eDesign Collaborative Track 

Strategizing and Delivering a Portfolio of Micro-Courses and Micro-Credentials
eDesign Collaborative | Strategic | FIesta 3-4
The University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies has designed a self-directed conversion kit to streamline the development of micro-courses from existing full-length programs, while ensuring a sustainable collaboration among course developers, program directors and learning innovation partners. The implementation of this strategy accelerated the creation of a portfolio of +75 competency/skill-based micro-courses and their respective micro-credentials.

• John Lewis, University of Toronto
• Juan Mavo-Navarro, University of Toronto

Moderator: Daniel Kalef, Green Flower

Incorporating Virtual Reality into Your Graduate Nursing Skills Lab
eDesign Collaborative | Applied | Coronado AB
Virtual reality has paved the way for healthcare simulation in graduate nursing programs. Students are able to gain competency in necessary skills for professional practice. A high percentage of acute care nurse practitioner students gained expert level knowledge in the skills of intubation, paracentesis, and central line insertion. The skill set knowledge can then be translated to professional clinical practice.

• Melissa Burdi, Purdue University Global
• Abbey Elliott, Purdue University Global

Moderator: Stevie Rocco, Penn State University

The Classroom Plus Model: Using a Flipped Design to Optimize Learning and Collaboration
eDesign Collaborative | Strategic | Coronado AB
A panel from the continuing education unit at the University of South Florida will present on their efforts to integrate their innovative Classroom Plus online learning model. The model is formulated from proven methodologies to give students an engaging, collaborative learning experience. The panel will describe the highs and lows encountered as the office transitioned entirely—and permanently—to online-delivered learning. They will also explain the benefits continuing education units can bring to their respective universities.

• Mark Koulianos, University of South Florida
• Kimberly Allison, University of South Florida
• Megan Sauer, University of South Florida

Moderator: Jon Poole, Nearpod

Centering Equity: Considering LMS and Case Study Creation for Accessible Learning
eDesign Collaborative | Applied | Fiesta 3-4
How do online course designers create accessible and equitable learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learner audiences? To address this question, we detail our approaches to accessible learning design as it relates to learning management systems (LMSs) and case-study creation across varying online contexts. We conclude by offering a diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) framework and an LMS reflective roadmap that can inform design practice.

• Abram Hedtke, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
• Lyndsay Wing, University of Michigan

Moderator: Wayne Parkins, LearningMate

Architecture of Engagement: Using Digital Badges to Support Community, Professional Development, and Teaching Excellence
eDesign Collaborative | Applied | Fiesta 3-4
This case study session presents a use case for how the implementation of digital badges can be the impetus for developing a robust teaching and learning community as instructors, instructional designers, and students alike engage, implement, and contribute together in collaborative spaces. Presenters will share how an Architecture of Engagement (AoE) can provide a framework for these interactions with instructional development, instructional design, and instructional practice serving as the trusses for supportive institutional structures.

• Travis Thurston, Utah State University

Moderator: Chris Edwards, MindEdge

Research Roundtables [Veracruz C]

Moderator: Bruce Etter, UPCEA

High Impact Practices: Strategies for Faculty Professional Development
 eDesign Collaborative | Foundational
High Impact Practices (HIPs) increase student engagement and student retention. Various HIPs can be incorporated into courses to create authentic learning experiences for students. The presenters will describe strategies to help faculty design and deliver courses incorporating HIP activities and facilitate idea-sharing for faculty professional development and incorporating HIPs into courses. The specific HIPs discussed in this roundtable will be Diversity/Global Learning, collaborative assignments and projects, service learning, community-based learning, and capstone courses and projects.

• Holley Handey, University of West Florida
  
  

Benefits and Challenges of Learning Analytics in Higher Education
eDesign Collaborative | Applied
Learning analytics, an emerging field in higher education, provides the opportunity to optimize online learning experiences based on data from students' behavioral patterns. Faculty can personalize students' experiences with the data while also allowing the creation of prediction models for administrators to better make program decisions. Come hear a summary of the benefits, challenges, and recommendations based on research articles. Idea-sharing and discussion activities will encourage an engaging discussion with your colleagues.

• Carrie Hansel, Indiana Univesity
  

eDesign Collaborative & Online Administration Networks

Award Presentations -
UPCEA Award for Strategic Innovation in Online Education
UPCEA Outstanding Service in Postsecondary Instructional Design Award

Spotlight Session -
Considerations for New Program Development
Online Administration | Applied | Monterrey
Panelists from a variety of institution sizes and types and a third-party provider will discuss the key factors in determining program viability and development.  Topics will include mission fit, market assessment, departmental readiness, sustainability and profitability.

• Kim Siegenthaler, Georgia State University
• Lisa Braverman, Excelsior College
• Daniel Kalef, Greenflower
Moderator: Paul Huckett, Johns Hopkins University

Implementing a New Online Course Development Process: Tales From an Instructional Design Team
eDesign Collaborative | Applied | Fiesta 1-2
Developing online courses with busy faculty takes careful preparation and agility. Learn how the University of Michigan School of Public Health Instructional Services team revamped the online course development process to give faculty the opportunity to participate in a scaled-down version of the process prior to a formal kickoff. Participants will experience various aspects of the process, learn how it impacted the final product, and share their own experiences around online course development.

• Kim Luzius, University of Michigan
• Frederique Laubepin, University of Michigan

Moderator: Tracy Chapman, Collegis Education

Building Hyflex: Optimizing Learning Outcomes and Promoting Connection Through Intentional Course Design and Inclusive Instructional Solutions
eDesign Collaborative | Applied | Coronado AB
With the expansion of HyFlex learning options across institutions, educators must innovate and adapt through thoughtful course design and creative instructional solutions to meet students where they are. During this session, presenters will examine a successful HyFlex course and review the best-practice design options when considering the HyFlex model. Attendees will also learn how utilizing multiple-solution platforms allow instructors to limit distraction, foster connectivity, democratize student engagement, and maintain learning continuity across multiple modalities.

• Timothy Loatman, Collegis Education
• Phillip (PJ) Way, Northern Arizona University
• Christina Cavage, University of Central Florida
• Jonathan Poole, Nearpod

Moderator: Travis Thurston, University of Southern Utah

Adjunct Faculty Support Through Customizable Course-Specific Templates
eDesign Collaborative | Foundational | Coronado AB
Adjunct faculty are hired based on their content knowledge and years of professional experience, not their familiarity with online pedagogy and instructional technologies. They are often working professionals with limited time available for course prep. These challenges can combine to create a perfect storm, failing to effectively meet the needs of adjunct faculty, their students, and department leadership. This presentation examines one institution’s strategy for mitigating these challenges through the development of customizable course-specific templates.

• Audrey Eagle, University of West Florida

Moderator: Teresa Kuruc, University of Arizona Global Campus

(Really) Everybody Hurts: Creating Innovative Faculty Training in Times of Crisis Using Alternative Subject Experts
eDesign Collaborative | Applied | Fiesta 3-4
This presentation focuses on how many experts in varied technical fields came together to create an innovative, effective, and efficient method to assist faculty learning to teach online for the first time. We will explain the foundational knowledge that each specialty found missing in our faculty at large and how we used each technical specialization to address those gaps in more advanced faculty training and assistance.

• Tracy Craven, Mississippi State University

Moderator: April Wolf, Purdue University