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Course 2: Strategy, Structure, and Systems for Online Education – November 3rd – December 20th, 2025

Target audience: New and emerging distance learning leadership

Course Description:

This course provides Distance Learning Leaders (DLLs) with the strategic and organizational knowledge needed to lead and support online education within diverse institutional contexts effectively. Participants will explore institutional structures, funding models, policy development, and data-informed decision-making, with a focus on centering student success as the core of their leadership practice. Emphasis will be placed on building collaborative relationships across departments, supporting change management, and fostering inclusive online communities that promote retention and engagement. Practical activities will guide participants in analyzing their institution’s organizational framework, identifying key data and policy resources, and aligning budgetary decisions with strategic goals.

Join SUNY Online as we host presentations from our SUNY campuses in celebration of NDLW. For full agenda and registration visit the NDLW website.

Join SUNY Online as we host presentations from our SUNY campuses in celebration of NDLW. For full agenda and registration visit the NDLW website.

Join SUNY Online as we host presentations from our SUNY campuses in celebration of NDLW. For full agenda and registration visit the NDLW website.

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!

Date: November 5th, 2025

Time: 10:00-11:00AM EST

Presenter: Allene Slating, Senior Instructional Designer, SUNY Online

Description: Are you an instructional designer, faculty member, or anyone involved in creating accessible course content? Join us for a webinar on how to use an optional accessibility checklist to help ensure your digital materials are accessible to all learners.

In this session, we will:

• Introduce and review the optional Accessible Course Content Checklist

• Demonstrate how it can be applied to a course or adapted to meet specific campus needs

• Highlight important points and tips for creating accessible digital content

*Note: This session will be the same as the session on November 6th. Duplication is intentional to accommodate the varying teaching schedules of our audience.

Join SUNY Online as we host presentations from our SUNY campuses in celebration of NDLW. For full agenda and registration visit the NDLW website.

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!

Date: November 6th, 2025

Time: 12:00-1:00PM EST

Presenter: Allene Slating, Senior Instructional Designer, SUNY Online

Description: Are you an instructional designer, faculty member, or anyone involved in creating accessible course content? Join us for a webinar on how to use an optional accessibility checklist to help ensure your digital materials are accessible to all learners.

In this session, we will:

• Introduce and review the optional Accessible Course Content Checklist

• Demonstrate how it can be applied to a course or adapted to meet specific campus needs

• Highlight important points and tips for creating accessible digital content

*Note: This session will be the same as the session on November 5th. Duplication is intentional to accommodate the varying teaching schedules of our audience.

Join SUNY Online as we host presentations from our SUNY campuses in celebration of NDLW. For full agenda and registration visit the NDLW website.

Register here.

Title: Professional Development Partnerships through SUNY OER Services

Presenter(s): Cori Wilhelm, OER Program Manager, SUNY Office of Library and Information Services and Tony DeFranco, Director, SUNY OER Services

Description: Discover exciting professional development opportunities available in Spring 2026 through SUNY OER Services. This session will highlight partnerships with Lumen Learning (Lumen Circles) and the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) (Learning Engineering Fellowship), offering pathways for faculty to enhance teaching practice, engage in reflective learning, and support student success through open and evidence-based approaches. Join Tony DeFranco, SUNY OER Services Director of Operations and Cori Wilhelm, SUNY Libraries and OER Program Manager.

Register here.

Webinar 3: Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) Deep Dive: Understanding, Planning, Documenting, and Ensuring RSI Compliance with OSCQR

Audience: Distance Learning Leaders, Online Directors, Online Managers, Instructional Designers, Experienced Online Faculty

This webinar will 1) Provide an overview of the US DoE regulation requiring Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in distance education courses, to clarify definitions, scope, and purpose, and establish a common understanding, as well as implications for accountability at the campus, course design, and instructional levels. 2) Illustrate how OSCQR can be leveraged to build awareness about the RSI at institutional, instructional designer, and faculty levels, first by providing an overview of the OSCQR tools and related resources, and then by digging into the RSI-focused OSCQR standards. 3) Provide planning and documentation templates to support participants in creating a plan of action for their future RSI work.
Participants will leave this webinar with greater understanding and practical knowledge for how to:

• Identify the essential elements of Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)
• Apply the OSCQR Rubric to assess and improve RSI within online and blended courses
• Evaluate use cases for practical, easy-to-use tools to assist in cultivating engagement
• Develop a plan of action to drive higher quality interactions and experiences

 Webinar participants will also receive the RSI OSCQR badge.