2018 Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable
In this track, presenters will share the strategies and processes they followed (or are considering) to support the development of non-credit programming and credentials to meet stakeholder needs.
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Leveraging Competency Based Design for CE
Location: Jefferson East
Brandman University and Sagence Learning will share their experiences designing a competency based CE portfolio for K-12 professionals. Already offering multiple online credit-bearing programs for this audience, the initial focus was a determination to repurpose e-content and instructional design elements already proven successful and engaging within existing competency-based models. Education advisory boards and school district clients emphasized the need for personalization, application, and fostering of critical thinking and creativity. Teachers in Brandman programs encouraged the continuing format of teachers teaching teachers and opportunities allowing for transfer of knowledge to unfamiliar contexts. The discussion will include a demo of sample courses and the Sagence platform which allowed subject matter experts and instructional designers to build in the learning mechanisms called out as essential by the stakeholders. Participants will have an opportunity to work on their own online course design challenges and brainstorm solutions.
Moderator: Jay Hatcher, The Learning House
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Conversations with Colleagues: Non-credit to Credit Pathways and Stackable Credentials
Location: Jefferson East
In the effort to develop additional markets, more universities are exploring the potential of noncredit to credit pathways and stackable for-credit credentials. The concept sounds simple, but policies, technology and structures at many institutions make development and implementation complex and challenging. In roundtable conversations, participants will share approaches, challenges, strategies, successes and failures from their institutions.
Facilitators:
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Program CPR: Staying Alive in a Changing Global Market
Location: Jefferson East
It is critical to adapt curriculum quickly to meet the shifting needs of industry and our students; however, infusing new ideas, energy and commitment into existing curricula requires buy-in from multiple stakeholders. Leveraging an effective methodology for the assessment and revision of existing programs can improve and reinvigorate content and delivery without discarding proven elements or alienating stakeholders. The Professional Development Programs at the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies uses this approach to provide innovative, non-credit learning opportunities designed to meet the lifelong learning needs of working professionals and the ever-changing demands of industry. In this session, we will walk through a case study of a revision of an online museum studies certificate program from initial assessment to program launch.