NLII Annual Meeting January 28, 2002 Showcase of Successful Partnership Investment Portfolios Electronic Campus of the Southern Regional Education Board

Nation’s first interstate compact 16 member states Policy, Standards and Data Initiatives such as the Regional contract program Academic Common Market Educational Technology Cooperative Doctoral Scholars Program

Electronic Campus Basic Concept Utilize the “connectedness” of SREB and the existing and developing strengths of our region’s colleges and universities to: Establish a regional “marketplace” Create opportunities Reduce barriers to learning Increase access

Electronic Campus Constructed on… Quality Assurance Institutional and state review against “Principles of Good Practice” Interstate Cooperation Creating a “free trade zone” Economic Development Providing access and sharing courses and programs Driving Policy “ Realigning” traditional policies Reaching the Underserved

Electronic Campus Launched in January, Colleges and Universities 104 activated courses No degree programs

Electronic Campus Today More than 325 colleges and universities from all 16 states More than 7,000 credit courses More than 250 degree programs EC Database structure shared with and being used/considered by SREB states (FL,MS,NC,OK,SC,TX) establishing a common data format

Electronic Campus Site Statistics 1998 to Present 11,622,441 Views of Course/Program Information Pages 699,282 User Sessions 384,282 Unique Users 7:47 Average Session (Through December, 2001)

Electronic Campus Partnership Considerations No direct costs to institutions Investment of staff time Creating and ensuring quality learning opportunities “Competitive Cooperation” (NFL model) Fill Gaps --Level the “playing field” Library Services Drive Policy Electronic Tuition Rates ACM/EC

Electronic Campus Library Services Launched in August, 1999 Provides no cost access to Georgia’s acclaimed GALILEO Fill “gaps” in states Reduce demands on existing libraries Serve students out of the region and country 50 Institutions participating eArmyU on-line library

Academic Common Market/ Electronic Campus Program Moved from pilot to regular program 21 activated programs 9 states offering programs AL,FL,GA,KY,LA,OK,SC,TN,VA 12 states receiving programs AL,AR,DE,FL,GA,KY MS,NC,SC,TN,VA,WV New pilot to allow states to use “mode of delivery” in determining ACM participation

The Problem Continued Application of In-state and Out-of-state Tuition for Distance Learning Courses Traditional place bound policy Residency is still primary factor in determining charges In-state and Out-of-state Differentials Are Significant and Represent a Real Barrier to Creation of the “Electronic Marketplace”.

A Solution: Establishing a Single “Electronic Tuition Rate” in the SREB States

The Distance Learning Policy Laboratory

Policy Lab “Products” Policy Goals/Actions Broad recommendations for state policy change/action Policy Guidelines Specific guiding principles in support of distance learning (build on SREB’s Principles of Good Practice Illustrative Practices Exemplary or promising models, strategies and approaches Pilot Projects Initiating/supporting program development

Policy Issues Credit Faculty Reaching the Underserved Finance and Support for DL Student Services Financial Aid Quality Assurance Secondary/Pos t-secondary connections Tuition

Creating a Learning Network for the South

Create regional “gateway” “open architecture” approach not tied to a proprietary system leverage investments Permit “plug and play” utilizing existing institutional or state ASPs

“real-time” information about distance learning offerings full array of online student services, including single- & multi- institutional enrollments direct access to online learning from campuses

replicable & scalable to prepare for the South’s more online students colleges & universities architecture & working model for states, colleges & universities true educational ASP

build on the Electronic Campus Certified courses and programs Regional “electronic marketplace” utilize the Distance Learning Policy Laboratory to tackle policy “barriers” in distance learning create or expand opportunities for our states by sharing what works