The 2023 DT&L and SOLA+R program features a variety of sessions for the varied needs, backgrounds, and interests of attendees. For those looking to use their time at the event to take a deep dive into a particular topic, we offer sessions around 'threads' of interest.
Learn about leveraging and engaging with artificial intelligence. Explore online program development and management. Understand online students. Dig into authentic assessments, HyFlex, and other online teaching topics.
Connect with peers around recent research in the field. Discuss funding models for online learning. Delve into leadership and strategy sessions. Find out how to build the online learning team of your dreams. See how to update your faculty development programs.
Help make online learning more inclusive and equitable. Develop the skills and knowledge you need to advance your career. Consider best practices in online course creation with other instructional designers.
All times listed are based in the Central Time Zone. For full details, visit our Program page.
Artificial Intelligence
| July 25, 10:00 AM | Leveraging AI into Assignment Design and Facilitation |
| July 25, 1:15 PM | Opening General Session | Michelle Pacansky-Brock |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | AI, AI, Oh! Strategies for Engaging Learners With Artificial Intelligence While Promoting Academic Integrity |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | The Future of Inclusive Education: Implications of AI for Inclusive Pedagogy |
| July 25, 4:15 PM | Beyond Term Papers and Exams: Innovative Assignments for the Online Classroom |
| July 26, 8:30 AM | General Session | Promising or Pernicious: AI in Higher Education |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | The Devil or Angel? The Role of AI in Online Education |
| July 26, 3:00 PM | Using AI to Complement Teacher Presence and Student Literacy |
Program Management
| July 25, 10:00 AM | Online Program Development in Ten Steps |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Building Together, A System-wide Collaboration to Online Program Expansion |
| July 26, 10:00 AM | Online Program and Course Design Focused on Student Success |
| July 26, 11:30 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | A Holistic Approach to Program Evaluation |
| July 26, 3:30 PM | Design Thinking for Program Development |
| July 27, 8:30 AM | Where We’re Going, We Do Need Roads: Guiding Deans, Directors, and Faculty Through New Program Development |
| July 27, 9:45 AM | Lifting Student Voices in the Development of Online Course Modalities |
Students
| July 25, 10:00 AM | Building an Equitable Digital Learning Infrastructure to Support Student Success |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Leveling the Playing Field for Online Students |
| July 25, 4:15 PM | Creating a Foundation for e-Learning Success |
| July 26, 11:30 AM | Challenge and Support: Using Student Development Theory to Facilitate Online Graduate Student Success |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | #RealTalk: Retention Outcomes for Fully-Online Students |
| July 26, 3:30 PM | Tapping into the Minds of Online College Students in a Transformed Higher Education Landscape |
| July 27, 9:45 AM | Voice of the Online Learner 2023 |
Research
| July 25, 10:00 AM | Conducting Research and Evaluation in Online Education: A Research Toolkit |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | How Do Online Students Perceive Online Proctoring? |
| July 25, 4:15 PM | Mentorship Experiences of Graduate Student and Early Career Instructors |
| July 26, 10:00 AM | We Need to Discuss Synchronous Instructor Presence and Student Outcomes — Where Is the Evidence? |
| July 26, 11:30 AM | Shaping Vision & Strategy: Applying Global Lessons from Non-Credit Online Learners |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | Navigating Equitable Practices and Positive Mentorship in the Doctoral Dissertation Process |
| July 27, 9:00 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | So Much Research, So Little Time! An Overview of Current Research Trends in Higher Education Online |
| July 27, 9:45 AM | Voice of the Online Learner 2023 |
Funding Models for Online
Online Teaching
Leadership and Strategy
| July 25, 10:00 AM | OPM Partnerships: Negotiating on Behalf of your Institution |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Teaching and Practicing Foresight in Higher Education |
| July 25, 4:45 PM | Conversations with Colleagues | Uncomplicating OPM and Fee-For-Service Partnerships |
| July 26, 10:00 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | Online Offerings: Differentiate or Disappear |
| July 26, 11:30 AM | New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, & DIY |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | The New Online: How Community and College Partnerships Evoke Improved Practices for Collaborating and Accessibility |
| July 27, 8:30 AM | Where We’re Going, We Do Need Roads: Guiding Deans, Directors, and Faculty Through New Program Development |
Faculty Development
| July 25, 10:00 AM | Rapid Prototyping and Mass Customization in Online Course Design |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Conversations with Colleagues | Utilizing Student Metrics to Improve Online Learning |
| July 25, 4:15 PM | Leveling Up Your Online Game: a Self-Assessment Opportunity for Quality Online Teaching |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | Don't Wait! NOMINATE! Rewarding Online Faculty for Engaging in Teaching Best Practices Through a Nomination Driven Teaching Showcase |
| July 27, 8:30 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | Managing Faculty Change Management |
| July 27, 9:00 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | The Online Teaching Course: A Faculty-Centered Community of Inquiry for the Design, Development, and Delivery of High-Quality Online Courses |
Inclusivity
| July 25, 10:00 AM | Building an Equitable Digital Learning Infrastructure to Support Student Success |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Experiences of Students With ADHD in Online Learning Environments |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | The Future of Inclusive Education: Implications of AI for Inclusive Pedagogy |
| July 25, 4:15 PM | Have Some Standards for Accessibility in Your EdTech |
| July 26, 11:30 AM | You Belong Here: Building an Equitable and Inclusive Online Learning Community |
| July 26, 3:30 PM | Applying UDL Principles to Revise Courses for Diversity and Inclusivity |
| July 27, 8:30 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | Awareness of Assistive Technology by Online Leadership: Applying Best Course Design Practices and Creating a More Egalitarian System for All Students |
Team
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Teaching and Practicing Foresight in Higher Education |
| July 25, 4:15 PM | Conversations with Colleagues | Synchronous Coworking: A Practice for Asynchronous Online Courses |
| July 25, 4:45 PM | Conversations with Colleagues | Uncomplicating OPM and Fee-For-Service Partnerships |
| July 26, 10:00 AM | Instructional Design's Position in Higher Education |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | Is it time for an ID Certification? or The New Online: How Community and College Partnerships Evoke Improved Practices for Collaborating and Accessibility |
| July 27, 8:30 AM | Where We’re Going, We Do Need Roads: Guiding Deans, Directors, and Faculty Through New Program Development |
| July 27, 9:45 AM | Lifting Student Voices in the Development of Online Course Modalities |
Career Growth
| July 25, 10:00 AM | SARA Solutions: A Workshop on Interstate Distance Education Reciprocity |
| July 25, 3:00 PM | Teaching and Practicing Foresight in Higher Education |
| July 26, 10:00 AM | Conversations with Colleagues | Online Offerings: Differentiate or Disappear |
| July 26, 11:30 AM | The Faces and Frames of a Leader |
| July 26, 2:00 PM | The Secret Sauce: Chief Online Learning Officers Share the Recipe |
| July 26, 3:30 PM | Design Thinking for Program Development |
| July 27, 8:30 AM | Where We’re Going, We Do Need Roads: Guiding Deans, Directors, and Faculty Through New Program Development |
| July 27, 9:45 AM | Using Workflow Automation to Manage Institutional Course Quality Certification |
Instructional Design