Presentation at the DE Hub Summit - February 2011, Sydney.

1. A Successful and Strategic Partnership in Distance Education Turns Ten Stella Porto Anne ForsterMaster of Distance Education & E-learningGraduate School of Management & TechnologyUniversity of Maryland University College

2. Master of Distance Education & E-Learning: The partnership

3. The partnerinstitutions:UofMarylandUCollege

4. The partnerinstitutions: Oldenburg Context and landscapeOldenburg MM Mid-size institution of the State of Lower Saxony. Traditional campus and research intensive. Cooperation with the Center of Lifelong Learning

5. CorporateTraining &Learning FacultySupport Media & technology DistanceEducation InstructionDesign &Support HigherEducation Leaders &Managers The MDE Mission

6. The MDE Focus

7. Partnership synergy

8. Sharing responsibilities

9. Challenges

10. Challenges

11. Supporting the MDE community: The MDE Social Media Suite Blogs Wikis Videos Social networking http://bit.ly/mdesocialmediasuite

12. Final remarks:sustaining the partnership

13. Questions? Presentation can be found at: http://www.slideshare.net/sporto Contact: sporto@umuc.edu