Staff Accolades

ELI Seminar, EDUCAUSE Webinar Presentation

July 10, 2017, Online

• Donna Petherbridge, Donna Liss, Mary Bold, Mark Leuba, Cathy Bates and Veronica Diaz, “Alternative Credentialing in Higher Education” (Attendees: 40)

Appalachian State Free-Learning Conference

July 21, 2017, Boone, N.C.

• Suzanne Edmonds, “Google Across Institutions: A Roundtable Discussion” (Attendees: 35)

MoodleMoot

July 25-27, 2017, New Orleans, La.

• Martin Dulberg, “Analyzing the Usability of your LMS Portal” (Attendees: 40)
• Martin Dulberg, “Governance is Important: How NC State Makes LMS Decisions with Transparency and Community Buy-In” (Attendees: 20)
• Lou Harrison and Jeff Webster, “Update on the Learning Analytics Processor with Moodle” (Attendees: 40)

Elon University 14th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference

August 17, 2017, Elon, N.C.

• Christopher Beeson and Bethany Smith, “Fostering Group Work with Collaborative Online Tools” (Attendees: 30)
• Bethany Smith, Douglas James and Erin Robinson, “Strategic Course Design: Making Choices to Align Learning Objectives, Activities and Assessment” (Attendees: 40)

National College Testing Association (NCTA) Conference

September 13-15, 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Sharon Broere, Whitney Hicks and Kara Marschalk, “If You Tweet It, They Will Come!” (Attendees: 50)

UNC CAUSE

October 2-4, 2017, Greenville, N.C.

• Christopher Beeson and Bethanne Tobey, “Opening the Lines of Communication” (Attendees: 65)
• Emanuel Brunson and Allie Giro, “Partnering to Empower: Leveraging Support and Training in Preparing Faculty for the Online Classroom” (Attendees: 60)
• Yiling Chappelow and Suzanne Edmonds, “Engage, Motivate and Empower Students with Effective Online Course Design” (Attendees: 50)
• Martin Dulberg, “Learning Technology Governance: Fostering Engagement and Being Responsive to the Needs of Your Community” (Attendees: 25)
• Stacy Gant, Edwin Lindsay (DELTA Faculty Fellow) and Elaine Bohorquez, “Intuitive Learning: Measuring the Impact of Classroom Engagement Apps” (Attendees: 40)
• Jakia Salam and Angie Smith (DELTA Faculty Fellow), “Don’t Just Watch, Interact: Using Tools to Make Videos Interactive and Promote Student Engagement” (Attendees: 26)
• Bethany Smith, “Fostering Group Work with Collaborative Online Tools” (Attendees: 50)
• Bethany Smith, “Student Engagement in a Laptop-Friendly Classroom” (Attendees: 25)

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blue Xchange Mentoring Program Graduation Keynote Speaker

October 19, 2017, Durham, N.C.

• Donna Petherbridge, “The Value of Lifelong Learning” (Attendees: 100)

North Carolina Association of Test Professionals

October 20, 2017, Raleigh, N.C.

• Sharon Broere, “NCTA Test Center Certification” (Attendees: 15)

MoodleMoot

November 6-8, 2017, Miami, Fla.

• Jeff Webster and Emma Richardson, “Moodle Users Association Meet and Greet” (Attendees: 50)

Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate

November 15-17, 2017, Orlando, Fla.

• Suzanne Edmonds and Allie Giro, “Spark Student Learning: Tips and Tools to Increase Engagement” (Attendees: 25)
• Bethany Smith, Kerri Brown Parker and Peter Hessling, “Poster Presentation: Creating Meaningful Group Work Online” (Attendees: 40)
• Bethany Smith, Jakia Salam and Angie Smith (DELTA Faculty Fellow), “Community, Security and Activity: The Trifecta of Online Learning” (Attendees: 10)
• Chris Willis and Jakia Salam, “Data vs. The Hunch: Letting Data Lead Innovation in Course Design” (Attendees: 28)

University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Annual Marketing and Enrollment Management Seminar

December 5-7, 2017, Washington, D.C.

• Kay Zimmerman, “Strategies to Dramatically IMPROVE Online Education Marketing” (Attendees: 57)

Apereo Webinar

January 24, 2018, Raleigh, N.C.

• Lou Harrison, “Learning What Works When Scaling Analytics Infrastructure” (Attendees: 32)

EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting

January 29-31, 2018, New Orleans, La.

• Yan Shen and Jakia Salam, “Understanding Flipping in Higher Ed: A Framework of Classroom Flipping Models” (Attendees: 200)

Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment Virtual Conference

February 14, 2018, Moscow, Idaho

• Suzanne Edmonds and Allie Giro, “Spark Student Learning: Tips and Tools to Increase Engagement” (Attendees: 25)

Building Community Through Intentional Design: A Course Model

February 20, 2018

• Bethany Smith and Jakia Salam, book chapter in Developing Online Learning in the Helping Professions: Online, Blended, and Hybrid Models, pages 155-186

UNC System Technological Innovation in Digital Education (TIDE) Symposium

February 21-22, 2018, Durham, N.C.

• Lou Harrison, Jeff Webster and Chris Willis, “Constructing Testing Cohorts to Develop Better Models for Predicting At-Risk Students” (Attendees: 16)
• Tim Petty and Jim Ptasynski, “The Future of Online Learning at UNC” (Attendees: 40)
• Bethanne Tobey, Chris Willis, Traci Temple, Jennafer Pettit and Katie Sheats, “Technological Solutions to Enhance Veterinary Student Clinical Training in a Distributive Model of Equine Primary Care” (Attendees: 10)
• Yan Shen, Dan Spencer, Traci Temple, Chris Willis and Molly Fenn, “Building Communication, Collaboration, and Culture in Evaluating Educational Technology and Innovative Course Redesign” (Attendees: 10)

NC State Office of Faculty Development Teaching and Learning Symposium

February 22, 2018, Raleigh, N.C.

• Yan Shen, Jakia Salam and Chris Willis, “Classroom Flipping Models, Strategies, and New Directions” (Attendees: 10)

University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Annual Conference

March 14-16, 2018, Baltimore, Md.

• Jessie Sova, Jack Foster and Wendy Laing, “REPORTER: NC State’s Registration Platform for Non-Credit Activity and Required Training” (Attendees: 50)

Southern Learning and Technology Expo (SLATE)

April 5, 2018, Winston-Salem, N.C.

• Donna Petherbridge, “Building Community in an Online Course” (Attendees: 70)

ASU + GSV Summit

April 16-18, 2018, San Diego, Calif.

• Lou Harrison, “Technology, Partnerships and Affordability” (Attendees: 50)

The Teaching Professor Conference

June 1-3, 2018, Atlanta, Ga.

• Stacy Gant and Maria Gallardo-Williams (DELTA Faculty Fellow), “NC State Faculty Fellows: Promoting Teaching Innovation through Purposeful Peer Interaction” (Attendees: 40)

Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE) Conference

June 4-7, 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Chris Willis and Johan Bergström, “GEER: Global Edtech Evaluation Repository” (Attendees: 10)
• Chris Willis and Traci Temple, “Redesign and Shine: Using Assessment to Help Tell Your Course Redesign Story” (Attendees: 10)
• Chris Willis and Traci Temple, “There to Here to There: Assessment’s Impact on a Collaborative Course Redesign Initiative” (Attendees: 15)

Distance Learning Administration (DLA) Conference

June 24-27, 2018, Jekyll Island, Ga.

• Kay Zimmerman, “A New Way to Identify and Validate the RIGHT Online Programs” (Attendees: 30)

Realities360

June 26-28, 2018, San Jose, Calif.

• Mike Cuales and Bethanne Tobey, “Case Study: Using VR for Training Venue Management Skills” (Attendees: 30)