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Fostering Collaboration within a Consortium:
Fostering Collaboration within a Consortium:
The CIC Learning Technologies Initiative
The CIC Learning Technologies Initiative
Roger Clark, CICJohn Harwood, Penn State
Kathy Christoph, U of Wisconsin
Roger Clark, CICJohn Harwood, Penn State
Kathy Christoph, U of Wisconsin
About the C I CAbout the C I C
• Academic consortium founded in 1958• Origins in and close connection to
membership in the Big Ten athletic conference
• Programs and activities extending to all areas of university operation except intercollegiate athletics
• Governing body: the provosts
• Academic consortium founded in 1958• Origins in and close connection to
membership in the Big Ten athletic conference
• Programs and activities extending to all areas of university operation except intercollegiate athletics
• Governing body: the provosts
CIC Member UniversitiesUniversity of Chicago
University of Illinois
Indiana University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Minnesota
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
Indiana University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
University of Minnesota
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
About the C I CAbout the C I C
• Academic consortium founded in 1958• Origins in and close connection to
membership in the Big Ten athletic conference
• Programs and activities extending to all areas of university operation except intercollegiate athletics
• Governing body: the provosts
• Academic consortium founded in 1958• Origins in and close connection to
membership in the Big Ten athletic conference
• Programs and activities extending to all areas of university operation except intercollegiate athletics
• Governing body: the provosts
C I C’s Founding PrinciplesC I C’s Founding Principles
• No single institution can or should attempt to be all things to all people
• Inter-institutional cooperation permits experimentation and progress beyond the capability of any single institution
• Voluntary cooperation fosters effective action while preserving institutional autonomy and diversity
• No single institution can or should attempt to be all things to all people
• Inter-institutional cooperation permits experimentation and progress beyond the capability of any single institution
• Voluntary cooperation fosters effective action while preserving institutional autonomy and diversity
Examples of Early CIC Programs(1958-85)
Examples of Early CIC Programs(1958-85)
• Traveling Scholars Program• Summer Program in Mexico• Summer Geology Field Camp• Feature Film Coop• Predoctoral Fellowship Program• Astronomical Data Reduction and
Analysis Facility• French Program in Quebec
• Traveling Scholars Program• Summer Program in Mexico• Summer Geology Field Camp• Feature Film Coop• Predoctoral Fellowship Program• Astronomical Data Reduction and
Analysis Facility• French Program in Quebec
Examples of Recent CIC Programs (1985-97)
Examples of Recent CIC Programs (1985-97)
• Summer Research Opportunities Program• Alliance for Success• CICNet• Coordinated Preservation Microfilming• Virtual Electronic Library• Women in Science and Engineering• CIC Electronic Journals Collection• Alliances for Expanded Study in Overseas
Programs (AESOP)• Learning Technologies Initiative
• Summer Research Opportunities Program• Alliance for Success• CICNet• Coordinated Preservation Microfilming• Virtual Electronic Library• Women in Science and Engineering• CIC Electronic Journals Collection• Alliances for Expanded Study in Overseas
Programs (AESOP)• Learning Technologies Initiative
The Learning Technologies Initiative: How we got from nowhere to
somewhere
The Learning Technologies Initiative: How we got from nowhere to
somewhere• The seed is planted and a task force
appointed (1994) • Symposium on Learning Technologies
(1995)• “Beyond the Symposium”
• Vision• Objectives
• The seed is planted and a task force appointed (1994)
• Symposium on Learning Technologies (1995)
• “Beyond the Symposium”• Vision• Objectives
“Beyond the Symposium”
OBJECTIVES:• Enhanced communication• Collaborative acquisition and development• Shared instruction• Shared information resources• Training and support• Technical and administrative infrastructures to
support and encourage cooperative activities
OBJECTIVES:• Enhanced communication• Collaborative acquisition and development• Shared instruction• Shared information resources• Training and support• Technical and administrative infrastructures to
support and encourage cooperative activities
Conspiring to Collaborate: Six Strategies for Success
• Regular meetings of LTI
• Sharing of information via newsletters
• Sponsorship of conferences
• Seed-Grant initiative
• Sponsorship of video courses
• Consortial participation in the Instructional Management Systems
• Regular meetings of LTI
• Sharing of information via newsletters
• Sponsorship of conferences
• Seed-Grant initiative
• Sponsorship of video courses
• Consortial participation in the Instructional Management Systems
Regular LTI Meetings
• Provost appoints one representative to the LTI group.
• LTI members meet quarterly, forming a cohesive group of change agents.
• Goal is to find or create opportunities to facilitate collaboration:“to make collaboration routine” among faculty at 13 institutions.
• Provost appoints one representative to the LTI group.
• LTI members meet quarterly, forming a cohesive group of change agents.
• Goal is to find or create opportunities to facilitate collaboration:“to make collaboration routine” among faculty at 13 institutions.
Sponsored Conferences
• CIC TechForum 97 (1997)• Web-based Tools for Teaching and Learning (1997)• Computational Science and Engineering
Instructional Technology Workshop (1997)
• Symposium on Technology and Foreign Language Learning (1996)
• CIC TechForum 97 (1997)• Web-based Tools for Teaching and Learning (1997)• Computational Science and Engineering
Instructional Technology Workshop (1997)
• Symposium on Technology and Foreign Language Learning (1996)
Seed GrantsSeed Grants
Seed GrantsSeed Grants
Stimulate development of Instructional technology
Stimulate development of Instructional technology
GoalsGoals
Reap benefits of collaborationReap benefits of collaboration
Learn how to work togetherLearn how to work together
Seed GrantsSeed Grants
Institution Grants
Univ. of ChicagoUniv. of IllinoisIndiana Univ.Univ. of IowaUniv. of MichiganMichigan StateUniv. of MinnesotaNorthwestern Univ.Ohio StatePenn StatePurdueUniv. of Wisconsin
Univ. of ChicagoUniv. of IllinoisIndiana Univ.Univ. of IowaUniv. of MichiganMichigan StateUniv. of MinnesotaNorthwestern Univ.Ohio StatePenn StatePurdueUniv. of Wisconsin
ChemistryForeign LanguagesNursingPolitical ScienceArt HistoryGeophysicsEducationPhilosophyComputer ScienceYorubaEngineering
ChemistryForeign LanguagesNursingPolitical ScienceArt HistoryGeophysicsEducationPhilosophyComputer ScienceYorubaEngineering
Seed GrantsSeed Grants
Institution Grants
Univ. of ChicagoUniv. of IllinoisIndiana Univ.Univ. of IowaUniv. of MichiganMichigan StateUniv. of MinnesotaNorthwestern Univ.Ohio StatePenn StatePurdueUniv. of Wisconsin
Univ. of ChicagoUniv. of IllinoisIndiana Univ.Univ. of IowaUniv. of MichiganMichigan StateUniv. of MinnesotaNorthwestern Univ.Ohio StatePenn StatePurdueUniv. of Wisconsin
ChemistryForeign LanguagesNursingPolitical ScienceArt HistoryGeophysicsEducationPhilosophyComputer ScienceYorubaEngineering
Seed GrantsSeed Grants
Benefits of Collaboration
Benefits of Collaboration
Enhanced Communication &
Efficiency
Enhanced Communication &
Efficiency
Access to Courses
Access to Courses
Shared Instruction Between
Institutions
Shared Instruction Between
Institutions
Bellwether for L.T. Issues
Bellwether for L.T. Issues
CollaborationCollaboration
Course ExampleCourse Example
CollaborationCollaboration
• University of Illinois • University of Minnesota• Ohio State• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• University of Illinois • University of Minnesota• Ohio State• University of Wisconsin-Madison
Political Science Graduate Seminar
Time-Series Analysis
Political Science Graduate Seminar
Time-Series Analysis
CollaborationCollaboration
Address special needs of graduate level studentsAddress special needs of graduate level studentsGoalsGoals
Offer high quality courses in diverse subject areasOffer high quality courses in diverse subject areas
Pool expertise from CIC campusesPool expertise from CIC campuses
CollaborationCollaborationHow it works
Univ. of WisconsinUniv. of Wisconsin
Univ. of MinnesotaUniv. of MinnesotaUniv. of IllinoisUniv. of Illinois
Ohio StateOhio State
CollaborationCollaboration
• Access to advanced seminar• Opportunity to work with highly regarded faculty• Team teaching
expanded range of expertise multiple opinions faculty debate
• Other faculty participation• Community building and professional
camaraderie
• Access to advanced seminar• Opportunity to work with highly regarded faculty• Team teaching
expanded range of expertise multiple opinions faculty debate
• Other faculty participation• Community building and professional
camaraderie
Instructional Management System
Instructional Management System
IMSIMS
Consortial Support of the IMS Project
• CIC as a partner.• Regular participation of institutions via
conference calls, email, and sharing of information at the 1997 TechForum.
• Small team of test-bed institutions will share insights and approaches with larger group of CIC institutions.
• CIC as a partner.• Regular participation of institutions via
conference calls, email, and sharing of information at the 1997 TechForum.
• Small team of test-bed institutions will share insights and approaches with larger group of CIC institutions.
Impediments to CooperationImpediments to Cooperation
• Unenlightened self-interest (turf protection)• Enlightened self-interest• Not Invented Here Syndrome• Not Quite Our Way Syndrome• Mismatches of schedules, fees, technology
platforms
• Unenlightened self-interest (turf protection)• Enlightened self-interest• Not Invented Here Syndrome• Not Quite Our Way Syndrome• Mismatches of schedules, fees, technology
platforms
Success Factors--I
• A defined set of cooperating peer institutions with well-established horizontal and vertical relationships
• Upward/downward pressure, peer and otherwise
• Competitive advantages• Mechanisms to make collaboration routine
(e.g., Common Market of Courses and Institutes)
• A defined set of cooperating peer institutions with well-established horizontal and vertical relationships
• Upward/downward pressure, peer and otherwise
• Competitive advantages• Mechanisms to make collaboration routine
(e.g., Common Market of Courses and Institutes)
Vertical & Horizontal IntegrationA simplified table of two...
University 1: University 2:President <---------------> President
| |Provost <-----------------> Provost
| |Vice-Presidents <---------> Vice-Presidents
| |Deans <-------------------> Deans
| | Directors <---------------> Directors
| |Department Heads <--------> Department Heads
| |Faculty <-----------------> Faculty
| |Students <----------------> Students
Success Factors--I
• A defined set of cooperating peer institutions with well-established horizontal and vertical relationships
• Upward/downward pressure, peer and otherwise
• Competitive advantages• Mechanisms to make collaboration routine
(e.g., Common Market of Courses and Institutes)
• A defined set of cooperating peer institutions with well-established horizontal and vertical relationships
• Upward/downward pressure, peer and otherwise
• Competitive advantages• Mechanisms to make collaboration routine
(e.g., Common Market of Courses and Institutes)
Success Factors--II
• Support from top university levels• Funding
• Leadership• Direction• Coordination• Support
• Richness & depth of human resources
• Support from top university levels• Funding
• Leadership• Direction• Coordination• Support
• Richness & depth of human resources
CIC InformationCIC Information
Http://www.cic.net/cic/lti/Http://www.cic.net/cic/lti/