Pamela Shay, Franklin University

Sharyl Thompson , American College of Education 
 

 

Recently revised federal regulations raised awareness regarding state authorization requirements for institutions serving students in multiple states. Many institutions are just beginning the state authorization process, and others have achieved authorization but are wondering how to manage the tracking and renewal processes. Wherever you are on the continuum, you will not want to miss this presentation, which will provide guidance and how-tos from individuals who have years of experience and have gained expertise in this area. Attendees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the state authorization issues prior to the session (you can view WCET resources at http://wcet.wiche.edu/advance/state-approval).

With over 25 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Pamela Shay is well-versed in the intricacies of governmental and regulatory compliance. Currently, as Vice President of Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Shay oversees several University offices that deal directly with accreditation, assessment, state authorization, institutional data, and regulatory compliance. Dr. Shay is a site evaluator and board member for the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), serves on the leadership team of the State Authorization Network – Ohio, led Franklin’s self-study and reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission in 2007-2008, and currently serves as the University’s liaison with the HLC. Dr. Shay has presented on the topics of accreditation, authorization and compliance for large groups at HLC, IACBE, NASASPS and WCET conferences, as well as leading online and face-to-face workshops on these topics.

 

Sharyl Thompson has extensive experience in the field of state authorization, having served in that capacity for over 11 years at Capella University. In early 2012 she accepted the position of VP, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance with American College of Education (ACE) in Indianapolis, IN. In addition to overseeing state authorization and program approvals leading to professional licensure for educators, Sharyl is the Accreditation Liaison for ACE with the Higher Learning Commission. She served on the drafting team through the President’s Forum and the Council on State Governments to create model legislation that would allow for reciprocity of state authorization across state boundaries. She also serves on the WCET Steering Committee. Sharyl has presented at numerous regional and national conferences on the topic of state authorization.

Jennifer Pontano, Drexel University
Dan Allen, Drexel University

Two instructional designers share their experience in developing an online course to be compliant with their University's guidelines for online accessibility.

 

This presentation will offer solutions for administrators, faculty, and instructional designers/learning Technologists to take back to their institutions for implementation in their own online programs. The audience will have the opportunity to see the existing course along with the course that was redeveloped.  They will also be given various online resources and have the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session.
Participants in the presentation should expect to learn the following:
• How to conduct an accessibility audit of existing content
• Talking points for communication with instructors
• Methods for correcting inaccessible content
• How to identify possible pitfalls and frustrations in revising content for accessibility
• Lessons learned during the process

Jennifer Pontano is a Senior Instructional Designer at Drexel University.  She also serves as an adjunct faculty member and a member of Drexel University’s Online Learning Council.  In her day to day she is responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing online courses within her specified program areas.

 

Dan Allen is an Accessibility Specialist and Sr. Instructional Designer at Drexel University. He also co-chairs the university’s Online Accessibility Committee, which determines accessibility guidelines for online courses, and implements training. He also created and teaches the online course Learning Technologies and Disabilities for Drexel’s E-Learning Leadership program.

Pamela Fouche, Walters State Community College

Teaching science laboratories online is a relatively new and somewhat controversial concept. This presentation will focus on the use of Desire2Learn Learning Suite for development and implementation of online laboratory courses. It will explore advantages of using the online environment, pedagogical advantages and disadvantages of this approach and diverse materials used. Statistics comparing performance of online vs ground students will be reported and future plans outlined.

Pam is a Professor of Biology at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee and holds  a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Vanderbilt University. 

She has developed online Microbiology and Anatomy and Physiology courses with laboratories for the Tennessee Regents Online Campus Collaborative and oversees the continuous upgrading and administration of these courses. 

Penny Ralston-Berg, Penn State University World Campus

Desmond McCaffrey, University of Connecticut

Karla Kmetz, University of South Florida

The collaborative relationship between designer and instructor-expert can have a tremendous impact on
quality. Join this panel of practicing instructional designers to discuss the processes, practices, and team configurations that lead to quality online courses. How can collaboration be nurtured? How can momentum be maintained during the course development process? How does the game design and development process inform course design and increase quality? Learn more about these topics or bring your own questions to this lively discussion.

Penny is currently an instructional designer for the Penn State World Campus. Her research interests include student perspectives of quality and how this impacts the design practice. She recently co-authored the book *MindMeld: Micro-Collaboration between eLearning Designers and Instructor Experts* with Jon D. Aleckson (http://www.atwoodpublishing.com/books/345.htm)

 

For over 10 years, Desmond McCaffrey has been active in curriculum development, instructional design, faculty development, and institutional efforts to increase quality in online education. He currently leads the University of Connecticut's eCampus group in its efforts to support online course design and faculty development.

 

Karla Kmetz is an Instructional Designer at Distance Learning and Instructional Media Services and Adjunct Faculty in the College of Education at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. With 6 years of experience in education and accessible technologies, her professional interests include universal design for instruction in higher education and the accessibility of online courses.

Stephani Cuddie, Florida Institute of Technology
Lisa Gill, Florida Institute of Technology

This session will discuss how a university which offers online degrees is exposing students to plagiarism and its repercussions early as well as how they are reacting to plagiarism quickly in an effort to avoid the student becoming a repeat offender.

Stephani Cuddie is Manager, of online CoPLA programs.  I hold a BS and an MS in Information Technology and am currently pursuing an EdD in Distance Education.  I supervise the day to day operations of the COPLA Online department, work with faculty and adjuncts to develop and continuously improve courses. 

 

Lisa Gill graduated with a BS in History from University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, completed a Graduate Teaching Certificate at University of Central Florida, and is currently working on her MS in Technical and Professional Communication at Florida Institute of Technology. She is currently the Program Coordinator for the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts Online Programs. She has worked in higher education for the last 10 years, always assisting students to accomplish their goals of higher education.

Glen Jenewein, Kaplan University

 The ability to enhance online courses with simple video elements helps students to not only complete assignments, readings, and discussions, it helps students to check into your classes more often thus you are able to retain students. This presentation will demonstrate how to create a simple video, compress it, and access code to embed the file into your Course Management System or even upload to a website, blog or YouTube. The best thing is, no expensive equipment or software is required, and for the most part it will cost you nothing except time.

Glen J. Jenewein currently resides in Battle Ground, Washington and has been a Professor at Kaplan University since 2003 in the School of Information Technology. Glen also has been a Visiting Professor with DeVry University since 2003.

Mr. Jenewein most recently worked at Clark College, located in Vancouver, Washington, as the Director of eLearning. Mr. Jenewein was also a full-time professor at Portland Community College, in Portland Oregon, where he taught in the computer information systems program and served as the Chair of the department. Mr. Jenewein spent 13 years in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer and was instrumental in establishing communications from the South Pole to Paramus, New Jersey, for the National Science Foundation.

Glen the course lead for three courses at Kaplan University along with serving as the faculty advisor for the KU Association for Computing Machinery and the School of Information Technology’s Honor Society; Iota Sigma Tau.

Irene Duranczyk, University of Minnesota

Jeanne Higbee, University of Minnesota

Whether designing course shells, course content, or open access texts, the principles of universal instructional design (UID) and integrated multicultural instructional design (IMID) share common goals, techniques, and skills. The presenters will demonstrate how to maximize the structural tools and incorporate culturally-inclusive educational techniques for an accessible distance or hybrid graduate or undergraduate course.