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University of Michigan Dearborn - Flint

University of Michigan Dearborn - Flint. An Inter-Institutional Collaboration for Full Degree Online Programs. The 12 th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks November 8-10, 2006, Orlando, Florida. Caroline Landrum Director of Distance Learning

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University of Michigan Dearborn - Flint

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  1. University of MichiganDearborn - Flint An Inter-Institutional Collaboration for Full Degree Online Programs The 12th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks November 8-10, 2006, Orlando, Florida

  2. Caroline Landrum Director of Distance Learning CASL Office of Distance Learning University of Michigan – Dearborn and Deborah White Director of Distance Learning Office of Extended Learning University of Michigan - Flint

  3. UM – Three Campuses • SE Michigan • Three cities, three counties • Three autonomous units with a single Board of Regents and president • Very different environments • Limited resources at each campus

  4. City Comparison Flint • 66 miles NW of Detroit • Auto manufacturing center (GM) since 1908; home of 1936 sit down strike • Poster child for collapse of US auto industry, highlighted in film Roger and Me by Michael Moore. • Population 197,000 in 1960; 125,000 today. 41% white, 53% black. • Second highest national crime rate in 2004 • Boasts numerous higher ed institutions, acclaimed Flint Institute of Music, Crim race & Buick Open (PGA Tour) Dearborn • West Metro Detroit • Hometown of Henry Ford, Ford Motor Co., Ford River Rouge plant, Model T, & the Mustang • Known nationally for de facto racial segregation under Mayor Orville L. Hubbard for 36 years until 1978. He is widely blamed for the small number of blacks in Dearborn today. • Population of 98,000, 87% white, 1% black; second largest U.S. Arab pop. next to NY, home to the largest mosque in North America and the Dearborn Mosque Ann Arbor • 35 miles west of Detroit • Traditional college town that flourished along with WWII manufacturers • Through 1960s & 1970s, became center for liberal politics & left-wing activism, hub for civil rights movement • Now, 21st-Century economy -education, technology & biotechnology • Population of 114,000; 75% white, 9% black • Popular destination city for dining & entertainment • Grappling with sharply rising land values, gentrification & urban sprawl

  5. Campus Comparison Ann Arbor • Founded in 1817 as College of Detroit, moved to AA in 1837 • 11 undergraduate schools & colleges • 18 graduate schools & colleges • Programs • 200 undergraduate Programs • Graduate programs in 130 fields of study • Instructors • 1,378 full-time Flint • Opened in 1956 as Flint College; became UMF in 1971 • Four schools • College of Arts & Sciences • School of Education & Human Services • School of Health Professions & Studies • School of Management • Programs • 107 undergraduate & graduate • Instructors • 210 full-time Dearborn • Opened in 1959 as Dearborn Center; became UMD in 1971 • Four schools • School of Arts, Sciences &Letters • School of Education • School of Management • College of Engineering & Computer Science • Programs • 80 undergraduate & masters programs • Instructors • 247+ full-time

  6. Campus Comparison Flint • 6,657 students • 5,600 undergrad • 957 graduate • 37%men, 63%women, • 97% MI residents • 18% of color • 1% international Dearborn • 8,566 students • 6,612 undergrad • 1,954 graduate • 47%men, 53% women • 97% MI residents • 19% of color • 3.4% international Ann Arbor • 40,025 students • 25,555 undergrad • 14,470 graduate & professional • 50% men, 50% women • 66% MI residents • 25% of color • 4% international

  7. Distance Learning • Flint • (Campus) Office of Extended Learning • Covers courses for all four schools • Dearborn • (CASL) Office of Distance Learning • One school • Campus is decentralized, each school has its own or no DL program

  8. Why Collaborate (Goal) • Both schools need to grow programs quickly, limited funding for development. • Both have “Return to Learn” initiatives. • Flint – larger number of lower division undergraduate courses, fewer upper division • Dearborn – larger number of upper division undergraduate courses, fewer lower division • With collaboration, close to a full online degree • Dearborn – Bachelor of General Studies Degree model

  9. Return to Learn • State-sponsored (but not funded) • Lt. Governor John Cherry (UM-Flint MPA ’84), Cherry bi-partisan commission on higher education. • Goal to re-enroll as many adults as possible from 1.5 million working-age Michigan adults who have some college, but have no degree or credential. • Better educated work force critical to the state's ability to attract information- and technology-based industries and jobs.

  10. Dearborn BGSBachelor of General Studies • Interdisciplinary, liberal arts curriculum • Addresses issues of relevance to the fields of management, technology, and human relations. • Based on academic model of UMD Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree (four-year) and “classroom based” BGS degree (two-year, building on an associate degree). • Courses selected from three “areas of focus” and from either online or on campus-based courses. • Graduation requires 120 credits, including 12-15 upper division credits in each of the chosen areas of focus.

  11. Beginnings • November 2005 – Graduate Fair • Director of Academic Outreach, CASL, Dearborn • Director of Admissions, Flint • Getting Others in the Loop • Dearborn (November 2005) • Director of Distance Learning, CASL, Dearborn • Associate Dean, CASL, College Wide Programs oversight • Dean, CASL • Flint (December 2005) • Director of Distance Learning, Flint • Online Program Coordinator, Flint • Associate Provost • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

  12. First Meeting • January 3rd – Flint • Initial Questions • Can we offer a “package deal” to students? • Is there already a joint articulation agreement? (No) • Would we do joint course listings? • How would we advertise? • What else has to happen? • Conclusions • No joint articulation agreement existed. • We should be able to make this happen. • Much more research needs to happen.

  13. First Meeting (continued) • Issues • Finding resources (faculty and funding) to develop remaining courses needed • Establishing the “home” university in terms of which university would awarded the degree • Writing a contractual agreement for the joint program such that students would be able to obtain financial aid • Internal Discussions and Follow-up • Flint to have a substance abuse minor online in spring, might work well with Dearborn online psychology program, as well Dearborn BGS

  14. First Meeting (continued) • Dearborn – What are we doing and how in the world do we do it? • One of us had worked for a partnership; therefore some experience in inter-institution collaboration • Other of us had worked with articulation agreements; therefore some experience in inter-institution collaboration • Magna Publications Conference – April 19th – Inter-institutional Academic Alliances - helpful

  15. Meetings and More • February 23rd – Second Meeting – Dearborn • Mostly a chance for meet and greet and setting alliances • Everyone Excited! • Internal Discussions, Issues, and Follow-up • Are there enough Flint lower division courses to complete Dearborn general education requirements? • No online science labs or foreign languages at either campus. • Can we do one collaborative degree program? • Tuition should not be a problem, costs are very similar. • Financial aid should not be a problem. • Residency should not be problem.

  16. Meetings and Drafts • April 24th – Flint • Flint internal proposal to expand existing Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) to provide pre-approved, structured tracks offered by both Flint and Dearborn. Conceptual buy-in from all UM-Flint deans. • Plans are to develop five courses in each focus area over 18 months. • First Drafts • Dearborn – first internal draft in style of MagnaPubs Inter-institutional Academic Alliances model • Dearborn – second internal draft in style of articulation agreements • Flint – internal draft • September 19th – Dearborn • Shared drafts • Follow-up with drafts 3, 4, 5

  17. Meetings and Drafts(continued) • October 9th – Conference Call • Drafts 7 and 8 • Presentations to Vice Provost (Flint) and Dean (Dearborn)

  18. Some Final Decisions • UMD and UMF are separate and distinct entities with the common goal of offering fully online bachelor's degrees. • Students will be considered Guests when accessing courses at the other institution. • Programs covered will include Dearborn's BA in Psychology, BGS and BLS, and Flint's BIS program. • Both Home and Guest student's class level status will be protected for enrollment purposes. • Each institution will retain its own admissions standards, policies and procedures which pertain to Home as well as Guest students.

  19. Some Final Decisions(continued) Each institution will: • Continue current practices regarding records, academic advising, and transfer of credit. • Consider the agreement document a “financial aid consortium agreement.” • Retain its own pricing structure but perhaps reduce or eliminate certain fees. • Jointly support (within reason) new marketing strategies - large expenditures to be agreed upon mutually.

  20. Some Final Decisions(continued) • The institutions will establish and maintain a Joint Development and Review Board. • Withdrawal or  dissolution of the agreement requires notification  in advance and a time period during which students in the pipeline could be reasonably accommodated.

  21. Remaining Issues • Will focus areas be developed jointly, that is, courses included from each institution in a single focus area? • How will current 90-hour transfer credit cap be applied? • Can entire focus area (45 credits or more) be taken as Guest student? • Can courses from each institution be used to fulfill requirement for a focus area? • Can both schools waive the requirement of completing the last 30 credits on the home campus? • Can students complete an entire degree online, given science lab and foreign language requirements? • Can some fees be eliminated at either institution?

  22. Remaining Issues(continued) • How will differing policies, e.g. academic probation, be juxtaposed? • How will courses be listed in each other’s course schedules? • How will seats be reserved to ensure first opportunity to interdisciplinary students? • How will the enrollment process work?

  23. Next Steps • Dearborn (CASL) and Flint (CAS) • Review by disciplines, departments, and interdisciplinary programs • Review by CASL and CAS Curriculum Committees • Review and acceptance by Executive Committees • Both institutions – final signatures

  24. Lessons Learned • How to write a formal inter-institutional agreement (one method) • Collaborations take time • Faculty and student services administrators must be involved • Collaborations must eventually include appropriate areas at both institutions – we have included: • Records and Advising/Admissions • Enrollment Services (equivalency point person) • Financial Aid • Faculty approval committees

  25. Thank you for attending our session! Questions? Caroline Landrum clandrum@umd.umich.edu and Deborah White debwhite@umflint.edu

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