SHEEO Webinar on Transfer Websites April 7, 2011 Ken Sauer, Catisha Coates, and Tari Lambert

TransferIN.net

Indiana Commission for Higher Education 1

Background on TransferIN • • • • 1999 - decision to create a statewide, comprehensive community college system 2000 - creation by ICHE of the Statewide Transfer and Articulation Committee (STAC) 2000 - STAC/CHE recommendation to create a web site and secure funding 2003 - transfer bill introduced, modified, and passed 2

TransferIN Background (cont.) • • • 2005 - bill passes creating the Core Transfer Library (CTL) consisting of a minimum of 70 courses (now 85 courses, soon 97) – 85% one-for-one equivalencies – Emulates general education core 2007 - initial appropriation providing support to STAC and TransferIN FY2011 – represents 4 th year of funding 3

Examples of Major Partnerships • • • • • All Public Institutions Independent Colleges of Indiana Indiana Department of Education

LearnMore Indiana

Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University West Lafayette 4

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MN for Design & Military

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OK for information

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VA for innovation

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We Realized,

It’s time for change!

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We went to the “pros”

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And got

Or This…

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Issues That Need Attention - 1 • Interoperability of software (especially degree audits) – U.S. DOE needs to fulfill its responsibility to study and support transfer web sites, as mandated in HEOA 2008 • Maintenance of transfer content, software, and links 15

Issues That Need Attention - 2 • Re-imaging transfer as credit mobility to include: – Dual credit/AP/IB – ACE civilian and military credit recommendations – Prior learning assessments – Student learning outcomes • Obtaining and sustaining funding 16

Cost of Transfer Infrastructure - 1 • • • • Content-Related – Staff and committee (STAC) support Marketing Travel, training, networking, conferences Technical – Licenses/subscriptions – Design – Staff and committee (TICO) support 17

Cost of Transfer Infrastructure - 2 • Factors Affecting Technical Costs: – Look and feel of the web site – Functionality of the transfer software – Homegrown transfer software v. vendor licenses – Vendor transfer software: legacy contracts v. new ones – Institutions covered: • • Public 2-yr. and 4-yr.

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Indiana’s Transfer Appropriation • Approximately $500,000 per year (the amount appropriated differed every year); however, we’ve never been able to spend all of it in any year – In three of the four years, a portion of the funds went back to the general fund – Some funds had to be used to support a related initiative (Indiana e-Transcript) 19

Concluding Thoughts • • In determining the cost of your transfer infrastructure: – What do you want your web site to do?

– What capabilities do you already have v. those to be added?

Call to action: keep the inter-state dialog on transfer web portals going!

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Contact Information Ken Sauer – Indiana Commission for Higher Education 317-464-4400 ext 121 [email protected]

Catisha Coates – Indiana Commission for Higher Education 317-464-4400 ext 125 [email protected]

Tari Lambert – Transfer Indiana Central Office 765-285-5810 [email protected]

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