2023 USDLA National Conference
Monday, July 17, 2023 9:00am - 5:00pm
Stop by the registration desk to check in, get your conference credentials, and ask questions thorughout the conference.
Monday, July 17, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm
The Student Perspective: Is distance learning is worth the cost?
Jeff Seaman
Bay View Analytics
Julia Seaman
Bay View Analytics
Monday, July 17, 2023 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Instructional Design for Learner Engagement: Getting to the Design Behind the Design
Linda Lee
Motivation Matters Tutoring & Coaching
Daphne Figueroa
Motivation Matters Tutoring & Coaching
Leveraging AI Technologies, ChatGPT, Esports, AR/VR, MR, and Other Emerging Technologies to Enhance Student Success
Farah Bennani
Northampton Community College
Robbie Melton
Tennessee State University
Transformation Accelerator: Online Course Instructional Design
Geo (Georgianna) Laws
USDLA
Monday, July 17, 2023 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Chat GPT is Great for Higher Education; Techniques to Improve Online Programs and Team Efficiency
Joseph Evanick
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Monday, July 17, 2023 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Enhancing Flipped Classroom to Improve Students' Active Learning
Chiayi Lin
Defense Language Institute
Hong Zhou
Defense Language Institute
Monday, July 17, 2023 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Opening Reception in Lobby
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 7:00am - 8:00am
Morning Stretch with Alex and Hope
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 7:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast in the Ballroom
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 8:30am - 9:00am
Opening Announcements in the Ballroom
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Distance Learning Futures
Farah Bennani
Northampton Community College
Kae Novak
Frontrange Community College
Freedom Writer to Freedom Warrior
Robert Alsop
Waldorf University
Illuminating the SARA Universe: Resources and Updates for Institutions
Raising equity through multiple means of expression while naturally combatting AI usage
Page Durham
Germanna Community College
Terri Milroy
Germanna Community College
Supporting Critical Student Well-Being Needs Virtually
Emily Pettit
The Virtual Care Group
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
Coordinating an Online Teacher Preparation Program: The Challenges and Triumphs
Tracey Hoffman
Miami University
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:45am
Federal Groundhog Day? Another Federal Rulemaking Affecting Distance Education!
Cheryl Dowd
State Authorization Network
Kathryn Kerensky
State Authorization Network
Leading the redesign of a course with microlearning
Rebecca Potter
Kaplan North America
The Power of Balance in Navigating Change
Shana Garrett
Walden University
There's a Return on Learning (ROL) you can show!
William Ryan
Ryan Consulting, LLC
Wireless 'Bring your Own Device (BYOD)' for Hybrid Instruction
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:00am - 10:45am
Kindness Is an Expression of Appreciation
Sheryl Kristensen
Walden University
Steven Verrone
Walden University
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 11:00am - 11:45am
Networking Games and Sponsor Shoutouts in the Ballroom
Visit all of our amazing sponsors and get your passport stickers for a chance at the grand prize of a free conference pass for 2024. Also pick up a copy of the Scavenger Hunt and Name Game challenges, make some new friends, have some fun, and get extra raffle tickets to all of the other drawings.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 11:30am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Keynote with Kate Colbert
Join us for Commencement into a New Era in Higher Education: Real Talk About Serving New Learners in New Ways
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Gabriela Johnson
Walden University
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 1:30pm - 3:00pm
More Confident, Agile, Inclusive, Engaging, and Effective: The Improvisation Edge for Educators
Carrie Spaulding
The Thirtysomething Coach
The Chemistry of Success for Online Learning
Daphne Figueroa
Motivation Matters Tutoring & Coaching
Linda Lee
Motivation Matters Tutoring & Coaching
Triggering Learner Stimuli with Aesthetics through Bitmoji Classrooms
Roberta Ergle
University of Central Florida
Marni Kay
University of Central Florida
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Featured Workshop with Erin Gruwell and Dr. Freda Braddock
Freedom Writers to Freedom Warriors: Lessons for Life Through Education
Freda Braddock
Waldorf University
Erin Gruwell
Freedom Writers Foundation
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Social Determinants of Changemakers: Re-Centering Equity
Nina McCune
Walden University
William Schulz
Walden University
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Engaging Technical Education in the Online Realm
Regina Moore
Black River Technical College
How to Drive Engagements From Your LMS With Learning Analytics
David Keffer
IntelliBoard
Marshall Hill
IntelliBoard
Practicing Foresight at an Online University
Jahna Kahrhoff
Purdue University Global
Dennis Strouble
Purdue University Global
Student, online faculty, and administrator student-3 roles in one
Holly Rick
Walden University
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Rhetorical Implications of Distance Learning Policy
Mandy Taylor
California State University, San Bernardino
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cookies and Coffee with Erin Gruwell in the Ballroom
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Poster Sessions in the Ballroom
Connectivism and Learner Engagement in an Online Graduate Level Course
Kristen Carlson
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Leading Remote eLearning Teams
Danny Kirkpatrick
Texas Tech University
Microlearning it is Time to Shine: A Research Review
Rebecca Potter
Kaplan North America
Online, Hybrid, and Face-to-Face Learning Through the Eyes of Faculty, Students, Administrators, Instructional Designers
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Lovely Singh
Bemidji State University
Showcasing a Digital Escape Room for Student Engagement
Debra Luken
University of Central Florida
Exploring the Academic Performance of Attribution Retraining on Low Performing College Students in Taiwan
Yingling Chen
Asia Eastern Univeristy of Sicence and Technology
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Table Talks in the Ballroom
Stop by and learn more from award winners, including Kourtney Rogers Gruner (Award Winner - Teaching/Learning) and John Copeland (Award Winner - Corporate). Additional topics will be listed by table number.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 6:30am - 7:30am
Bill Jackson Memorial Run/Walk
More than a two decades ago, USDLA started a Sunrise Run at our annual conference to exercise our bodies as we feed our minds with workshops and high-powered speakers. In 2012, we dedicated the annual tradition to Bill Jackson, our dear friend who was the Association’s president at the time of his passing in December 2011. Share in his determination to keep fit and healthy when you run, jog or walk with us.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 7:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast Club in the Ballroom
Join us for a series of conversations over coffee and breakfast. Topics include membership, public policy, state chapters, leadership, ATD certifications and more.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
CBE is a Solution that Benefits Learners and Institutions: Come Learn How!
Rhonda Blackburn
Strut Learning
Esports: the new frontier of engagement and competition
David Palmer
Twin Falls School District
Novel distance learning partnerships to reduce health disparities and promote early/post-secondary health care careers.
Erica Bell
University of Tennessee at Martin
Rebecca Reynolds
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Three Ways to Shine; Three Ways to Dim; Strategies that Impact Implementation of Distance Learning Initiatives
Tammy McClain-Smith
Virginia State University
Top 5 Surprising Compliance Issues Beyond State Authorization
Kathryn Kerensky
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
Teaching Introductory Physics Courses with a Personalized Adaptive Learning Courseware
Archana Dubey
University of Central Florida
Baiyun Chen
University of Central Florida
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 10:00am - 10:45am
A Virtual Campus for Online Learning
Teaching the 'Impossible': 5 Things They Said We Couldn't Do in Online Teaching
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 10:00am - 10:45am
Mentors' Transformative Emotional Intelligence to Positively Influence Virtual Learner Engagement
Tom Butkiewicz
Walden University
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 10:00am - 11:15am
Community of Inquiry: Enhancing Cognitive Presence and Learner-Content Interaction in the Online Learning Environment
Rong Yuan
Defense Language Institute (DLI)
Sandy Wagner
Defense Language Institute
Engage Learners Everywhere with Nearpod
Reducing and Responding to Microaggressions in Distance Education
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:00am - 11:45am
Leveraging Technologies in Online Courses
Veronica Rodriguez
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:30am - 12:00pm
Giveaways, Networking, and More in the Ballroom
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:30am - 12:00pm
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Keynote with Jennifer Williams
Join us for Get Ready for Change – Instructional Design Practices Through Meaningful Uses of Technology
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Behind the Scenes: A look at My Approach to Storyboarding for Gamification
Mallori Steele
Growductive Consulting
Checkout Telehealth @ Your Local Library
Malavika Muralidharan
Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records
Defining a Pathway for Broadening Access to and Engagement in a Blended Engineering Course Using DEI and SEL frameworks.
Jeniffer Obando
Stevens Institute of Technology
Robert Chang
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hyflex Programming as a Delivery Approach for Changing Student Demographics and Demands
Abby Ruessler
Southeast Online
Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs
Department of Leadership, Middle & Secondary Education
Chelsea McNeely
Southeast Online & Early College Programs
Sarah Dietrich
Department of English
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 1:30pm - 2:15pm
The Tax is Wack! A Discussion of how Cultural Taxation impacts Black Women (and other BIPOC) in Higher Education
Rebekah Adderley
Tarrant County College (Connect/ Virtual Campus)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Don't You Understand? It coulda been online!
Dr Audra Barrett
Tarrant County College - Connect Campus
Early Intervention in Online Courses as a Form of Quality Assurance
Lileen Coulloudon
Andrews University
Sheralee Thomas
Andrews University
Stephanie Wilczynski
Andrews University
Mentoring: Ensuring Faculty Success In a Remote Workplace
Darrell Evans
Purdue University Global
Representation beyond Assimilation: Using Collaborative Technology to Empower Student Storytellers
Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua
UTHSC
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Tracking OER Awareness and Adoption in US K-12 and Higher Education - Results from our 2022-23 National Survey
Julia Seaman
Bay View Analytics
Jeff Seaman
Bay View Analytics
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Featured Session with Peter Noonan in the Ballroom
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Strategic Improvements to Faculty Compensation Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Cycle
Bryan Aylward
University of Arizona Global Campus
Cassie Hurst
University of Arizona Global Campus
James Moreno
University of Arizona Global Campus
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Cookies and Coffee with Keynotes in the Ballroom
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Table Talks in the Ballroom
Join us for a series of discussions on topics including public policy, leadership, and telehealth. Also visit with a number of our award winners and learn more about their outstanding work. Among the award winners on-hand will be: Mary Stevens (Award Winner - K12), Will Schulz (Award Winner - Research), Brian Rewerts (Award Winner - Not for Profit), Curtis Jay Bonk (Award Winner - Research), and Janet Major (Award Winner - Telehealth).
Telehealth in our Libraries: a National Trend
Janet Major Durckel
ATP/SWTRC
Malavika Muralidharan
Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Awards Reception in Lobby
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Awards Dinner and Ceremony in the Ballroom
Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
ChatGPT: An Educator's Friend or Foe?
Nichole Karpel
Walden University
Designing an Inclusive Online Classroom
Kristi Trapp
Walden University
Kathy Strang
Adtalem Global Education
Kathleen Morrison
Adtalem Global Education
Transforming Education: Achieving improved learner outcomes through quality course design
Florence Williams
University of Central Florida
Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
Global Partners Panel with EDEN in the Ballroom
Global Perspectives of Distance Education and Emerging Trends
Sandra Kučina Softić
SRCE - University of Zagreb, University Computing Centre (SR
Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:00am - 9:45am
Best Practices for Teaching Multimodal Literacies for Perception, Proximity, and Transfer Realities Using XR and AI
Rebecca Blankenship
Rebecca Blankenship
Thursday, July 20, 2023 10:00am - 10:45am
Leveraging Technology to Promote a Dialogic Feedback Process With Online Writers
Darci Harland
Walden University
Joe Gredler
Walden University
Thursday, July 20, 2023 10:00am - 11:15am
A Learning By Design Approach to Online Course Development
Sandy Wagner
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Rong Yuan
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Implicit Bias and Its Impact on Family Engagement
Yazmin Guevara Alvarez
Alvarez Consulting & Advocacy
Microaggressions in Online Learning: Toward creating a more inclusive and accessible learning environment
Thursday, July 20, 2023 11:00am - 11:45am
Distance learning as person-to-person peacebuilding: Leveraging technology in the virtual intercultural borderlands
Sarah Dietrich
Southeast Missouri State University
Thursday, July 20, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm
Brunch Service Begins in the Ballroom
Thursday, July 20, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Keynote with Amrit Ahluwalia
Join us for Bucking Enrollment Trends to Grow in a Challenging Environment
Thursday, July 20, 2023 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Conference Closing Remarks