eLearning: Anytime, Anyplace, Anyone
Last November North Carolina launched www.eLearningnc.gov, a new website that provides a one-stop-shop for any North Carolinian, from K-12 students to life-long learners, who wants to take advantage of online learning. Members of the eLearning Commission, including North Carolina State University educational specialists, met today at the Friday Institute for Education Innovation (FI).
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton spoke of the busy months ahead and commended the group, “we have tremendous leadership in the Commission, especially those who have been chosen to chair the subcommittees.” Included in the chairs are the FI’s Dr. Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director, and Phil Emer, Director of Technology.
Dr. Kleiman co-chairs the Teaching and Learning Subcommittee that is moving forward on a proposed plan to further the availability of online professional development in North Carolina. “We are committed to having great teachers in all classrooms and great principals in all schools in North Carolina and online professional development is essential to help prepare our educators for 21st century teaching and learning” said Kleiman.
Leading the Infrastructure Subcommittee as co-chair, Emer is analyzing and planning shared services that can serve all 115 North Carolina school districts through high-speed access to online content and services. “We are moving to a support model that looks more like a business enterprise, and will provide schools with more reliable and cost effective technology infrastructures and tools” said Emer.
The eLearning Commission is preparing a report to present to Governor Perdue and the General Assembly in December. This report will include recommendations on moving forward to grow North Carolina’s eLearning services, support and community.
Members of the eLearning Commission
Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, Chair of the eLearning Commission
Tony Copeland, Vice Chairman, President/CEO, Longistics, Inc.
Peter Asmar, Chief Information Officer/Associate State Superintendent, NC Department of Public Instruction
Wanda Barker, Director of Distance Learning, North Carolina Community College System
Robert Brown, Dean, Division of Continual Learning, UNC-Greensboro
John Condrey, County Manager, Rutherford County
Lee Dedmon, Principal, Highland School of Technology
Phil Emer, William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Cindy Fertenbaugh, Global Program Manager, Hewlitt-Packard Corporation; Vice-Chair, Cabarrus County Board of Education
Jerry Fralik, Chief Information Officer, State of North Carolina
Joe Freddoso, President and CEO, MCNC
Ann Goodnight, Director, Community Relations - SAS
Tony Habit, President, NC New Schools Project
Darlene Haught, Vice Chancellor for Distance Education and Extended Programs, NC School of Science and Mathematics
Susan Johnson, CIO, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Glenn Kleiman, William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
John Leydon, Vice President for Information Resources, UNC General Administration
Gerry Lipscomb, Managing Partner, IG Interactive
Alan Mabe, Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs, General Administration, University of North Carolina
Robert McMahan, Dean and Professor, Kimmel School, Western Carolina University
Bill McNeal, Executive Director, NC Association of School Administators
Tom Miller, Professor and Vice Provost, Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications NC State University (DELTA)
Edgar Murphy, Nortel Networks
Mary U. Musacchia, Executive Director, Executive Team Advisors
Steve Parrott, Retired - Embarq
Jane Patterson, Director, e-NC Authority, NC Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
Jane Pendry, College Liaison, Early Middle College Programs, Guilford Technical Community College
Bill Randall, Associate Vice President for Learning Technology Systems, NC Community College System
Clayton Sessoms, Director of the Division of Continuing Studies, East Carolina University
Bryan Setser, Chief Executive Officer, The North Carolina Virtual Public School/Learn and Earn Online
Melissa Thibault, Executive Director, Learn NC
Saundra Williams, Vice President, North Carolina Community College System
Dorothy Cowser Yancy, President, Shaw University
Kay Zimmerman, Associate Vice Provost Marketing & Partnership Development, NC State University (DELTA)