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Academic Efficiency Through Online Communities

Academic Efficiency Through Online Communities. Phil Moss Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Needed for Collaboration:. Technical Infrastructure Administrative Infrastructure Faculty Development Learning Resources. Technology 2000. Recommendation 10 :

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Academic Efficiency Through Online Communities

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  1. Academic EfficiencyThrough Online Communities Phil MossOklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

  2. Needed for Collaboration: • Technical Infrastructure • Administrative Infrastructure • Faculty Development • Learning Resources

  3. Technology 2000 • Recommendation 10: The State Regents should use its Quality Incentive Grant Program for collaborative initiatives aimed at content development.

  4. MERLOT is OK

  5. OK is MERLOT

  6. OK is (in) MERLOT Chancellor Hans Brisch • President of SHEEO, 1999-2000 • APQC Benchmarking Study • Member of MERLOT’s 1st Advisory Board

  7. Fast Forward to 2003

  8. Chancellor Paul G. Risser • Native Oklahoman • Strong faculty background • Former university president, researcher, provost

  9. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

  10. Email from the New Chancellor “The premise is that by working together, faculty from our institutions in specific topical areas can provide higher-quality learning experiences in more cost-effective ways. Moreover, this academic collaboration can be accomplished without diminishing academic freedom or losing the individualistic creative ingenuity that is the hallmark of outstanding colleges and universities.” “The product of this work would be a toolkit of teaching processes/materials for voluntary use in specific topical areas that can be used by faculty across Oklahoma colleges and universities.”

  11. Concluding Observation“The intention of the project to achieve uniformly high-quality ecology teaching at all of our universities—not to teach to the lowest common denominator. With time and resources saved by pooling ideas and approaches, faculty would free up time for other uses, such as spending more time with students, developing new teaching material, conducting research or providing public service.”

  12. Some Initial Advisory Council Reactions • Council on Instruction • Do we have to? • Not if it takes $ away from us • Faculty Advisory Committee • Don’t call it efficiency • Council of Presidents • Don’t call it efficiency • Go beyond course materials to courses/programs

  13. The 2-Pronged Plan • A specialized, low-enrollment discipline not currently identified as a MERLOT community • Ecology • A general, high-enrollment discipline established as a MERLOT community • Mathematics • Convene an assembly with campus representatives

  14. MERLOT Services • Faculty development • Facilitation • Collaborative Tool • Customized Services

  15. My Testimony "MERLOT...is a unique organization, approaching common issues and challenges in ways no others do. MERLOT extends our reach and resources by partnering with other systems, organizations, and agencies. I don't think we could accomplish nearly as much if we tried to do these things by ourselves."

  16. Phil Moss Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (405) 225-9150 pmoss@osrhe.edu 164.58.250.122 (video) QUESTIONS & COMMENTS?

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