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MCCVLC Strategic Planning Looking to the Future. 2007 MCCA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Petoskey, MI October 6, 2007. MCCVLC - What Is It?. Website: http://www.mccvlc.org Online course catalog Systematic way to serve online students provider college home college.
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MCCVLC Strategic Planning Looking to the Future 2007 MCCA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Petoskey, MI October 6, 2007
MCCVLC - What Is It? • Website: http://www.mccvlc.org • Online course catalog • Systematic way to serve online students • provider college • home college
MCCVLC - What Is It? • Agreements among MCCA member colleges • memorandum of understanding • financial aid consortium agreement • process for tuition revenue sharing • Shared professional development for faculty and staff
MCCVLC - What Is It? • People who can work together • Advisory Council • enrollment administrators • course and program developers • Low risk way to experiment • new technologies • new business models
MCCVLC - What Is It? • A way to share the costs of innovation • Professional development • Blackboard servers • NCA accreditation for online programs • Learner support services (FIPSE grant)
VLC Strategic Planning If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
VLC Strategic Planning “The viability of our communities, thestrength of our economy, the quality ofour lives and our place in the world depend on what we do to prepare our citizens forthis world. Put bluntly, if we do not keeppace with change or lead it, we will beroadkill as change runs over us.”
VLC Strategic Planning “Even the best organizations need toanticipate change and look for ways totake it to the next level. We know, inthis fast-paced world, that staying evenis falling behind.” An Interview with Tom Watkins:About Community Colleges
VLC Strategic Planning • Retain and build upon: • Hundreds of online courses / faculty • Experienced support staff • Thousands of online learners • Consider the opportunities • Advances in technology • Student expectations • Faculty readiness • Needs for a skilled workforce • Public acceptance of online learning
VLC Strategic Planning So, who are we talking to aboutonline opportunities? • Students • Faculty • Staff • Administrators • Business leaders • You!
VLC Opportunities • Access • Quality • Cost Effectiveness
VLC Opportunity Access • Access to additional certificate and Associate Degree programs • occupational programs • not necessarily 100% online • Access to advanced degrees • applied baccalaureate degrees from community collges • online baccalaureate degrees from compatible universities and colleges
VLC Opportunity Quality • Professional Development • Faculty • Support staff • “Quality Matters” initiative • Support services for online learners
VLC Opportunity Cost Effectiveness • Share costs of new technologies • Share resources • infrastructure • staff • course and program development • Experiment with new business models
VLC Opportunities • Access • Quality • Cost Effectiveness • Your comments / suggestions...
MCCVLC Strategic Planning Looking to the Future 2007 MCCA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Petoskey, MI October 6, 2007