1	Inter-Institutional Class Collaborations Online
2	Higher Education Collaboration Inter-Institutional Collaboration – pre-web Common modes Guest speakers Faculty exchange programs Student exchange programs Less common modes Joint degree programs – mostly in same metropolitan area Joint faculty appointments – mostly in same metropolitan area Shared facilities such as laboratories
3	Higher Education Collaboration Inter-Institutional Collaboration via web Common modes Guest speakers – any time / anywhere Time/geographic boundaries no longer matter Faculty exchanges – without leaving campus Student exchanges – without leaving dorms Joint degree programs – seamless Joint faculty appointments – Shared laboratories, libraries (OCLC), and learning objects , and collaborative writing
4	University of Illinois at Springfield Established in 1970; became a campus of the University of Illinois in 1995 4,300 students First online class in fall 1998 Rapid online growth of ~30%/year Eight online degree programs 1,450 students taking at least one online class – accounting for 2,350 enrollments Extensive system of faculty support - OTEL Stipends, formal classes, one-on-one pedagogical support, technical support, array of synchronous and asynchronous online tools ~12% minority enrollment
5	Chicago State University Founded in 1867 Rich history and heritage in Cook County 7,200 students Began distance learning in 1999 CSU Online Initially with eCollege Converted to Blackboard in 2001 Collaborated with UIS in faculty and staff development in online learning in 2001 ~94% minority enrollment
6	CSU/UIS HECA State of Illinois Board of Higher Education – Higher Ed Cooperation Act Grant in 2001 began a continuing partnership (SBC Match Gift) Technical training for staff Pedagogical training for faculty Exchange visits to two campuses Blackboard 2004 – partnership matured into a true collaborations in online classes Goal – engage urban/minority and rural/white perspectives in classes
7	Administrative Arrangements Students enroll at home institution Blackboard approved sharing since same-level licenses between campuses Elluminate license not restrictive Faculty members receive stipend from grant for extra efforts in collaborations Faculty members grade own students Negotiate a shared syllabus Exceptions noted as needed for campus-specific requirements
8	Collaboration Modes
9	Blackboard Discussions
10	Elluminate
11	"Technology in the Curriculum" Technology in the Curriculum UIS EDL 547 / T&ED 394/G Shari McCurdy / Patrice Boyles 20 UIS students / 8 CSU students 6 week long project Synchronous – Elluminate Bi-weekly to weekly interactions among students and faculty members in planning and implementing technology survey project
12	CSU/UIS Fall 2004 Successes: Networking Both students and faculty reported enjoying the opportunity to network Showcasing Students were able to showcase a new technology to school staff. School technology staff enjoy using and knowing about Elluminate Outcomes Survey assignment were spread out in a far greater geographic range and were more diverse.
13	CSU/UIS Fall 2004 Lessons Learned Scheduling- Specific times was a hassle for students. In retrospect, should have opened up a classroom to them. Add asynchronous- Include asynchronous tool to help students coordinate material -Timelines and Deadlines Assignment- Assignments need to be of same weight
14	CSU/UIS Spring 2005 Collaborations expand Stipends offered ($1,500 / $575) Website created to pair faculty members Partnerships expanded African American Studies / English Public Affairs / Education Biology / Philosophy (ethics) Biology / Public Health (AIDS) Full semester length collaborations launched for merged online classes
15	CSU/UIS Spring 2005 Internet and American Life class UIS PAC 442 / CSU OC-Ed 391.51 Ray Schroeder / Charles Savitt 29 UIS students / 6 CSU students Full semester – team taught – merged discussions Asynchronous – Blackboard Synchronous – Elluminate Daily to weekly interactions among students and faculty members on the impact of the Internet in urban and rural lives
16	CSU/UIS Spring 2005 Lessons learned Begin faculty joint planning at least one full semester before offering Work out details of responding to students in advance Which faculty member responds at what time to which students (anytime? All?) Pre-plan how to handle disagreements between students – disagreements between faculty Establish parallel schedules for responses, posting of grades, etc. Plan for plenty of sidebar discussions via email/phone between faculty members
17	Expanding Collaborations UIS / CSU / Columbia NYC – March 2005 Synchronous session joining students and faculty from Internet and American Life at UIS/CSU with class in Computer Mediated Communication at Columbia Students in NY, IL, CA, FL, Taiwan UIS / Lesley / CSU / SDSU UIS / Warsaw School of Economics Merged class planned for fall semester 2005
18	Future of Collaborations Digital online collaborations in higher education Breaking down geographic, cultural, and institutional barriers Promoting diversity - broader understanding Sharing resources – laboratories, libraries, hardware, software, and more Sharing faculty and staff expertise Offering under-enrolled classes Stretching the curriculum
19	Resources Webliography http://online.uis.edu/collaboration/ Collaboration Sign-up http://online.uis.edu/partners/uis Inter-Institutional Online Collaboration Handbook to be published by the Sloan-Consortium – fall 2005
20	Contact Information Ray Schroeder, Director Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning University of Illinois at Springfield schroeder.ray @uis.edu -- Shari McCurdy, Associate Director Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning University of Illinois at Springfield mccurdy.shari@uis.edu 217.206.7317 This Presentation http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/midwest.htm