Higher Education Events

Over 5.8 million students are taking at least one distance education course. What did they look for in a program to fit their needs? What tools help them succeed? What advice would they offer to a first-time online learner and/or educator? What do they really want to tell their teacher about their class? Join us for this open dialogue with three students currently enrolled in 100% online courses. “Ask them Anything” about their experiences to best help you engage and motivate your learners. As a bonus, you will also gain insight into recent research on student attitudes toward digital course materials.

Snapchat is currently the number one social media platform used by 16 to 24 year olds and is rapidly gaining users aged 35 years and older.

For NDLW 2016, we offered a number of webinars that explored a variety of distance learning topics including emerging distance learning trends, strategies and best practices to engage online students, and new tools designed to enhance the online teaching and learning experience. Access recordings and available webinar resources for our program below.

Micro-credentials, nano-credentials, badges…staying current on emerging trends in education is a challenge. It is also the life-force of the work that we do to prepare students for an ever-shifting professional landscape. In this engaging session, learn about the driving factors behind the emergence of alternative credentials, how higher education institutions are responding, and hear insights about what’s next.

Join academic leaders from the University of Southern California to discuss the challenges that come with launching and maintaining online degree programs and solutions to address those challenges. Topics covered will include marketing, enrollment, curriculum design, student services and more.

Competency-based learning can help improve the connection between a college degree or certification and employment. But forging this important connection requires closer working relationships between higher education institutions offering CBE programs and local and national employers. Join this webinar to learn more about strategies for developing employer partnerships and increasing the employability of graduates from CBE programs.

For many of us, a primary objective in teaching psychology is to facilitate students’ active consideration of how the studies, phenomena, and theories they read about apply to their daily lives. This presentation explores how blogging can further this goal. Specifically, I incorporate blogging into my courses in two ways: a class blog where I post related content and students can respond, and a personal blog in which students analyze events from their own lives through a psychological lens. Advantages, challenges, and assessment will be discussed, as will applicability for both in-person and online courses.

Presentation will be conducted in Spanish. Discussion will include ideas on how to facilitate instruction using the flipped model and how to get students motivated and engaged.

Drawing on parallels from second language acquisition and game design, this session explores ways in which digital games can facilitate meaningful interaction in second language teaching and learning. The session will explore a multidimensional approach to interaction and digital games by examining interactions in games themselves, around games, and about games. Participants will engage in sample class activities and have an opportunity for brainstorming additional ideas for their own classroom. This virtual session will be interactive and collaborative

In this webinar, academic leaders from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Ohio University will discuss the key market forces that are present today, and how universities can best position their prospective degrees in the online market. Panelists will also provide practical insights and recommendations on how to handle the change management for a university looking to offer competitive online degree programs.

This webinar for higher education institutions offering distance education includes information on the proposed federal regulations pertaining to state authorization and the current status of SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement). Professional licensure requirements, with an emphasis on the future and current status of post-licensure nursing programs and teacher education programs, will be introduced. Particular state authorization regulations will also be discussed. This presentation answers the important question, "What should institutions plan to do?"