1. Copyright Jacqueline Moloney, 4/05 for UISs Realizing the Potential of Technology and Education Berkshire Compact for Higher Education

2. Technology Brings New Dynamics/ New Opportunities the for-profits/ Compete Student Diversity/ Enhanced Access New possibilities in education & the economy Internet Permeating Life: Measuring Up 2004 Accountability: Tell our Story

3. Sloan-C Mainstreaming the Opportunity 2004 ~2,000,000 students

4.  Online Education fastest growth market  Challenged Most of Our Assumptions  Has driven lots of innovation  Positioned us for change

5. From UCEA LifeLong Trends 2004 source Campus Computing 03 Learning Management Systems Change Classroom Dynamics Web-enhanced Materials, Assignments

6. Principles Guide Innovation  Teaching with Technology Should Enhance the Campus Mission;  Engage traditional academic structures  Start small, Build Incrementally, Think Scalability  Evaluate/Assess effectiveness;  Build learning communities around new technology;

7. Competing at a new level  UMassOnline launched to maximize the opportunities  UMass Lowell Largest in System  7,200 enrollments at UML/17,000 at UMOL  Significant Revenue  for the campuses  Sloan-C Members,

8. Course Level Improvements  Online Collaborative Projects – http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople/ http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople/ Real Time Case Study http://intra.som.umass.edu/theroux/index.htm Real Time Case Study http://intra.som.umass.edu/theroux/index.htm  Open Source Content  Integration of web, electronic text, wireless – http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2004/10/microsoft_thomson.html http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~rea9x/papers/wace-2003-pres.pdf http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~rea9x/papers/wace-2003-pres.pdf Center for Academic Transformation  E-portfolios  Gaming/Simulations Physics Illustratorhttp://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/landsteiner/

9. Collaborate to Improve Information Literacy  Millions spent on electronic libraries  Faculty and Librarians, Communities Partner to Economize

10. UMass Lowell Libraries Information Literacy Portal Subject Specific Database Demos Compendex Ebsco Host KNOVEL Science Direct Proquest Direct InfoTrac Silverplatter Databases Compendex Ebsco Host KNOVEL Science Direct Proquest Direct InfoTrac Silverplatter Databases Introduction & Overview Videos Intro to Online Resources Research Strategies Plagiarism InfoLit: Why is it important? Online Tutorial Assessment Library Services Virtual Catalog Assignments Online Catalog Discussion Help! Draft - M. Shuldman, 2005 Librarians and Faculty Partner to Integrate Into the Curriculum

11. Collaboration to Enrich Regional Education  Options enhanced through web- based, blended, and online instruction  Customized curriculum to address the needs of businesses and organizations  Opportunities to collaborate across institutions

12. Resources – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education – http://www.highereducation.org/reports/report s_center.shtml http://www.highereducation.org/reports/report s_center.shtml http://www.highereducation.org/reports/report s_center.shtml – UMassLowell – http://www.uml.edu/centers/FTC/ http://www.uml.edu/centers/FTC/ – Sloan Foundation – http://sloan-c.org/ http://sloan-c.org/ – Center for Academic Transformation http://www.center.rpi.edu/index.html http://www.center.rpi.edu/index.html – http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/er m0352.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/er m0352.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/er m0352.pdf – Assessment Tools – http://flashlightonline.wsu.edu