Virtual Streaming Package

• Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Online Faculty Developer and Author, Foothill College

Microcredentialing: A Case Study on Course Design and LMS Configuration
Program Management and Design | Foundational |
During this session, we cover how the UW Extended Campus piloted a new model of microcredential design in partnership with local employers. We take participants on a journey through the design and development process of meeting employer expectations and working with industry experts new to microcredentialing. We invite participants to reflect and discuss how they might address opportunities and constraints. We conclude the journey by highlighting how we kept the learner experience at the forefront.

• Ryan Anderson, University of Wisconsin Extended Campus
• Nathan Ewings, University of Wisconsin Extended Campus

Moderator: Susan Seal, Mississippi State University

AI, AI, Oh! Strategies for Engaging Learners With Artificial Intelligence While Promoting Academic Integrity
AI, Instructional Design and Technology | Practitioners
How does artificial intelligence fit within the world of higher education? Help students learn to use this technology while maintaining academic integrity.

• Michele Gribbins, University of Illinois Springfield
• Emily Boles, University of Illinois Springfield
• Layne Morsch, University of Illinois Springfield

Moderator: Heather Welzant, Capella University

Federal Regulatory Changes – Impact When Serving Students by Distance Education
Emerging Trends/Topics | Practitioners
This session will inform and help institutions plan for future U.S. Department of Education Federal regulations regarding regular and substantive interaction, OPMs, state authorization and reciprocity, and programs that lead to a license or certification.

• Cheryl Dowd, WCET
• Russ Poulin, WCET
• Jordan DiMaggio, UPCEA

Moderator: Nathan Bullock, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

How Do Online Students Perceive Online Proctoring?
Teaching and Learning, Research | Practitioners
The topic of online proctoring has received heightened attention due to the pandemic and recent legal cases. This session will share the results of a mixed method survey of online students' perceptions of online exam proctoring.

• Tay McEdwards, Oregon State University Ecampus
• Greta Underhill, Oregon State University Ecampus

Moderator: Debbie Wilk, Toronto Metropolitan Unviersity

What’s an Ideal Institutional Revenue Sharing Model for Online Learning?
Leadership, Administration and Strategy | Foundational
Wondering how best to fund your online initiatives? Join us as we explore the pros and cons of various funding models and outline the elements of an "ideal" model for your institutional context!

• Ann Taylor, Penn State University

Moderator: Beth Brunk, University of Texas El Paso

Sustainable Course Design for the Hybrid University Campus
Program Management and Design | Experts/Strategic
Presenters will share the results of a campus mixed-methods assessment that revealed the university as emerging to be a hybrid campus and in need of sustainable professional develop that efficiently prepares faculty to design and teach in all modalities. The resulting Sustainable Course Design faculty development program, its learning outcomes, and the course structure will be shared and used to illicit attendee discussion.

• Anissa Lokey-Vega, Kennesaw State University
• Kim Loomis, Kennesaw State University
• Garima Banerjee, Kennesaw State University

Moderator: Clay Taylor, Texas Tech Univeristy

Have Some Standards for Accessibility in Your EdTech
Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion | Practitioners
This session presents a collaboratively developed Accessibility Rubric to guide institutional leaders with entry-level vetting of your digital teaching and learning tools.

• Kelly Hermann, University of Phoenix
• Andrea Deau, 1EdTech

Moderator: Natalia Kouraeva, Rutgers University

Beyond Term Papers and Exams: Innovative Assignments for the Online Classroom
AI, Teaching and Learning | Foundational
The nature of online learning challenges the value of assignments that can be easily completed with a Google search, AI content generator, or that are prone to an amalgamation of cut/paste information. In this presentation, we explore creative online assignment ideas that require students to actively, meaningfully process course content to foster learning and skill development.

• Jean Mandernach, Grand Canyon University

Moderator: Angela Xiong, Northwestern University

AI, Teaching and Learning
As educators respond to each new release of ChatGPT with excitement or dread, important questions, concerns, and discussions remain.  Join us for a discussion by key leaders and others on the up- and downsides of the maturation of AI around the globe.

• Bettyjo Bouchey, National Louis University
• Tom Cavanaugh, University of Central Florida
• Asim Ali, Auburn University

Online Mentoring for Faculty and Students: Scaling Up Support for Teaching and Learning
Student Recruitment and Retention | Practitioners
This session will provide insights into online mentoring for faculty and students, discussing a variety of mentoring models, along with relevant best practices and examples of effective and successful implementation. This session will highlight the rationale for mentoring, characteristics of effective mentors and mentees, how to structure or organize programs, and will detail the core elements for setting up and running online mentoring programs.

• Olena Zhadko, Lehman College, CUNY

Moderator: Rena Palloff, Capella University

Instructional Design's Position in Higher Education
Emerging Trends/Topics | Practitioners
For the past three years, the higher education instructional design field has experienced greater academic exposure than ever before, for better or worse. So much of the success or failure of instructional design teams is related to the understanding and correct positioning from leadership. Some of the drawbacks include: An inconsistent understanding of instructional design duties resulting in a vast difference in job descriptions, pay, and expectations. A misunderstanding of the juxtaposition between scale and quality. Absence of innovation corollary to reduced budgets. (Without the risk to fail, innovation is forfeited.) Overworked, mistreated, and/or burnt out staff with no sign of additional resources or adjusted expectations on the horizon. Some benefits include: Instructional design representation and consultation in executive strategic planning. Adjustment of pay and titles in line with enhanced responsibilities. Extra resources aligned with realistic outcomes for growing internal teams. Some get institutions get it right, but many get it wrong... resulting in several skilled people leaving the field. Instructional design personnel (in all forms) need to consolidate and communicate what we do and what it's worth in order to correctly position ourselves for the future. The best way to communicate this is with a united voice. So let's gather and consider the future together.

• Camille Funk, University of California, Irvine
• Ryan Anderson, University of Wisconsin Extended Campus

Moderator: Angel Earle, EducationDynamics

Using Videos and other Technology to Improve Student Success
Instructional Design and Technology | Practitioners
The changing landscape of the higher education classroom had led to more online, asynchronous education. Using tools such as Loom and Zoom has made the establishing of and nurturing a rapport with online students and can increase success rates.

• Priscilla Bamba, Grand Canyon University

Moderator: Glenn Walton, Purdue Global

Considerations in Offering Remote Synchronous Courses at the Institutional  Level
Program Management and Design | Experts/Strategic
Learn how Penn State looked at offering courses in a remote synchronous mode to respond to student requests and recommendations for support structures for both faculty and students engaging in remote synchronous coursework.

• Stevie Rocco, Penn State University

Moderator: Kristine Rabberman, University of Pennsylvania

Is it Worth the Investment? Using Data and Financial Information for Continuing Education and Online Programs Evaluation
Program Management and Design | Foundational
This session will present a list of data and metrics that institutions can follow to evaluate the feasibility of developing new continuing education and online programs and how to obtain them. In addition, this presentation will provide an evaluation rubric that can be used to study the feasibility of existing continuing education and online programs.

• Jenifer Giroux, Rhode Island College
• Miguel (Miko) Nino, Rhode Island College

Moderator: Allan Guenther, University of Alabama

Gearing Up for HyFlex: (Re)design Considerations for Faculty and Instructional Designers
Instructional Design and Technology | Practitioners
What should faculty and instructional designers consider in order to design HyFlex courses to support the same learning outcomes across modalities? This session will provide opportunities to discuss this question with Missouri Online instructional designers who are gearing up to support faculty and have firsthand experience teaching with the HyFlex model.

• Liz du Plessis, Missouri Online

Moderator: Chad Schone, Central Washington University

Using a Learning Analytics Dashboard to Combine High Tech with High Touch
Student Recruitment and Retention | Practitioners
The University of Central Florida has developed a dashboard that collects (almost) real-time data from the learning management system to both help identify students who are at risk and guide them towards assistance and interventions.

• Thomas Cavanagh, University of Central Florida

Moderator: Anissa Vega, Kennesaw State University

Baking It In: Using Instructional Technology to Integrate Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes
Instructional Design and Technology | Practitioners
How do we ensure assessment of program learning outcomes is “baked in” to our courses? This can be accomplished by using instructional technology to “bake in” program learning outcome assessment data collection directly into courses. Learning outcome data can be easily collected every semester by integrating curriculum mapping and alignment structure into the learning management system. Faculty and program administrators can use this process to collect learning outcome data for efficient program review, to make curricular decisions, and for accreditation purposes.

• Ilianna Kwaske, Tulane University
• William Rials, Tulane University
• Ronni Tyger, Tulane University
• Stoney Gaddy, Tulane University

Moderator: Tracy Miller, Northern Illinois University

The New Online: How Community and College Partnerships Evoke Improved Practices for Collaborating and Accessibility
Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion | Practitioners
The University of Illinois Springfield provides accessible, engaging and impactful online strategies to enhance community partnerships employing content experts, faculty and staff to design and develop meaningful educational experiences.

• Russ Stoup, University of Illinois Springfield
• Maude Yacapsin, University of Illinois Springfield

Moderator: Naomi Aguiar, Oregon State University

Scalable Faculty Development to Support Successful Transition of Institutional Learning Management System
Teaching and Learning | Experts/Strategic
Learn about a 3-week transition academy with partnerships model that has been shown to successfully equip faculty to transition to a new LMS as well as highlight quality course design standards and development best practices. See samples and ideas shared via CC that you can implement immediately at your institution!

• Jason Rhode, Northern Illinois University
• Tracy Miller, Northern Illinois University
• Stephanie Richter, Northern Illinois University
• Diane Alberts, Northern Illinois University

Moderator: Stoney Gaddy, Tulane University

#RealTalk: Retention Outcomes for Fully-Online Students
Student Recruitment and Retention | Practitioners
o Traditional measures of retention and degree completion are often inadequate at capturing the enrollment behaviors of dynamic fully-online student populations. This roundtable will offer an opportunity for #realtalk about online student success metrics, alternatives to IPEDS, and the use of other formal and informal student assessments to gauge the outcomes, successes, and struggles of fully-online learners.

• Carmin Chan, University of Arizona
• Caleb Simmons, University of Arizona

Moderator: Annie Friedman, University of Utah

The Secret Sauce: Chief Online Learning Officers Share the Recipe
Leadership, Administration and Strategy | Experts/Strategic
A panel of experienced Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs) from different types of institutions will talk about how they got there, what they are doing, and where they are going next – to reveal the secret sauce of serving in this new and evolving leadership role in higher education.

• Luke Dowden, Alamo Colleges District
• Bettyjo Bouchey, National Louis University

Moderator: Pam Wimbush, California State University, Sacramento

Design Thinking for Program Development
Program Management and Design | Practitioners
In this interactive workshop, participants will practice design thinking and backward design skills for program development. Whether the program being developed is a short training, certificate, or a degree program, the strategies practiced will demonstrate effective practices for program development and produce effective program learning outcomes.

• Jane Rosenthal Dieken, California State University, Northridge
• Suzanne David, California State University, Northridge

Moderator: Steve Ernst, LearningMate

Strategic Design of Alternative Educational Programs
Leadership, Administration and Strategy | Practitioners
Call them badges, short courses, certificates, micro-credentials, or simply non-traditional educational programs; no matter the name, they are important for institutions of higher education in a post-pandemic world where learners are looking to reskill or upskill because of the changing employment market and to counteract a shrinking traditional enrollment. This session will highlight how institutions could be strategic in their development of these alternative educational programs including a discussion on guiding questions and principals that could be used to help develop new programs. We will also hear from institutional partners that have successfully launched alternative educational programs and what lessons they have learned through the program development and launch phase.

• Laurie Fowlkes, Rice University
• Anna Porcaro, Wichita State University

Moderator: Randall Fullington, University of Colorado at Boulder

Applying UDL Principles to Revise Courses for Diversity and Inclusivity
Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion | Practitioners
Inclusive courses offer a welcoming learning environment, allowing students choices of coursework, and using effective teaching methods to improve and enhance the learning for all students. This interactive workshop will explore how to make meaningful changes to existing courses by applying UDL Principles and Accessibility Guidelines one step at a time.

• Natalia Kouraeva, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Moderator: Lisa Brizzo, Johns Hopkins University

Using AI to Complement Teacher Presence and Student Literacy
AI, Instructional Design and Technology | Practitioners
Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven tools have been deployed in high-enrollment online courses to address a need for reducing automatable tasks, such as instructor grading and moderating, while maintaining the perception of instructor-student interaction. This session will present the latest research findings on the integration of AI-powered tools with human-driven interventions to support online discussions and essay writing. Considerations on the risks of AI and the impact of responsible innovative practices will be discussed.

• Ruthanne 'Rudi' Thompson, University of North Texas
• Adam Fein, University of North Texas
• Tania Heap, University of North Texas

Moderator: Maude Yacapsin, University of Illinois Springfield

Productivity and Creativity Across the Curriculum
Teaching and Learning | Practitioners
Production and creative technologies used should be used by student to communicate and solve problems during their academic experience. By weaving the knowledge of both productive and creative technologies into the fabric of our curriculum we can better prepare our students for being 21st century citizens.

• Melody Buckner, University of Arizona
• Janet Smith, University of Arizona

Moderator: Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, Georgia Technological University

Service Providers and The Evolving Higher Education Landscape: How to Ignite Enrollment Growth While Adding Value to the Student Experience
Student Recruitment and Retention | Experts/Strategic
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many of the challenges that institutions of higher education have been facing, in particular, enrollment declines and increased operational costs. As a result, an increasing number of institutions are actively seeking to re-ignite enrollment growth by introducing or expanding distance education offerings. At the same time, they seek to achieve enrollment objectives while also affirming their commitments to institutional values, which include ensuring higher education is accessible and affordable. To achieve these equally important objectives, institutions can leverage options ranging from working with fee-for-service partners that provide tailored solutions, Online Program Managers (OPMs), performance marketing agencies, and technology solutions providers, among others. This contribution covers some of the challenges higher education administrators face when exploring the options available to them. It will provide institutional stakeholders with guidelines on how to navigate the ecosystem of solution providers. Additionally, it will help administrators identify strategic partners that can help them achieve key objectives while remaining true to their institutional commitments and while adding value to the student learning experience.

• Marcelo Parravicini, Rowan Global, Inc
• Horacio Sosa, Rowan University
• Elena Nicklasson, Fielding Graduate University

Moderator: Briana Allen, University of Chicago

Where We’re Going, We Do Need Roads: Guiding Deans, Directors, and Faculty Through New Program Development
Program Management and Design | Experts/Strategic
At UNC-Chapel Hill, we have developed resources and approaches to guide deans and directors through the decision-making and design of new degree programs. In this workshop, we will share the tools we have developed, review the lessons we’ve learned along the way, and guide participants as they draft their own campus resources based on insights around the table.

• Todd Nicolet, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Hilary Culbertson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Moderator: Marty Anne Gustafson, Purdue University

Creating Hybrid Skills Training Programs: A Case Study in the Professional Development Context
Instructional Design and Technology | Experts/Strategic
Often, in-person skills programs are viewed to be the superior learning experience, and simultaneous hybrid skills programs (live and online run at the same time) seem to focus on one delivery method over the other.  This does not have to be the case. 
With a focus on skills-based programs in the legal professional development context, we will discuss the challenges and solutions to logistical and technical elements when designing and executing a complex skills-based hybrid program. Using a case study approach we will share what we have learned, tactics other educational providers can learn from and how we will move forward in the years to come to ensure accessibility is not compromised.

• Gail Geronimo, York University
• Victoria Watkins, York University

Moderator: Jaymes Walker-Myers, Southern New Hampshire University

Using Workflow Automation to Manage Institutional Course Quality Certification
Teaching and Learning | Experts/Strategic
In this presentation, the authors will describe the enterprise processes and tools used to review and document the online and hybrid course designs. The presenters will demonstrate the use of a workflow automation tool used to track current and expiring reviews as well as faculty contact and cloud location information. The resulting dashboard and reports reveal the progress KSU is making to certify the 4585 cataloged courses and archive appropriate documentation for accessibility or sustained instructor interaction.

• Anissa Lokey-Vega, Kennesaw State University

Moderator: Ronni Tyger, Tulane University

Lifting All Boats: Leveraging a Dual Enrollment Initiative to Beautifully Redesign Online Gen Ed Courses and Elevate the Student Experience
Program Management and Design | Experts/Strategic
Auburn University leveraged a relaunch of its dual enrollment program to redesign online general education courses and elevate the campus dialogue on quality of online education. This session will share campus strategies, course design elements, and student support strategies that led to a successful program launch.

• Asim Ali, Auburn University
• Shawndra Bowers, Auburn University

Moderator: Nancy Prater, Ball State University

"Yes, You Can Do That Online!”: How Oregon State University Ecampus Piloted an Undergraduate Research Program
Research | Foundational
This session will outline our process for proposing and launching an undergraduate research program for online students, and the inaugural undergraduate student researcher will reflect on their experience in the program.

• Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, Oregon State University Ecampus
• Naomi Aguiar, Oregon State University Ecampus
• Greta Underhill, Oregon State University Ecampus
• Cat Turk, Oregon State University, Ecampus

Moderator: Rae Casey, George Fox University

Lifting Student Voices in the Development of Online Course Modalities
Instructional Design and Technology | Practitioners
In our presentation, we showcase how administrators, instructors, and instructional designers are responding to the growing demand for multiple course modalities. Drawing on observation, survey, and focus group data from a diverse group of students who piloted new course modalities, we identify key opportunities, challenges, and strategies for partnering with students in the expansion and improvement of online education.

• Casey Clevenger, University of Washington
• Julie Scales, University of Washington

Moderator: Nate Cradit, University of Michigan

In this dynamic presentation, we will consider the future of the online learner. The next generation of our students, Gen Z, have very different motivations and are charting new paths in their educational journeys. In this session we will dive into the research on what they value, their enrollment patterns, and what programs are the most desirable to them. We will also explore how we support these learners and what resources online enterprises will need going forward.

• Jim Fong, UPCEA

Reaction Panelists:

• Rovy Branon, University of Washington
• Evie Cummings, University of Florida
• Jessica DuPont, Oregon State University
• Craig Wilson, University of Arizona
  

Moderator: Steven VandenAvond, Northern Michigan University