TBers, More information about Open SUNY. Please share as you deem appropriate. Thanks. Jim Greenberg ________________________________ From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hatch, Carey <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 10:55 AM To: SUNY staff computer user community discussion list Cc: McDonald, John; Marino, Gerard Subject: [coa-l] FW: Our Partnership on Open SUNY Colleagues, I am forwarding a message sent by Chancellor Zimpher to all campus Presidents and Chief Academic Officers along with the associated attachments. In addition to providing an overview of the current status of the Open SUNY effort, the communication highlights several ways that faculty and staff can "raise their hand" in shaping some of the emerging elements of Open SUNY. These opportunities for engagement are detailed below, some of which require action by October 4th. I encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. Also, please be aware that there will be additional ongoing opportunities for campus personnel to contribute to the Open SUNY effort. Please monitor the Open SUNY information website<http://commons.suny.edu/opensuny/> for these opportunities Thank you. [circle]<http://www.suny.edu/> Carey B. Hatch Associate Provost for Academic Technologies and Information Services The State University of New York State University Plaza - Albany, New York 12246 Tel: 518.320.1456 Fax: 518.320.320.1554 Be a part of Generation SUNY: Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/generationsuny> - Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/generationsuny> - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/generationsuny> From: Zimpher, Nancy, Chancellor Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 6:58 PM Subject: Our Partnership on Open SUNY Dear Campus Presidents, Thank you for bringing your energy and ideas to the Presidents Meeting yesterday. Taking the time to come together is so important to our ability to achieve systemwide goals. Interim Provost Bringsjord and I are writing in follow-up to our discussion about Open SUNY and to specifically ask for the participation of your campus. As you know, Open SUNY is a set of new and expanded initiatives focused on driving high quality, online-enabled learning across SUNY. This effort celebrates and builds upon SUNY’s more than two decades of online-enabled education and represents an opportunity to bring to the next level our efforts to expand access, increase completion, and ensure student success. As you heard at yesterday’s meeting, we are in the midst of an intensive design phase in preparation for the official launch of Open SUNY in January 2014. At this point in the process, we are looking for campus partners who will engage with the launch of Open SUNY effort in two specific ways: 1. Nominate a degree program: The Open SUNY launch will include a limited release of existing online-enabled degree programs with distinctive Open SUNY elements, including engaging instructional technology, experiential learning, and student advisory services. As publicity for Open SUNY kicks into high gear with the January launch, these programs will be spotlighted as some of SUNY’s premiere online degrees. In addition, selected programs will act as design partners, helping to flesh out student, faculty, and institutional supports that will most effectively drive high quality online-enabled learning across the system. Please submit nominations via this link (https://docs.google.com/a/suny.edu/forms/d/1smU_BnaCL6vs1XszQJ3uFJFtY-4lq3v6eiaKJeZVevE/viewform) by Friday, October 4, at 5 pm. 2. Share a proven online resource: The SUNY system is full of incredible tools, best practices, and lessons learned from over twenty years of online education investments. By sharing a proven resource with the Open SUNY effort, you will expand the impact of your existing online-enabled capabilities and help shape the design of Open SUNY. These resources could take the form of faculty supports (e.g., proven faculty training), student supports (e.g., experience with online remedial tutoring), and institutional supports (e.g., intellectual property policies). Please share details about the resource you would like to share via this link (https://docs.google.com/a/suny.edu/forms/d/1Y6nWa2_2-lxhKakFbdz_y39pbZlKJkstJrvwmsejWQ4/viewform) by Friday, October 4, at 5pm. In addition, we need your help in ensuring that your entire campus community is aware of Open SUNY. It is imperative that faculty, students, and administration on your campus are aware of the Open SUNY effort and, importantly, know about opportunities to share their ideas and suggestions. In addition to the ten regional engagement sessions that engaged all SUNY campuses, we recently launched an information website (http://commons.suny.edu/opensuny) that includes a feedback survey that members of the SUNY community can complete. We ask that you proactively identify meetings where Open SUNY could be incorporated into the agenda to help broaden awareness and foster dialogue about this important endeavor. Attached to this message, please find materials presented at the Presidents Meeting along with FAQs for your use in spreading the word about Open SUNY on your campus. Finally, over the next week or so we'll be asking for your specific goals related to enrollment growth, improved completion and success rates, shared services, internships, and co-ops. Together, we are confident that we can successfully launch Open SUNY and move forward our commitment to expand access, increase completion, and ensure success of our students. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Associate Provost Carey Hatch ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Associate Vice Chancellor Kaitlin Gambrill ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) with any questions. Sincerely, Nancy L. Zimpher Chancellor Elizabeth L. Bringsjord Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor CC: Chief Academic Officers --- You are currently subscribed to coa-l as: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [log in to unmask]