Together We Can Accomplish More: A Survey of Multi-Institution Consortia and System Leaders

The WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) has long been interested in multi-institutional consortia and systems that help their member institutions share resources with the goal of increasing the institutional capacity for technology-enhanced courses, programs, and student support se...

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Published inWICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET)
Main Authors Poulin, Russell, Straut, Terri Taylor
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) 01.10.2018
Subjects
Academic Advising
Academic Support Services
Accessibility (for Disabled)
Budgets
Colleges
Community Colleges
Consortia
Cooperative Planning
Distance Education
Educational Administration
Educational Finance
Educational Technology
Faculty Development
Fees
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Income
Institutional Cooperation
Marketing
Online Courses
Open Educational Resources
Partnerships in Education
Planning
Readiness
Technology Uses in Education
Virtual Universities
Canada
United States
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Summary:The WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) has long been interested in multi-institutional consortia and systems that help their member institutions share resources with the goal of increasing the institutional capacity for technology-enhanced courses, programs, and student support services. WCET's Consortia Group has focused on the organization and leadership of these partnerships for many years, including face-to-face gatherings at WCET's Annual Meeting. WCET last conducted a survey of consortia in 2008, "The Funding of Academic Collaborations". WCET's Consortia Group determined that it was time to conduct another survey to benchmark the current and future state of consortia and system (i.e., the unit of a public system responsibility for these activities) work. There are enormous pressures on higher education institutions to respond to reduced state investments, flattened or lowered enrollments, increased competition, and lessened ability to increase tuition and fees. Working through multi-institutional partnerships, colleges can realize economies of scale, provide services they cannot on their own, and amplify their marketing reach. This report may help higher education leaders and government policymakers understand the opportunities that consortia and systems can provide. [For "The Funding of Academic Collaborations," see ED536191. The report received support from Wiley Education Services.]