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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
DAY 1: Monday, February 22, 2021
9:00 – 10:30AM
Opening Remarks – Special Guest
SUNY Provost-in-Charge Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik
– Moderator: Kim Scalzo, Executive Director of Open SUNY & Interim Executive Director of Academic Technologies and Information Services (ATIS).
SUNY Online Update
Kim Scalzo, Executive Director of Open SUNY & Interim Executive Director of Academic Technologies and Information Services (ATIS).
Tracks:Online Admin/Leadership, SUNY Only Plenary
Access to this session is restricted to SUNY only. Registration with a SUNY email address is necessary for access to this session.
11:00AM – 12:00PM It’s all about the Student
Dr. Marni Baker Stein, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Western Governors University.
– Moderator: Ryan McCabe, Associate Vice President of Academic Technology and High Impact Practices, Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC).
Tracks: Plenary, Online Student Support
12:45 – 1:45PM Panel: Effective Practice Awards and Showcase
– Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Track: Plenary
2:00PM – 3:00PM Improving Student Equity with Great Instructional Design
Dr. Whitney Kilgore, Co-Cofounder and Chief Academic Officer of iDesign.
Beverly Araújo Dawson, Professor in the School of Social Work, Adelphi University & Director of the Online MSW Program.
– Moderator: Dr. Camille Karlson, College Director for the Center for Innovative Pedagogy at Suffolk County Community College.
Tracks: Plenary, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
3:00 – 4:00PM Open Networking and Discussion for Online IDs
– Facilitators:
Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Robert Piorkowski, Assistant Director,Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Track: Online Instructional Designers
DAY 2: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
9:00 – 10:00AM Panel: Changing Regulations
– Moderator: Kim Scalzo, Executive Director of Open SUNY & Interim Executive Director of Academic Technologies and Information Services (ATIS).
Track: Online Admin/Leadership
10:15 – 11:45AM Panel: SUNY Online Degrees at Scale Student Panel
– Moderators:
Dr. Larry Dugan, SUNY Provost Fellow, SUNY Online Enrollment Management & Student Success.
Amanda Wickham, SUNY Online Success Coordinator.
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty, Plenary
12:45 – 1:45PM 12th Annual Unsession!
– Moderator: Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
http://bit.ly/unsession2021 – sign up! Add your name, links & info. to this shared doc!
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty, Plenary
2:00 – 3:00PM Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age: Adaptiveness, Scarcity, Instructional Technology, and Equity
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Dziuban, Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Central Florida (UCF).
– Moderator: Dr. Patsy Moskal, Director, Digital Learning Impact Evalulation, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Central Florida (UCF).
Track: Plenary
3:00 – 4:00PM Open Networking and Discussion for Online Student Supports
– Facilitators:
Dr. Michele Forte, Manager of Student Supports, SUNY Online.
Jamie Frankenfield, Lead Student Success Coordinator, SUNY Online.
Tracks: Plenary, Online Student Support
DAY 3: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
9:00 – 10:30AM Panel: Critical Populations – Meeting the Diverse Needs of All Learners
– Moderator: Nazely Kurkjian, Coordinator of Disability & Nontraditional Student Services & SUNY System Electronic and Information Technologies (EIT) Accessibility Officer.
Tracks: Online Faculty, Online Instructional Designer, Online Student Support
11:00AM – 12:00PM Strength and Support: Updates from SUNY System on Student Engagement
Dr. John Graham, SUNY Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
Lisa L. McKay, Senior Assistant Provost & Director, SUNY University Center for Academic and Workforce Development (UCAWD).
– Moderator:Dr. Michele Forte, Manager of Student Supports, SUNY Online.
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty
1:00 – 2:00PM Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Strategies in Designing Equitable Digital Learning Environments
Susan Adams, Associate Director, Teaching & Learning, Achieving the Dream, Inc.
Jon Iuzzini, Director of Teaching & Learning, Achieving the Dream, Inc.
– Moderator: Lisa Melohusky, Online Learning Coordinator, SUNY Fredonia.
Tracks: Plenary, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
2:15 – 3:45PM Panel: How Faculty can Support Online Student Success?
– Moderators:
Dr. Larry Dugan, Provost Fellow, SUNY Online Enrollment Management & Student Success.
Mike Walker, Support Services HelpDesk Manager, SUNY Online.
Tracks: Online Faculty, Online Instructional Designer, Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Plenary
DAY 4: Thursday, February 25, 2021
9:00 – 10:00AM Panel: Remote Online Students
– Moderator:Dr. Michele Forte, Manager of Student Supports, SUNY Online.
Tracks: Online Faculty, Online Instructional Designer, Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Plenary
10:15 – 11:15AM Open Networking and Discussion for Online Faculty
– Facilitators:
Robert Piorkowski, Assistant Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Track: Online Faculty
11:30AM – 12:30PM Presentation: Deciphering Online Learning Data during COVID-19
Dr. Kristyn Muller, Impact Analyst for SUNY Online
– Moderator: Jennifer Snyder, Program Coordinator, SUNY Center for Professional Development.
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer
1:30 – 2:45PM Panel: HyFlex: Opportunities & Lessons Learned
– Moderator: Jamie Heron, SUNY Online Program Manager, SUNY Center for Professional Development.
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Faculty, Online Instructional Designer
3:00 – 4:30PM Panel: Lumen Circles Conversation
– Moderators:
Michael V. Daly, Director of Operations for SUNY OER,
Dr. Chris Price, Academic Programs Manager, SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD).
Tracks: Online Faculty, Online Instructional Designer
DAY 5: Friday, February 26, 2021
9:00 – 10:00AM Panel: Leveraging SUNY Micro-Credentials to Meet Changing Needs
– Moderator: Cynthia Proctor, Director of Communications and Academic Policy Development, Office of the Provost, SUNY System Administration.
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Student Support
10:00 – 11:00AM Recognition: Online Teaching Ambassadors
– Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager
with Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online & Kim Scalzo, Executive Director of Open SUNY & Interim Executive Director of Academic Technologies and Information Services (ATIS).
11:00AM – 12:00PM Workshop: Burned Out – Stories of Compassion Fatigue
Dr. Patrice Torcivia Prusko, Assistant Director, Learning Design, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teaching and Learning Lab.
Dr. Whitney Kilgore, Co-Cofounder and Chief Academic Officer of iDesign.
– Moderator: Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online
Tracks: Plenary, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty
1:00 – 2:00PM Coffee Hour: Post COIVD Planning: What Comes Next?
& Summit Wrap-up
– Facilitators:
Lisa Melohusky, Online Learning Coordinator, SUNY Fredonia.
Danyelle O’Brien, Director of Online Learning, Alfred State SUNY College of Technology.
Track: Online Admin/Leadership
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The Summit concludes!
See you next year!