Presentation about the eCampusOntario structure and activities for Vice-Presidents Academic from Quebec universities, at BCI in Montreal on May 4, 2018.
Presentation to Quebec VPAs at BCI (Montreal) May 4 2018
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ontario
David Porter, Ed.D.
CEO, eCampusOntario
davidp@ecampusontario.ca
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3. 3“Ontario Stakes it’s Recovery on Education” Globe and Mail, March 8, 2010. Accessed January 21, 2018
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Ontario Online Institute
Council of Ontario Universities, “Ontario Online Institute: Recommendations of the Online Learning Working Group” April 4, 2011,
Accessed Jan 21, 2018
Not-for-profit, member driven consortium
Board of Directors with Board Chair
Non-degree granting
NO delivery of courses, assessment of students, granting of
credentials or instructional guidance on course content for
students.
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Ontario Online Institute core functions
Bates, Tony. “Plans for an Ontario Online Institute Move Forward” Accessed Jan 21, 2018
Planning and gap analysis
Single web portal
Research
Shared resources and collaboration
National and International marketing
Core support services for students and faculty
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eCampusOntario Board of Directors (Voting)
College
Academic Vice-Presidents (2)
Senior administrator
Expert in technology-enabled learning
Student
University
Academic Vice-Presidents (2)
Senior administrator
Expert in technology-enabled learning
Student
President (co-chair) President (co-chair)
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Enhance student experience
STUDENT
Support faculty development
FACULTY
Enhance member capacity and
participation.
INSITUTIONS
Build eCampusOntario’s
organizational capacity
eCAMPUSONTARIO
Four Pillars of 2016-18 Strategic Plan
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Rethinking AS a Theme
to guide our program designs
Rethinking learning resources
Rethinking the learning experience
Rethinking recognition of learning
Designs
22. Open Education encompasses resources, tools
and practices that are free of legal, financial
and technical barriers and can be fully used,
shared and adapted in the digital
environment.
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition- sparcopen.org
44. Mental Health Assessment Post-op Pediatric Simulation Prenatal Assessment
Labor and Delivery Postpartum
Watch Game
Video Demo
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Virtual Hospital
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46. 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
51. How do we more
broadly address the
experiential learning
desires of students?
Driving growth and innovation through technology-enabled learning
How do we provide
students with relevant
real-world projects as
practical experiences?
How to we allow employers
to audition student talent
while the students are still
in school?
How can we provide managed environments for
supporting experiential learning?
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Focus on Three Strategies
STRATEGY 1
LEAD THROUGH
OPEN AND
COLLABORATIVE
PRACTICES
STRATEGY 2
BUILD CAPACITY
THROUGH
SHARED AND
COLLABORATIVE
SERVICES
STRATEGY 3
INSPIRE INNOVATION
THROUGH
INVESTMENT IN
APPLIED RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
FOR TECHNOLOGY-
ENABLED LEARNING
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Translating strategy
into action
Open Innovation as a guiding principle
Funding calls for two focus areas: open
resources, and research and innovation
Funding to support development of a
shared service structure for educational
applications to support institutions, faculty
and students
Calls for proposals targets:
• RFP – May 31, 2018
• RFP submissions close – July 6, 2018
• Proposals adjudicated – August 17, 2018
• Awards announced – September 7, 2018
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funding targets for 2018-19
For Investment in open + collaborative initiatives,
Shared services and research and innovation ACTIVITIES
Investments in collaborative and
shared services that benefit
institutions, faculty and students.
Services aimed at reducing costs
while increasing capabilities.
1.3M
S 2 : S H A R E D S E R V I C E S
Investments in open and
collaborative programs, localized
in institutions and as system-wide
initiatives . Funding to flow as
grants (RFPs).
6.65M
S 1 : O P E N I N I T I A T I V E S
Funding for research and innovation
initiatives that further our knowledge in
emergent areas of practice including AI, VR,
AR, authentic assessment, prior learning
assessment, microcredentials (RFPs)
3.5M
S 3 : R E S E A R C H A N D I N N O V A T I O N