Overview of eCampusOntario's approach to program development during 2017-18.

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ICDE World Conference
architect the future
October 17 • 17:10h – 1810h
Sheraton Centre • Toronto, ON
#ecostrat17

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ontario
1. Rethinking Recap
• Rethinking Learning Resources
• Rethinking Recognition of Learning
• Rethinking the Learning Experience
2. Strategic Plan Process
3. Three Strategies
4. Discussion
Thank you for joining us

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Enhance student experience
STUDENTS
Support faculty development
FACULTY
Enhance our members’
capacity and participation
within a collaborative
community of practice
INSTITUTIONS
Build our organizational
capacity to respond to
emergent opportunities and to
innovate new solutions
eCAMPUSONTARIO
Four Pillars of OUR Current Strategy

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Rethinking AS a Theme
to guide our program designs
Rethinking learning resources
Rethinking the learning experience
Rethinking recognition of learning

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Upskilling
Is the guiding principle

8. Simon Bates, University
of British Columbia.

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An immersive, experiential learning opportunity where the participants are
challenged to teach and learn with different modes and formats, to create and
collaborate using digital technology tools, and to discern what approaches may
be used to design significant technology-enabled learning experiences.
@ontarioextend https://extend.ecampusontario.ca #oextend

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explore
engage
extend
empower
Our mantra…

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Rethinking
Needs to be at the core of our practice

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ontario
Rethinking Learning Resources
What happens when we bring teaching and
learning into the open?

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ontario
Ontario Needs OER… Storage
Distribution
Authoring
Incentivized review
Training and support

17. Rethinking learning experiences
• Addressing the engagement
factors in online learning
• Upping our designs for learning
to add authentic, relevant, real-
world projects
• Bringing students into the
learning design process

18. @SXDLab

20. Student-generated virtual reality content
Vendor partner - Labster
Teams

21. Rethinking Recognition of learning
Empowering the “t-shaped
student”
• Co-curricular records
• Internships and practicums
• Community volunteer programs
• Self-directed practical
experiences
Enabling and authenticating
“can-do” skills and competencies

22. cou.on.ca/heqco.ca/en-ca
Experiential learning focus

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Strategic Planning Process
The Board supported a real-time,
alignment-based approach to strategic
planning at its January 2017 meeting.
Strategic plan
required for MAESD
by December 2017

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The process includeD
An environmental scan of
trends, options, and
emergent conditions that
might guide an update of
the current plan.
Research and data about
our target clients that
might help inform a
targeted strategy for 2018
and onwards.
A review of the operations
of the organization
including its activities in
2016-17 and those
planned for 2017-18.

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Consultants conduct environmental scans.
IPSOS conducts user research.
Presentation of environmental data and user
research to Board on June 21, with discussion
and theme identification.
JAN – JUNE 2017
Draft strategic plan presentation and review
with Board. Circulate through VPA network for
review and comment. Refinements to the
draft plan are made, with ratification at
November 21 Board Meeting.
SEP – NOV 2017
eCampus team wrote a draft strategic plan for
Board review at its September 2017 meeting.
JULY – AUG 2017
Strategic plan will be presented to MAESD.
DEC 2017
Strategic Planning Schedule

28. 2017 2018
Today
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov 2018 Mar
Board Meeting 1
Process for
strategic plan
described
Jan 18
Board Meeting 2
User research +
environmental
scan begins
Mar 9
Board Meeting 3 +
Retreat + Strategic
Trend Data Presented
Jun 21
Board Meeting 4 +
Strategic Plan Review +
Annual General Meeting
Sep 28
Board Meeting 5 +
Strategic Plan Approval
Nov 21
Start of
2018-19
Fiscal Year
Apr
1
Board Schedule 2017

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Proposed: Three Strategies
STRATEGY 1
LEAD THROUGH
OPEN AND
COLLABORATIVE
PRACTICES
STRATEGY 2
BUILD SYSTEM
CAPACITY
THROUGH
SHARED AND
COLLABORATIVE
SERVICES
STRATEGY 3
INSPIRE
INNOVATION
THROUGH
INVESTMENT IN
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT

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Strategy 1 Lead through open and
collaborative practices
Provide system-level support for online
teaching and learning through communities
of practice, open and reusable curriculum
materials and tools, professional
development resources, technology training
programs, and program and course
development opportunities that further the
interests of our member institutions.

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Strategy 2 Build capacity through shared
and collaborative services
Research, evaluate and implement a shared
and collaborative services model that
leverages knowledge, experience and
infrastructure and reduces costs among our
post-secondary system partners.

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Strategy 3 Inspire innovation through
investment in research and
development
Provide leadership for learning technology
research and development through funding,
prototyping, testing and evaluating
innovative projects and emerging
technologies that benefit institutions,
learners and educators.