Opening Remarks – Special Guest SUNY Provost-in-Charge Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik
Track: Plenary
Kim Scalzo is the 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, Scalzo was an administrator at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she started as the Director of Professional and Distance Education Program, and moved on to serve as the Director of Distributed Education and Multimedia before a four year term as the Director of Outreach Programs. @kimscalzo Linkedin
Presentation: SUNY Online Update
Tracks: Plenary
Rolando J. Méndez Fernández is the Director for Online Academic and Student Services at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, where he helps the institution’s faculty immerse, navigate, and master online learning through mentoring and training. He is a multilingual educator, trainer and manager with over a decade of experience in online learning, specifically in online program administration, faculty development, accessibility, and instructional design. Rolando has developed projects related to accessibility and inclusion in online learning environments, embedded librarianship, transdisciplinary team-teaching, virtual communities of practice, and academic intrapreneurship. He has also led projects in instructional design, faculty development and ed-tech adoption. He has taught online management and writing courses, and has facilitated numerous workshops on instructional design, online accessibility, and teamwork. Linkedin @rolypepe
Presentation: Think Outside the Workshop: Revitalizing your Online Faculty Development Program
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers
Erin Maney is the SUNY Online 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 LinkedIn Blog YouTube Google+ Slideshare Bundlr
Discussion Facilitator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager with Robert Piorkowski, Assistant Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Session: Open Networking and Discussion for Online IDs
Track: Online Instructional Designers
Moderator: Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Recognition: SUNY Online Effective Practices Recognition and Showcase Panel
Track: Plenary
Moderators: 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).
Recognition: SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors
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Track: Plenary
Robert Piorkowski is the Assistant Director of Online Teaching for SUNY Online. He brings to the position a meaningful understanding of campus culture, online faculty development, instructional design, and online teaching. He is the principal designer of Open SUNY’s Instructional Designer Certificate Program adopted by OLC in 2016, for which he drew input from SUNY’s instructional designer community. Currently, he focuses on the implementation of online teaching supports, services, and resources for remote and online faculty & campus IDs, and the continuous improvement in online course quality via OSCQR. Rob was an adjunct instructor for Cayuga Community College, where he taught French online for 14 years. @rob_piorkowski Linkedin
Discussion Facilitator: Robert Piorkowski, Assistant Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online with Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Session: Open Networking and Discussion for Online IDs
Track: Online Instructional Designers
Discussion Facilitator: Robert Piorkowski, Assistant Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online with Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Session: Open Networking & Discussion for Online Faculty
Track: Online Faculty
Dr. Jeff Borden is currently the Chief Academic Officer at D2L, a Professor of Communication and Education, a Davis Scholar in Residence awarded by the Akilah Institute, and a speaker / consultant / leader across higher education. As a former Chief Innovation Officer, Academic Research Director (“Think Tank”), and lifelong advocate for effective eLearning, Jeff has spoken to educators at every level, from professors to politicians to presidents to principals, in 38 countries and 49 of 50 U.S. states. A passionate teaching and learning expert, Dr. Borden is generating and communicating the best possible ideas, strategies, and philosophies to transform learning at scale. Through award winning “learning ecosystem” creation, brain-based education strategies, large scale alternate reality games for education, and other creative endeavors, Dr. Borden has implemented effective learning techniques for thousands. Having written academic anthology chapters, academic journal articles, editorials, blogs, and given interviews for dozens of academic and popular media, as well as having presented to more than 5,000 audiences in 20 years, Dr. Borden will provide practical, researched, intentional strategies for changing learning. @bordenj Linkedin http://jeffpresents.com/
Presentation: The Future of the LMS (Isn’t What You Think It Is)
Tracks: Plenary, (Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty)
Kevin Kelly, EdD, works with colleges and universities as a consultant to address distance education, educational technology, and organizational challenges. He teaches online courses as a Lecturer in the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University., where he previously served for 13 years as the Online Teaching and Learning Manager. Kevin co-authored with Todd Zakrajsek the 2021 Stylus book, Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments. @KevinKelly0 Linkedin Lynda
Workshop: (Re)Designing Equitable Online Assignments, From Back To Front
Tracks: Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Dr. Michele Forte is the Manager of Student Supports for SUNY Online. Dr. Forte’s interests related to this position include holistic student supports and leveraging faculty expertise to inform student success as well as curricular and advising innovation in distance education. Of special interest is evaluating existing student support systems within the SUNY system, suggesting improvements and new initiatives grounded in data-driven, inclusive practice. Dr. Forte is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Services at SUNY Empire State College, and a licensed, community-based mental health clinician. Linkedin
Discussion Facilitators: Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager & Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State College. Dr. Denise Gonyo, Learning Support Coordinator with SUNY Online Alyssa Farruggia, Online Learning Success Coach with SUNY Online.
Session: Open Networking and Discussion for Online Student Support
Track: Online Student Support
Panel Presentation: Online Student Panel
Moderators: Kathryn Elliott, Online Learning Coordinator with SUNY Online. Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager & Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services,SUNY Empire State College.
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Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty
Kathryn Elliott is an Online Learning Coordinator with SUNY Online currently working with the online Accounting program at SUNY Plattsburgh. She has worked in higher education for over 7 years, and has been an online student herself at several different campuses. Her most important role, however, is being a mom to three children. She is especially passionate about how quality online education can provide mothers with opportunities for career advancement. Linkedin.
Panel Presentation: Online Student Panel
Moderator: Kathryn Elliott, Online Learning Coordinator with SUNY Online. Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager & Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services,SUNY Empire State College.
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Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designer, Online Faculty
Dr. Denise Gonyo is a Learning Support Coordinator with SUNY Online, where she specializes in supporting graduate students. She earned her doctorate in History from the University of Brighton in the UK and currently teaches for Excelsior College.
Discussion Facilitators: Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager & Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State College. Denise Gonyo, Learning Support Coordinator with SUNY Online. Alyssa Farruggia, Online Learning Success Coach with SUNY Online.
Session:Open Networking and Discussion for Online Student Support
Track: Online Student Support
Alyssa Farruggia (she/her), is an Online Learning Success Coach in the SUNY Online degrees at scale initiative. Alyssa has been working for SUNY as an Online Learning Success Coach since December 2019, working specifically with students pursuing an Associate’s degree in Psychology from Monroe Community College. Alyssa describes herself as an advisor, cheerleader, and coach for her students in the Degrees at Scale Initiative. She particularly enjoys working with adult learners and non-traditional students. In her free time, Alyssa enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time outside. Alyssa is a proud SUNY Alum, having earned both her Bachelor of Science in English (May 2011) and her Master of Public Administration (December 2021) from SUNY Brockport.
Discussion Facilitators: Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager & Associate Professor & Mentor in Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State College. Denise Gonyo, Learning Support Coordinator with SUNY Online. Alyssa Farruggia, Online Learning Success Coach with SUNY Online.
Session: Open Networking and Discussion for Online Student Support
Track: Online Student Support
Harry Cargile, Director of Academic Technology Strategy and Integration and is currently serving as a Co-Lead for the SUNY Digital Learning Environment project. He has been a part of SUNY since 1999 working with academic technology and most specifically learning management systems.
Presentation: Update on the First Cohort Migration to the new SUNY DLE
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Dale P. Johnson is the director of digital innovation for the University Design Institute at Arizona State University. He works with university leaders to develop and implement digital solutions to enable student success. Those efforts have earned him the 2016 Sally M. Johnstone Award from WCET recognizing his thought leadership, excellence in practice, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. In 2018, he was honored by the IMS Global Learning Consortium with an outstanding service award for his leadership of the adaptive courseware community of practice.
Mr. Johnson has spoken on the topic of digital innovation in higher education at more than 20 conferences in the USA, Rwanda, Brazil, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Norway, Kazakhstan, and Vietnam, and led workshops on the subject at numerous universities. He has a bachelor of science in design degree from ASU and a master in public policy degree from Harvard University, a learning path that combined his interests in design, engineering and education policy. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and building things. He’s traveled to more than 40 countries, studied in Barcelona for a year as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, and built his own solar home in Phoenix. @DalePJohnson Linkedin
Presentation: What’s It Going To Take To Move From Mass-Production To Mass-Personalization?
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Renee Pfeifer-Luckett is the Director, Teaching & Learning Technology for the University of Wisconsin System Administration (UWS), where she is the strategy builder and service owner of the UW System Digital Learning Environment (DLE). Renee has been a leader in higher education learning technology for the past 10 years, as well as 8 years of teaching experience in face-to-face, blended/hybrid and online environments Renee earned a Master of Business Administration degree with emphasis in Marketing and Technology Training and a Bachelor of Arts degree in French. Linkedin Educause @ReneePL
Presentation: Designing a New Digital Learning Environment – The Wisconsin Story
Tracks: Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty
Facilitators: John Zelenak, Operations Manager, SUNY Online.
Rob Piorkowski, Assistant Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Alexandra M. Pickett, Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online.
Dr. Michele Forte, SUNY Online Student Supports/Success Project Manager, and Associate Professor and Mentor in Community and Human Services, SUNY Empire State College.
Erin Maney, SUNY Online Communications & Community Engagement Manager.
Session: Social Networking Event: Summit after Dark
Tracks: Plenary, Online Instructional Designers, Online Faculty, Online Student Support, Online Admin/Leadership– all are welcome!
Dr. Van L. Davis, joined the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) in March 2021 as their chief strategy officer. In addition to his work as WCET’s chief strategy officer, he also serves as Every Learner Everywhere’s service design and strategy officer. Prior to these roles, he served as founder and principal at Foghlam Consulting where he worked with colleges, universities, and nonprofits on strategic planning, higher education policy, and research. Van has over 25 years of experience in higher education. During his career he has served as a faculty member and academic administrator, director of innovations at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and associate vice president for higher education policy and research at Blackboard Inc. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in 20th Century United States History with an emphasis in civil rights from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. in History from Southwestern University. Van has devoted his career to improving educational access and affordability for students and has led numerous projects such as the development of Texas’ adult degree completion initiative (GradTX), Texas’ statewide course redesign project, and the development of the first competency-based baccalaureate degrees at Texas public institutions. Van lives outside of Austin, Texas with his beloved wife where he enjoys hiking, camping, and building LEGO models. Linkedin @historydoc
Presentation: Effective Practices for Developing and Supporting Adjunct Faculty
Tracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Online Instructional Designers
Cassandra Thompson has been an educator teaching sociology and statistics classes for 12 years. In her work, she had advocated for culturally responsive teaching pedagogy. In her role as a faculty consultant at the Madison College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (2020-2021 academic year), she was responsible for assisting instructors with instructional design, teaching strategies, student engagement strategies, course development, digital technology, digital content and professional development training classes. As a faculty professional development trainer, she was a course reviewer and coordinator for a 12-week session, Focus on Quality, which relied on Quality Matters concepts.
Presentation: Strategies for Culturally Responsive Online Teaching in STEM
Flower Darby is an educator, author, and well-known speaker on innovating through excellence in teaching and learning design. She celebrates and promotes effective teaching in all class formats to include, welcome, and support all students as they learn and succeed. As faculty and an instructional designer, she’s taught community college and university classes for over 24 years in a range of subjects including English, Technology, Leadership, Dance, and Pilates. A seasoned face-to-face and online educator, Darby loves to apply learning science across the disciplines, and to help others do the same. Flower speaks, writes, presents and consults on teaching and learning theory and practice both nationally and internationally. She has helped educators all over the world become more effective in their work. She is the author, with James M. Lang, of Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes, and she’s a columnist for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Her new book on emotion science and teaching with technology is forthcoming from West Virginia University Press. @Flowerdarby https://flowerdarby.com/
Presentation: The Spark of Online Learning: How Technology and Emotion Science Ignite Engagement In Every Class
Discussion Co-Facilitators:
- Ed Beck, Instructional Designer, SUNY Oneonta
- Johanna Cole, Coordinator of Online Teaching and Learning, University at Albany
- Laurie Fox, Director of Educational Technology, SUNY Geneseo
- Ryan McCabe, Associate Vice President of Academic Technology & High Impact Practices, Finger Lakes Community Colleges
- Danyelle O’Brien, Director of Online Learning, Alfred State
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Session: Open Networking and Discussion for Online Leaders/Administrators & Summit Wrap-upTracks: Online Admin/Leadership, Plenary
