1. MERLOT Strategies for Competing for EDUCAUSE Next Generation Learning Challenge Grants Gerry Hanley Executive Director, MERLOT 10/22/10

2. Agenda Overview of NGLC Opportunity –Goals and alignment with CSU –RFP process and running an organizational 440 relay Beginning with the Have’s and Have Not’s –What are some existing campus exemplary practices that have irrefutable evidence that they work? Have campuses who don’t use these practices but want to? Establishing Next Gen Relay Teams Running Through the Finish Line: Project Management Processes

3. PROGRAM GOAL: Dramatically increase college readiness and completion by fostering the development and adoption of technologies that enable more flexible, high- quality learning experiences for all students. PROGRAM TRACKS: The Basics –Blended Learning: 8 one-year grants at $250K eachBlended Learning –Deeper Learning: 8 one-year grants at $250K eachDeeper Learning –Learner Analytics: 8 one-year grants at $250K eachLearner Analytics –Open Core Courseware: 8 one-year grants at $750K each + $5M follow upOpen Core Courseware Next Generation Summary

4. November 19, 2010 is the First Finish Line EDUCAUSE Online submission process What’s Our Race Plan? –Week 1: Build Teams for each Race –Week 2: Teams Draft Proposals – Practice Running –Week 3: Teams Review Proposals – Watch “the films” –Week 4: Run Through the Finish Line What’s Our Support For the Runners? –Elluminate for Virtual Meetings –MERLOT Voices- Social Networking ToolsMERLOT Voices- Running a 440 Relay

5. Virtual Meeting using Elluminate –MONDAY Oct 25 – 1:00-2:00 pm PDT Review NGLC- but expect everyone to know RFP Identify “THE HAVES” – Exemplary Practices –Brief overview by campus staff on their practices that have irrefutable evidence of success –Moderated, improvisational presentations Identify “THE HAVENOTS” – Who wants what the HAVES got? Use MERLOT Voices Discussion Forums for the HAVES and HAVENOTS to “socially” networkMERLOT Voices Week 1: Build Teams and Define the Projects

6. MERLOT will facilitate teams who will write the proposals MERLOT will provide a “project briefing template” to help teams scope their project. If we need to schedule an Elluminate session, contact Phil Moss If they have questions about MERLOT Voices, contact Phil Moss If you don’t have questions, I’d get worried Week 2: Drafting Proposals

7. By Monday Nov 8– 11:59 pm PDT –MERLOT Teams need to post a “project briefing” in MERLOT-Next Gen Voices discussion forum Nov 10 at 12-1:30 pm PST All Hands Virtual Meeting: –Review what projects will be run –Last opportunities to reshuffle team members –Ready to start grants administrators engagement Which campuses will be the PI for the grant? Week 3: Finalizing Teams and Races

8. By Friday November 19, 2010, 5 pm PDT –MERLOT Team Leaders post proposal on EDUCAUSE Website By Friday November 19, 2010, 5:01 pm PDT –MERLOT Team Leaders consuming mind and mood altering substances of their choice Week 4: Run Through the Finish Line

9. Discussion, Comments, Questions

10. THANK YOU!