Educause Leadership Strategies, Partnership in the Learning Marketspace

by Duin, Ann Hill; Baer, Linda L.; Starke-Meyerring, Doreen

• ISBN13: 9780787950125
• ISBN10: 0787950122
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-26
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Organizations around the world are forming innovative partnerships to offer virtual learning opportunities to global audiences. This book focuses on the crucial questions higher education leaders are asking about these "learning marketspace" partnerships: What do they look like? How will they influence educational delivery systems? When should an institution initiate such a partnership effort? What type of leader is needed for learning marketspace partnerships? What makes such partnerships successful?Partnering in the Learning Marketspace describes how leaders in higher education, government, community, and business can form productive partnerships to leverage the best content and provide a gateway to that content for learners around the globe. The authors present a framework for understanding the learning marketspace concept and offer an engaging blueprint for developing and implementing partnerships to support lifelong learners. The book includes practical information that will help potential learning marketspace partners learn to: understand the dynamics of marketspace portals; set priorities for partnering; assess partnership readiness; overcome obstacles to building partnerships; develop tools to support learners in e-mentor and e-community relationships; and identify leadership competencies in a global learning marketspace.The book includes insightful commentaries by national and international education leaders who have participated in electronic learning environments.

Author Biography

ANN HILL DUIN is associate provost and director, Continuing Education and Communication Services at Iowa State University. LINDA L. BAER is senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. DOREEN STARKE-MEYERRING is a research fellow at the University of Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
John Tiffin
Lalita Rajasingham
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xxiii
The Authors	xxv
Partnerships in a Learning Marketspace	1	(16)
The Dynamics of Marketspace Portals	17	(18)
Perspective	31	(4)
Jaap Tuinman
Priorities in a Learning Marketspace	35	(24)
Perspective	55	(4)
Sir John Daniel
Robin Mason
Assessing Readiness for Partnerships	59	(16)
Perspective	71	(4)
Glen M. Farrell
The Learning Marketspace Toolbox	75	(22)
Perspective	93	(4)
Murray Turoff
The Partnering Process: A Case Study of Minnesota Virtual University	97	(14)
Perspective	107	(4)
Diana G. Oblinger
Leadership in a Global Learning Marketspace	111	(14)
Index	125