RESOURCES DIGITAL REPOSITOR Y STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EDUCATORS EDUCATORS ADVISORS ADULT LEARNERS