MN ABE DL 101: Planning Your DL Program Strategy cohort application

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Hi and welcome to the 2022/23 DL 101 cohort application!

This application form must be completed by December 9, 2022.

*Please read all of this section before starting the application.
**The participating ABE program manager/admin should fill out this form, not a teacher or support staff. This form will take approximately 20 minutes to read and complete.
***If you encounter a required question that isn't applicable for you/your program, just write 'N/A' or 'None' in the response box.

The purpose of this professional development (PD) initiative is to build the capacity of MN ABE consortia to offer quality distance education programming and distance learning opportunities for their learners based on established best practices. Programs who are accepted, fully participate and complete the course requirements will receive a stipend of $250 per participant from Literacy MN (LM).

This PD initiative is supported by the Technology and DL Supplemental Services grant through LM. Any questions regarding the eligibility requirements or application and review process should be sent to Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt at swbrandt@literacymn.org or 651-251-9090.

DL 101 eligibility requirements:

1) Please open the link below and look through the Distance Education Program Development Checklist which will serve as the structure for our cohort work: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1pPtJp_mwpCPSU9x8iZyfC9BH6bF-z-rQiPQbKudkgHA/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link

2) An individual ABE program site or group of ABE sites within a state-funded consortium currently offering distance learning programming for ABE learners (as represented by having online/distance instruction which includes use of approved DL platforms or TVM lessons and collection of proxy hours).

3) Full participation of an ABE Manager with supervisory responsibility and authority to approve the following program potential changes or expenses:
a. Contractual agreement between the LM and their own school district/program
b. Submission of invoices to the LM for payment of program stipend to own district/program
c. Payment of staff for participation in all required DL 101 cohort activities
e. Final DL site plan pilot and implementation
f. Full participation and completion of coursework, which includes: weekly online questions and discussion, assigned readings, completing and submitting team assignments, regularly meeting with your colleague(s) to communicate and complete assignments, participating in couple webinars (kickoff, check in, share out), etc. The work associated with this cohort is approximately 20+ (and CEUs) hours over several months.

4) Full participation and completion of coursework of at least one DL instructor with current or future instructional responsibility for DL learners. You can enroll more than one instructor or support staff. Please do!

Application and Review Process:

1) The ABE manager must complete this online application and submit it by December 9, 2022.

2) The Tech and DL Supplemental Services Grant Team will review all applications and notify selected programs and participants the following week. Before finalizing enrollment in the course, Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt may have a brief phone or email conversation with managers of selected programs to confirm your understanding of the cohort work expectations.

Cohort Content:

This course is set up to help practitioners develop a site plan for offering distance or blended learning to adult learners. Over the course of several weeks, all participants will work with colleagues within their agency (teams consist of one admin/manager and at least one teacher per agency) to develop a plan that addresses:
Recruitment: Where will your agency look for students who will learn online?
Screening: How will you screen to be sure you have online-ready learners?
Orientation: How will you clearly communicate the requirements of being a distance or blended learning student, provide training, or orient students to the online materials, LMS, curriculum, DL platform?
Instruction: What curriculum will you offer students? How will you support and communicate with DL students? What DL platforms will you use?
Assessment: How will you keep track of distance and blended learning students, monitor their progress, and collect data?
In the months following the course, each team will work to pilot/implement their site plan - supported by a webinars with all participants to share progress and ask questions as well as support from the cohort facilitator.

This cohort is designed for teachers and managers without extensive experience with distance education. Participating teachers and managers work together in a cohort of peers from around the state to address critical issues in distance learning and create a plan for their program/site.

Timeline:
• Virtual cohort Kick-Off - Friday, January 13, 2023, 12:30-3:30
• Weekly readings, online course discussion, assignments, and DL site plan development (January – February)
• Implementation of site plan (March– April 2023)
• Support webinar series (probably 2 webinars between February – April 2023)
• Cohort Sharing & Wrap up webinar; CEUs and stipends awarded (May 2023)

ABE manager's name who is completing this application *

Your work email: *

ABE Consortium *

ABE Program Name (if different from consortium name) *

School District (if applicable)

Your work phone number: *

Your work mailing address: *

DL 101 requires participation by one ABE manager. Will you be this participant? *

Yes

If you answered 'No' to the previous question, please write the manager participant's name, email, phone, and address here:

Please list the distance learning instructor(s)/staff from your program or consortium who will participate (3 maximum). List their names, work emails and phone numbers. *

Stipends are available to those who complete the cohort requirements. Who can make arrangements for signing of contracts/invoicing of reimbursement costs? Please write their name, work email and phone number if it's not the manager you already listed above. *

Has anyone who currently works at your site/ program participated in DL professional development before? *

Yes

If 'Yes,' who has participated before, and, if you know, what DL PD did they complete?

Approximately how many learners does your program serve per week? *

Approximately how many learners do you currently have enrolled in online learning synchronous classes? *

Approximately how many learners do you currently have using approved distance learning platforms?

Approximately how many proxy hours does your program generate each month? *

Which distance learning platforms do you currently use? *

Do you have any TVM certified teachers at your program? *

Yes

I don't know.

If 'Yes,' will they be participating in this cohort?

Yes

I don't know.

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What is the most common distance learning model at your site? *

DL-only (just using approved DL platforms for proxy hours)

hybrid or blended (synchronous classes with DL or TVM work assigned outside class time)

Hyflex (students can attend class in person or online simultaneously)

Other:

Approximately how many instructors/staff do you have engaged in distance learning, including hybrid or blended and hyflex classes? *

Please write a short answer describing what your current challenges are regarding distance education (instruction) and/or distance learning (students). *

Please write a short paragraph about what you hope to achieve in the area of distance education and distance learning over the next couple years. What are your DL goals? What targets would you like to hit in terms of enrollment numbers or proxy hours? What would a successful DL program at your site/program look like? *

Please write a short answer about the DL platform(s) you are most interested in learning more about and the target learner population(s) you are most eager to reach with your DL efforts. *

Please write a short answer: Implementing new distance learning programming may require changes to staffing roles/assignments/hours and/or class schedule or structure. What changes in your program delivery would you be willing to consider? *

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