SUNY Online provides services, supports, and resources for online learning activities and initiatives across the SUNY system and a broad community of online teaching and learning practitioners and stakeholders.
Online Teaching and Learning at SUNY has a 30+ year history!
The Summit provides opportunities for face-to-face and virtual networking, discussion, and social interaction for our online community of practice stakeholders.
Our virtual and face-to-face participants are invited to join us to meet friends and colleagues, and socialize.
Social Networking activities take place virtually and in-person throughout the event.
Activate Your Ideas About Innovations Inspired By Your Experiences At The Summit With Your Colleagues
This year special hour-long Affinity Group sessions have been planned to encourage Summit participants (virtual and in-person) to:
These sessions will take place on:
- Day 2 at 4:45 – 5:45PM
- Day 3 at 10:15AM – 11:15PM
For in-person attendees the morning and afternoon Breaks, Lunch & Dinner are intended to provide attendees with the opportunity to network. Please let us know if you would like to be introduced to someone, or to connect with someone on a particular topic or challenge you are interested in! We would be happy to make introductions!
For our virtual participants, use the #hashtag #SUNYOnlineSummit to contribute to the Summit backchannel and meet new friends & colleagues to share and enhance the virtual event experience for yourself and others!
Learn more about the Summit Socials.
Summit Networking Coordinators:
John Zelenak, Operations Manager, SUNY Online. @JohnZelenak
Alexandra M. Pickett, Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online, @alexpickett , @AlejandraPickett@mas.to
Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager. @expertlymade, @ExpertlyMade@mindly.social
Susan Warner,
Michele Forte,
Maureen Kinney
Dan Feinberg
Steve Race,
Jamie Heron,
Viktorya Mirzoyan,
Mike Walker
Lin LinTrack: Plenary
The SUNY Online Summit presentations and the recordings from this event are provided FREE of charge.
Registration is required for participation in both the face-to-face event in NYC, NY, as well as for access to the live virtual event (no guarantees are made regarding quality of broadcast).
Keep in mind that any times listed are ET. Recordings and Materials will be made available after the event concludes.
DAY 1: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
SUNY ONLINE SUMMIT 2024 – General Slides & Info.
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Special Guest SUNY Provost Ram
Recording: https://youtu.be/5156y3EuS5c?si=HumasLo-RRzFfwS5
Presentation: SUNY Update
Speaker: Kim Scalzo
Recording: https://youtu.be/w2D8yVd6rCE?si=7EpHv-4TckRqYL6f
Materials & Resources: Slides
Presentation: SUNY Online Update
Speaker: Dan Feinberg
Recording: https://youtu.be/w2D8yVd6rCE?si=lviDYA8hSsTN198l&t=2373
Materials & Resources: Slides
Combined – Chats for Welcome, SUNY & SUNY Online reports
Presentation: SUNY Digital Learning Environment Update
Speaker: Harry Cargile
Recording: https://youtu.be/UnB_YacVnbg?si=RjqCO1u7c1T1YjOI
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat
Panel: Effective Practice Awards and Showcase
Moderator: Erin Maney
Recording: https://youtu.be/UBg3QEY0qlw?si=7gEYN4i7T4TRqxXO
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat | EP Award Program Information | Effective Practices 2024
Panel: NYS Investments: Digital Transformation and Student Success
Recording: https://youtu.be/6t-lJCL-I6c?si=PJScGMR_NqC8-A3B
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat – was not captured
Workshop: ChatGPT Unleashed: An advanced exploration of AI-driven course design
Speakers: Sean Nufer and Veronica Estrada
Recording: https://youtu.be/_3u5rC4omqQ?si=OiOehJO_smYjxnWW
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat | Video1 | Video2 | Video3
Demos from the AI workshop https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/8620470
login w/gmail account and PW: ShinyHappyPeople
Polls:
Word Cloud |Where are you from? (screenshot images)
Spreadsheets:
How have you incorporated AI in your workflow or in your personal life (or how would you like to)?
What challenges are you facing as an online instructor or instructional designer?
What are you afraid of losing with Generative AI?
DAY 2: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Welcome & Introductions! – Alexandra M. Pickett
Recording: https://youtu.be/_-ei2ckOw5w?si=7MwQKJvjgiQ21tKg
Panel: Artificial Intelligence: SUNY FACT2 Task Group & SUNY Task Force Reports
Recording: https://youtu.be/2MVIDQYV4R0?si=31Pz-E-PbV3hnWT4
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat
Panel: Building Quality Online Bachelor’s Programs That Students Want: What the Data Say
Speakers: Michelle Ohnona, Scott Jeffe, Emily Wood
Recording: https://youtu.be/rHF72mQzGbg?si=SZUDhe9ZTOkDwMw5
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat | RNL 2022 online student recruitment report
Panel: Online Students
Co-Moderators: Susan Warner & Dr. Michele Forte
View Online Learner Panelists
Recording: https://youtu.be/mVS5GkrzFWM?si=KrxRmSNEbV0iFGna
Materials & Resources: Chat
Session: 15th Annual Unsession!
Moderator: Alexandra M. Pickett
Recording: https://youtu.be/Q8PZT-OjzNQ?si=oAGViJxJa408M55z
Materials & Resources: Google Doc: https://bit.ly/unsession2024 | Chat
Recognition: Online Teaching Ambassadors
Recording: https://youtu.be/vb8MD7j5W8I?si=kqHEkp2ZLZAZeJYU
Moderator: Erin Maney with Alexandra M. Pickett
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat | SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador Program | Meet the SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors for 2024
Presentation: The Regulations and Guidance Lurking Around the Bend
Speaker: Cheryl Dowd
Recording: https://youtu.be/uemO9m0nWtY?si=94tbKUM7wtzlxJ3b
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat
Presentation: Using Feminist Pedagogy to Design Learner-Centered Learning Experiences Online
Speakers: Jacquelyne Howard & Liv Newman
Recording: https://youtu.be/5FhzF1tEKrc?si=lawahZSRyhGORXX6
Materials & Resources: Slides | Chat
https://feminists-teach-online.tulane.edu/
https://feminists-teach-online.tulane.edu/social-justice-issues/
Please fill out the Survey: https://bit.ly/Summit2024Feedback
See you next year in Syracuse!
Opening Remarks – Special Guest SUNY Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Melur “Ram” Ramasubramanian
Track: Plenary, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Kim Scalzo is the interim senior associate provost of Digital Innovation and Academic Services (DIAS), former executive director of SUNY Online and Interim Executive Director of Academic Technologies and Information Services (ATIS). For the five years preceding the launch of Open SUNY, Scalzo served as director for SUNY Center for Professional Development. Prior to joining SUNY, Kim was an administrator at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she started as the director of Professional and Distance Education Programs, and moved on to serve as the director of Distributed Education and Multimedia before a four year term as the director of Outreach Programs. @kimscalzo Linkedin
Presentation:DIAS Update
Track: Plenary, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Dan Feinberg is the interim director of SUNY Online. He has spent 19 years at SUNY, including time at University at Albany, Schenectady Community College, and the last 13 years at SUNY System Administration. Dan’s job allows him to work with SUNY broad diversity of campuses and stellar higher ed professionals across the state. A lifelong educator, Dan began his career as a public school teacher and has been elected three times to the Scotia-Glenville Board of Education. Dan enjoys planning trips across the country as a part of his family’s continental conquest! LinkedIn X
Presentation: SUNY Online Update
Track: Plenary, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Erin Maney is the SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement manager. She was previously an Open SUNY senior instructional designer, and prior to that came to the team from Monroe Community College where she served as an instructional designer. She has worked for community colleges and universities in Wisconsin and Florida before returning to upstate NY. Erin was formerly an English teacher for K-12 districts and continues to teach developmental writing courses and college orientation seminar as an adjunct instructor. After leaving the traditional classroom, she served in many roles supporting educators in K-12, at-risk youth facilities, technical and career high schools, community colleges, and universities. Much of her experience is focused on developing and facilitating training programs, finding new and engaging ways to communicate content, and developing meaningful learning opportunities for both faculty and students. @expertlymade LinkedIn
Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Recognition: SUNY Effective Online Practices Recognition and Showcase Panel
Track: Plenary, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager with Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Recognition: SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors
Track: Plenary, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Harry Cargile, is the director of academic technology strategy and integration and is currently serving as a co-lead for the SUNY Digital Learning Environment project. He has been a part of SUNY since 1999 working with academic technology and most specifically learning management systems.
Presentation: SUNY Digital Learning Environment Update
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty
Panel Moderator: Kim Scalzo
Panel: NYS Investments: Digital Transformation and Student Success
Digital Transformation
Brian Digman, SUNY CIO
Student Success
Donna Linderman (Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Success)
Valerie Dent (Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Deputy for Student Success)
Dr. Sean Nufer, senior director of teaching and learning at The Community Solution Education System (TCS) and a Senior Adjunct Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He was the 2021 Canvas Educator of the Year and recipient of the Online Learning Consortium 2020 Excellence and Innovation in Online Teaching Award and the OLC 2021 Effective Practice Award. LinkedIn Blog Twitter (X)
Dr. Veronica Estrada is a core faculty at Pacific Oaks College and an adjunct professor at Pasadena City College. She was the recipient of the OLC 2021 Effective Practice Award. Dr. Estrada is also an emotional intelligence (EQ) expert and consultant, who helps individuals and teams enhance their EQ skills, enabling them to navigate challenges and foster positive working environments. Dr. Estrada focuses on navigating the delicate balance between technological advancement (AI) and human emotional intelligence (EQ), fostering a harmonious integration that preserves the essence of human experience amidst a rapidly digitizing world. LinkedIn
Workshop:Innovative Online Course Design Using AI – A Hands-On Approach
Summit Networking: – Summit Socials
Discussion Facilitators:
John Zelenak, Operations Manager, SUNY Online. @JohnZelenak
Rob Piorkowski, Assistant Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online. @rob_piorkowskiLinkedin
Alexandra M. Pickett, Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online. @alexpickett @AlejandraPickett@mas.to
Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager. @expertlymade@ExpertlyMade@mindly.socialSession:Social Networking Activities
Tracks:Plenary, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty, Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership – all are welcome!
Panel: Artificial Intelligence: SUNY FACT2 Task Group Report
FACT2 AI Task Group
Jeffrey Riman, SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology & SUNY FACT2 Task Group Co-Chair
Billi Franchini, SUNY University at Albany & SUNY FACT2 Task Group Co-ChairSUNY AI Task Force
Atri Rudra is the Katherine Johnson Chair in Artificial Intelligence professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the SUNY University at Buffalo
Jason D’Cruz is an associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Philosophy Department at the University at AlbanyTracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty, Plenary
Susan Warner currently serves as the manager of online student support at SUNY Online. In this role, Susan is deeply committed to fostering collaboration among SUNY faculty and staff to promote the best practices in online student support and empowering SUNY campuses with essential online student support resources. In her previous role as the Lead Success Coordinator for SUNY Online, Susan spearheaded the training and leadership of the SUNY Online Degrees at Scale student success coaching team, which provided success coaching to online students across seven SUNY campuses encompassing over twenty programs. Before her tenure at SUNY Online, Susan played a pivotal role in implementing Guided Pathways at Monroe Community College as an MCC School Specialist. Susan has a passion for an appreciative, strengths-based approach to proactive student success coaching and a strong commitment to providing equitable, accessible support to all students. Beyond her professional pursuits, Susan finds joy in coffee gatherings with friends, cheering on the Buffalo Bills, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Dr. Michele Forte is an associate professor at SUNY SUNY Empire State University (ESU) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State. She has extensive experience in mentoring and coaching diverse organizational and student populations in various educational and not-for-profit settings. Dr. Forte is the former Project Manager for Student Supports initiatives for SUNY Online and a coach with the New York Student Success Center (NYSSC) Coaching Academy as well as for the SUNY REACH initiative. Her scholarly interests include competency-based frameworks for assessing learning, high-impact coaching and mentoring models, and connections between grief, loss, and resilience. Linkedin Profile
Panel Presentation: Online Student Panel
Co-Moderators:
Susan Warner, Manager of Online Student Support at SUNY Online.
Dr. Michele Forte, Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State University.
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty, Plenary
Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard is an administrative assistant professor of technology and women’s history at Newcomb Institute of Tulane University . She leveraged her liberal arts degrees to gain extensive experience in digital scholarship and instructional technology and specializes in Borderlands History, History of Gender and Technology, and Digital History. At Newcomb Institute, Jacquelyne directs initiatives and student programming related to digital humanities and instructional technology. Her teaching and research interests include examining topics about gender and race using interdisciplinary frameworks such as technology studies, digital humanities, empires and borderlands studies, family studies, and U.S. History. Using digital and quantitative methods with historical approaches, her current manuscript project examines the family experiences of African, Indian, European, and mixed-heritage women living in the Lower French Louisiana Borderlands from 1700-1766. She earned a Ph.D. in U.S. History from Fordham University, an M.A. in History from the University of San Diego, and a B.A. in History with a minor in secondary education from Loyola University New Orleans. Blog LinkedIn Twitter (X)
Dr. Liv Newman is administrative assistant professor and associate director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching at Tulane University and adjunct faculty for Loyola University New Orleans. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Florida and M.A. in Education Policy from Stanford University. Dr. Newman has worked in higher education for nearly 25 years spanning both teaching and administrative roles. She has extensive experience improving undergraduate and graduate, on-ground and online teaching, through her faculty development positions and numerous leadership roles. Her scholarly interests focus on the intersection of race and class, inequities in education, and enhancing the online educational experience for faculty and students. Blog
Presentation: Using Feminist Pedagogy to Design Learner-Centered Learning Experiences Online
Cheryl Dowd serves as the senior director for the State Authorization Network and WCET Policy Innovations, and Cyber Fellow for WICHE. Dowd directs the activities and research to manage State and Federal regulatory compliance requirements for the out of state activities of the member institutions. Additionally, she serves the overall WCET membership in addressing emerging and special regulatory issues related to digital learning in postsecondary education. Dowd is a contributing author for a guidebook for understanding the legal basis for State and Federal compliance for activities of post-secondary institutions, State Authorization of Colleges and Universities. Dowd earned her JD from the University of Richmond, MS in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University, and BS in Political Science from James Madison University. LinkedIn, X
Presentation: The Regulations and Guidance Lurking Around the Bend
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Panel: Building Quality Online Bachelor’s Programs That Students Want: What the Data Say
Michelle Ohnona, Assistant Professor & Faculty Director, Georgetown, School of Continuing Studies Scott Jeffe VP Grad. & Online Research, RNL
Emily Wood, EdD, VP Instructional Design, RNL
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SUNY Provost Ram
Kim Scalzo & |
*Kim Scalzo Interim Senior Associate Provost, Digital Innovation & Academic Services KIM.SCALZO
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*Dr. Christopher Price Academic Programs Manager, SUNY CPD CHRIS.PRICE@SUNY.EDU |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Presentation: SUNY Digital Learning Environment Update | Harry Cargile
Director of Academic Technology Strategy & Integration |
*Rob Piorkowski
Assistant Director SUNY Online Teaching ROBERT.PIORKOWSKI
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*Dr. Tonka Jokelova
Director, Center for Learning Design, Innovation, & Online Instruction JOKELOVA
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| 1:30 – 2:30 | Panel: Effective Online Practices Awards and Showcase | Erin Maney
SUNY Online Manager |
~ | *Tabitha Carter
Coordinator, TCARTER@MVCC.EDU |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | Panel: NYS Investments: Digital Transformation and Student Success | Brian Digman
SUNY CIO Donna Linderman, EdD, SUNY Senior Vice Chancellor, Student Success. Valerie Dent, Esq., Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Deputy, Student Success |
*Kim Scalzo Interim Senior Associate Provost, Digital Innovation & Academic Services KIM.SCALZO
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*Lisa Melohusky
Director, MELOHUSK
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| 3:45 – 5:45 | Workshop: ChatGPT Unleashed: An advanced exploration of AI-driven course design | Dr. Sean Nufer
Sr. Director, Teaching & Learning, Dr. Veronica Estrada Core Faculty, |
*Anne Miller
Coordinator, Inst. Design & Online Learning, SUNY Sullivan AMILLER
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*Judith Littlejohn Director, JMLITTLEJOHN
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Welcome | Alexandra Pickett Director, SUNY Online Teaching |
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| 9:15 – 10:15 | Panel: Artificial Intelligence: SUNY FACT2 Task Group & SUNY Task Force Reports | Jeffrey Riman
Billi Franchini Atri Rudra Jason D’Cruz |
*Kim Scalzo
Interim Senior Associate Provost, KIM.SCALZO
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*Tony DeFranco
Operations TONY.DEFRANCO
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| 10:15- 11:15 | Panel: Building Quality Online Bachelor’s Programs That Students Want: What the Data Say | Michelle Ohnona
Scott Jeffe Emily Wood |
*Dr. Deborah Spiro
Assistant VP, Distance Education Nassau CC DEBORAH.SPIRO
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*Christine Paige
Executive Director, CHRISTINE.PAIGE
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | Panel: Online Learners | Susan Warner & Michele Forte | *Dr. John Locke
Coordinator, Technology Enhanced Learning, JLOCK004
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*Diane Auerbach- Lerner SUNY Student DIANE.AUERBACHLERNER
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| 1:30 – 2:30 | 15th Annual Unsession! | Alexandra M. Pickett
Director, SUNY Online Teaching |
~ | *Abigail A Bechtel
Instructional Technologies Specialist, Monroe Community College ABECHTEL
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| 2:30 – 3:30 | Recognition: Online Teaching Ambassadors | Erin Maney
SUNY Online Manager |
~ | *Kate Robinson
Monroe Community College KROBINSON70
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| 3:45 – 4:45 | Presentation: The Regulations and Guidance Lurking Around the Bend | Cheryl Dowd | Dan Feinberg
Interim Director SUNY Online DAN.FEINBERG
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*Theresa Gilliard-Cook Associate Director, THERESA.GILLIARDCOOK
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| 4:45 – 5:45 | Presentation: Using Feminist Pedagogy to Design Learner-Centered Learning Experiences Online | Jacquelyne Howard
Liv Newman |
*Hope Windle
Director, SUNY COIL Center International Virtual Exchange & Instructional Design Educator HOPE.WINDLE
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*Marie Sciangula
Assistant Director, MARIE.SCIANGULA
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Registration is required for the SUNY Online Summit (2/28-29/24) face-to-face event at the Global Center in NYC (2024), as well as for access to the live virtual event (no guarantees are made regarding quality of broadcast). Keep in mind that any times listed are approximate and in Eastern Time (ET). Presentation recordings and materials will be available.
DAY 1: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
9:55AM Welcome! – Alexandra M. Pickett
10:00AM – 11:30AM
Opening Remarks – 10-10:30AM
Special Guest SUNY Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, and President of the SUNY Research Foundation Dr. Melur K. “Ram” Ramasubramanian
Presentation – 10:30-11:30AM
Kim Scalzo, Interim Senior Associate Provost, SUNY Digital Innovation and Academic Services (DIAS)
Dan Feinberg, Interim Director, SUNY Online
Track: Plenary
11:30AM – 12:30PM
Presentation: SUNY Digital Learning Environment Update
Harry Cargile, Director of Academic Technology Strategy and Integration, SUNY Online.
Tracks: Online Instructional Designers, Online Admin/Leadership
1:30PM – 2:30PM
Panel: Effective Online Practices Awards and Showcase
Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Track: Plenary
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Panel: NYS Investments: Digital Transformation and Student Success
Panel Moderator: Kim Scalzo
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership
3:45PM – 5:45PM
Workshop: Innovative Online Course Design Using AI – A Hands-On Approach
Please be prepared with your own devise & an online course, assignment, outcome, or activity that you would like to revise, or enhance.
Sean Nufer, Director of Educational Technology, TCS Education System Co-presenters
Veronica Estrada, Core Faculty, School of Human Development, Pacific Oaks College
Tracks: Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty (all are welcome)
5:45PM Wrap-up, Survey, and Preview of Day 2.
DAY 2: Thursday, February 29, 2024
9:00AM – 9:15AM Welcome & Introductions! – Alexandra M. Pickett
9:15AM – 10:15AM
Panel: Artificial Intelligence: SUNY FACT2 Task Group & SUNY Task Force Reports
FACT2 Task Group
SUNY Task Force
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
10:15AM – 11:15AM
Panel: Building Quality Online Bachelor’s Programs That Students Want: What the Data Say
Michelle Ohnona, Assistant Professor & Faculty Director, Georgetown, School of Continuing Studies
Scott Jeffe VP Grad. & Online Research, RNL
Emily Wood, EdD, VP Instructional Design, RNL
Tracks: Online Faculty, Online Instructional Designers, Online Admin/Leadership
11:30AM – 12:30PM
Panel: Online Learners
Moderators:
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
1:30PM – 2:30PM
Moderator: Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online. https://bit.ly/unsession2024 – sign up! Add your name, links & info. to this shared doc!
Tracks: Plenary, (Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty)
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Recognition: Online Teaching Ambassadors
Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager
with Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online
Tracks: Plenary, (Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty)
3:45PM – 4:45PM
Presentation: The Regulations and Guidance Lurking Around the Bend
Cheryl Dowd, Senior Director, State Authorization Network & WCET Policy Innovations, and Cyber Fellow for WICHE
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
4:45PM – 5:45PM
Presentation: Using Feminist Pedagogy to Design Learner-Centered Learning Experiences Online
Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard, Administrative Assistant Professor of Technology & Women’s History, Newcomb Institute, Tulane University
Dr. Liv Newman is Administrative Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching at Tulane University and adjunct faculty for Loyola University New Orleans.
Tracks: Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support
5:45PM
The Summit concludes!
See you next year in Syracuse, NY!
Please fill out the Survey: https://bit.ly/Summit2024Feedback
D2L Connection Event – March 1, 2024 – Program and Registration
(No registration fee & NOT streamed live)
Feminist pedagogy is a form of liberatory pedagogy. Facilitators will share an introduction to feminist pedagogy, including practical examples from their teaching. Participants will actively workshop an aspect of their course (syllabus, assessment) around feminist pedagogy tenets of humanizing online learning, creating cultures of care, and fostering embodiment in online learning.Session Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Feminist pedagogy, like other forms of liberatory pedagogies, seeks to promote equity and inclusion in learning environments by centering on learners, recognizing their contributions, and prioritizing their learning goals and needs. Liberatory pedagogies offer a way to engage online learners in ways that honor and uplift their lived experiences and knowledges to positively impact their learning experiences and outcomes. Feminist pedagogy, tenets, such as recognizing learners as agentic co-educators and building equity, mutual respect, and support in the learning process, are needed in today’s increasingly complex learning environments.
This session will review the tenets of feminist pedagogy, focusing on those that are of particular use in the online learning space, and will provide the opportunity for participants to consider a revision to their online course incorporating selected feminist pedagogy tenets, independently and with colleagues.
The session will review:
Each of these three aspects of the session will provide participants with knowledge about the feminist pedagogy tenet, examples of how to incorporate the tenet into an online course shared by the facilitators, and the opportunity to consider specific changes to an aspect of participants’ own online courses. The facilitators will use polls, open discussion, and question and answer to engage both the virtual and in-person session attendees as part of this process. Learning about a new concept and engaging with colleagues to consider how to apply something new in one’s own context will provide session participants with opportunity to make a substantive change in a supportive environment, with resources and information to continue the work beyond the end of the session and event.
Session Resources:
The Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online guide is an open access resource that was developed by educators at Tulane, and in subsequent collaboration with colleagues from across the US. It is openly available to all and will be shared with Summit participants.
https://feminists-teach-online.tulane.edu/
https://feminists-teach-online.tulane.edu/social-justice-issues/
Dr. Jacquelyne Thoni Howard, Administrative Assistant Professor of Technology & Women’s History, Newcomb Institute, Tulane University
Blog LinkedIn
Dr. Liv Newman is Administrative Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching at Tulane University and adjunct faculty for Loyola University New Orleans.
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
DAY 2 : February 29, 2024
Time: 4:45PM – 5:45PM
Digitally delivered education is affected by the increasing development and use of AI. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released, rescinded, and plans to rewrite guidance about Third Party Servicers (TPS). ED released new final regulations last fall that will be effective July 1, 2024, as well as convened a new negotiated rulemaking. The new regulations as well as the outcomes of the newest rulemaking have current and future policy implications.
Attendees will learn about the various policy and compliance developments affecting the delivery of education when using digital technology. We will address the new final regulations and provide an update on the status of the newest rulemaking committee that will conclude in early March. Current additional issues of note include responses to the increase in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and the release of guidance from the U.S. Department of Education addressing institutional use of Third-Party Servicers (TPS).
The Department has also presented an ambitious rulemaking plan. In March 2023, the Department announced the intention to establish a rulemaking to address multiple issues affecting digital learning including interstate distance education, accreditation, and the definitions related to distance education. That rulemaking is currently in progress and will conclude in early March with proposed rules noted in the Unified Agenda to be released October 2024. In October 2023, the Department released proposed regulations that were the final five issues from the previous rulemaking held in Winter 2022. Most notable are the financial transparency and gainful employment rule and certification procedures that include regulations affecting interstate compliance and providing programs leading to a professional license. It is important to note that the Department recently completed a rulemaking to address loan forgiveness in light of the July U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down the Biden Administration’s debt relief plan. The rulemaking concluded in December 2023 with anticipated proposed regulations to be released in May 2024.
Institutions and other stakeholders will wish to keep a keen eye on the direction these issues will go over the next several months. Ultimately, the development of policy and compliance requirements in these areas will require institutions to rethink how they are creating and supporting digital learning, including course design, contracting for third-party services, serving out-of-state students, and fulfilling the special obligations associated with programs that lead to a professional license or certification.
Although much of the conversation around AI in higher education has focused on discussions of academic integrity, generative AI is posed to impact a number of policy areas on the institutional, system/state, and federal level. In addition to exploring third-party providers and the emerging regulatory landscape, we will also explore the emerging regulatory landscape of generative AI.
Original TPS guidance was released in February 2023. The original Dear Colleague Letter vastly expanded the type of service for which an institution contracts to be considered a TPS. A TPS is a classification of the servicer for which there are increased responsibilities for the institution as well as the company itself in order for the institution to participate in Title IV HEA programs. Additionally, the Department was interested in public input about the 2011 bundled services exception when working with an Online Program Manager (OPM). The Department received more than 1000 public comments regarding the February 2023 guidance and officially announced in May 2023 that it chose to delay and amend the guidance. Institutions and organizations are still waiting for the amended guidance for which the Department indicated will become effective six months after its release.
We plan to guide the participants through applicable policy considerations and regulations as well as responding to participant questions. We will conclude with specific steps that institutional staff may take to communicate with their stakeholders about the development of new policies as well as new and revised rules. Participants will be directed to additional resources on these issues.
Cheryl Dowd, Senior Director, State Authorization Network & WCET Policy Innovations, and Cyber Fellow for WICHE
Track: Online Admin/Leadership
DAY 2 : February 29, 2024
Time 3:45PM – 4:45PM
This session will feature online learners from various SUNY campuses who will share their experiences and observations as online students.
Co- Moderators:
Susan Warner,SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager
Dr. Michele Forte, Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State University. Profile
Tracks: Plenary, (Online Admin/Leadership, Online Student Support, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty)
DAY 2: Thursday, February 29, 2024
11:30AM – 12:30PM
