1. In the 20 century
th
In the 21 Century
st
we were defined by we are defined by
what we owned. what we share.
In the 21th Charles Leadbeater, 2008
century we
are defined
by what we
share

2. Current School of Public Administration
Online Presence includes:
• Website
• Course Management Systems
• Utilium

3. Website Includes:
• Vision Statement
• Program Descriptions
• Course Descriptions
• Research Descriptions
• Description of Collaborations
• Recent Publications
• Thesis Defense for MPA PhD Candidates

4. Challenges for the website:
Maintaining content so that it is current

5. Challenges for Online Learning
Using an online system beyond the
current function as a repository for
content and communication with
a limited audience

6. Making Learning Relevant
• Beyond the confines of the course
audience
• Beyond the time frame of the course
term

7. Nurture and Sustain
Connection With Learners
• With on campus and online students
• With graduates after they complete
the program

8. Your Professional Footprint
An online environment where students
and graduates can develop their
professional brand and their professional
networks.

9. Your Professional Footprint
• Linked to the School of Public
Administration website.
• Student determine level of public
access
– Students share writing, research, postings,
ideas, presentations, work/co-op
experiences
– Students receive ratings/recognition for
their postings

10. Moodle is just a tool among many
Each student would have a personal
learning environment that would look
something like this:

11. Social Networking is Radical
-redefines the expert
-authority is earned one connection at a time
-knowledge is co-created
-no permission to publish
- working with people rather than for
them