Minnesota Learning Commons

1. Minnesota Learning Commons Online and Digital Resources for Minnesota TIES Fall Conference: Leading Change Dec. 10, 2012 Minneapolis Todd Digby Karen Johnson GaryLanger Jon Voss

2. Minnesota Learning Commons Online and Digital Resources for Minnesota TIESFall Conference: Leading Change Dec. 10, 2012 Minneapolis Todd Digby – OER, NROC Karen Johnson – Prof Dev Gary Langer Overview Jon Voss – shared curr, digital catalog

4. Collaboration of … Strategic Partnerships Drivers for Collaboration • Soaring growth in online learning – K12 & higher ed • Limited Resources • Quality and ROI • Competition Mission - to provide access to effective and efficient online learning provided by Minnesota public education partners. MinnesotaOnline Digital Campus Online Learning Alliance ISEEK CareerOneStop College Readiness MnLC Online Learning Advisory Council MINITEX Learning Network of MN

5. History • 1996 Idea began • 1997 Legislation creating Mn Virtual University - MnVU • 1999 MnVU launched • 2000 ISEEK/MnVU Joint Powers ISEEK and MnVU merge operations • 2002-3 State Digital Learning Plan Study • 2003 1st eLearning Summit • 2004 MN Digital Learning Plan Report • 2004 Learning Innovations Council created by ISEEK • 2006-8 K-12 Online Learning Advisory Council • 2008 K-12 Online Learning Advisory Report • 2009 MnLC Business Plan • 2009 Mn Learning Commons (MnLC) created Source: Partnering in the Learning Marketplace by Duin, Baer and Starke-Meyering, 2001

6. P-16 Gateway to… • Find online programs/courses in public P-20 education • Learn about current local and national issues via regular Blog, Facebook & Twitter feeds • See skills needed to be an online student • Understand how courses transfer • Find options for completing your degree • Learn about free tools to assist in teaching and learning • Collaborate with colleagues on digital content

7. P-16 Gateway to… • Utilize free electronic portfolio system • Search through rich database of digital content and services • Access high quality, juried online courses through MnLC Hippocampus • Follow quality standards rubric for great interactive online courses • Store course content in shared repository • Work with fellow educators on web accessibility

8. P-16 Gateway to… • Get help via phone/email/chat 7 days/week • Find career planning information • Learn about PSEO options • Understand financing of online education • Browse through state showcase of key online sites (e.g., MnKnows) • Do a “Reality Check” on costs for living after graduating from college (student loan debt) • Save money through group leveraging

9. MINNESOTA LEARNING COMMONS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ONLINE PROGRAMS & COURSES EDUCATORS EDUCATORS EDUCATORSADVISORS TOOLS & RESOURCES MnLC ADVISORS ADULT LEARNERS DIGITAL REPOSITORY PARENTS STUDENTS

10. Shared Resources • eFolioMinnesota • Libraries • Statewide Memberships/Subscriptions • Pachyderm and Lodestar • NROC / Hippocampus • MERLOT • MnCommons/Equella • Transfer • u.Select • Online Support Center • GradUate Minnesota • GPS Lifeplan • CENTSS • iTunes U • Eduventures • Quality Matters TM

11. Major efforts for 2012-13 • Deployment of MnCommons, EQUELLA digital repository • Market NROC HippoCampus & MERLOT statewide licenses • Continue Quality Matters training • Blandin Grant - Knowledge Worker course • Institute GradUate MN – baccalaureate degree completion campaign

12. Major efforts for 2012-13 • Web Accessibility • U.S. Dept. of Education State Authorization Regulation • Open Education Resources • Digital Literacy • Develop Professional Development ‘portal’ for online faculty/staff • Sponsor annual eLearning Summit

13. Major efforts for 2012-13 • Redesign Grades 11 – 14 • Personal Learning Plan

14. PERSONAL PLANNING Current State CAREER PLANNING DIGITAL CONTENT EDUCATION PLANNING SIS LMS FINANCE PLANNING COUNSELOR CASE MGMT EFOLIO COLLEGE READINESS ONLINE SUPPORT ASSESSMENTS • Challenges: • Multiple investments • No coordination • Tools at the core

15. Integrated State • Opportunities: • Leveraged investments • Coordinated efforts • Student at the core

16. REDESIGN GRADES 11 to 14Personal Learning Environment Solution for Minnesota • Tools could be aggregated, integrated into a front door approach • Portal – like MyU Portal, one stop solution at UofM • Turnkey and Affordable • Standards-based • Student Personal Integrated Learning Plan Tools • eFolio/GPS LifePlan/MCIS-ISEEK/etc. • Student Computer Readiness (Life-Online) • Audiences: Students, Parents, Counselors/Advisors, Administration Access • Assessment/Accountability roll-up • Legislative request – including definition of MnLC • Review Data Privacy needs

17. REDESIGN GRADES 11 to 14Personal Learning Environment Solution for Minnesota • Integrating these tools presents a significant opportunity for MnLC and the state: • Cost savings via leveraging scarce dollars • Consumer centric one-stop personal success P-20 toolkit • Supports the strategic mission of partner agencies • Leverages state resources • Collaborative MnLC effort already established – partners already at the table and working together. • Technology Driven • Universal Access • Education – Workforce connections • Etc.

23. Affordable Learning Solutions Minnesota Minnesota

31. Leverage Resources: eFolioMN

32. Items that you might select (often called artifacts or evidence of learning) can be… wiki Electronic Portfolio Content what you post is what will others will see …each electronic portfolio (site) displays selected items & reflections based on the owner’s choices.

33. MnCommons/Equella EQUELLA provides a variety of search and discovery options: • Basic keyword searching • Content type searching • Metadata field searching • Institution defined hierarchical browsing • Federated searching across external repositories, the internet and libraries

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35. Leverage Resources: NROC & lodeStar

36. HippoCampus for MnLC Members With premium membership – download content and assessments

37. HippoCampus for NROC Network Members

38. Contextualized Learning Objects Graphics Text Documents Interactive Exercise Newsreel Documentary Video www.hippocampus.org - History - WWII - Japanese

40. eLearning authoring tool – a wizard that allows instructors to quickly add • presentations • timelines • puzzles • games • webquests • slideshows • animations • other interactive content to learning systems.

41. Grades 6-12 Rubric –additional elements: • design of K–12 courses, such as the role of parents • greater concern with student privacy • teacher communication with students and other stakeholders

43. Leverage Resources:u.select (CAS)

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45. MINNESOTA DIGITAL LIBRARY Leverage Resources: Online Library Services

46. Online Library Services Research Databases Organizing it all for Students

47. Leverage Resources Online Support Center Services

49. For 90+ credit students Strategic Focus • Improve graduation rates across state public higher education • Increase the pool of educated workers to fill work force needs • Provide a seamless learning infrastructure state wide Features • Flexible options at MnSCU and U of M and skilled advisers to create a clear pathway for students • Online Support Center as a 1st Number to call for basic information and getting started • eFolio template and grad planner for tracking and completing chosen degree • u.Select to identify courses that fit into degree pathway • Credit for prior learning including military training • Financial options – student aid, clearing up old “holds,” student loan repayment – advisors • Monitoring or progress and personalize encouragement • Supported by the resources of the U of M’s Digital Campus, MnSCU’s MinnesotaOnline, and the Minnesota Learning Commons