1. Academic Alliances Barriers, Incentives, and Benefits

2. Virginia Moxley, Dean, Human Ecology Co-Director, Institute for Academic Alliances Sue Maes, Dean, Continuing Education Co-Director, Institute for Academic Alliances Marshall Hill, Executive Director, Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Russ Poulin, Associate Director WCET Robert Larson,Director, North Dakota University System Online Presenters

4. Four Step Model for Academic Alliances Institute for Academic Alliances www.iaa.ksu.edu

5. Academic Alliances in Higher Education Today Why Bother? Why Now? Benefits – Real or Imagined? Challenges – Actual or Perceived? Growing Trend – or – Short-Term Fad?

6. www.nduso.org North Dakota University System Online Mission of the NDUSO "To provide access to degree and certificate programs from the colleges and universities of the North Dakota University System for all residents of North Dakota and others through eLearning."

7. A Joint Doctor of Education Degree in Agricultural Education Offered by Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University History Target Audience Outcomes and Benefits Challenges and Adjustments http://alec.tamu.edu/graduate/jointedd.aspx http://www.depts.ttu.edu/jointedd/

8. www.ccconline.org www.ctdlc.org Colorado Community Colleges Online Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium

9. Great Plains IDEA Human Sciences www.gpidea.org

10. www.agidea.org AG*IDEA

11. Big 12 Engineering Consortium & The Collaborative Nuclear Engineering Program www.big12engg.org

12. Roundtable Discussion

13. Audit Process Review: Financial Policies & Procedures Academic Policies & Procedures Planning Documents Institute for Academic Alliances k-state.edu/iaa State-by-State: 1.Higher Education Coordinating Board 2.University Governing Board 3.University Affecting: E-Learning Collaboration

14. The Funding of eLearning Consortia Russell Poulin Associate Director, WCET August 11, 2009

15. Definition of eLearning Consortia eLearning Consortia = Academic Collaborations An eLearning Consortium fosters interinstitutional partnerships that share resources to increase institutional capacity for, sharing of, and access to technology-mediated courses and programs. …and the problems with definitions.

16. Responses 84 collaborations received the survey Of the 39 total responses:  32 – Single State/Province collaborations (2 from Canada)  7 – Cross-Border collaborations (1 from Canada)

17. Responses 84 collaborations received the survey Of those 84:  6 – “appear” to be defunct  5 – could not find current contact

18. 7 Funding Sources Surveyed 1.Appropriations 2.Dues 3.Revenue Sharing and Per Course/Per Credit Fees 4.Fees for Services and Sales of Products

19. 7 Funding Sources Surveyed 5.Grants 6.Donated or In-kind Services 7.Other Funding NOTE: All information for FY 2007

21. Total FY 2007 Appropriations FY 2007 $0 12 (37.5%) Less than $500,000 6 (18.8%) $500,001 - $1,000,000 5 (15.6%) $1,000,001 - $3,000,000 4 (12.5%) More than $3,000,000 5 (15.6%)

22. Total Appropriations Year-to-Year Changes FY 2005 to FY 2006 FY 2006 to FY 2007 Grew 8 (40.0%) Stayed the Same 9 (45.0%) 10 (50.0%) Reduced 3 ( 15.0%) 2 (10.0%)

23. Income from Dues State/ProvinceCross-Border $0 24 (75.0%) 1 (14.3%) Less than $500K 6 (18.8%) 6 (85.7%) $500K - $1M 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%) $1M - $3M 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%) More than $3M 0 (0.0%)

24. Income from Revenue Sharing State/ProvinceCross-Border $0 28 (87.5%) 6 (85.7%) Less than $100K 2 (6.3%) 0 (0.0%) $100K - $1M 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%) More than $3M 1 (3.1%) 1 (14.3%)

25. Income from Per Course / Per Credit Fees State/ProvinceCross-Border $0 24 (75.0%) 5 (71.4%) Less than $100K 3 (9.4%) 2 (28.6%) $100K - $1M 3 (9.4%) 0 (0.0%) More than $3M 2 (6.3%) 0 (0.0%)

26. Income from Fees for Services and Sales State/ProvinceCross-Border $0 19 (59.4%) 5 (71.4%) Less than $100K 3 (9.4%) 1 (14.3%) $100K - $200K 4 (12.4%) 0 (0.0%) More than $300K 3 (9.4%) 1 (14.3%) Not Reported 3 (9.4%) -----

27. Income from Grants State/ProvinceCross-Border $0 23 (71.9%) 5 (71.4%) Less than $500K 6 (18.8%) 2 (28.6%) $500K - $1M 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%) $1M - $3M 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%) More than $3M 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%)

28. Income from Donated or In-Kind Services State/ProvinceCross-Border $0 26 (81.3%) 5 (71.4%) Less than $100K 4 (12.5%) 2 (28.6%) $100K - $200K 1 (3.1%) 0 (0.0%) More than $300K 0 (0.0%) Unknown 1 (3.1%) -----

29. Income from Other Funding Not much to report

31. Summary of Findings 1.There is no one best financial model 2.Evolve or dissolve

32. Summary of Findings 3.Funding Sources: Diversify or Focus 4.Funding Sources: Fewer and Fewer Options

33. Summary of Findings 5.Donated is Not Free 6.Beware the Politics / Follow the Money

34. Summary of Findings 7.Fasten Your Seat Belts, It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Economic Ride (April 2008)

35. Final Thought During poor economic times it is time to leverage the strength of elearning consortia – Finding efficiencies through cooperation

36. The Funding of eLearning Consortia Russell Poulin rpoulin@wcet.info Funding of Academic Collaborations: http://www.wcet.info/2.0/index.php?q=node/977

37. Here There Be Dragons

38. Virtual University: Centralized, stand-alone, degree-granting virtual institution --In The News-- University of Illinois Global Campus Consortium: Program and/or service alliance with responsibilities distributed among degree-granting institutions --In the News-- UT Telecampus Virtual University vs. Consortium

39. eLearning Consortia Common Interest Group http://elearningconsortia.wcet.info

40. Great Plains IDEA Financial Distribution MODEL Common Price = Tuition + Fees Fall 2009:$430/graduate credit hour $295/undergraduate credit hour

41. Big 12 Engineering Finance Agreement Exchange Rate Fall 2009: $515/undergraduate credit hour

42. Serves Washington’s Community College Fully online courses: $8 per credit Hybrid courses: $2 per credit Generated ~ $1,100,000 in FY 2007 83% of their total budget www.waol.org Washington Online Per Credit Fee

43. 22 online programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level 15,000+ enrollments in the last academic year, representing over 5,000 students per semester 500+ faculty trained and supported www.uttelecampus.org University of Texas TeleCampus

44. Serves University of Texas System Nine universities, six health institutions Uses sliding scale of 16 levels Fee is per institution (FY 2007): From: 0 courses offered: $11,446 To: 71-75 courses offered: $115,081 www.uttelecampus.org University of Texas TeleCampus Sliding Scale on Course Sections Offered

45. www.ctdlc.org Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium Entrepreneurial Model SourceIncome (FY 2007) Appropriations$900,000 Dues25,000 Fees for Service700,000 Selling/Licensing Products150,000 Grants330,000 TOTAL$2,105,000

46. Questions?

47. Intermission (15 Minute Break)

48. Academic Issues

49. Agree on Principles, then on Policies Behave as Equals Accommodate Institutional Cultures Simplify Student Access Low Input/High Impact Solutions

50. Inter-Institutional Relations are “family-like.” Dense web of relationships among many people at partner institutions. Communication is frequent and intensive Understanding grows between specific individuals Relationships are frequently messy and emotional and involve “chemistry,” “hope,” “trust,” and “compatibility.” Rosabeth Moss Kanter, 1990, Harvard Business Review

51. Fall Investing in the Family’s Future Financial Planning Case Studies Personal Income Taxation Family Systems Funda- mentals of Financial Planning Spring Profes- sional Practices in FFP Estate Planning Insurance Planning Financial Counselin g Summer Housing & Real Estate Financial Planning Case Studies Retireme nt Planning Housing & Real Estate Family Econ Anytime - 6 Credit Practicum/Project Family Financial Planning Master’s Curriculum - 42 Credits

52. Inter-institutional programs must be managed institutionally. Anderson Hall – K-State

53. A rule is a rule. Or maybe not… Why does the rule exist? Who owns the rule? Is it a real rule or tradition? WHAT IS THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE RULE? Transfer Credit Policies Residency Policies Graduate Faculty Status

54. Every university rule comes with an address …find it.

55. Collaborative Program Implementation Campus Coordinator Faculty Academic Administrators Registrar Continuing Education Chief Financial Officer

56. PRISM Colorado State Assessment System

57. ExpanSIS Multi-Institution Student Information System

58. Successes and Failures War Stories If I could have a do over... Heartburn Issues Lessons Learned

59. Burning Issues

60. Insights

61. Obligations of Leaders Dreaming is obligatory. Dealing meticulously with the trees rather than the forest can be satisfying, but it neither fuels vision nor inspires others” John Carver, 1990 Speak the truth and point toward hope. Bill Grace, 2004