DLA 2017 Concurrent Sessions

Monday, June 19 - Morning Sessions

9:15 -10:00 am: Session 1

Comparative Typology of Student and Institutional Expectations of Online Faculty

  • Melanie Shaw, Scott Burrus
  • Northcentral University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Accessibility Initiatives: Start-Up and Lessons Learned

  • Jordan Powell Cameron, Jim Cope
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Aldrich Room

A Concierge Model for Faculty Consultation on Online Course Design

  • David McCurry, Bonnie Mullinix
  • University of South Carolina Upstate
  • Crane Library

Student Preparedness - Breaking Barriers in Online Learning (FISHBOWL)

  • Jessica Hatcher, Karen Dawes
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Sans Souci Room

Program Evaluation: A Process and an Example

  • Linda Smith
  • University of Maryland University College
  • Ballroom A

Online Learning Pedagogy

  • Dr. Sheikh Tijan Drammeh
  • University of West Georgia
  • Ballroom B

Monday, June 19 - Morning Sessions

10:15 - 11:00 am: Session 2

Positioning DE for the Future to Achieve a Competitive Advantage

  • Kay Zimmerman
  • North Carolina State University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Online Student Orientations: Planning for Student Success

  • Deborah Brien, Kathy Ingram
  • Kaplan University
  • Aldrich Room

CBE: Build a Degree

  • Lauren Cifuentes
  • Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
  • Crane Library

Jumpstarting Excellence in Innovation: Taking the First Steps (FISHBOWL)

  • Patricia Angulo
  • University of St. Mary’s
  • Sans Souci Room

Optimization of Multimedia Video Instructional Content

  • Sherry Southard, Dr. Karen Young
  • Clayton State University
  • Ballroom A

Ready or Not. Measuring CBE Learner Readiness and Online Faculty Teaching With Technology Readiness

  • Mac Adkins
  • Smarter Services
  • Ballroom B

 

Monday, June 19 - Morning Sessions

11:15 - 12:00 noon: Session 3

The Online Administrator’s Semi-Painless Guide to Institution-Wide Academic Integrity

  • Thomas J. Tobin
  • Federal Reserve Room

Beyond Stepping Up! Feedback to Improve Faculty Performance

  • Peg Hohensee, Leslie Johnson
  • Kaplan University
  • Aldrich Room

Strategies for Designing and Developing Competency-Based Education Programs

  • Carlos Morales, Sheryl Harris, John Chawana, Kelvin Bentley
  • TCC Connect Campus
  • Crane Library

Design & Deliver: Building and Teaching Online Courses

  • Jesse Bishop, Katie Bridges
  • Georgia Highlands College
  • Sans Souci Room

Using Media and LMS Data in a Course Revision Initiative

  • James Castle, Amy Waters
  • The University of Georgia
  • Ballroom A

What’s Hot in 2017?

  • Sandy Mills-Alford, Tasha Brown
  • AliveTek, Inc
  • Ballroom B

 

Monday, June 19 - Afternoon Sessions

1:00 - 1:45 pm: Session 4

Distance Learning: A Game Changer

  • Rodger Bates, Bryan LaBrecque
  • Clayton State University
  • Federal Reserve Room

e-Portfolios: From Learning Tools to Career Support

  • Linda Smith, Kathy Ingram
  • Aldrich Room

The Road Ahead: Developing an OER Based Online Degree Pathway

  • Peter Shapiro, Shannon Dew
  • Florida State College at Jacksonville
  • Crane Library

Universal Design for Learning: Engaging Faculty/Engaging Content (FISHBOWL)

  • Connie Baird
  • University of Kentucky
  • Sans Souci Room

Peer Development in Course Design: An Approach to Improve Quality

  • Carlos Morales, Candy Center
  • TCC Connect Campus
  • Ballroom A

Campus-Quality Science Labs for Distance Learning

  • Stephanie Songer
  • Carolina Biological Supply
  • Ballroom B

 

Monday, June 19 - Afternoon Sessions

2:00 - 2:45 pm: Session 5

Design Thinking & Distance Ed: Systematic Innovation Through Empathy

  • Erik Burns
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Federal Reserve Room

Discussion Drudgery: What Counts, What You Can Quit

  • Rebecca Hoey
  • Northwestern College
  • Aldrich Room

Educators’ Perceptions of Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Hyojin Park
  • The University of Georgia
  • Crane Library

Increasing Faculty Participation in Trainings for Online Teaching (FISHBOWL)

  • BethRene' Roepnack
  • University of West Georgia
  • Sans Souci Room

Using Qualitative Data in a Course Revision Initiative

  • Karah Zane Hagins, Flint Buchanan
  • The University of Georgia
  • Ballroom A

Scaling for Growth: Not Overwhelming Faculty While Meeting Student Enrollment Demands

  • Alexandra Forrester, John Forrester
  • Instructional Connections, LLC
  • Ballroom B

 

Tuesday, June 20 - Morning Sessions

8:00 - 8:45 am: Session 1

Using the Concept of Shelf Life When Revising Online Programs

  • Erik Burns
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Federal Reserve Room

Using Various Tools to Engage and Support

  • Celine Santiago Bass, Nikki Williams, Leslie Johnson
  • Kaplan University
  • Aldrich Room

Inverted Triangle Model for Course Design/Re-Design

  • Katie Bridges
  • Georgia Highlands College
  • Crane Library

Title III Grants: Everything You Need to Know (FISHBOWL)

  • David Dannenberg, Heather Nash
  • University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Sans Souci Room

The Evolution of e-Portfolios and Rethinking Assessment

  • Crystal Neumann, Jason Caudill
  • American College of Education
  • Ballroom A

Personalized Learning for Instructors and Students

  • Ashley O’Conner, Jennifer Scott
  • Realizeit
  • Ballroom B

 

Tuesday, June 20 - Morning Sessions

9:00 - 9:45 am: Session 2

Draft Your Players: Utilizing Your Online Student Success Team

  • Stephanie Gilstrap Hulsey
  • Mercialeen Rivera Almodovar
  • University of North Georgia
  • Federal Reserve Room

STLR: Student Transformative Learning Record

  • Camille Kilbourne, Kathy Wullstein
  • University of Central Oklahoma
  • Aldrich Room

Bite-Sized Delivery Makes Big Waves with Micro-Learning

  • Leslie Johnson
  • Kaplan University
  • Crane Library

Using the C-BEN Quality Standards for Competency-Based Programs

  • Myk Garn
  • University System of Georgia
  • Sans Souci

EPIC Online Faculty Certification Program

  • Alison Consol, Denise Barton, Emily Holliday
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Ballroom A

Facilitating Student Success with Faculty Led Group Tutoring /Supporting Distance Learning Students

  • Bill Zobrist
  • Pearson Smarthinking
  • Ballroom B

 

Tuesday, June 20 - Morning Sessions

10:00 - 10:45 am: Session 3

The Online Education Marketing Dilemma - Packaging!

  • Kay Zimmerman, Ineke Caycedo
  • North Carolina State University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Early Alert System in Online Education: Student Profile and Efficacy

  • Helen Zaikina-Montgomery, Meryl Epstein, Elizabeth Young, Scott Burrus
  • University of Phoenix
  • Aldrich Room

College Completion Efforts in Online Degree Programs: Georgia Government Review

  • Sarah Kuck, Brett Miles, Renita Luck
  • USG eCampus, Darton College
  • Crane Library

Lessons Learned in Developing an Online Competency-Education Pathway (FISHBOWL)

  • Kelvin Bentley
  • Tarrant County College District
  • Sans Souci Room

A Comparison of Distance Education and Online Shopping Initiatives

  • Sher Downing
  • University of South Carolina, Palmetto College
  • Ballroom A

People Powered, Technology Enabled: Coaching to Drive Enrollment, Completion and Workforce Readiness

  • Cindy Hewitt
  • Inside Track
  • Ballroom B

 

Tuesday, June 20 - Morning Sessions

11:00 - 11:45 am: Session 4

Market Your Online Course with Targeted Lead Magnets

  • Patrick Hadley
  • University of West Georgia
  • Federal Reserve Room

SACSCOC & CBE: When to Worry About Your Accreditation

  • Michelle Soler, University of North Carolina
  • Jon Sizemore and Myk Garn, University System of Georgia
  • Crane Library

Compassion vs. Rigor: Balancing Standards and Fairness with Being Human (FISHBOWL)

  • Camille Freeman
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health
  • Sans Souci Room

Managing Quality Assurance for Online Course Design

  • Amy Thornton, Amanda Hawkins
  • Columbus State University
  • Ballroom A

A Model Online Orientation

  • Sam Swindle, Advantage Design Group
  • Janet Gubbins, University of West Georgia
  • Ballroom B

 

Tuesday, June 20 - Afternoon Sessions

1:00 - 1:45 pm: Session 5

Striving for Excellence in Online Leadership Effectiveness and Interpersonal Legacy

  • Lisa Miller
  • American Military University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Leveraging the Growth of Gap-Year Students In Distance Learning

  • Bradly Corlett, Jason Caudill
  • Canadian Armed Forces
  • Aldrich Room

Data Driven Online Course Revision and Review

  • Karah Zane Hagins, James Castle
  • The University of Georgia
  • Crane Library

Managing and Facilitating Synchronous Sessions in an Online World (FISHBOWL)

  • Bonnie Mullinix
  • Walden University
  • Sans Souci Room

Managing Change for QEP Implementation

  • Patrick Williams
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Ballroom A

Better, Cheaper, Faster - OER & Adaptive Learning Improve Outcomes

  • Petra Kohlmann-Sanchez
  • Knewton
  • Ballroom B

 

Tuesday, June 20 - Afternoon Sessions

2:00 - 2:45 pm: Session 6

Creating Successful Professional Development Activities for Online Faculty

  • Kathleen Scarpena, Michele Riley, Michael Keathley
  • Federal Reserve Room

Student Engagement in Online Courses

  • Karah Zane Hagins
  • The University of Georgia
  • Aldrich Room

Ten Technology Tools Used for Classroom/Online Instruction, Assessment and Collaboration

  • Veronica Outlaw
  • University of West Alabama
  • Crane Library

Providing Professional Development for Distance Learning Faculty with No Budget (FISHBOWL)

  • Leslie Johnson
  • Kaplan University
  • Sans Souci Room

The Goldilocks Test Applied to Online Homework Assignments

  • Abbot Packard, Francis Chumney
  • University of West Georgia
  • Ballroom A

Young Women in STEM: Do Post-Secondary Institutions Equip Them?

  • Patricia Angulo, Juliet Fernandez, Deborah Yunger, Michael Bartlett
  • EdTrainU
  • Ballroom B

 

Wednesday, June 21 - Morning Sessions

8:00 - 8:45 am: Session 1

Assessing the Predictive Validity of the SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness Indicator

  • Gregory Bradley, Scott Burrus, Karen Ferguson, Melanie Shaw
  • University of Phoenix
  • Federal Reserve Room

Online Doctoral Programs: Strategies for Enrolling and Retaining Successful Students

  • Kate Scarpena
  • Kaplan University
  • Aldrich Room

Designing Quality Courses Through Integrated Course Design: Methods

  • Rolando Marquez, Zhigang Li
  • Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Crane Library

Continuous Improvement Through a Virtual Community of Practice

  • Kathy Ingram, Jody DeKorte
  • Kaplan University
  • DuBignon Room

Tending the Teacher: Sustainable Self-Care for Faculty

  • Bevin Clare, Camille Freeman
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health
  • Ballroom A

Finding the Right Match: Seeking an Online Program Management Partner

  • Stephen Nodine
  • George Mason University
  • Ballroom B

 

Wednesday, June 21 - Morning Sessions

9:00 - 9:45 am: Session 2

Reassessing the Scale Reliability of the SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness Indicator

  • Gregory Bradley, Scott Burrus, Karen Ferguson, Melanie Shaw
  • University of Phoenix
  • Federal Reserve Room

Online Self-Efficacy Modules for Prospective and Current Students

  • David McCurry
  • University of South Carolina Upstate
  • Aldrich Room

Can Difference Makers Make a Difference for Virtual Communities?

  • Kerrie Houchens
  • Kaplan University
  • DuBignon Room

They Watched How Much? Student Engagement in Faculty-Created Media

  • Flint Buchanan, Stephen Bridges
  • The University of Georgia
  • Ballroom B

 

Wednesday, June 21 - Morning Sessions

10:00 - 10:45 am: Session 3

Mastering Online Professional Development: A Design Case

  • Valora Richardson, Kathleen Mapson
  • Georgia State University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Engaging and Supporting Distance Instructors to Enhance Performance and Connectivity

  • Jody DeKorte, Celine Santiago Bass, Nikki Williams
  • Kaplan University
  • Crane Library

Teaching and Assessing Professional Competencies Across Programs

  • Russell Fail, Michele Riley
  • Kaplan University
  • DuBignon Room

Finish What You Start: Open Degree and Courses at Kaplan

  • Carolyn Stevenson
  • Kaplan University
  • Ballroom A

Documenting Teaching Effectiveness in the Online Environment - Peer Observations

  • Jennifer Purcell, Heather Scott, Deborah Mixson-Brookshire
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Ballroom B

 

Wednesday, June 21 - Morning Sessions

11:00 - 11:45 am: Session 4

Creating a Distributed Support Model to Build Online Programs

  • Stephen Nodine
  • George Mason University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Striving for Excellence in Student Success by Means of Assessment

  • Michael Keathley, Jody DeKorte
  • Kaplan University
  • Aldrich Room

Investigations of Postsecondary Online Learning: What the Data Reveal

  • Katherine Conway, Alyse Hachey, Claire Wladis
  • Borough of Manhattan Comuntiy College/ City University of New York
  • DuBignon Room

We Must Do More: Education and Difficult Socioeconomic Conversations

  • Teresa Marie Kelly, Barbara Green, Stephanie Thompson, Josef Vice
  • Kaplan University
  • Ballroom B