PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
DAY 1: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
9:00 – 10:00AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 10:15AM Welcome! Alexandra M. Pickett – Opening Remarks
10:15 – 11:15AM SUNY Initiatives Supporting Online Learning Panel
Moderator: Kim Scalzo
Panelists:
Michele Forte , Open SUNY Project Manager Student Supports at SUNY System Administration – Early Alerts
Meghan Dinan , Assistant Director, SUNY Recruitment Response Center – Recruitment
Tara Conrad, Assistant Registrar, Genesee Community College – Cross-Registration/Automation
Panel Presentation: SUNY Initiatives Supporting Online Learning
11:15 – 11:30AM Break
11:30 – 12:15PM 8th annual Unsession! http://bit.ly/unsession2017
12:15 -12:45PM Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors Recognition
12:45 -1:45PM LUNCH
(open networking opportunity)
1:45 – 2:45PM Open SUNY COTE Effective Practice Awards Panel
Moderator: Erin Maney
Open SUNY Effective Practice Award Winners:
1st place:
Practical Guide to Meaningful Gamification Learning Module – submitted by Deborah Moore-Russo and team:
Andrew Wiss, Ryan Sturnum, Anne Reed, Jeremiah Grabowski (University at Buffalo)
2nd place:
Using synchronous sessions to build community and connect globally – submitted by Patrice Torcivia Prusko (Cornell) and Lorette Pelletiere Calix (ESC)
3rd place:
Stop and pause for engagement in online video lectures – submitted by Shannon Budin (Buffalo State College)
Honorable Mention:
Active Learning Classrooms – submitted by Nathan Whitley-Grassi with Kelsey Foote and Allison Moreland.
Panelists:
Anne Reed, Jeremiah Grabowski, Patrice Torcivia Prusko, Nathan Whitley-Grassi with Kelsey Foote and Allison Moreland.
Awards & Panel Presentation: The Open SUNY COTE Effective Practices Showcase
2:45 – 5:45PM
WORKSHOP (break at 3:45pm)
Facilitators: Dylan Herx & Emily Goldstein, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Center for Teaching and Learning
Workshop: Design Thinking for Leading Change From The Ground Up: How To Make a Difference
Please bring your computer/mobile device to this workshop.
5:45PM – Q&A, Wrap up, Review, & Summit Preview of day 2.
Dinner on your own.
(open networking opportunity)
DAY 2: Thursday, March 9, 2017
8:00 – 9:00AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15AM Welcome! – Alexandra M. Pickett
9:15 – 10:15AM
Laura A. Pasquini, Lecturer and Researcher, University of North Texas
Presentation: Leveraging Technologies for Student Success
10:15 – 11:15AM
Carla Hickman, Managing Director, Education Advisory Board (EAB)
Presentation: Charting a Path to Persistence: Strategic Interventions for Adult and Online Learners
11:15 – 11:30AM Break
11:30 – 12:30PM
Stephen Downes, specialist in online learning technology and new media, and senior research officer, Canada’s National Research Council, Learning and Performance Support Systems
Presentation: Open Learning, Open Networks
12:30 – 1:30PM LUNCH
(open networking opportunity)
1:30 – 3:00PM
Dr. Robbie K. Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor of Mobilization Emerging Technology,
Tennessee Board of Regents.
3:00 – 3:30PM Break
3:30 – 4:30PM
Dr. Andreina Bloom Parisi-Amon, Teaching and Learning Team, Coursera
Presentation: Learners First & Empowering Instructors: Coursera’s Approach to the Creation of the Transformative Learning Experiences
4:30 PM Wrap-up, Survey, and Preview of day 3.
6:00PM Dinner
(open networking opportunity)
DAY 3: Friday, March 10, 2017
Open SUNY/OLC Engagement!
The Open SUNY COTE Summit will be recorded and broadcast LIVE!
8:00 – 9:00AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00AM Introduction!
9:15AM Learning Analytics
Moderator: Dr. Jill Buban, Senior Director of Research and Innovation, Online Learning Consortium.
Panelists:
Patsy Moskal, Associate Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE), University of Central Florida (UCF).
John Vivolo, Director, Online and Virtual Learning for New York University (NYU).
Scott James, Data Scientist, PAR Framework, a division of Hobsons.
Panel Presentation: Learning Analytics
9:15-10:00 AM Examining the Hype and Reality of Learning Analytics, Patsy Moskal
10:00-10:15 AM Break
10:15-11:00 AM Analytics in Higher Education, Scott James
11:00-11:45 AM Pocket Learning Analytics, John Vivolo
11:45-12:15 PM Panel and Q&A Session
The Summit concludes!
See you next year in NYC!