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Moderators – 2024

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TIME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKER(S)
SESSION INTROPERSON/ MODERATOR
VIRTUAL
MODERATOR
         
DATE
2/28/2024

10:00-10:30

 

10:30 – 11:30

 

Opening Remarks

 

 

SUNY Update / SUNY Online Update

 

SUNY Provost Ram

 

Kim Scalzo &
Dan Feinberg

*Kim Scalzo
Interim Senior Associate Provost,
Digital Innovation
& Academic
Services
KIM.SCALZO
@SUNY.EDU
*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
@SUNY.EDU
*Dr. Tonka Jokelova

Director, Center for Learning Design, Innovation, & Online Instruction
SUNY Canton

JOKELOVA
@CANTON.EDU
         
1:30 – 2:30 Panel: Effective Online Practices Awards and Showcase Erin Maney

SUNY Online Manager
Coms & Community Engagement

~ *Tabitha Carter

Coordinator,
Distributed Learning, MVCC

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
@SUNY.EDU
*Lisa Melohusky

Director,
Online Learning,
SUNY Fredonia

MELOHUSK
@FREDONIA.EDU
         
3:45 – 5:45 Workshop: ChatGPT Unleashed: An advanced exploration of AI-driven course design Dr. Sean Nufer

Sr. Director, Teaching & Learning,
TCS
Education System 

Dr. Veronica Estrada

Core Faculty,
Pacific Oaks College

*Anne Miller

Coordinator, Inst. Design & Online Learning, SUNY Sullivan

AMILLER
@SUNYSULLIVAN.EDU
*Judith
Littlejohn

Director,
Online
Learning,
Genesee CC

JMLITTLEJOHN
@GENESEE.EDU
         
         
DATE
2/29/2024

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome Alexandra Pickett
Director, SUNY Online Teaching
~  
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,
Digital Innovation
& Academic
Services

KIM.SCALZO
@SUNY.EDU
*Tony DeFranco

Operations
Director,
SUNY OER
Services

TONY.DEFRANCO
@SUNY.EDU
         
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
@NCC.EDU
*Christine Paige

Executive Director,
Empire Online

CHRISTINE.PAIGE
@SUNYEMPIRE.EDU
         
11:30 – 12:30 Panel: Online Learners Susan Warner & Michele Forte *Dr. John Locke

Coordinator, Technology Enhanced Learning,
SUNY Plattsburgh

JLOCK004
@PLATTSBURGH.EDU
*Diane Auerbach-
Lerner

SUNY Student
Conduct Institute

DIANE.AUERBACHLERNER
@SUNY.EDU
         
1:30 – 2:30 15th Annual Unsession! Alexandra M. Pickett

Director, SUNY Online Teaching

~ *Abigail A Bechtel

Instructional Technologies Specialist,

Monroe Community College

ABECHTEL
@MONROECC.EDU
         
2:30 – 3:30 Recognition: Online Teaching Ambassadors Erin Maney

SUNY Online Manager
Communications & Community Engagement

~ *Kate Robinson

Monroe Community College

KROBINSON70
@MONROECC.EDU
         
3:45 – 4:45 Presentation: The Regulations and Guidance Lurking Around the Bend Cheryl Dowd Dan Feinberg

Interim Director SUNY Online

DAN.FEINBERG
@SUNY.EDU
*Theresa
Gilliard-Cook

Associate Director,
Instructional
Design, SUNY Oswego

THERESA.GILLIARDCOOK
@OSWEGO.EDU
         
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
@ONEONTA.EDU
*Marie Sciangula

Assistant Director,
TLTC,
Purchase College

MARIE.SCIANGULA
@PURCHASE.EDU