SUNY Welcome and Opening Session
This session will begin with welcoming remarks from the SUNY Provost. Highlights from digital innovation initiatives across the SUNY Provost’s Office will be provided. Specific updates will be shared from SUNY Online, including the state of online education in SUNY, how services are evolving to support the new Digital Learning Environment, accomplishments of the past […]
Supporting Online Coaching at SUNY
DAY 1: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 11:30AM – 12:30PM Supporting Online Coaching at SUNY: Exploring Academic & Learning Outcomes for Online Students This session will present findings from the MDRC/SUNY research project on online student coaching, exploring how different coaching models impact student success at three SUNY campuses. Attendees will gain valuable insights into effective […]
Recognition: Effective Online Practices Showcase 2025
DAY 1: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 1:30PM – 2:30PM The intention of a “community of practice” is to share what you know for the benefit of all in the community. The SUNY Effective Online Practices Award Program collects, shares, and showcases the online best practices, strategies, and innovative online teaching and learning activities of exemplary […]
Workshop: Kelly Hermann – Building an Accessibility Strategy
DAY 1: February 26, 2025Time: 2:45PM – 5:45PM Building an Accessibility Strategy . . . One Candy at a Time Wait, did you read that right? Does it actually say “building an accessibility strategy one candy at a time?” It sure does! There is a lot that we can learn from candies that are commercially […]
Panel: Accelerated Online Learning: Insights from Faculty, Staff & Students
DAY 2: Wednesday, February 27, 2025 1:30AM – 2:30PM This session will feature accelerated online course models from various SUNY campuses who will share their experiences and perspectives. Our dynamic panel features a faculty member, instructional designer, director of online learning, academic advisor, student support coach and a student who will share their firsthand experience. […]
Networking Activities
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. Networking with friends & colleagues at the […]
Panel: NYS Investments
This year, the State of New York has made unprecedented investments in both student success and digital transformation infrastructure. This has led to new and exciting initiatives to come out of those areas to support SUNY faculty, students, and campus leaders. During this panel, Donna Linderman (Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Success) and Valerie Dent (Associate […]
Harry Cargile: SUNY Digital Learning Environment Update
The SUNY Digital Learning Environment implementation project is in its final stretch after years of planning and execution. Let’s pause for a moment … this is a big deal and a reflection of the collaboration, efforts, and partnership across all of SUNY to do this transformative work. This session will reflect on our shared journey […]
Panel: Investigating Videoconference Tools for HyFlex Courses
This panel will provide an overview of the “Tools for HyFlex Courses” project funded by the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant program in the 2022-23 academic year. HyFlex courses are student-centered course offerings that give students the option of attending the course in person, synchronously online, or asynchronously online. Students have the ability to choose […]
Panel: Using AI to improve online learner writing and online instructor effectiveness
Packback’s new writing tool, Deep Dives, supports improvements in online learner writing skills. Using AI, Deep Dives assists online learners with the planning, researching, drafting, and citation creation process of writing assignments – and gives them feedback in real time, based on a rubric set by the instructor. Packback Deep Dives assists in improving online […]
