By working together, we can accomplish more than we can on our own. That is the goal of multi-institutional consortia.
This was the first in a series of webcasts about consortia, which are organizations that foster inter-institutional partnerships to share resources with the goal of increasing the institutional capacity for technology-mediated courses and programs. They take many forms (depending on local needs and politics) and vary greatly in the services they offer.
In this webcast, listeners heard about organizational, funding, governance models, and lessons learned that can be applied to individual settings from three distinct, yet successful, consortia:
Executive Director, Higher Learning Partners, Regis University
Executive Director, Distance Learning and Student Services, Florida Virtual Campus
Operations Director, eCampus Ontario
Executive Director, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Associate Vice Chancellor for CCCOnline and Academic Affairs, Colorado Community College System