Transcript MCCVLC – Providing Educational Access, Anytime, Anywhere Today’s Agenda • The Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative (MCCVLC) What is it all about? • The MCCVLC.

MCCVLC – Providing
Educational Access,
Anytime, Anywhere
Today’s Agenda
• The Michigan Community College
Virtual Learning Collaborative (MCCVLC)
What is it all about?
• The MCCVLC websites
• Student site (http://vcampus.mccvlc.org)
• Staff site (http://www.mccvlc.org/~staff/)
• Questions & Answers
MCCVLC - What it’s about
A project that allows students from anywhere
in Michigan to take any of the over 1500
courses from the on-line catalog; courses
which may be offered by one of the 25
“Provider” community colleges…
with the support of their “Home” college.
MCCA Statewide Services
• MCCA Statewide Community College
Services Task Force formed in July 1995
• Task Force Report delivered March 1996
– 50% Area of State and 20% of Population
underserved
– Access – Hallmark of community colleges
• Financial accessibility
• Academic accessibility
• Geographic accessibility
As identified by the MCCA
Board - Trustees & Presidents
• Focus on the learner and services
required for success in a virtual
environment
• Will NOT become the 29th community
college in Michigan
• MCCVLC organization will remain small
• Maximize choices for learners
MCCVLC Mission Statement
“To connect the teaching and student
support capacity of participating Michigan
community colleges so that learners and
clients can access affordable, highquality learning opportunities whenever
and wherever desired.”
MCCVLC Governance
• MCCA Board of Directors establishes policy
• Memorandum of Understanding
– Articulation agreement
– Financial Aid consortium agreement
– Common tuition / revenue sharing
• FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
• Accrediting agency (North Central Association)
• MCCVLC Advisory Council – Staff of member
institutions advise on operational issues.
Formal Agreements
• Good Practices in Contractual Arrangements
Involving Courses and Programs – HLC
• MCCVLC Memorandum of Understanding
• MCCVLC Program Agreement form
• MCCVLC Online Course Development Guidelines
and Rubric
“Provider college / Home College”
• Instruction from provider college
• Students enrolling in virtual courses
maintain strong association
with the home college
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Student support services
Maintain permanent transcript
Library resources
Test proctoring
Financial Aid
The
Model
MCCVLC – Why It Works
• Involvement of all 28 member colleges
• Communication & collaboration among
presidents and trustees
• Excellent Staff Task Force
– All colleges represented
– Diversity of membership
• Good business plan
• Leadership
Enrollment Update
• Summer 1999
– Provider colleges -- 12
– Courses available -- 47
– Total enrollments > 700
• Winter 2010
– Provider colleges -- 24
– Course sections available -- 3,254
– Total enrollments > 67, 283
Where we’ve been…
• Great student demand exists for online
programming
• Online courses are pedagogically sound
• Current technology tools ensure quality
programming
• Many capable faculty teaching online
• Collaborative approach is workable
Where we’re going…
• Integrate online programming into longterm curriculum plans
• Open membership to 4-year institutions
for Baccalaureate completion programs
• Open Entry/Open Exit and Flex Start
courses
• Just-in-time modularized training
MCCVLC Student Website
• http://vcampus.mccvlc.org
• Course Catalog
• Help Center
– Staff
– Time Management
– Technology Requirements
• FAQs
• Enroll in Courses
MCCVLC Staff Website
• http://www.mccvlc.org/~staff/
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About MCCVLC
Initiatives
News
Professional Development
Programs of Study
Ronda Edwards
Executive Director – MCCVLC
[email protected]
www.vcampus.mccvlc.org
MCCVLC – Providing
Educational Access,
Anytime, Anywhere