Borderless Access to Training and Education

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Borderless Access to Training and Education

• Janis H. Bruwelheide
• April 27, 2005
• U.S.D.E. FIPSE LAAP Project, 2000-2005

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Partners in BATE

• Montana State University-Lead
• University of Nevada-Las Vegas
• University of South Dakota

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Two Phases

• 2000-2004 Ed Leadership
• 2000-2005 Library Media and professional
  development

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What is BATE?

• Online Courses Professional Development
• Target Audience Credentialed Teachers Needing
• School Library Media Certification
• Principal Certification

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How does BATE work?

• MOA accepting transfer credits from partners
• Some jointly designed courses in Educational
  Leadership
• Ideally students could accelerate their added
  credential programs in EL or LM

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Key Areas to Consider

• Institutional matters
• Departmental matters
• Faculty issues
• Student issues
• Management issues

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Why did we collaborate?

• Share expertise
• Maximize scarce resources in challenged states
• MT, NV, SD, AK, WY initially
• Provide more expedient course delivery

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Why not collaborate?

• Institutional differences and interests
• Geographic distances
• Easier workloads and time savings for faculty
• Differing state requirements for educators
• Collaborative course development

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Challenges Facing BATE Collaboration

• Geographic location
• Busy, creative people
• Sense of collaboration
• Multi-institutional differences and commitment
• Cultural differences
• Communication styles

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Good luck!

• Janis Bruwelheide, Ed.D., Professor
• Project Director and Principal Investigator, BATE
• Dept. of Education, 213 Reid Hall
• Bozeman, Mt 59717
• 406-994-3120 fax [phone]
• Janisb_at_montana.edu
• www.bate.montana.edu