MEETING NEXT GENERATION LEARNING CHALLENGES September 30, 2011 North Island College An EDUCAUSE Initiative for College Readiness and Completion

The partnership:

Seeking to address shortcomings of U.S. ^ education delivery (K-16) August 4, 2011 and Canadian!

Strategies 2 and 3: MULTIPLY IMPACT Increase the probability and size of grantee impact through: Enabling networking and communities of next generation learning practice Building evidence and a knowledge base Strategy 4: ACCELERATE ADOPTION Advance public and leadership awareness and action towards adoption and system change How NGLC Is Organizing the Work Strategy 1: INVEST IN INNOVATION $39 million across three waves of grantmaking

Wave I: Building Blocks for College Completion The Call: Solutions to improve course completion, persistence, and college completion through blended learning, deeper learning and engagement, learner analytics, and open core courseware. $10 million distributed among 29 grantees 15-month grants, awarded April 2011, 4 challenge areas $750,000 level for open core courseware $250,000 level for blended learning, deeper learning, and learner analytics

Wave I by the Numbers: 600 pre-proposals 200 institutions in all 78 community colleges 29 grants $10 million in funding $5 million for follow-up

Wave II: Building Blocks for College Readiness The Call: Interactive modules focused on 7 th -9 th grade Common Core Standards in math and literacy that can capture real-time performance data $7 million invested across 19 grantees 15-month grants, awarded June 2011 $250,000 for proof of concept $500,000 for early stage adoption

 (Watch this space) WAVE III

 Enable networking and communities of next-generation practice  Build evidence and a knowledge base of successful next- generation learning  Spur public and leadership awareness and action toward adoption and system change Beyond Grantmaking (e.g., where you and NGLC are now) Beyond Grantmaking (e.g., where you and NGLC are now)