A new feature of the Summit is the eDesign Collaborative (eDC) package. This special package includes the eDesign Collaborative ThinkTank pre-conference, as well as general and concurrent sessions at the 2017 Summit for Online Leadership on June 14, 2017.

The Think Tank is an 'un-conference' experience designed to support collaboration and learning among instructional design teams. With over 500 members already affiliated with the eDC, the Think Tank is an exciting opportunity to share challenges and highlight successes of the teams that support online teaching and learning.

Wednesday, June 14

1. eDesign Collaborative ThinkTank (Pre-Conference): 9:00 AM -12:00 PM
   1. Panel Discussion 9:00-10:15 AM
      Panelists will facilitate dialogue with attendees and our virtual audience around the most pressing topics facing members of the eDC community such as team structure and project management, design models and instructional strategies, and media production processes and practices.
   2. Lightning Round 10:15-10:45 AM
      A series of brief "show and tell" presentations will allow participants to share emerging or innovative tools and strategies, design approaches, ideas for research, collaboration opportunities, current projects and works in progress. Conference attendees will also have the option to submit a relevant virtual showcase (video) for inclusion in the conference repository.
   3. Break 10:45-11:00 AM
   4. Working Session 11:00-11:45 AM
      In small groups, attendees are encouraged to share ideas about issues, challenges, and potential solutions they face in their work. Take-aways will be documented and shared during the session and afterwards as well to allow collaboration and problem-solving efforts to continue.
   5. Wrap Up 11:45 AM-12:00 PM
      
      
2. Optional: Lunch Group, Café Sevilla
   
   
3. Opening General Session: 2:00-3:15 PM  
   Jeff Selingo, author, visiting scholar at Georgia Tech's Center for 21st Century Universities, and special advisor to the Arizona State University-Georgetown University’s Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership
   
   
4. Networking Break: 3:30-4:00 PM
   
   
5. Concurrent Session I: 4:00-5:00 PM
   

   
   Evolution of Learning Design
   Curated by the UPCEA eDesign Collaborative
   The growth of online learning models has broadened the skillset required for developing digital learning experiences beyond instructional design. This session will explore structures and frameworks for learning design teams to address the next generation of digital educational challenges; and how user and data-informed design decision making, prototyping, beta and pilot releases can impact student experiences.

   • Wayne Anderson, Arizona State University
   • Jocelyn Rojeck, Arizona State University
   
   
   
6. Opening Reception: 5:00-7:00 PM
   
   
7. Dinner Groups: 7:00 PM

This special package, which offers curated content for eDC members as well as opportunities to engage with the Summit programming and network across the event, is designed to suit the often limited travel capacities of UPCEA’s newest audience. Registration for this 1-day package is just $395.