DLA 2018 Concurrent Sessions

Monday, June 25 - Morning Sessions

9:15 -10:00 am: Session 1

The State of State Authorization and Professional Licensure

  • Lisa Sedlock and Steve Nodine
  • George Mason University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Towards a Common Data Set for Online Program Management

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

Next Steps in Developing Personal AI Technology for Online Learning (Fishbowl)

  • Carol Klempka
  • Concordia University, St. Paul
  • Crane Dining Room

Saying No to Best Practices (Fishbowl)

  • Nyasha Guramatunhu Cooper
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Crane Library

LMS Change Management Strategies Designed to Mitigate Student Attrition

  • LauraAnn Migliore, Scott Burrus, Gregory Bradley, and Melanie Shaw
  • University of the Rockies
  • Ballroom A

Fostering a Pathway to Credit for Prior Learning

  • Brett Miles and Sarah Kuck
  • USG eCampus
  • Ballroom B

Monday, June 25 - Morning Sessions

10:15 - 11:00 am: Session 2

The Incremental Cost of Online Education: Identifying Operational Efficiencies

  • Tarrica Wiley
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Full-Time Adjuncts: Our New Normal

  • Leslie Johnson and Barbara Green
  • Purdue University Global
  • Aldrich Room

Too Little, Too Much? Discussions about Online Faculty Preparation (Fishbowl)

  • David McCurry
  • University of South Carolina Upstate
  • Crane Dining Room

Striving for Career Excellence in Distance Learning Administration (Fishbowl)

  • Lisa Miller
  • American Military University
  • Crane Library

Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom

  • Jacob Bane
  • Ohio State University
  • Ballroom A

Fostering Academic Integrity is Like Losing Weight

  • Mac Adkins
  • SmarterServices
  • Ballroom B

Monday, June 25 - Morning Sessions

11:15 - 12:00 noon: Session 3

Secret Boss Training: Get Everyone to Observe Online Courses

  • Thomas Tobin
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Federal Reserve Room

The Sky Isn't Falling: Helping Faculty through Times of Change

  • Michael Keathley and Barbara Green
  • Purdue University Global
  • Aldrich Room

Defining Our Ws: Distance Learning Training in the Next Decade (Fishbowl)

  • Teresa Marie Kelly
  • Purdue University Global
  • Crane Dining Room

What e-Learning Leaders Need to Know (Fishbowl)

  • Anthony Pina
  • Sullivan University
  • Crane Library

Today's Online Students

  • Karen Rasmussen
  • University of West Florida
  • Ballroom A

Blend, Flip, Go: Designing A Technology Solution That Does It All

  • Tasha Brown and Rissa Karpoff
  • Aive Tek, Inc
  • Ballroom B

Monday, June 25 - Afternoon Sessions

1:00 - 1:45 pm: Session 4

A New Way to Identify and Validate the RIGHT Programs

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

Supporting Success: Faculty Development for Online Learning

  • Jesse Bishop
  • Georgia Highlands College
  • Aldrich Room

Hacks for Online Teaching Excellence (Fishbowl)

  • Brian Freeland and Craig Bogar
  • American Public University System
  • Crane Dining Room

Digital Badging, Micro-Credentialing, & Employability Skills Vs. Traditional Academic Transcripts (Fishbowl)

  • Camille Farrell
  • University of Central Oklahoma
  • Crane Library

Data-Supported Evaluation Strategies for Online Programs

  • Jason Fields with Lou Pugliese (Arizona State University) and Greg Bradley (Veracity)
  • LearningMate
  • Ballroom B

Monday, June 25 - Afternoon Sessions

2:00 - 2:45 pm: Session 5

The Skills and Leadership Characteristics of Online Higher Education Executives

  • Melanie Shaw and Karen Ferguson
  • Colorado State University Global Campus
  • Federal Reserve Room

Incorporating Powerful Integrations

  • David C. Dixon
  • Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
  • Kate Senn
  • West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Aldrich Room

How Do You Create, Support, and Encourage Sustained Learning? (Fishbowl)

  • Keyonda Smith
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health
  • Crane Dining Room

How Do We Help Educators Get Educated? (Fishbowl)

  • Jason Caudill
  • King University
  • Crane Library

Integration of Competency-Based Education in an Online Graduate Course

  • Michelle Bartlett
  • North Carolina State University
  • Ballroom A

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

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

Tuesday, June 26 - Morning Sessions

8:00 - 8:45 am: Session 1

Transitioning Classes to a Competency Based Education Model

  • Peg Hohensee and Leslie Johnson
  • Purdue University Global
  • Federal Reserve Room

The Learning Story: Are Your Adjunct Faculty Super Heroes?

  • Linda J. Smith
  • University of Maryland University College
  • Aldrich Room

Impact of Faculty Characteristics on Student Satisfaction

  • Brian Freeland
  • American Public University System
  • Crane Dining Room

It Starts with a Brand: Plan to Achieve a Career (Fishbowl)

  • Sher Downing
  • University of South Carolina Palmetto College
  • Crane Library

How Can I Recommend You If I Can’t Recognize You?

  • Becky Thorpe
  • Hazard Community & Technical College
  • Kate Senn
  • West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Ballroom A

Build, Launch, Learn, Improve, Repeat: Creating and Evolving an Adaptive Course to Improve Student Success

  • Ashley O’Connor with Chris Brown and Jeannie Grussendorf (Georgia State University)
  • RealizeIt
  • Ballroom B

Tuesday, June 26 - Morning Sessions

9:00 - 9:45 am: Session 2

The Chief Online Education Officer

  • Georgianna Laws
  • Maryville University
  • Federal Reserve Room

eLearning Master You Will Become

  • Julie Evans and Adrianne A. Leinbach
  • Wake Technical Community College
  • Aldrich Room

The Revolving Door of Writing Across the Curriculum Leadership

  • Michael Keathley
  • Purdue University Global
  • Crane Dining Room

OER: Are You Creating, Exploring, Enhancing, or Adjusting Your Vision? (Fishbowl)

  • Peter J. Shapiro
  • Florida State College at Jacksonville
  • Crane Library

What is the Next Big Technology: Wading through EdTech Hype?

  • Richard A. Schilke
  • Texas A&M University-Central Texas
  • Ballroom A

Designing Online Tutoring into Your Courses

  • Lisa Yoder
  • Pearson Smarthinking
  • Ballroom B

Tuesday, June 26 - Morning Sessions

10:00 - 10:45 am: Session 3

The True Cost of DE: IPEDS Analysis and Case Study

  • Lisa Sedlock and Steve Nodine
  • George Mason University
  • Federal Reserve Room

Empowering Faculty in an Increasingly Standardized Online Environment

  • Christie Nicholas and Erin Sutliff
  • University of South Florida
  • Aldrich Room

A Continuum of Excellence for Improving Quality Assurance Initiatives

  • Deborah Adair
  • Quality Matters
  • Crane Dining Room

Third Party Integrations: Where Does Our Responsibility Start and End? (FISHBOWL)

  • Janet Gubbins
  • University of West Georgia
  • Crane Library

A Spoonful of Sugar: Engaging Online Students with Smore

  • Barbara Green
  • Purdue University Global
  • Ballroom A

Affordable, Accessible, Adaptive: Knewton's Alta

  • Doug Hughes
  • Knewton
  • Ballroom B

Tuesday, June 20 - Morning Sessions

11:00 - 11:45 am: Session 4

Student Achievement & the Momentum Year: Changing Everything We Knew

  • Myk Garn and Jon Sizemore
  • University System of Georgia
  • Federal Reserve Room

CBE Readiness Assessment for Academic Departments

  • Alfreda Harper Harrison
  • University of North Carolina System
  • Aldrich Room

The Good, Bad, and Ugly: Lessons Learned in Changing LMSs

  • Richard A. Schilke
  • Texas A&M University-Central Texas
  • Crane Dining Room

Creating Engaging & Cost Effective Professional Development for DL Faculty (FISHBOWL)

  • Daniel Hoppe
  • Horry Georgetown Technical College
  • Crane Library

Hiring Top Talent for Online Learning Support Teams: Reimagined Processes

  • Mia Bennafield
  • University of West Georgia
  • Ballroom A

Bridging the Distance to Mastery

  • Emily Judy
  • Hawkes Learning
  • Ballroom B

Tuesday, June 26 - Afternoon Sessions

1:00 - 1:45 pm: Session 5

Fulfilling LEAP Online: Lessons Learned

  • Beth René Roepnack
  • University of West Georgia
  • Federal Reserve Room

Being Bezos or Gates: Business Leadership Lessons and Distance Learning

  • Teresa Marie Kelly
  • Purdue University Global
  • Aldrich Room

Ring Bell for Service: Supporting Academic Partners Engaged in Distance

  • Mark A. Jimerson, Jr. and Valerie Tate
  • Mississippi State University
  • Crane Dining Room

Effective Ways to Offer Professional Development for Online Part-time Faculty (Fishbowl)

  • Michelle E Bartlett
  • North Carolina State University
  • Crane Library

Creating Online Community Tools promoting Choice, Voice and Connectivity

  • Bonnie B. Mullinix
  • Walden University
  • Ballroom A

Ally – Making Course Content More Accessible

  • Carey Smouse and Dan DePuy
  • Blackboard
  • Ballroom B

Tuesday, June 26 - Afternoon Sessions

2:00 - 2:45 pm: Session 6

Twelve Strategies to Promote Online Growth While Ensuring Quality

  • Brian Udermann
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • Federal Reserve Room

Behind the Curtain: Course Design for Improved Experience and Capacity

  • Jeremy T. Bond, Kendra S. Brown, and Jennifer J. Jones
  • Central Michigan University
  • Aldrich Room

STLR: Student-Curated, Faculty Assessed, Employ-ability Skills Online Portable Record

  • Camille Farrell
  • University of Central Oklahoma
  • Crane Dining Room

Quality Online: What's Rigor Got to Do With It? (Fishbowl)

  • Deborah Adair
  • Quality Matters
  • Crane Library

Is Economics Changing the Quality of Online Education?

  • Abbot L Packard and Frances Chumney
  • University of West Georgia
  • Ballroom A

Scaling Up: Looking beyond Online Program Management (OPM) partners to grow your online programs

  • Gabriela Alvarez
  • innoved Online
  • Ballroom B

Wednesday, June 27 - Morning Sessions

8:00 - 8:45 am: Session 1

Factors Influencing Student Satisfaction: A typological analysis

  • Christopher Berg, Melanie Shaw, Scott Burrus, and Anthony Contento
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
  • Federal Reserve Room

Be the Change: Remaking Education from Within

  • Teresa Marie Kelly, MAT, Barbara Green, and Josef Vice
  • Purdue University Global
  • Aldrich Room

Psychological Skills to Strive for Excellence in Distance Learning Leadership

  • Lisa Miller
  • American Military University
  • Crane Dining Room

Brave New World: Leadership Empowering Faculty During LMS Change

  • Barbara Green and Michael Keathley
  • Purdue University Global
  • Crane Library

Online Drives the Bus: How OER Flipped our Course Development

  • Anthony Pina and Kenneth Moran
  • Sullivan University
  • Ballroom A

Improving Support with the Online Student Services Scorecard

  • Josh Strigle
  • College of Central Florida
  • Ballroom B

Wednesday, June 27 - Morning Sessions

9:00 - 9:45 am: Session 2

Growth Management of Distance Graduate Programs: Balancing the Scales Strategically

  • Carrol Warren, Michelle Bartlett, and Diane Chapman
  • North Carolina State University
  • Federal Reserve Room

The Impact of Faculty Training on Institutional Performance

  • Crystal Neumann and Jason Caudill
  • American College of Education
  • Aldrich Room

Lessons Learned in Support Online Doctoral Programs

  • Stephanie Jones
  • Texas Tech University
  • Crane Dining Room

Online Faculty Mentoring on a Budget: Sharing Ideas (Fishbowl)

  • Cathy Taylor
  • Park University
  • Jutta Pegues
  • Park University
  • Teresa Mason
  • Park University
  • Lisa Bunkowski
  • Texas A&M Central Texas
Crane Library

Universal Adoption of the LMS Grade Center for Student Feedback

  • Rinki Suryavanshi
  • Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
  • Ballroom A

Using the Adult Classroom Environment Scale to Evaluate Learner Expectations

  • Vincent Spezzo
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Amanda King
  • University System of Georgia
Ballroom B

Wednesday, June 27 - Morning Sessions

10:00 - 10:45 am: Session 3

Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Distance Education

  • Russell Fail and Michele Riley
  • Purdue University Global
  • Federal Reserve Room

Guidelines for Cyberhygiene in Online Education

  • Georgiana Laws
  • Augusta University
  • Aldrich Room

Social Media Use in Online Classes

  • Leslie Johnson
  • Purdue University Global
  • Crane Library

Free Online Collaboration with Gsuite and Asana

  • Peg Hohensee
  • Purdue University Global
  • Ballroom A

Value or Values: Mitigating the Tension of Reporting Success

  • Rachael Allen and Jessie Daniels
  • University of Georgia
  • Ballroom B

Wednesday, June 27 - Morning Sessions

11:00 - 11:45 am: Session 4

Working Backwards Moves You Forward: Informed Data Collection

  • Kate Senn
  • West Kentucky Community & Technical College
  • Jonathon Berry
  • KCTCS System Office
  • David C. Dixon
  • Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Federal Reserve Room

Career Readiness & The Missing Piece

  • Oscar Raile
  • The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
  • Aldrich Room

Faculty Perceptions of Faculty-to-Student Engagement Needs

  • Stephanie J. Jones, Justin Louder
  • Texas Tech University
  • Crane Dining Room

Are You Worthy of That “High-Performing” Designation In The Student-Evaluation?

  • Sheikh Tijan Drammeh
  • University of West Georgia
  • Crane Library

Effective Use of “Guest Lecturers” in Online Instruction

  • Emily Rogers and Howard S. Carrier
  • Valdosta State University
  • Ballroom A

Alexa…Can Al Enhance Student-to-Content Interactions?

  • Carol Klempka & Patricia Angulo
  • Concordia University, St. Paul
  • Ballroom B