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Oregon Open Campus and Lifelong Learning:

Jeff HinoOSU Lifelong Learning Leader

Jeff ShermanCoordinator, Oregon Open CampusTillamook Bay

…Tied to the community

Take-Away Messages

• Introduce a new model for approaching…• …how Universities can work with Community

Colleges • …how Universities can work with

communities• …and how Extension can provide educational

opportunities to respond to local economic development needs.

A Symbiotic Relationship

• Oregon Open Campus

• OSU Lifelong Learning

• OSU Extension Service

Objectives:1. Positively support communities through highly

accessible technology and regionally specific education.

2. Develop learning opportunities driven by community

needs.3. Offer education locally using distance technology,

face-to-face learning, and partnerships that blend strengths and resources.

OSU Open Campus

Oregon Open CampusView video at: http://vimeo.com/13192731

OOC: Who are the partners?

OSU Outreach & Engagement• Extension• Ecampus• Lifelong Learning

OSU Extension- Tillamook County

Tillamook Bay Community

College

County Commissione

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Economic Development

Council

Small Business

Development Center

Chamber of Commerce

Non-profit Organizations

Local and State

Government

Entrepreneur Education Project

Entrepreneur

CurriculumDelivery

Small Business

Development Center

Oregon State

University

Portland Community College

Tillamook Bay

Community College

South Fork Internship Program

Education

Oregon State

University

Departmentof

Corrections

TBCCStudents

Tillamook Bay

Community College

Future Building Plans“Partnership Infrastructure”

TBCC-OSU Extension-Open Campus-SBDC-EDC-Culinary Arts-Convention Center

TBCC-OSU Extension-Open Campus-SBDC-EDC-Culinary Arts-Convention Center

TBCC-OSU Extension-Open Campus-SBDC-EDC-Culinary Arts-Convention Center

OOC:Crook County

Crook County Computer and Education Center

Made possible by a $3.9 million grant from the US Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunity Program

OOC:Crook County

Education Council determines educational needs of community• Represents local businesses, school district,

service and business clubs, and local public agencies• Crook County OOC offers

• credit courses through local community college

• graduate level courses for local teachers

• community educational classes

• custom classes for local business

OSU Lifelong Learning

View video at http://vimeo.com/17501089

• Helps fulfill the OSU Land Grant mission as an important component of OSU Outreach and Engagement

• Pursues partnerships and collaborations with Extension units on and off campus to develop self-sustaining noncredit courses and other learning opportunities.

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OSU Lifelong Learning

Building a Needs Assessment Model

Needs Assessment – Oregon Open Campus

• Oregon Open Campus (OOC) needs assessment model is based on continuous input using annual focus groups, interviews, and surveys.

• All findings are shared with education partners to determine best source of learning services to meet timelines, level of education and skills needed, economy of scale, and access to expertise.

• Social Demographer hired.

• Needs Assessment – OSU Lifelong Learning (LL)

• Identifying needs for courses has been traditionally driven by OSU content providers. LL and OOC are looking to a more proactive approach.

• New model is being explored to combine OOC local needs assessment with LL capacity to provide online courses and other deliverables (learning modules, learning objects, etc.)

Building a Needs Assessment Model

So how will we work together?

• OOC and LLL “…joined at the hip” • Fill knowledge gaps• Meet workforce development needs

• Our goal is to build a symbiotic relationship to respond to regional economic needs

A Pilot Cooperative Effort

• Pilot course on Public Sector Economics under way now, using synchronous online technology (Adobe Connect) to deliver workshops to OOC sites and other hubs (Extension offices).

Ultimately…the impact will be on OSU Extension

• The future of OSU Extension might be seen in the tea leaves of LL/OOC collaboration model.

• OSU Extension Service model is changing, and will heavily overlap on the model being created by OOC and LL.

• Traditional Staff Chairs at each county office will have a new role to assess needs and support OOC/LL capacity to deliver educational responses to those needs.

Having new conversations…

OSU Outreach & Engagement• Extension• Ecampus• Lifelong Learning

OSU Extension- Tillamook County

Tillamook Bay Community

College

County Commissione

rs

Economic Development

Council

Small Business

Development Center

Chamber of Commerce

Non-profit Organizations

Local and State

Government

Challenges…

• How will our budget models work together?

• Will online courses attract local OOC audiences?

• How do we assess the needs of local OOC and identify potential for larger appeal?

• Getting buy-in to the new model from Extension and Extended Campus; OOC is not an easy concept to grasp.

…and Opportunities

• Carnegie Foundation bestows “Community Engagement” designation on OSU

• Extension is undergoing massive transformation

• OOC future expansion in the works

• We’ll have LOTS more to report next year!

Questions & Comments?

Jeff HinoLifelong Learning Leader

Jeff.hino@oregonstate.edu

Jeff ShermanCoordinator Oregon Open Campus -Tillamook Bay

Jeff.sherman@oregonstate.edu