Responding to the changing landscape: The Innovative Learning Institute

1. Responding to the changing landscape: The Innovative Learning Institute Jeremy Haefner, Provost September 2012

3. The massive online movement Systemic course transformation The new (non-traditional) student Three challenges from the changing landscape

4. MOOCs Massive open online course movement

8. Engagement Substantial course transformation

12. Market New (non-traditional) student

17. A Few Examples To view these examples, please visit: https://www.rit.edu/~w-drupal/sites/rit.edu.provost/files/exemplars-withcredits-compressed_WEB.mov (RIT login required)

18. Problem(s) facing RIT • No strategic, intentional thrust for online presence • No systemic way of infusing new learning techniques into existing programs • No R&D for academic technology • No formal collaboration for trans-disciplinary curriculum • Insufficient culture for experimentation • Not positioned well to attract non-traditional students

19. In response: The Innovative Learning Institute

20. Innovative Learning Institute RIT Online Collaborative Laboratory School for Integrative Learning

21. Designed to face the challenges Massive Online Course Redesign New Student Innovative Learning Institute Collaborative Laboratory School for Integrative Learning RIT Online

22. Collaborative Laboratory Collaborative Laboratory • Provides ‘safe’ environment to experiment with new pedagogies and technologies • Develops new T&L ‘products’ • Provides full service course design and development support for all faculty • Offers single-point-of-service for all academic technology support • Pursues and supports grant funded T&L projects

23. RIT Online RIT Online • Focuses on marketing research and promotion for online programs • Builds partnerships with other universities and businesses • Delivers extensive support services to online students • Funded through shared tuition revenue model

24. School for Integrative Learning School for Integrative Learning • Formerly Center for Multidisciplinary Studies • Includes Applied Arts and Sciences, and Masters of Professional Studies degrees • Tenured and ‘visiting’ faculty • Develops new models for ‘certifying’ learning • Expands expertise in supporting nontraditional students

25. Your insights • How can we enhance our planned response (ILI) to the challenges?: • MOOCs • Course redesign • New nontraditional student • How can we engage the RIT community in addressing the problems we face, in partnership with ILI?: • Lack of online strategy • No R&D for academic technology • No formal collaboration for trans-disciplinary curriculum

26. ILI Leadership Team • Dr. Neil Hair • Professor Thérèse Hannigan • Professor Mary C. Boyd • Donna A. Dickson

27. Faculty engagement • Understanding discipline specific needs

28. Single-point-of-service and enhanced teaching & learning and academic technology support • Trans-disciplinary collaboration and T&L grant support • ILI • Marketing services for online and new partnerships • Enhanced support for online & nontraditional students

29. Multi-faceted faculty drawn from across RIT • Experts in assessing prior learning, experience, and education • Customized, unique degrees available completely on-line • School of Integrative Learning • Largest provider of on-line courses to traditional & non-traditional students • Experienced provider of degrees to global campuses

30. Next Steps Summer 2012: • Presentation to: • BOT Strategic Planning Committee • Trustees • Discussions with: • Administrative Council • Deans • Academic Senate EC • Affected staff Fall 2012-2013: • Discussion with Academic Affairs committee • Presentation to Academic Senate • Campus-wide conversations • President approves

31. Questions