The purpose of this survey is to collect feedback from the SUNY community around three initiatives we believe will support the achievement of the SUNY Excels Goals:
  1. Micro-Credentialing Task Force
  2. Open SUNY 2.0
  3. SUNY PATH (predictive analytics)
Please note your name and campus are not required to complete the survey.

Thank you in advance for taking a few minutes to share your ideas and suggestions.

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your campus?

Micro-Credentialing Task Force

Micro-credentials include stackable credentials, modular courses, skill‐set add‐ons to existing programs, even badges that ‘certify’ student skills for employers.

Why micro‐credentials?
  • Demand from:
    1. Students who want more options and flexibility; and
    2. Industry, who complain students arrive unprepared.
  • Competition:
    1. Private institutions are jumping at the chance; and
    2. New start‐up companies—not affiliated with academic institutions—are jumping at the chance.
  • SUNY can do it better! We can and MUST, ensure quality. We will ensure that every credential we offer is meaningful.
  • Some SUNY campuses are already actively engaged. Micro‐credentials can help SUNY give more New Yorkers needed credentials.
We have a System‐wide task force in place: UFS, FCCC (6 CC reps in all), CAOs, CFOs, Students, Registrars, and Continuing Education Leaders.

The Task Force set two immediate priorities:
  • Survey campuses to see what micro‐credentials are currently offered (survey will include a glossary of terms). They hope to send the survey out next week.
  • Identify System, campus, State/Federal policies and regulations that impact this work.

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* 4. What are your ideas/ suggestions/concerns about the Micro-Credentialing initiative?

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* 5. What do you see as the greatest opportunities and challenges when it comes to micro-credentials?

Open SUNY 2.0

What if Open SUNY was an: Optimized, Personalized, Education, Network?  My vision, which needs refinement and your guidance, is to:
  • Utilize partnerships across campuses, faculty, and employers to develop new online courses and programs to fill the gaps we have in the projected high needs areas for the NYS workforce; and
  • Provide a wide range of learning opportunities connecting non-credit and credit-based experiences, recognizing that learners are increasingly coming with needs that may not require formal degrees or credit-based certificate programs.
  • Leverage our brick and mortar assets AND cost‐sharing mechanisms for more blended learning opportunities.
Imaging collaboratively designed courses with modules developed by faculty contributing their unique expertise that could be delivered to any campus.

Imagine new degree and certificate programs where multiple campuses develop and deliver a portion of the curriculum, but each gets to offer it and enroll new students.

Imagine an online science course with a 3‐week, on‐campus component for labs.  Or how about having tools to develop open courses with your peers across SUNY?

There is A LOT of repetition among our current online offerings and yet we are missing programs in some areas for NYS.  I’m trying to figure out just how many online versions of biology 101 we really need?  To me, too much repetition isn’t the best use of YOUR talents or our resources.  I worry that we might be missing opportunities to attract new students to SUNY who may be looking for diverse online offerings as their entry point.

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* 6. What are your ideas/suggestions/concerns about Open SUNY 2.0?

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* 7. What is the boldest idea you can think of to bring our online learning efforts to the next level?

SUNY PATH (predictive analytics)

SUNY Path would leverage the intellectual capability of SUNY to create the world’s most comprehensive set of predictive analytics on teaching and learning.

Research that would allow us to:
  • Monitor and close achievement gaps;
  • Inform advising, and improve early alert systems; and
  • Inform curriculum design, pedagogy, interventions, policy; and, more.
We have had one initial conversation with presidents on this.  They suggested I host a 1‐day meeting to discuss how to launch such a big project:
  • Recognizing that some campuses have already made investments in this area; and
  • That campuses will need support, which we think our University Centers could provide.

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* 8. What are your ideas/suggestions/concerns about a system-wide data analytics effort?

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* 9. Have you been involved in any data analytics work on your campus?

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