Partnering In The Learning Marketspace

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Definition and Importance

Partnering in the learning marketspace was a key NLII theme for 2000–2002 and continues to be an NLII focus because it provides new opportunities to reconfigure the way that instruction is funded, developed, marketed, delivered, and supported. We continue to examine alternatives and issues involved for inter–institutional partnering and for partnering with commercial service providers to develop and implement highly leveraged strategies for e–learning-the use of Internet technologies in teaching and learning in higher education.

NLII Research and Analysis Questions

Some of the questions that we've been tackling are:

• In the context of higher education, learning organizations, and lifelong learning, there is much talk about the "learning marketspace." What is it? What do these partnerships look like? When and how should an institution or system embark on such a partnership effort?
• What are the leadership competencies needed in a learning marketspace partnership? How do you identify leaders who are authentic about partnering?
• What does success look like in the learning marketspace? What are the most important driving forces and obstacles in building such a partnership?
• What are the key criteria for assessing an institution's readiness to partner?
• Can there be a learning marketspace where commercial viability is not obtained at the expense of academic values (the balance between commercial forces and imperatives for the public good)?
• In the current economic and e–corporation climate, how does an institution evaluate its "partnership portfolio?"

NLII Projects and Activities

The theme for the NLII 2001 Spring Focus Session was partnering in the learning marketspace, and was based in part on the book on this topic by Ann Hill Duin, University of Minnesota, and Linda L. Baer, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (see resources below). In addition, a branch of the READY system was developed on partnering. The work products for this focus session include a summary of the major discussion points and a white paper developed for the NLII 2002 Annual Meeting.

Resources and Readings

Online Articles and Papers

Lessons for Developing a Partnership–Based Virtual University, by Scott G. Rosevear, The Technology Source, April 1999.

Planning for Statewide Electronic Consortia among the Western States, by Sally M. Johnstone.

Virtual U: Creating the Minnesota Virtual University-Assessing Results and Readiness Criteria, by Ann Hill Duin and Linda L. Baer, 2000.

Framework for an E–Learning Strategy," by Bill Graves.

Other Online Resources

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

The E–Corridors Project

Miscellaneous:

http://met.ubc.ca

http://www.ubc.ca

http://det.ubc.ca

http://www.ruv.itesm.mx/

Key Books and Articles:

"Partnering in the Learning Marketspace," Ann Hill Duin and Linda Baer, EDUCAUSE Leadership Strategies, Volume 4, Jossey–Bass, 2001. (Note: a copy of this book was mailed to all the NLII sustaining member institutions.) Click here to order the entire book.

Presentations at NLII 2002 Annual Meeting:
Developing a Successful Partnership Investment Portfolio
Featured session presented by Linda L. Baer, Sr Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and Ann Hill Duin, Associate Dean, College of Agricultural, Food, Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota

A Showcase of Successful Partnership Investment Portfolios
Companion concurrent session presented by Linda L. Baer, Sr Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Bruce N. Chaloux, Director, Electronic Campus, Southern Regional Education Board; Ann Hill Duin, Associate Dean, College of Agricultural, Food, Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota; Susan Kannel, Executive Director, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning–(NACCTEL); David A. King, Executive Director, Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS)

  Chaloux, "Electronic Campus of the Southern Regional Education Board"
  Kannel, "Institutional Readiness for Online Workforce Development Partnerships"
  King, "Partnerships In Indiana"

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