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Strategic Planning for Distance Educators

Strategic Planning for Distance Educators. Mickey Slimp, Executive Director, Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges & Universities Rich Gross, Executive Vice President, the Clements Group Ronda Edwards, Executive Director, Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative.

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Strategic Planning for Distance Educators

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  1. Strategic Planning for Distance Educators Mickey Slimp, Executive Director, Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges & Universities Rich Gross, Executive Vice President, the Clements Group Ronda Edwards, Executive Director, Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative

  2. What is Strategic Planning? • A formalized procedure by which decisions are made and integrated into an organization • A systematic and ongoing activity that an organization uses to anticipate and respond to major issues facing it • An outside – in approach that answers the question “what do we do?” • Covers a 3 to 5 year period

  3. Why Plan Strategically? Just what are you looking for? Outcomes?

  4. Why Plan Strategically? • Focuses the mission and vision of an organization on student success and other real needs • Anticipates and responds to external needs and issues • Creates inclusion of the program’s participants (students, staff, and community) in the planning process • Positions for best use of resources • Positions for best use of people

  5. Positioning to Plan • Your Position & Role • Executive Decision Maker • Support Area Decision Maker • Decision Supporter

  6. Positioning to Plan • Planning Focus • Project/Goal Based • Departmental/Internal • Institutional • Mission Based/External

  7. Planning Process • Review of Prior Planning Activities and Reports

  8. Planning Process • Environmental Scanning • National Trends • State/Regional Trends • Institutional Trends • Environmental Pressure • Needs Assessment • Surveys/Interviews • Focus Groups

  9. Planning Process • Goal Setting • Planning Teams • External Planners • Administration

  10. Planning Process • Operational Plan • Benchmarks & Timelines • Meetings & Follow up

  11. Who to Involve?

  12. Who to Involve? • Within the department • Across the campus • Executive Leadership • Faculty • Students • Support Areas

  13. Who to Involve? • Beyond the campus • Community Advisory Groups • K-12 Representative • State Distance Learning Leadership • External Distance Learning Planners/Consultants • Professional Associations

  14. Include Students!

  15. Your Bottlenecks? • Let’s discuss them

  16. Bottlenecks? • Distance Learning is not included in the formal institutional mission. • My position is a decision supporter – has no authority • Other members of planning team have different understanding of distance learning • Organizational resistance to change • Limited technology and funding

  17. How Long Does this Take? It Depends! • Complexity (Department vs. Institution) • Groups Involved • Opportunities & Challenges • Ability to Bring Closure

  18. Strategic Planning for Distance Educators Mickey Slimp, Executive Director, Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges & Universities mickey.slimp@netnet.org 903-571-0892 Rich Gross, Executive Vice President, the Clements Group richg@gwtc.net 605-891-8715 Ronda Edwards, Executive Director, Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative redwards@mccvlc.org 517-372-4350

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