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The SUNY Online Summit<\/a> is an annual event and gathering of the SUNY Online Teaching<\/a> community of practice. This event took place as a face-to-face event at the DoubleTree Hotel, Syracuse, NY (March 8-10, 2023), and as a live virtual event. The event was recorded<\/a>, no guarantees are made regarding quality of recordings. Materials and resources were collected from the presenters, and are provided as is. Times listed were approximate<\/em> and\u00a0ET.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n

Opening Remarks \u2013 Special Guest<\/strong> SUNY<\/a> Provost-in-Charge Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Track: <\/em><\/strong> Plenary<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Kim
Kim Scalzo,<\/strong> Interim Senior Associate Provost of DIAS<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kim Scalzo<\/strong><\/a> 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.\u00a0 @kimscalzo<\/a> Linkedin\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Presentation<\/strong>: SUNY Online Update<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Track:<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Panel: Hot Topics in FERPA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tracks:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Online Admin\/Leadership<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Online Student Support<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>Online Instructional Designers<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Online Faculty<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Dan
Dan Feinberg, Interim Director, SUNY Online<\/em>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dan Feinberg<\/strong> is the interim director of <\/span>SUNY Online<\/a><\/p>\n

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Presentation<\/strong>:\u00a0SUNY Online Update<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Track:<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Presentation:\u00a0 Panel: Using AI to improve online learner writing and online instructor effectiveness<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

T<\/strong><\/em>racks<\/strong>: <\/strong>Online Faculty<\/a>,\u00a0Online Instructional Designers<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Chris
Dr. Chris Price, Academic Programs Manager, SUNY CPD<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris Price<\/strong> \u00a0is the academic programs manager for the State University of New York (SUNY) Center for Professional Development (CPD). At the CPD, he designs and implements professional development programs for faculty and staff, facilitates the SUNY Faculty Development Community of Practice, and coordinates the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG) program. <\/span>Prior to his position at the CPD, he was director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at SUNY Brockport for 12 years. He started working at Brockport after receiving his PhD in Political Science from the University at Albany in 2004. Chris continues to teach online for Brockport as an instructor in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Panel: Investigating Videoconference Tools for HyFlex Courses<\/a><\/p>\n

Panelists<\/em><\/p>\n

Tracks:<\/strong>\u00a0Online Faculty<\/a>,\u00a0Online Admin\/Leadership<\/a>,\u00a0Online Instructional Designers<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Erin
Erin Maney,<\/strong> SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Erin Maney<\/a> <\/strong>is the SUNY Online<\/a> 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<\/a> LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n

Moderator:<\/em><\/strong> Erin Maney<\/a>, <\/strong>SUNY Online<\/a> Communications & Community Engagement Manager. <\/cite><\/p>\n

Recognition:<\/em><\/strong> SUNY Effective Online Practices Recognition and Showcase Panel<\/em><\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n

Track:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> Plenary<\/a><\/em><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moderators:<\/strong> Erin Maney<\/a><\/strong>, SUNY Online<\/a> Communications & Community Engagement Manager with Alexandra M. Pickett,<\/a><\/strong> Director, Online Teaching<\/a>, SUNY Online<\/a>.<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Recognition:<\/em><\/strong> SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors<\/a> <\/cite><\/p>\n

View Ambassadors<\/em><\/strong> <\/cite><\/a><\/p>\n

Track:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> Plenary<\/a><\/em><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Daniel
Daniel Stanford, Faculty Development and Instructional Technology Consultant<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Daniel Stanford<\/a> <\/strong>has been creating innovative faculty development and online learning programs since 2003, and his work has received awards from the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network, the Online Learning Consortium, the Instructional Technology Council, the University of Wisconsin, and NAFSA. <\/span>In 2023, he established an online interest group to foster collaboration around emerging use of AI in education. More than 350 instructional technologists and faculty development leaders from dozens of institutions have used the group to connect, share knowledge, and develop AI resources for educators (groups.google.com\/g\/ai-in-education<\/a>,\u00a0bit.ly\/ai-in-ed-group<\/a>). Daniel holds an MFA in Interactive Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He currently teaches courses in user experience design and works as a faculty development and instructional technology consultant based in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Linkedin<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>twitter<\/a><\/div>\n
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Presentation: <\/em><\/strong>ChatGPT Workshop: A Hands-on Guide to AI Challenges and Opportunities<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tracks<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Online Instructional Designers<\/a>,\u00a0Online Faculty<\/a>,\u00a0Online Admin\/Leadership<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Harry
Harry Cargile,<\/strong> Director of Academic Technology Strategy and Integration<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Harry Cargile,<\/strong> is the director of academic technology strategy and integration and is currently serving as a co-lead for the SUNY Digital Learning Environment project.\u00a0 He has been a part of SUNY since 1999 working with academic technology and most specifically learning management systems.<\/p>\n

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Presentation:<\/strong>Update on the Migration to the new SUNY DLE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Tracks: <\/em><\/strong>Online Student Support<\/a><\/em>,<\/em>Online Admin\/Leadership<\/a>, Online Instructional Designer<\/a>, Online Faculty<\/a><\/em><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Norman
Norman Vaughan, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Norman Vaughan<\/a>, Ph.D.<\/strong> is a professor in the Department of Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.\u00a0 He has co-authored the forthcoming book Community of Inquiry: Seven Principles of Blended Learning <\/em>as well as\u00a0Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry<\/em>\u00a0(2013)<\/a>, and\u00a0Blended Learning in Higher Education<\/em>\u00a0(2008)<\/a>. In addition, he has published a series of articles on blended learning and faculty development.\u00a0Dr. Vaughan is the Co-founder of the\u00a0Blended Online Design Network<\/em> (BOLD), a founding member of the Community of Inquiry Research Group<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0the Associate Editor of the\u00a0International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning<\/a><\/u><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0and he is on the Editorial Boards of numerous national and international journals.<\/p>\n

Website<\/a> LinkedIn<\/a> Community of Inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Presentation: \u00a0The Seven Principles of Blended Learning<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tracks:\u00a0Online Instructional Designers<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Online Faculty<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Robert
Robert Stephan, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Religious Studies & Classics, University of Arizona<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rob Stephan<\/strong><\/a> is an archaeologist by training and has taught in the University of Arizona<\/a>\u2019s Department of Religious Studies and Classics<\/a> since 2016. He hails from Cincinnati, OH but made the unpopular decision to attend the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies. While in the glorious land of maize and blue he studied Classical Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Near Eastern Studies. Upon completing his BA in 2005, he left the Midwest to take his talents to Stanford University’s PhD program in Classics where he earned his PhD in 2014.<\/p>\n

Today, Dr. Stephan is a faculty member in Classics at the University of Arizona where he teaches courses on Greco-Roman history, mythology, sport and spectacle, and the ancient economy. Outside the classroom, his research interests focus on digital pedagogy, gamification, video production \u2013 all of which center on the goal of producing online courses that students actually want<\/em> to engage with. This, of course, is often a difficult task when the entirety of the world’s information and entertainment is but a few clicks away. His most recent projects have encouraged students to explore classical antiquity through open world video games; to construct their own ancient monuments using 3D modeling software; and to engage with these monuments in a virtual reality setting.<\/p>\n

Rob’s pursuit of online teaching excellence has earned him the 2020 College of Humanities Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Arizona, as well as the 2021 University of Arizona Five Star Faculty Award and the 2021\u00a0 Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence. In his free time he mentors and tutors students in a variety of subjects, although his Saturdays are still dedicated to watching Michigan, Stanford, and Arizona on the gridiron. Bear down and go blue!<\/p>\n

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Presentation: Scaling Techniques for Asynchronous<\/a> On<\/a>line<\/a> Courses<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tracks:<\/strong> Online Faculty<\/a>, Online Instructional Designers<\/a>,\u00a0Online Admin\/Leadership<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Dr.
Dr. Michele Forte,<\/strong> Project Manager, Student Supports, SUNY Online & Associate Professor\/Mentor in Community & Human Services, ESC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michele Forte<\/strong><\/a> is the Project Manager for Student Supports initiatives for<\/span> SUNY Online<\/a>. In this role, she facilitates and supports several multi-campus, cross-functional communities of practice including those focused on early alerts and the implementation of online orientation, advising, and readiness tools at the system level. Dr. Forte is also a coach with the New York Student Success Center (NYSSC) Coaching Academy as well as for the SUNY REACH initiative. <\/span>Dr. Forte is also an Associate Professor at SUNY SUNY Empire State College<\/a> (ESC) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State.\u00a0 She has extensive experience in mentoring and coaching diverse organizational and student populations in various educational and not-for-profit settings.\u00a0 Her scholarly interests include competency-based frameworks for assessing learning, high-impact coaching and mentoring models, and connections between grief, loss, and resilience.<\/span>\u00a0Linkedin<\/a> Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Kiara
Kiara Williams, Program Manager of the Braven Leadership and Career Accelerator @ The City College of New York (CCNY), Georgia State University Class of 2021 & Every Learner Everywhere Inaugural Student Fellow<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kiara Williams<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0has been a strong leader and passionate voice in student-centered spaces for as long as she can remember. In April of 2017, she was selected to be the top scholar for the prestigious Goizueta Endowment Award, granting her a full ride to Georgia State University and adventures to last a lifetime. Kiara received her degree in Human Learning and Development with focuses on Family & Community Advocacy, Psychology, and supporting multilingual populations. She has served as a teacher, mentor, scholar, world adventurer, university ambassador, student fellow, and is now taking on new adventures in the nonprofit field. Kiara\u2019s most recent career move took her back to the \u201cBig Apple\u201d to join Braven and The City College of New York as their Founding Program Manager of Accelerator\u2013 <\/span>an experiential leadership and career course that inspires, develops, and supports underrepresented college students as they work towards securing strong first jobs and living their legacies<\/span>. Prior to Braven, Kiara entered the tech space with her role at Apple where she<\/span> was able to serve as a student liaison for the Inclusion & Diversity@College team, work hands on with Apple\u2019s Diversity Network Associations, and connect with company leaders during her leadership experience as an AppleCare team manager, all while <\/span>supporting the larger population of Apple product users in her core position as an iOS Support Advisor.\u00a0<\/span>Kiara immersed herself in the education, equity, and online learning field when she was chosen to be a Fellow for Every Learner Everywhere\u2019s 2021 Inaugural Student cohort. This work allowed her to share her unique identity and experiences with an extensive network of higher education leaders, researchers, and major stakeholders in the student journey. <\/span>As a recent student with online learning experience, she has been able to offer insight and suggestions for faculty and staff, as well as articulate challenges that she has faced firsthand in these environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of her most notable engagements include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n