Practitioners Summit for Advancing Affordable Learning Solutions and Quality Online Education for HBCUs

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Participants at the summit should register for INNOVATE 2018 and blend their participation in the summit with the rest of the OLC INNOVATE conference. There will be no additional fee for participation in the summit.

HBCU Affordable Learning Summit 2018

Practitioners Summit for Advancing  Open Education Resource (OER) Affordable Learning Solutions and Quality Online Education and Best Practices for HBCUs at the OLC/MERLOT INNOVATE Conference in April 2018

About the HBCU Summit:

The goals of the Summit include:

1. Awareness, Opportunities, and Challenges of Open Education Resources (OERs) as ‘Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$)’ for addressing the high costs of textbooks and other student related learning materials,
2. Research, demonstration, and presentations of OER-AL$ for enhancing teaching and improving learning,
3. Utilization of OER-AL$ for SkillsCommons in supplementing workforce training and careers,
4. Hands-on sessions to assist in developing strategic customized AL$ Campus Deployment Plans and
5. Discussion sessions for recommending strategies to OLC and MERLOT in advancing and sustaining support for HBCUs and in their implementation of affordable learning solutions and online education.

The Summit is the 2nd annual meeting of HBCU’s at INNOVATE where HBCU’s will present and share their AL$ strategies and outcomes, along with other online education initiatives that emerge as priorities for HBCU’s.  The Summit will be blended within the INNOVATE conference which will provide forums for informative and stimulating presentations and discussions on strategies that can assist in the creation of a sustainable partnerships in online learning environments, as well as explore issues related to faculty and student engagement and raising awareness about next generation courseware.

Leveraging HBCU Leadership:  

There are 105 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States, all of which are invited to participate in the symposium. California State University, and MERLOT will share practices, strategies, and resources for reducing the costs of instructional materials for students, making higher education more affordable for more students in Historically Black Universities (HBCUs) in the United States, as well as in Higher Education Institutions across the globe. Leaders from Tennessee State University, Southern University, and California State University/MERLOT will facilitate a series of leadership sessions, strategic planning, and hands-on workshops that will be embedded in the annual INNOVATE conference co-sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and MERLOT in Nashville, Tennessee April 17-20, 2018.

Note: Southern University System has recently launched their Affordable Learning Solutions initiative (www.suol4ed.org) and will share their strategies for planning and implementing this initiative with their fellow HBCU colleagues. The summit will include presentations from Tennessee State University, Fisk University, Bethune Cookman University, Fort Valley State University, Morehouse University, and two pilot community colleges; Volunteer State Community College and Southwest Tennessee Community College’s on how they designed and are implementing their locally customized and sustainable AL$ program. *The faculty and the leadership of these institutions will facilitate the sessions and workshops at the conference.

Tuesday’s pre-conference workshop is invitation-only. If you are  interested in attending this deep-dive into piloting an OER program at your HBCU, please email Moustapha (Moustaphadiack@smedprogram.org) or Robbie (rkendal1@tnstate.edu) for more information. 

Fisk University Address: 

1000 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208

615.329.8500 (Contact: Shirley Brown, Fisk On-Site Host)
Jubilee Hall / Appleton Room
*Emergency Number: 615-260-1615
 Registration Hosts: Tokesha Warner  (TSU) & Trina Jordan (TBR)

• Fisk University Campus Map
• Directions from the Nashville Airport to Fisk University
• Directions from Gaylord Opryland Resort

If you are an Innovate 2018 attendee, there is no additional cost to attend the workshop. If you are interested in attending only the Tuesday workshop, the cost will be $75 (payable at the door, checks can be payable to Fisk University). 

HBCU Summit Schedule:

Pricing

The Wed through Friday HBCU Summit is included in the cost of registration for OCL Innovate 2018.  

There is a special registration discount available for HBCU affiliates. Please contact us at conference@onlinelearning-c.org for more information or to request the discount code if you are an HBCU affiliate. You may also contact Ms. Reshonda Corley (reshonda_corley@subr.edu) for the registration code. 

HBCU Affiliate Onsite Attendee Options	Price
HBCU Affiliate code required.	$670
Individual Virtual Attendee Options
HBCU Affiliate Individual Virtual Attendee	$120
Group Virtual Attendee Packages
HBCU Affiliate Buy 2, Get 1 Free	$240
HBCU Affiliate Unlimited Group Package	$995

 

Non-HBCU Affiliates are welcome to attend the HBCU Summit at the Innovate conference. Non-affiliates will pay OLC/MERLOT member or non-member rates as usual for the conference. There is no additional fee for the HBCU Summit.

All attendees wishing to attend the HBCU Summit (HBCU Affiliate or not) should indicate that they plan to participate in the HBCU Summit when prompted during the registration process.

 

Registration Instructions for HBCU Affiliates

We are pleased you will be joining us in Nashville.  The HBCU Summit at OLC Innovate 2018 includes special HBCU sessions throughout the conference. HBCU attendees are invited to attend HBCU-focused sessions or any regular Innovate program session as desired.  

Attendees from HBCU institutions may register following these instructions.  Note – there is a code that must be entered at checkout in order to receive a special HBCU rate of $670.

When you register to attend OLC Innovate 2018 and the HBCU Summit in Nashville, please follow these steps:

• From OLC Conference Website, select Register-Onsite

• Complete required fields.  
• Select Individual Attendee (Onsite) in Registration Type dropdown menu.
  • If you qualify for an ACADEMIC Affiliation, please register using your email ending in .edu
• Select Full Conference – Onsite Attendee for your Registration ITEM

Session Registration Page:

• Be sure to indicate you will be participating in the HBCU Summit

From Optional Items Page:

• If you select any Optional Items such as a pre-conference workshop on Tuesday or an Awards Lunch ticket, you will be responsible for the cost of these at checkout

On the SUBMIT PAYMENT page, enter discount code in the box and APPLY:  IN18HBCU   (this code reduces the conference fee to $670)

Add your Payment Method

FINISH

**Conference materials are accessible on the OLC Innovate website.  Attendees are granted permission with a user role that is linked to your registration.  You must have an OLC User Account in order to have this permission to view the recorded sessions (post-conference) and access any session materials uploaded by presenters.  Please be sure you have an OLC user account.  If you do not have an account, create one today –  a community membership is free.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact laurie.lulow@onlinelearning-c.org.

We look forward to seeing you in April!

 

Committee Members