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Building a Statewide Commons
Minnesota Learning Commons
Strategic Partnerships & Leveraging Resources
October 2009
Introduction
Mary Mehsikomer
Network Coordinator
NW-LINKS/Region 1
(218) 284-3117
http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/NWLINKS
Minnesota Learning Commons
Commons: a tract of land in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole.
http://www.mnlearningcommons.org
For 21St Century Learning …..
Collaboration of …
Strategic Partnerships
Digital CampusMinnesotaOnline
Online Learning AllianceISEEKCollege ReadinessInternet 2
MindquestLearning Network of MNGetSTEMMnMN-STEM
Collaborations
MnLC
The need results from…
Growth in online learning K12 and post-secondary
Value of education technology investments Limited state investments with budget crunch Competition among states and among nations
History 1996 Idea began 1997 Legislation creating Mn Virtual University - MnVU 1999 MnVU launched 2000 ISEEK/MnVU Joint Powers ISEEK and MnVU merge operations 2002-3 State Digital Learning Plan Study 2003 1st eLearning Summit 2004 MN Digital Learning Plan Report 2004 Learning Innovations Council created by ISEEK 2006-8 K-12 Online Learning Advisory Council 2008 K-12 Online Learning Advisory Report 2009 Mn Learning Commons (MnLC) created 2009 MnLC Business Plan
Source: Partnering in the Learning Marketplace by Duin, Baer and Starke-Meyering, 2001
MnLC Mission
The mission of the Minnesota Learning Commons is to provide access to effective and efficient online learning provided by
Minnesota public education partners.
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MnLC Purpose
P-16 Gateway to provide … Access to online courses & programs Digital resources and tools Teacher & staff training Online support for Students, Educators,
Parents and Citizens of Minnesota Joint development and sharing Best practices Group licensing
What will it do?
Promote and advocate Share and educate Develop and fund
Originally sponsored by the Learning Innovations Council that has funded unique projects like … Technology Literacy, Online College in the High School, Rural Health Care Module, Alcohol & Campus Life Course, Chinese ITV/Online, etc.
Developed by Jon Voss
Plan Goal One
Goal One: Enhancing relationships among the MnLC partners.
Outcomes: Increase coordination and communication of
online learning initiatives across the Minnesota P-16 community
Share a statewide digital repository Augment online support across systems for
information advising and communications Advance recognition of credit for prior learning
Plan Goal Two
Goal Two: Delivering expanded access to online programs and services which support the needs of the Minnesota learner.
Outcomes: Increase the number of courses, programs and
services available online Increase the number of open source digital
objects available to educators at no cost Increase public education enrollments, retention
and graduation Increase access to education for under-served
populations
Plan Goal ThreeGoal Three: Establishing a sustainable
organization that increases access to public Minnesota P-16 education.
Outcomes: Provide increased awareness of online learning Create policies and practices that facilitate seamless
online learning programs and services Support development of formal and informal
professional development and technical support opportunities for educators
Conduct ongoing dialogue with users through studies and analyze information and make recommendations for quality improvement
Facilitate a shared services approach to providing instructional technologies in a cost-savings manner
MINNESOTA LEARNING COMMONS
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ADVISORS
EDUCATORS
PARENTS
MnLC
ONLINE PROGRAMS & COURSES
TOOLS & RESOURCES
DIGITAL REPOSITOR
YSTUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA STATE
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
Training
Project LegacyProject Legacy
MNLC NING Site http://www.mnlearningcommons.ning.com
Access through the Digital Pipelines of the Digital Campus
iTunes U YouTube Research Channel Internet 2 Learning Platform Big 10 Network RSS feeds
The U of M & iTunes U
Resources
eFolioMinnesota Pachyderm LOREC – Learning Object Repository Education Consortium
Equella Hippocampus/NROC Transfer
u.Select Course Equivalency Builder
Libraries Online Support Center
Leverage Resources: eFolioMN
…each electronic portfolio (site) displays selected items & reflections based on the owner’s choices.
Items that you might select (often called artifacts or evidence of learning) can be…
Electronic Portfolio Contentwhat you post is what will others will see
Pachyderm Teacher Training Pilot Project
Pachyderm is an open source application that allows for the creation of web-based and multimedia learning experiences by educators with limited technical skills. Learning materials created with Pachyderm are optimized for web, CD-ROM or desktop delivery.
This project used resources from the Minnesota Digital Library's Minnesota Reflections database of more than 30,000 copies of the state's historical resources.
Resources
eFolioMinnesota Pachyderm LOREC – Learning Object Repository Education Consortium
Equella Hippocampus/NROC Transfer
u.Select Course Equivalency Builder
Libraries Online Support Center
FACULTY
FACULTY
USER GROUPS
Online Digital Exchange
Learning Content Creation
USER GROUPS
Decide To Share
USER GROUPS
New Course
Creation
Class Usage
USER GROUPS
What does a LOR do?
Class
• Stores Digital Learning Content• Indexes and Organizes Content for Searching• Shares Content with other Authorized Users• Standards Compliant to ensure objects can be
exported to other Repositories and Learning Systems.
USER GROUPS
Create For Class
USER GROUPS
Create To Share
USER GROUPS
Learning Mgmt System
Learning Object Repository (LOR)
Equella
EQUELLA provides a variety of search and discovery options:
• Basic keyword searching• Content type searching• Metadata field searching• Institution defined hierarchical browsing• Federated searching across external repositories, the
internet and libraries
Leverage Resources: Equella
HippoCampus for NROC Network Members
http://www.hippocampus.org/myHippo/?user=myMNLC
Interactive ExerciseDocuments
NewsreelDocumentary Video
Text
Graphics
www.hippocampus.org - History - WWII - Japanese
Contextualized Learning Objects
Leverage Resources: NROC & lodeStar
eLearning authoring tool – a wizard that allows instructors to quickly add• presentations • timelines • puzzles• games• webquests• slideshows• animations• other interactive content to learning systems.
Resources
eFolioMinnesota Pachyderm LOREC – Learning Object Repository Education Consortium
Equella Hippocampus/NROC Transfer
u.Select Course Equivalency Builder
Libraries Online Support Center
Leverage Resources:u.select (CAS)
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Resources
eFolioMinnesota Pachyderm LOREC – Learning Object Repository Education Consortium
Equella Hippocampus/NROC Transfer
u.Select Course Equivalency Builder
Libraries Online Support Center
MINNESOTADIGITAL LIBRARY
Leverage Resources: Online Library Services
Resources
eFolioMinnesota Pachyderm LOREC – Learning Object Repository Education Consortium
Equella Hippocampus/NROC Transfer
u.Select Course Equivalency Builder
Libraries Online Support Center
Leverage ResourcesOnline Support Center Services
Quality Emphasis Integration of quality
concepts are key to online courses and program development
Questions?
Karen Johnson [email protected] Mehsikomer [email protected] Langer [email protected] Billie Wahlstrom [email protected]