Presentation about the eCampusOntario structure and activities for Vice-Presidents Academic from Quebec universities, at BCI in Montreal on May 4, 2018.

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ontario
David Porter, Ed.D.
CEO, eCampusOntario
davidp@ecampusontario.ca
Twitter: @dendroglyph
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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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45 institutions
16,000+ courses
700+ programs
Resources for students
Resources for faculty
Opportunities for engagement

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Extending
practice is a guiding principle

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Rethinking
Needs to be at the core of our practice

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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

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ontario
Rethinking Learning Resources
What happens when we bring teaching and
learning into the open?

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

24. A simple,
standardized
way to grant
copyright permissions
to your creative work.

25. Some Rights Reserved
Creative Commons logo by Creative Commons used under under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License

26. Open thinking is spreading worldwide

27. Vital Sign Measurement
Across the Lifespan –
1st Canadian Edition

28. Choices for students

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2014
Data

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2016
Data

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learner savings in Ontario to Date
Total savings for Ontario: $543,877
Fall 2017 savings: $218,201
Total learners impacted: 5,518

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35. Don’t reinvent it Adopt and adapt

36. @SXDLab

38. Prototypes
Rapid prototyping

39. Student-generated virtual reality content
Vendor partner - Labster
Teams

41. Paramedic Training Program

43. QI Methods & Tools for Nurses
LakeDevo Roleplay
Accessibility MOOC Gamification
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Gamification

44. Mental Health Assessment Post-op Pediatric Simulation Prenatal Assessment
Labor and Delivery Postpartum
Watch Game
Video Demo
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Virtual Hospital

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

47. Canada’s early adopters
Community
Professional +
Workplace
Education
(+ PD)
Slide from: Don Presant – CanCred.ca

48. • Non-credit recognition
Ryerson – Chang School
SME Coaching
4 sessions, applied
learning
Badges issued: 2
SME Lecture
1-2 hours, 2-3
outcomes
Badges issued: 158
Online Course
4 weeks (~20 hrs) with
assignments
Badges issued: 140
Retirement Home
Love of Learning,
Personal Recognition
Badges issued: 4
Slide from: Don Presant – CanCred.ca

49. Common language for competencies

50. cou.on.ca/heqco.ca/en-ca
Closer to home

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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Moving forward…

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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

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Thank you VERY MUCH