Join us for a special half-day event in collaboration with senior digital learning leaders to address the biggest challenges we face today in higher education. Modeled after our popular OLC Collaborate events, participants will gather in small groups after each presentation to discuss, collaborate, and tackle the leadership issues at hand. This event takes place at our OLC Innovate conference in Nashville on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. 

Learn more about topics important to online learning leaders today, including:

  • Funding and resources for program development
  • Innovation
  • Alternative credentialing

After each presentation, participants will gather in small groups to discuss, collaborate, and tackle the issues at hand. The day will culminate with the four speakers participating in a panel session, immediately followed by an invitation-only reception from 5-7pm. Come and meet the OLC Board Members and Senior Staff and network with other leaders immersed in the higher education digital landscape.

Leadership Network Speakers 

Evangeline J. >Tsibris Cummings
Evangeline J. Tsibris Cummings
Assistant Provost and Director of UF Online, University of Florida
Lauren Dibble
Lauren Dibble
Case Team Leader @ Entangled Solutions
Kristen Eshleman
Kristen Eshleman
Director of Digital Innovation @ Davidson College
Scott Lomas
Scott Lomas
Partner, Entangled Solutions
Phillip D Long
Phillip D. Long, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost, CiNO Project 2021, Ed Tech Futures, The University of Texas at Austin

Leadership Network Planning Committee

Eric Fredericksen
Eric Fredericksen, Ed.D
President, OLC Board of Directors, Associate VP for Online Learning & Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, University of Rochester
Dr Peter Shea
Peter Shea, Ph.D
Associate Provost for Online Learning and Associate Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York
Elizabeth (Liz) Ciabocchi, Ed.D
Elizabeth (Liz) Ciabocchi, Ed.D
Vice Provost for Digital Learning, St. John’s University in Queens, NY
David Cillay
David Cillay, Ph.D
Vice President for Academic Outreach and Innovation, WSU Global Campus
Connie Johnson, Ed.D
Connie Johnson, Ed.D
Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Colorado Technical University Online
Kathleen Ives, D.M.
Kathleen Ives, D.M.
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Online Learning Consortium
Dr Jennifer Mathes
Jennifer Mathes, Ph.D
Acting Chief Knowledge Officer/Director of Strategic Partnerships, Online Learning Consortium

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Registration fee for the Leadership Network Event is $235 (with purchase of OLC Innovate conference registration); or $290 (pre-conference workshop only registration). Note: the Leadership Network Event is not eligible for the pre-conference workshop bundle pricing.

12:00pm - 12:45pm Registration and Check-in Ryman Studio ABC
12:45pm - 1:00pm Welcome and Opening Remarks Ryman Studio ABC

Jennifer Mathes, Interim Chief Knowledge Officer & Director of Strategic Partnerships, Online Learning Consortium
1:00pm - 1:30pm General Session 1: Funding & Resources for Program Development Ryman Studio ABC

Evangeline J. Tsibris Cummings
Assistant Provost and Director of UF Online, University of Florida
1:30pm - 2:00pm Breakout Session 1 Ryman Studio ABC
2:05pm - 2:35pm General Session 2: Innovation Ryman Studio ABC

Lauren Dibble
Case Team Leader @ Entangled Solutions
Kristen Eshleman
Director of Digital Innovation @ Davidson College
Scott Lomas
Partner, Entangled Solutions
2:35pm - 3:05pm Breakout Session 2 Ryman Studio ABC
3:05pm - 3:25pm Break Ryman Studio ABC
3:25pm - 3:55pm General Session 3: Alternative Credentialing Ryman Studio ABC

Phillip D. Long, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost, CiNO Project 2021, Ed Tech Futures, The University of Texas at Austin
3:55pm - 4:25pm Breakout Session 3 Ryman Studio ABC
4:30pm - 4:55pm Panel Discussion Ryman Studio ABC
4:55pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks Ryman Studio ABC
5:00pm - 7:00pm Reception Delta Pavilion