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Introductions & Virtual Moderators

Assigned moderators are subject to confirmation / change.
Time
Session Title
Speaker(s)
Session IntroPerson/ Moderator
Virtual
Moderators
Date
2/26/2025

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 Sr. Assoc. Provost of Digital Innovation & Academic Services (DIAS)
kim.scalzo@suny.edu		 Dr. Chris Price, Director of Educational Development, SUNY CPD
Chris.Price@suny.edu
11:30 – 12:30 Panel:
Student Success Coaching		 Susan Warner, SUNY Online Student Supports

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 Dr. Laurie Gorman, Instructional
Designer, Office of Distance Ed. & Adjunct Assoc. Professor
Health, Phys  Ed. & Rec. Dept. laurie.gorman@ncc.edu
1:30 – 2:30 Panel:
Effective Online Practices Awards and Showcase		 Erin Maney, SUNY Online Community Engagement

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 Dr. Jennifer Shloming Associate Professor of Mathematics
jennifer_shloming@fitnyc.edu
2:45 – 5:45 Workshop:
Building an Accessibility Strategy . . . One Candy at a Time		 Kelly Hermann, University of Phoenix. Dr. Michele Forte, Assoc. Professor, Human Services
michele.forte@sunyempire.edu		 Allene Slating,
Instructional Designer, Callas Center for Ed. Tech & Instruction
slatinae@delhi.eduJohn Zelenak, SUNY Online Operations Manager  John.Zelenak@suny.edu
Date
2/27/2025

9:00 – 9:15

 Welcome Alexandra M. Pickett, Online Teaching, SUNY Online

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9:15 – 10:15 Presentation:
Divergent Minds, Inspired Designs		 Megan Kohler, Pennsylvania State University Mike Walker, SUNY Online Help Desk Manager
Mike.Walker@suny.edu

Allene Slating,
Instructional Designer, Callas Center for Ed. Tech & Instruction
slatinae@delhi.edu
10:15- 11:15 16th Annual Unsession! Moderator:
Alexandra M. Pickett, Online Teaching, SUNY Online

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 Anne Miller, Coordinator of Inst. Design & Online Learning amiller@sunysullivan.edu
11:30 – 12:30 Panel Presentation:
Online Learners		 SusanWarner, SUNY Online Student Supports
Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Empire State University.		 Dr. John Locke, Coordinator, Tech. Enhanced Learning & Distance Education
jlock004@plattsburgh.edu		 Theresa Gilliard-Cook,
Assoc. Director, Instr. Design, Div. of Extended Learning theresa.gilliardcook@oswego.edu
1:30 – 2:30 Panel Presentation:
Accelerated Online Learning: Insights from Faculty, Staff and Students		 Dan Feinberg, SUNY Online
Maureen Kinney, SUNY Online Campus Partnerships

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 Laurie Fox, Director of EdTech
Computing & Info Tech
fox@geneseo.edu
2:30 – 3:30 Recognition:
Online Teaching Ambassadors		 Erin Maney, SUNY Online Community Engagement

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 Hope Windle, Director, SUNY COIL Hope.Windle@oneonta.edu
3:45 – 4:45 Presentation:
Adapting to Innovation: Strategy and Capacity Building for AI and Beyond		 Michelle Singh, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Dan Feinberg, SUNY Online Director
Dan.Feinberg@suny.edu		 John Zelenak, SUNY Online Operations Manager  John.Zelenak@suny.edu
4:45 – 5:45
Session: Activate Your Ideas About Innovations Inspired By Your Experiences At The Summit With Your Colleagues
In-Person Facilitators:
Online Faculty:
SUNY Online Staff:
Alexandra Pickett
Instructional Designers:
Donna Simiele, dsimiele@niagaracc.suny.edu
Kristin Hall, kristin.hall@stonybrook.edu
Colleen Kaminski kaminskicm@sunybroome.edu
SUNY Online Staff:
Jamie Heron
Online Admin,/Leaders:
Ryan McCabe Ryan.McCabe@flcc.edu 
SUNY Online Staff:
Dan Feinberg
Student Supports:
Amelia Lushia, ashaf003@plattsburgh.edu
Emily Kuhne, ekuhn003@plattsburgh.edu
SUNY Online Staff:
Susan Warner, Susan.Warner@suny.edu 
Brightspace:
SUNY Online Staff:
Adrienne Dunham Adrienne.Dunham@suny.edu
Session: Activate Your Ideas About Innovations Inspired By Your Experiences At The Summit With Your Colleagues
Virtual Facilitators:
Online Faculty:
Daniel D. Barrancotta, ddbarrancotta@genesee.edu
Laurie Gorman, laurie.gorman@ncc.edu
Instructional Designers:
Kate Robinson, krobinson70@monroecc.edu
Theresa Gilliard-Cook, theresa.gilliardcook@oswego.edu
Online Admin,/Leaders:
Andrea Gilbert, agilbert14@monroecc.edu
Student Supports:
Loy Gross, legross@genesee.edu
Brightspace:
Katharine Dutton, katharine.dutton@oswego.edu
Allene Slating, slatinae@delhi.edu
Brian Gomez Brian.Gomez@suny.edu
General/Other:  
John Zelenak  John.Zelenak@suny.edu
Date
2/28/2025

9:00 – 9:15

 Welcome Alexandra M. Pickett, Online Teaching, SUNY Online

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9:15 – 10:15 Presentation:
The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) Report		 Dr. Kathe Pelletier, EDUCAUSE Viktorya Mirzoyan, SUNY Online, Impact Analyst Viktorya.Mirzoyan@suny.edu  Dr. Deborah Spiro, Assistant Vice President, Distance Education, Nassau Community College
Deborah.Spiro@ncc.edu
10:15- 11:15
Session: Activate Your Ideas About Innovations Inspired By Your Experiences At The Summit With Your Colleagues
In-Person Facilitators:
Online Faculty:
SUNY Online Staff:
Alexandra Pickett
Instructional Designers:
Kristin Hall, kristin.hall@stonybrook.edu
Colleen Kaminski, kaminskicm@sunybroome.edu
SUNY Online Staff:
Jamie Heron
Online Admin./Leaders:
Ryan McCabe Ryan.McCabe@flcc.edu
SUNY Online Staff:
Dan Feinberg
Student Supports:
Amelia Lushia, ashaf003@plattsburgh.edu
Emily Kuhne, ekuhn003@plattsburgh.edu
SUNY Online Staff:
Susan Warner, Susan.Warner@suny.edu 
Brightspace:
SUNY Online Staff:
Adrienne Dunham Adrienne.Dunham@suny.edu
Session: Activate Your Ideas About Innovations Inspired By Your Experiences At The Summit With Your Colleagues
Virtual Facilitators:
Online Faculty:
Daniel D. Barrancotta, ddbarrancotta@genesee.edu
Mark Mattson mattsom@sunypoly.edu
Instructional Designers:
Kate Robinson, krobinson70@monroecc.edu
Loretta Driskel, ldriskel@clarkson.edu
Online Admin./Leaders:
Deborah Spiro, Deborah.Spiro@ncc.edu
Student Supports:
Loy Gross, legross@genesee.edu
Brightspace:
Brian Gomez Brian.Gomez@suny.edu
General/Other:  
Laurie Fox fox@geneseo.edu
11:30 – 12:30 Presentation:
Federal Policy: Past, Present, Future. The Impact on Digital Learning		 Dr. Van L. Davis (Virtual) &
Cheryl Dowd,  WCET		 Kinney, Maureen, SUNY Online Campus Partnerships Manager Maureen.Kinney@suny.edu John Zelenak, SUNY Online Operations Manager  John.Zelenak@suny.edu

 

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