Strategic Publisher Partnerships: Supporting ChangeJoseph Aranyosi, CEC, Director of Curriculum

Development

Trent D. Bartholomew, CEC, Director of Faculty Development

Natalie Garay, Pearson, Curriculum Consultant

Supported by:Darrell Christopher, Pearson Executive DirectorMeghan Swanson, Pearson, Solutions ManagerAlison Keiser, Pearson, Digital Account ExecutiveSarah Kravits, Author, Keys to Success

Drivers for Change: Stressors on Private Sector Institutions

Regulations

Financial

Growth

Technology

Market Needs

Internal Initiatives

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Impacts of Changes in Curriculum

Types of Changes:•Programmatic Changes

•Standardization

•Compliance Requirements

•New resources: Textbooks, Supplements, Media

Impacts:

All levels of the organization

Requires support to ensure success

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“Aligning for Efficacy”

Or our attempt at getting all cats to use one box!

A Case for Building a Strong Partnership: Our Needs were Great

Our Task: Manage rapid campus growth with disparate types of campuses

1. Our History: Growth by acquisition

2. Lack of uniformity bred inconsistency

3. Start-up schools saw rapid growth

4. Transition schools that went from non-Health to Health

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2011-2012A Year of Converging initiatives

• Service-Learning

• Professionalism

• Regulatory Requirements

• Credit hour

• Mapping Outcomes

• Programmatic Accreditation

• Certification/Licensure/Employment

• Standardization, organization, costs, timelines

• Test Prep

• Simpro

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Training and Support needs

• 2500 instructors, 200+ program chairs, 40+ DOEs/Presidents

• 35 health disciplines, 15+ non-health disciplines

• Curriculum Action Groups & program/course review

• Textbook/resource selection process

• Student and instructor resource needs

• Training needs: technical, teaching, specific disciplines

And now the partnership begins…

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Collaboration with Pearson – why it works for us

Curriculum

•Customized textbooks

•Updated syllabi and lesson plans

•Integrated resources (slides, videos, exams, assessments, apps)

•Instructor Resource Portal

Faculty Support

•Guided lesson plans

•Customizable PowerPoint slides

•Editable tests w/answer keys

•Diagnostic assessments

•Suggested resources

•Tailored video banks/Smart Apps.

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Making It Work: Now the Hard Part!

Launch Date: April 23, 2012

PreparationCreate organized method for delivery of trainings

Assess personnel best suited to communicate

Hold several trainings with reps and client

Use liaison to bridge campus faculty/staff with reps

Training Events-4 StagesFirst: Hold overview-session with Directors of Education & Program Chairs

Second: Provide overview-session in a 14-Day on-site in-services with Faculty

Third: Deliver recorded presentation with in-depth training of instructor resources

Fourth: hold one’s breath!

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Pearson Support

Medical Assisting Program

Curriculum Development

Media

Instructor Resource Portal

Training

Student Success Course

Custom book

Curriculum Development

Media

Instructor Resource Portal

Topical Videos

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Questions to ask when Implementing Organizational Change

What is the change?

Who does this change impact?

When will the change occur?

How is the change supported?

Is the change negotiable?

“Change before you have to.”

Jack Welch

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Best Practices for Organizational Change

Messaging

Motivate Change

Perception Matters

Plan for Contingencies

Markers of Success

Feedback Failure

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Questions and Discussion

"The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.“ John P. Kotter Leading Change

"People don't resist change. They resist being changed!“ Peter Senge

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” Henry Ford

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References

Kotter International http://www.kotterinternational.com/kotterprinciples/changesteps

Leading Change https://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/career/leading_change.html

Principles of Change Management http://www.strategy-business.com/article/rr00006?pg=3

Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard http://www.heathbrothers.com/

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