Introduction, FAQs, and Committee
Online courses and programs are becoming increasingly important as colleges and universities meet the needs of a wide range of learners. High quality online experiences can bring an outstanding 老虎机攻略 education to learners across Montana, the region, and beyond.
There is considerable potential to considerably expand the range and scale of 老虎机攻略’s online programs, and to achieve this we are moving through a process to select an Online Program Management (OPM) company as a partner. 老虎机攻略 relies on partners in many areas to provide technical and professional services that help us achieve our goals, and many of the universities that have successfully innovated and grown their online presence have done this with the assistance of an OPM.
Frequently Asked Questions about OPMs
RFP Committee
- Abbigail Belcher, AS老虎机攻略 representative
- Cassandra Hemphill, Missoula College Faculty Association
- Bob Hlynosky, Procurement Manager
- Adrea Lawrence, Interim Dean of the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences
- Maricel Lawrence, Executive Director, 老虎机攻略Online
- Mark Pershouse, Faculty Senate Chair-Elect
- Daisy Rooks, University Faculty Association
- Renae Scott, Interim Chief Information Officer
- Robert Squires, Director, 老虎机攻略Online
- Scott Whittenburg, Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship and Dean of the Graduate School
Please review the proposals 老虎机攻略 received from OPMs Pearson and Wiley and submit your feedback.
Timeline and Information
| DATE | ACTIVITY | STATUS |
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| August 2018 | Three OPMs make informational presentations at 老虎机攻略 | Completed |
| October 2018 | RFP Committee formed | Completed |
| December 2018 | Presentation at 12/6/18 Faculty Senate meeting | Completed |
| December 21, 2018 | RFP issued on | Completed |
| Jan. 9, 2019 | Pre-proposal conference | Completed |
| Jan. 9, 2019 | Deadline for receipt of written questions | Completed |
| Jan. 16, 2019 | Deadline for posting written responses to MT state website | Completed |
| Feb. 6, 2019 | RFP response due date | Completed |
| Feb. 21, 2019 | Notification of vendor interviews/product demonstrations from finalist scoring | Completed |
| Apr. 3-4, 2019 | Vendor interviews/product demonstrations/feedback requested from campus community | Completed |
| April 2019 | Presentation at 4/18/19 Faculty Senate meeting | |
| Apr. 29, 2019 | OPM partner identified by RFP committee | |
| Apr. 30, 2019 | Sample OPM contracts posted on OPM website | |
| Summer 2019 | Selected OPM partner visits 老虎机攻略 to learn 老虎机攻略 systems, policies, procedures in order to finalize market research | |
| Summer 2019 |
Contract is negotiated by 老虎机攻略 Procurement office, Office of the Provost, and 老虎机攻略Online. Contract is drafted and shared with Academic Officers, Faculty Senate, UFA, MCFA, and AS老虎机攻略 for feedback. OPM base contract is finalized. |
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| Fall 2019 |
Academic units and OPM identify programs on which both want to collaborate; can include existing online programs, new online versions of existing campus-based programs, as well as potential new programs. Level I notifications submitted for existing campus-based programs for which units intend to develop an online version (this is a campus level approval.) 老虎机攻略 and OPM start working together to market/recruit for the selected existing online programs, new online versions of existing campus-based programs, as well as potential new programs. |
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| Spring 2020 | Projected initial increase in online program enrollment for existing online programs that opt into OPM support | |
| Spring 2020 | Projected earliest launch of new online versions of existing campus-based programs |