Transcript MCCVLC Project Update Appropriations Subcommittee Presentation March 7, 2014 Monroe County Community College.

MCCVLC Project Update
Appropriations Subcommittee Presentation
March 7, 2014
Monroe County Community College
MCCVLC - What is it?
The Michigan Community College Virtual Learning
Collaborative is a project which allows students from
anywhere in Michigan to take any one of the over 2100
online courses from the on-line catalog; courses which may
be offered by one of the 27 “Provider” community
colleges…
with the support services of their “Home” college.
MCCVLC Mission Statement
“To connect the teaching and student
support capacity of participating
Michigan community colleges so that
learners and clients can access
affordable, high-quality learning
opportunities whenever and wherever
desired.”
MCCVLC Student Website
http://vcampus.mccvlc.org
Currently….
• Issues with current model:
• Built around institutions and not the students using old technology
• Best kept secret – students are unaware
• Greater competition from outside of state
• Identifiable unmet need
• Low institutional incentive for new online
offerings
• The name, Michigan Community College Virtual
Learning Collaborative, is obscure - students
don’t know what it means.
Recommendations
• Outcomes – defined to provide value
for students and member colleges
• Quality – Student focused
• Collaboration – Better resource
management
• Market Share – Move to complete
degree/certificate programs,
addressing unmet need
Michigan Colleges Online
Initiative
Project Deliverables
• Purchase of hardware/software – includes servers,
operating software and security software.
• Course Aggregator Widget – software that provides
an aggregated list of queried courses available in the
MCCVLC database, integrated into college online
registration systems.
Project Deliverables
• Revised online registration – automation of MCCVLC
registration to colleges’ system, to support smoother
functionality of the registration process.
• Analytics/Data warehouse – dynamic data reports
based on specific queries requested by colleges
showing courses/programs that have the highest
demand and/or requests through MCCVLC.
Project Deliverables
• Course/Object Repository – A cloud-based repository
of digital assets, textbooks and perhaps courses that
are open and shareable among all college faculty.
• Digital Credential Pathway & Early Alert System –
software that guides a student through discovery of
career options, degree selection, course options and
early alert system for student success.
Project Deliverables
• Services Help Desk – A collaborative shared services
help desk for students that is developed and staffed
by colleges to assist students with technical issues.
• Marketing – Develop a new logo and marketing plan
that includes co-branding options for colleges. The
plan includes integration with the statewide initiative
funded by the MCCA.
Development Update
• Design Considerations
• Development Model
• Timelines
• Examples
Design Considerations
Design Aspects
• Mobile First
• UX (User Experience)
• Don’t Make Me Think
• Integrated Experience
• Flat Design
• Standards Based
• HTML5
• Open Source Stack
• REST API
Functionality Aspects
• Build In Data Analytics
• Collaborative – Social Tools
• Login Credentials
• Social Media Links
• Assessment Tools
• Organization Tools
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Scheduling
Messaging
Dashboards
Contextual Tools
• Search Engine Optimization
Development Model
• Building & Mock Construction (Inception Phase)
• Requirements definition w/Stakeholder Input
• Validation
• Production Construction & Integration Phase
• Incremental approach - Iterate soon, often and report.
• Continued stakeholder input to validate
• Implementation (Transition Phase)
• Deploy Solution in Beta Site before wide adoption
• Ongoing Goals
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Leverage/Enhance Existing Infrastructure
Build Common Knowledge system around solution
Address Risk
Refine Processes and Environment
Manage Quality and Security Essentials
Stakeholder Input
Determine
business
requirements
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Translate
into
functional
requirements
Determine
evaluation
criteria
Evaluate
vendors /
solutions
against
criteria
Enrollment Administrators/Registrars
Student Services Administrators
Chief Academic Officers
Financial Aid Administrators
Chief Information Officers
Business Officers
Faculty
Architectural Review Board
Perform
vendor
/solution
review and
select.
Timeline
Milestone
Status
Completion Schedule
(Estimate)
Hardware/software
acquisition
RFP Development
Q2 2014
Course Aggregator Widget
Inception Phase
Q3-2014
Analytics/Data
warehouse
Inception Phase
Q3 2014
Revised online
registration
Inception Phase
Q3 2014
Timeline
Milestone
Milestone
Status
Milestone
Course/Object Repository
Digital Credential Pathway
& Early Alert System
Q3 2014
Mock Development
Student Services Help Desk
Marketing
Completion
Schedule
(Estimate)
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Logo developed - marketing
plan will integrate with
statewide initiative.
Q3 2014
Stakeholder Website
Requirements by Example – Course Aggregator Tool
Requirements by Example – Course Aggregator Tool
Requirements by Example – Course Aggregator Tool
Requirements by Example – Course Aggregator Tool
Requirements by Example – Course Aggregator Tool
Thank you and Questions
Ronda Edwards
Executive Director – MCCVLC
[email protected]
vcampus.mccvlc.org