{"id":10168,"date":"2023-10-31T11:16:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:16:10","slug":"celebrate-ndlw-2023-with-suny-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/2023\/10\/31\/celebrate-ndlw-2023-with-suny-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate NDLW 2023 with SUNY Online!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>National Distance Learning Week \u2013 November 6-10, 2023<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>National Distance Learning Week, sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), is hosted annually with a virtual, week-long series of webinars meant to: <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning;<\/li>\n<li>discuss current issues and emerging trends;<\/li>\n<li>highlight best practices;<\/li>\n<li>recognize leaders in the field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SUNY Online is pleased to host and showcase the following dynamic presentations in celebration of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) 2023.<\/p>\n<p><em>Register here for all sessions: <a href=\"https:\/\/sunycpd.eventsair.com\/so-ndlw-23\/reg\">https:\/\/sunycpd.eventsair.com\/so-ndlw-23\/reg<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><em>Webinar slides and recordings will be posted below each session.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Monday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 6, 2023\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 10:00-10:45AM\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Creating Weekly Introduction Videos to Facilitate Successful Course Navigation<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tammy Chandler, SUNY Delhi<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When teaching in an online course it is essential to assure students are able to navigate the course, feel a sense of community, experience presence, and become engaged. One strategy is to create weekly introduction videos that provide an introduction to the content and concepts, assignments, and provide other supports to successfully navigate the course. This presentation will share the background of this project, evidence to support this strategy, important elements to include, considerations in creating these videos, and student responses after implementing the videos.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-bKG1dqWl4PtyUPujOQ3ULaHLYAxRw_2\/view?usp=drive_link\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/KGn_gRekbJidgBbB3BG7ODVFdxhd1Yzoh_A8dXJx35cw9TY0Ay9XyYfy_EaQhRKk18dokD7sfDvU4ulU.wclbeG-bEzFbf1kM\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 7, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:00-11:45AM<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: SUNY #EmTech: Empowering Lifelong Learners to Navigate Our Digital World<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Roberta (Robin) Sullivan, University at Buffalo<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Join us for an engaging exploration of SUNY&#8217;s #EmTech Initiative\u2014a resource tailored for college students, instructors, and anyone eager to thrive in today&#8217;s ever-changing tech landscape. EmTech is short for Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success, an open-access learning opportunity. Discover how to empower learners to enhance creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking through cutting-edge technology. We&#8217;ll guide you through the hands-on Discovery Exercises that foster 21st-century skills to create media-rich ePortfolios. Plus, learn how instructors and learners can earn Coursera Certificates and SUNY Digital Badges to showcase personal and professional development. Visit the EmTech website at <a href=\"http:\/\/suny.edu\/emtech\">http:\/\/suny.edu\/emtech<\/a> for a curated selection of emerging technology tools and tutorials, including resources on gamification, artificial intelligence (AI), and extended reality (AR\/VR\/XR). Join us to learn how to implement the SUNY #EmTech professional development model at your institution. Let&#8217;s empower lifelong learners together with EmTech!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/emtech-suny-110723\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/NrXmOpODlZhvdcN1mrieIcWxA15kYVSx6jnBQYq6BJN51VrHBsq5LJyV4bSsUFyhBRfD-C4U2wnE2tCi.Cz_tICXXjTcEiNsS\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 7, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2:00-2:45PM<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Free Design Tool to add Voltage to Your Brightspace Classes<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dave Ghidiu, Finger Lakes Community College<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A computer science faculty at the college has built a free way to improve the design of the pages in Brightspace! This session will demo the tool, provide a light tutorial, and give resources so you can use it today!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/md.learnbrightspace.com\/\"><strong>Markdown in Brightspace Resource<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnbrightspace.com\/p\/google-doc-links.html\"><strong>Google Docs Linker Resource<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/AyRCT644diACCy9AJBrI2MAZ1dl33mDoAAS-7WbB6LlDwyGbcYH3yzp6YOxDWM5sBszDZd0mEmZB01CM.WQrPH7XI6i0KROyc\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 8, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12:00-12:45PM<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Messaging Matters: Using Brightspace Pulse to Engage Online Students<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Loy Gross, Genesee Community College<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: At Genesee Community College, Brightspace Pulse has become a regular vehicle for online student communications as well as a lead-in to using online chat and social media. Discover the results of our A\/B testing pitting traditional email outreach against the Pulse app, how these insights inspired changes to our Online Learning Communications Plan, where just-in-time information delivery fits, and how we expanded our Brightspace outreach into other communication mediums. During this virtual presentation, we\u2019ll share data, setup, plans, results, and a Q&amp;A session. Bring your questions!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Op0tD-nrNGFryB7IcLa3wDsl5Wy6HL-n\/view?usp=drive_link\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/n1fMqg7aSRrfRX_mHbz-yGk4TGXc4byi562z7S0XA_Ht9NopJnoSrbYc6M79mj_dBnKj8xJroTciwYSL.CwGCXDVh6Q30zLJQ\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 9, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10:00-10:45AM <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Creating an Ideal OER Textbook for Your Students<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calvin Williamson and Jennifer Shloming, Fashion Institute of Technology<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This presentation will highlight how we created and utilize our own OER textbooks to enhance student learning in both our online and in-person (mathematics) courses. The textbooks were made using our lecture materials, technology, and dedication to providing the ideal textbook to the students in our classes: free, available online, and catered to their interests.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jennifer_shloming.gitlab.io\/intro-graph-theory\/\">OER: Intro to Graph Theory<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/calvinw.github.io\/intro-statistics-quarto\/\">OER:\u00a0 Intro Statistics<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vSZdf5Up_30qdkDG1E03Cwtn9jz-TORpWECDgk3fyjO2KVWFpXWmPZwF0BiHHpp5ZxKEokuNWekTYDr\/pub?slide=id.gc6f80d1ff_0_0\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/i_ccli65jlhCBsKHgdf623eGCgOm4aP5GrVW5iMs0Z0h2Fp0hkRR9-fVIKxWVZBGOAEJdJt_GU9B-OaD.ll_TefVQ1-4S1TsD\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 9, 2023\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12:00-12:45PM<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lumen OHM Can Go Wherever You Want to Code It<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenters: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeffrey Birt, Mohawk Valley Community College and Mark Mattson, SUNY Poly<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We are pleased to share our innovative adaptation of the Lumen OHM online homework platform. While traditionally utilized for mathematics assignments, we have retooled its applications to cater to engineering problems, underscoring its versatility for distance or hybrid learning environments. Our approach capitalizes on the platform&#8217;s ability to program complex calculated questions, thereby offering step-by-step solutions, individualized problems for each student, scaffolded guidance for solution-building, immediate feedback, and the capacity for formulating intricate problems. Join us as we delve into the potential of Lumen OHM to add engineering to distance learning experiences.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Iqt_LYx7jyfUdS8TCunrdHTYod_5yq_G\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/8sd0eL_jfYTfS1Id9Tlyh3gOnPxqNKObqPj8m5eWb2hC0WznT1rVWmC3FCNusDoiz1xSM7ghCKqFpz4.-zIDViVDj0yDzGf2\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 10, 2023\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 10:00-10:45AM\u00a0 &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator:<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s Like Herding Cats (Who Are Multiplying)&#8221;: Curating an AI Repository<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rachel Rigolino, SUNY New Paltz<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a brief overview of our project here at SUNY New Paltz that involves collecting and curating resources and articles about generative AI for our faculty. We house this repository on our Faculty Development Center Hawksite (WordPress). Articles are posted almost daily.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/102hZ4Eg08PDP5X-l69hqJLYU9wmiQqg_\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/6n4UVuLkjHucdie-S96hSGovg6jPkWo9rN85GfvLtLXenOlDR_itPVRYHodnZgXSF4A6rF79FhY_QQGZ.BCarNp9ZjUt7wwkG\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 10, 2023\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 11:00-11:45AM<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Beyond Belonging: Creating Online and Blended Spaces for First-Generation Students to Flourish<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stephanie Foote, Stony Brook University<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This session will focus on strategies and approaches that can be used to go beyond belonging to create inclusive academic experiences for first-generation students. Participants will leave the session with ideas they can incorporate immediately into their own online and blended courses, and resources for continuous course improvement.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wakelet.com\/wake\/OK2T3R4xFbpLALC2rnaJv\"><strong>Slides and Resources<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/o-2-xqJUVN6G2RHpl4IY8jdOda3np0XHD0-Kdg9sA7eNyHea5sN1CYhhIpuOjf8wZmHrSluzfrsKbWQf.Tj1efLWqWiK265xv\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> &#8211; November 10, 2023\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12:00-12:45PM<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Title:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Peer Pedagogy: Encouraging Collaboration in Accelerated Online Learning<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Presenter: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travis Matteson, Alfred State College<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Description:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Studies have shown the advantages of collaboration to promote learning, but collaboration is often difficult to facilitate in online classes. The presentation envisions collaboration as the central pedagogical approach to online learning. Reflecting on the experience teaching an accelerated technical writing course online, this presentation will discuss effective practices in rubric development, assignment creation, and evaluation to facilitate student-to-student and student-to-instructor collaboration online.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/suny-edu.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/xCgpzoNy5CCbWRCedwgPy9I0tes9jbOqWNc-HIK70LzMk8GucvOY4plOBR7TYNX_2HxNmzXT5GNu9Gx0.riMTnKyS_qqRo39o\"><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Follow #NDLW\u00a0on social media for other terrific learning engagements from institutions and organizations around the globe, such as events hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/usdla.org\/2023-ndlw\/\">USDLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We thank you for taking advantage of this opportunity to learn from each other and support your peers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Distance Learning Week \u2013 November 6-10, 2023 National Distance Learning Week, sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), is hosted annually with a virtual, week-long series of webinars meant to:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":10174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[602,315,401,7,423,519,179],"tags":[563,316,176,70,215,115,117,126,133,212,161],"class_list":["post-10168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-event-2","category-innovation","category-inspiration","category-presentation","category-professional-development","category-teaching-online","tag-community","tag-ndlw","tag-event","tag-faculty-development","tag-online","tag-online-faculty","tag-online-faculty-development-2","tag-online-teaching","tag-presentation","tag-professional-development","tag-suny-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10168"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10205,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10168\/revisions\/10205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}