Bettyjo Bouchey: Following the data…how to support online students through data-informed action
As online programming becomes the mainstay at institutions of higher education, it is important to understand the affordances of the data amassed during an online student’s journey to support their success through graduation. Dr. Bouchey will share a series of dashboards in this session and attendees will have an opportunity to see how NLU is […]
Marc Austin: How do Universities Define “Online Learning”?
As universities braced for COVID-19 in Spring 2020, everything went “online.” Faculty quickly pivoted to remote teaching with various degrees of success. As we recover from the pandemic, campuses confront the remnants of one of the largest experiments in distance learning ever experienced. And as such, a long-standing challenge re-emerges more prominently today – how […]
Norm Vaughan: Seven Principles of Blended Learning
Blended learning (BL) is not new and has gained significant traction in higher education. We argued more than a decade ago that BL “is emerging as the organizing concept in transforming teaching and learning while preserving the core values of higher education” (Garrison & Vaughan, 2008, p.143). This was based on the ability to fuse […]
Robert Stephan: Scaling Techniques for Asynchronous Online Courses
How do you provide a personalized, seminar-like experience in a large online class? The issue of scaling undergraduate courses while encouraging academic rigor and individualized learning experiences applies to both in-person and online courses alike. Yet online instruction – especially in an asynchronous modality – brings this question even more prominently to the fore, especially […]
Bridie Killoran: Pathways and RPL
Supporting Online Learner Success with Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning This presentation will provide an overview of the establishment of a Regional Service for Careers and Learning Pathways, including the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for flexible and online learners in the technological sector in Ireland. At Atlantic Technological University (ATU), the My Career […]
Mark Gale & Joy Oettel – ActiveFlex: Courses that Adapt to Your Life and Schedule
Flexibility and student success in a world full of unknowns is what was promised when HyFlex was mentioned as a tool against COVID-19 shutdowns during the early months of the pandemic. Hence, a handful of faculty and staff were tasked with piloting a HyFlex initiative in response to COVID-19. Three out of five courses ended […]
