Providing Quality eLearning Services to New Mexico
Our mission is to reduce geographic and capacity barriers
to educational opportunity while increasing the digital
literacy skills students and adult learners need to
participate in a global economy.
Who we serve
• P-12 Schools/Districts and regional
education cooperatives
• Higher Education Institutions
• State Agencies
Goals
Major strides have been taken to address the following program goals:
• Expand education opportunities, close achievement gaps,
support college and career goals and prepare students for
global competition
• Reduce the cost of technology access to P-12 schools, higher
education institutions, and state agencies
• Reduce the travel and personnel costs of state agency
trainings and P-12 teacher professional development via
online courses
• Increase technology application skills of New Mexico youth
and adult learners.
• Facilitate more cooperation between P-12 schools, higher
education institutions and state agencies playing an
integral support role to educators and learners throughout
New Mexico.
•
To accomplish these objectives, IDEAL-NM provides eLearning services for
P-20+ learners in the following ways:
• IDEAL-NM is NM’s eLearning Service Center
• Statewide Virtual School (Cyber Academy)
• Statewide Learning Management System
(Infrastructure)
• Repository of online courses (grades 6-12) and other
instructional resources
• Web Conferencing System (P-12 and state agencies)
• Higher Education Clearinghouse
New Mexico’s eLearning Service Center:
IDEAL-NM provides
– training, technical assistance and help desk support to P-12
schools and other P-12 entities, higher education institutions,
and state government agencies in the deployment and
management of their portals.
– IDEAL-NM provides the following trainings:
• portal administration
• course design
• online teacher training
Statewide Virtual School/Cyber Academy
• Virtual School
– >3,500 course completions
to date
– 89% Pass Rate
– Highly qualified teachers
– Quality online courses
aligned with NM content
standards and
benchmarks/performance
standards and national
standards for quality
online courses
– High quality support
services for students,
parents and site
coordinators/learning
coaches
•
THE SCHOOL:
– Enrolls students ($200* per
enrollment)
– Designates site coordinator/learning
coach
– Provides space and technology for
online students
– Supports and monitors students
– Transcripts final grade
•
IDEAL-NM
– Provides a highly qualified teacher
and course content
– Provides support to school site
coordinators/learning coaches
– Academic watch to ensure student
success
– Submits final grades to site
coordinators
•
Participation:
–
72 districts, 2 BIE, 26 charters, 5
private and 2 JJS
Statewide Learning Management System
– IDEAL-NM provides
a single, statewide
eLearning
Management System
that is available for
use by all colleges,
universities, school
districts, charter
schools and state
agencies.
Participation:
• 12 IHEs
• 62 K-12
• 42 State Agencies
Higher Education
To Date User Base:
IHE
NMJC
WNMU
ENMU
ENMUR
ENMUU
NMMI
NMHU
NMT
NNMC
CCC
LCC
Total
Users
6236
16205
10421
10799
3389
2381
15698
4638
768
6732
2124
79391
Spring Snapshot
User Base:
USER COUNT FOR SPRING 2011
(Unique User Log-ins after 1/23/11)
IHE
Course Sections Unique User Log-ins*
NMJC
397
1890
ENMU
3068
7757
NMHU
709
2857
LCC
67
589
NMMI
171
637
NMT
28
228
WNMU
2423
2314
CCC
175
1731
NNMC
116
768
IAIA
177
444
Dine
43
1787
SIPI
Just beginning to use their portal
Totals
7374
21002
*Total unique user log-ins (active only). Those users that
have not logged in yet or course has not yet started are not
reflected in these counts.
State Agencies
Entity
Adult Basic Education
Aging and Long Term Services
Board of Nursing
Center for Development and
Disability
Center for the Education and Study
of Diverse Populations
CYFD
Department of Game and Fish
DOH
DOH Education and Training
Dyslexia
Energy, Minerals and Natural
Resources Dept.
Enlace
ENV
Human Services Department
Institute of Professional
Development Online
K3 Plus
Motor Vehicle Department
New Mexico College Access Network
New Mexico Commission for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Mexico Department of
Transportation
New Mexico Leadership Institute
Users
Courses
217
26
256
1
27
3
301
7
56
2109
5
43
1096
221
11
17
0
9
7
1
10
26
6
1954
3
1
3
24
4
390
352
4
5
0
3
1
5
1
70
2
4
0
New Mexico Mounted Patrol
New Mexico State Library
NM Association of School Business Officials
NM Coalition of School Administrators
NM Dep't of Corrections
NM Fire Training Academy
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
NMDWS
NMHED
NMRETA
OFBCI
Playas Training and Research Facility
Public Education Department
Regulation and Licensing Department
Risk Management Division
Rural Education Bureau
SRCA
State Personnel Office
State Purchasing
Taxation and Revenue Department
TeachNM
Totals
0
24
4
2
0
4
1
59
20
106
34
91
527
23
6
2
114
60
24
1093
52
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
10
6
18
7
0
11
20
6
1
5
1
26
5
0
9400
247
Entity
Alamogordo Public Schools
Animas Municipal Schools
Aztec Municipal Schools
Capitan Public Schools
Carrizozo Public Schools
Central Consolidated Schools
Chama Valley Schools
Cimarron Municipal Schools
Clayton Municipal Schools
Cloudcroft Public Schools
Corona Public Schools
Deming Municipal Schools
Des Moines
Dexter Consolidated Schools
Espanola Public Schools
Gadsden City Schools
Grants Cibola County Schools
Hagerman School District
Hatch Municipal Schools
Hobbs Municipal Schools
Hondo Valley Public Schools
Jemez Mountain Schools
Jemez Valley Public Schools
Las Cruces Public Schools
Las Vegas School District
Lordsburg Municipal Schools
Los Lunas Public Schools
Loving Municipal Schools
Lovington Public Schools
Maxwell Public Schools
Mosquero Municipal Schools
Pecos Independent Schools
Portales High School
Quemado Independent Schools
Raton Public Schools
Reserve Municipal Schools
Roy Municipal Schools
Ruidoso Public Schools
San Jon
users
courses
5
94
2
466
71
22
5
431
169
80
51
14
7
14
7
8
15
5
262
1
10
2
132
2
27
0
81
170
129
0
103
19
29
15
17
3
7
1
3
2
0
8
0
6
0
2
25,318
0
150
0
197
1
205
30
4
390
2
85
2
39
600
4
65
0
9
0
16
0
94
13
3
26
7
6
1
31
47
1
P-12
Socorro Municipal Schools
Springer Municipal Schools
T or C Municipal Schools
Taos Municipal Schools
Tularosa Public Schools
Vaughn Municipal Schools
Zuni Public Schools
REC 10
REC 3
REC 4
REC 9
NM School for the Blind and Visually
Impaired
Ace Leadership High School
Alma d'Arte Charter High School
Amy Biehl Charter High School
Bataan Military Academy
CEPI Charter School
Cottonwood Classical Prep Charter School
Gordon Bernell Charter High School
Master's Program
Media Arts Consolidated Charter School
NMMESA
Nuestro Valores Charter School
Robert F. Kennedy Charter High School
Sena Charter High School
Taos Academy Charter School
5
12
563
0
566
0
16
27
195
3
134
0
6
23
15
16
0
2
4
12
3
15
1
100
2
3
29
108
121
2
150
326
4
8
205
318
1
31799
0
8
0
0
7
10
9
12
68
87
0
0
24
180
9
1453
Repository of online courses
IDEAL-NM has developed 59 quality, online, and standards-based courses for grades 6-12 and
other educational resources. The repository is continually expanding by IDEAL-NM and partners
contributing to the repository.
Science
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science (6th grade)
Environmental Science
Geology
Introduction to Cell Biology
Life Science (7th grade)
Nanoscience*
Physical Science
Physics
Physics (Honors)
Fine Arts & Electives
ACT/SAT Preparation*
Art Appreciation
Career Exploration*
Computer Fundamentals
Creative Art
Digital Photography
Entrepreneurship*
Financial Literacy*
Fitness Fundamentals*
General Business*
Health & Personal Wellness*
Media Literacy*
Psychology
Driver Education*
Math
Math Refresher
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Geometry
Pre-Calculus
Fractal Math*
Consumer Math
Trigonometry*
Language Arts
English 1 (Freshman)
English 2 (Sophomore)
Honors English 2 (Sophomore)
English 3 (Junior)
English 4 (Senior)
Creative Writing*
Grammar & Composition*
Language Arts (8th grade)
Language Arts (7th grade)
Social Studies
Economics*
New Mexico History*
U.S. Government*
U. S. History & Geography
World History & Geography
Languages
French 1
French 2
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Advanced Placement
AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus
AP US History & Geography
AP US Government & Politics
AP Biology
Web Conferencing System
(P-12 and state agencies)
2008
Users
90
%
Spring
2009 increase 2010
481
2006
317%
Fall
2010
%
Spring %
increase 2011 increase
2309
1023
1147
Higher Education
Clearinghouse
Rooms
Sessions
434%
%
increase
950
3,911
312%
19704
404%
29,141
15%
2,524
9.31%
12%
1,213
5.75%
48%
34,37
7
17.97%
Higher Education Online Learning
Clearinghouse
• Collaboration of NM’s colleges and universities that
provides:
– The ability to search a catalog of online courses
– A schedule of online courses
– Links to colleges and universities providing these online
courses
– Information for college students about getting started in
eLearning, answers to FAQs, and a list of programs offered
online
• Updates are made to the clearinghouse by the colleges
and universities
Issues IDEAL-NM faces
• Insufficient funding to
support LMS Contract
• Questionable program
sustainability
• Reliance on temporary
funding models
• Need for partnerships
• Increasing demand P-20
Wimba
meetings
are on the
rise
Increasing
Cyber
Academy
enrollments
Decreased
budget and
personnel
reductions
Lack of
funding to
support
LMS
Increased
interest for
professional
development
Staffing
Pre-ARRA
ARRA (start of year)
ARRA (end of year)
Post-Arra
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Chief Academic Officer
Chief Academic Officer
Vacant Chief Academic Officer
Student Services Coordinator
Student Services Coordinator (3) Student Services Coordinator (1)
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant (2)
Administrative Assistant 1)
Business Manager
Business Manager
Vacant Business Manager
Technology Specialist (3)
Technology Specialist (6)
Technology Specialist (3)
Technology Director
Technology Director
Technology Director
Project Manager
Project Manager
Project Manager (Position Elimated)
Curriculum & Instruction Director Curriculum & Instruction Director
Total 10 FTE
Course Development Director
Course Development Director (vacant)
eTeachers (4)
eTeachers (3)
Total 18 FTE
Total 11FTE
Total 1 FTE
Budget FY 08-11
FY08
PED
HED
$670,000
Totals
$6,900,000
$7,570,000
FY 09
PED
HED
$1,620,000
Totals
$1,500,000
$3,120,000
FY 10
PED
HED
$994,400
Totals
$930,300
$1,924,700
FY 11
PED
HED
$685,100
ARRA
$689,800
Totals
$3,069,999
$4,444,899
Project Close Out Disposition
Special
Appropriations
Blackboard
Contract
Blackboard
Invoices
• $6.7 Million spent
• Expires on 5/15/11
• $970k annually
• 853,900 (hosting)
• 100,000 (ICM)
• 15,000 (Training)
• Up for negotiation or
cancellation
• FY11 Hosting
($853k) partially
unpaid
• FY11 ICM ($100k)
unpaid
• FY11 Course
Material license
($7k) unpaid
Statewide
vs.
Individual
Statewide Contract vs. Individual Contracts with Blackboard
The following table is a comparison of the statewide contract for the
fourth year ($1.6M) with the cost sharing (each of the 11 institutions
and IDEAL-NM paying an equal percentage of the contract) vs. the
cost for each institution and collectively if the contract were broken
up into independent contracts.
School
Individual contracts
with Blackboard
Cost Sharing
(Statewide
contract)
Difference
Clovis Community College
Dine
Eastern New Mexico University (all campuses)
IAIA
Luna Community College
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Junior College
New Mexico Military Institute
Northern New Mexico College
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Western New Mexico University
IDEAL-NM
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
130,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
97,900
35,400
97,900
35,400
46,700
97,900
46,700
60,800
35,400
97,900
46,700
60,800
255,000
TOTALS
$ 2,415,500
$ 1,690,000
$
725,500
227,900
165,400
227,900
165,400
176,700
227,900
176,700
190,800
165,400
227,900
176,700
190,800
385,000*