The San Jose Solution - MARA: The Master of Archives and Records Administration

1. The San Jose Solution - MARA: The Master of Archives and Records Administration Lori Lindberg, Lecturer San Jose State University School of Library and information Science http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/

2. Some SJSU SLIS stats: • SJSU SLIS is the largest ALA-accredited (through 2014) graduate program in the world with over 2000 students • We presently offer one degree, the MLIS, but soon MARA • The Archives and Records Management specialization within the MLIS has approximately 150 students • Our school began offering DE courses in 1996 • We are named the #1 e-learning provider in our discipline by U.S. News & World Report • SJSU SLIS is a member of WISE

3. Why the MARA degree? • We live in a much more complex and interrelated world • Our jobs as recordkeepers are changing and becoming much more critical than ever before, yet, we have a problem letting the right people know that

4. Why MARA? #2 • New laws • We know we must know more, keep more, and in different ways • Technology is driving much of it

5. Why MARA #3? • Read the news! • Buzzwords: compliance, evidence

6. A new twist: • Graduate education doesn’t get you there • Graduate education needs to expand • It is a need in both the public and private sectors • Legal warrant, standardization efforts, research, professional competency initiatives - all are pushing this development

7. MARA • Just accredited by WASC - an independent Master’s degree, MARA • MARA will be delivered entirely via DE • MARA: - first cohort Fall 2008 - 42 units (14 courses) - Master of Archives and Records Administration

8. Our solution: • To offer a totally online Master's degree run in the cohort model. Cohorts will take 2 courses a semester and graduate in just under three years. As part of the program, students will be prepared to take the certifying examinations of the Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) and the Academy of Certified Archivists.

9. The Program • Before commencing the program all incoming students are required to take an online new student technology workshop. • * MARA 200 – The Record and the Recordkeeping Professions • * MARA 202 – Information Technology, Records, and the Information Age • * MARA 204 – Management of Records and Archival Institutions • * MARA 210 – Records Creation, Appraisal and Retention • * MARA 211 – Records Access, Storage and Retrieval • * MARA 243 – Recordkeeping Program Analysis, Design and Evaluation • * MARA 248 – Standards and Structures for Records and Recordkeeping • * MARA 249 – Electronic Recordkeeping Systems and Issues in Electronic Recordkeeping • * MARA 256 – 21st Century Archival Methods • * MARA 259 – Records and Information Preservation and Security • * MARA 285 – Research Methods in Records Management and Archival Science • * MARA 289 – Advanced Topics in Archives and Records Administration (ePortfolio) • * MARA 292 – Professional Certification • * MARA 294 – Professional Experience: Internships

10. The Benchmarks • Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) • Academy of Certified Archivists • SAA Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Education • Emerging ARMA Core Competencies

11. Philosophical Underpinnings • The Australian Recordkeeping Continuum • The Continuum incorporates the traditional lifecycle approach to recordkeeping, but with some dramatic additions

12. Course Rotation F08 S09 Su09 F09 S10 Su10 F10 S11 200 204 211 248 243 256 285 294 202 210 259 249 211 292 289 200 204 248 243 202 210 259 249 200 204 202 210 cohort 1 – enters Fall 2008 cohort 2 – enters Fall 2009 cohort 3 – enters Fall 2010

13. Tuition and Admissions MARA students will be classified as Special Session. Fees for MARA courses through Special Session are $439 per unit, or $18,877 for the degree. • At least a B.A. or B.S. degree from a regionally accredited institution in any discipline with 3.0 minimum GPA on the most recent 60 semester units (or 90 quarter units) of coursework. • The School requires that all students have computer access from home or work. • The School also requires that all students have a general understanding of computers and technology.

14. Who are the Faculty? • Primarily me, but! • 11 archives faculty, 2 full-time equivalent • Instructors are CRMs, CAs, PhDs, CDIMs and other certs • We will recruit others

15. Can we deliver this online? • We are old-timers at this DE stuff • Some technology we have abandoned for more effective delivery methods • Started with our University IRC, using synchronous audio and short-circuit television to broadcast to Fullerton campus and vice-versa

16. Now we do DE by: • SLISweb • Blackboard Learning Management System • Elluminate Live! Web-Conferencing software for synchronous and asynchronous content delivery • In-house audiovisual production: webcasting, streaming audio/video, podcasting • Plone Content Management System - e-portfolio web tool • Second Life

17. Our Culture of Innovation • SLIS’ funding model allows us to invest in cutting-edge technology independent of the University computing infrastructure • All technological infrastructure and administration is borne and managed by SLIS

18. SJSU SLIS - Conveniently located everywhere Our online home: • http://slisweb.sjsu.edu More on our tech infrastructure: • http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/coa2007/ Check out Standard VI: Physical and Virtual Resources and Facilities

19. More on MARA: • http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/mara/index.htm • My page: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/lindbergl/lindbergl.php