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Provost report, Faculty Senate

The eLearning Taskforce, a system-wide committee of 17 members, aims to capture 25,000 new learners by 2025. Consultants Ernst & Young-Parthenon are reviewing current activities and developing a path for future growth. This report provides an overview of the taskforce, its goals, and the phases of the project.

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Provost report, Faculty Senate

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  1. Provost report, Faculty Senate Feb 5, 2019

  2. eLearning Taskforce • system-wide committee • 17 members • All Provosts, various other system administrative officers • At least two Curators • One faculty rep from each campus • Biweekly meetings • Website: https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/aa/elearning • Consultants Ernst & Young-Parthenon: review current activities and develop path for future • system feels time is of essence to capture online student market • goal is new students, not conversion of current students to online • 25K students in next 5 years “25,000 new learners by 2025”

  3. members • Gary Allen, Vice President for Information Technology, UM System • Barb Bichelmeyer, Provost, UMKC • Mun Choi, President, UM System • Kelvin Erickson, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri S&T • Dale Fitch, Associate Professor and Director, School of Social Work, MU • Steve Graham, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, UM System • Christine Holt, Chief of Staff, UM System • Robert Marley, Provost, S&T • Carrie Nicholson, Research Consultant II and Project Manager, UM System • John Phillips, Curator, Board of Curators • Latha Ramchand, Provost, MU • Ryan Rapp, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, UM System • Amber Reinhart, Faculty Fellow and Associate Chair of Communication, UMSL • Kristin Sobolik, Provost, UMSL • David Steelman, Curator, Board of Curators • Ajay Vinze, Dean of the College of Business, MU • Marilyn Yoder, Associate Professor and Division Head, School of Biological Sciences, UMKC

  4. N = 539

  5. Taskforce process Phases of Project: • Phase 1.1 –current state assessment • Phase 1.2 – market analysis of opportunities • Phase 1.3 – internal evaluation of opportunities • Phase 2 –design and mobilization • Phase 3 – Implementation Support (optional –decided solely by University)

  6. Data sources • Internal assessment • One-on-one interviews (~40) individuals • Online survey faculty teaching online

  7. Entering phase 2 • design and mobilization • considerations • “5th campus”, or campus focus • Where are degrees conferred: system or campus • Who owns courses/classes • Governance • Revenue stream and distribution • comparison to different institutions (ASU, Penn State World Campus, CO State Global, and Univ Nebraska)

  8. Considerations on the table • internal build • partnering with ‘general contractor’ (a la carte purchase of specific services) or single partner for revenue share, • acquisition • Decision has not been made yet

  9. Chief e-Learning Officer • new position • “responsible for developing, designing, building, and operating a nationally recognized online and digital-learning program serving adults and traditional students with fully-online degree programs and certificates” • ad placed • Search Committee is the eLearning Taskforce • have not begun review of candidates

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