OLC Digital Learning Research Summit
Workshop Session 1
Brief Abstract
Begin your 2018 OLC Accelerate experience with leaders in the the field of digital learning research discussing empirical and evidence-based research, as well as providing insights on future areas of research interest.
In our inaugural research summit, we are joined by leaders from Arizona State University, Entangled Solutions, the Online Learning Journal, and others.
We invite both experienced researchers as well as those interested in learning more about research and its applications to attend.
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Presenters
Prior to joining the Online Learning Consortium, Dr. Buban was the Assistant Provost for Research & Innovation at Post University. In this role, Buban instituted university-wide initiatives with a forward thinking, student-centered focus. These initiatives included, but were not limited to, the university’s transition to digital course materials, the creation of an online academy for high school students, competency-based learning initiatives, professional developing credentialing, articulation agreements, enrollment management, oversight of all academic publications, as well as a variety of teaching and learning initiatives.
Prior to joining Post University, Buban worked in Academic Affairs at SUNY Empire State College. She collaborated on a variety of online learning initiatives including the implementation of ePortfolios, open learning access and opportunities, and prior learning assessment.
Dr. Buban continues to study and present on topics surrounding effective technology use for adult learners in online environments. She is a member of the SSEA Communications Committee, an organization for which she was named an Emerging Scholar in 2012. Given the opportunity, Buban continues to teach in the areas of adult and online learning.
Laura Gogia, MD, PhD has extensive experience in connected learning, competency-based education, and digital pedagogical design for higher education and faculty development contexts. She is a design strategist at iDesign where she leads research and development in instructional and operational design. Her previous work includes practicing women's healthcare in rural, underresourced communities. Dr. Gogia earned her doctorate (PhD) in Education Research and Evaluation in 2016 and medical degree (MD) in 2002, both from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Richard Garrett is Chief Research Officer of Eduventures Research, an NRCCUA company. Richard has 20+ years experience in higher education research, consulting, and policy. Richard is co-director of the CHLOE Project, a survey of online learning leaders conducted in partnership with Quality Matters. He combines his work at Eduventures with heading up the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, a think tank focused on global developments in online learning and cross-border higher education. The Observatory is part of i-graduate and Tribal Group.
Peter Shea, Ph.D Dr. Peter Shea is Associate Provost for Online Learning and Associate Professor in the School of Education and the College of Computing and Information at the University at Albany, State University of New York and also the Online Learning Journal Editor in Chief. His research focuses on the development of communities dedicated to learning in online environments. He has published widely on this topic in journals such as Computers and Education, JALN, Internet and Higher Education, The Journal of Educational Computing Research, Interactive Learning Environments and others. He is past director of the SUNY Learning Network, the online education enterprise of the 64 campus and 400,000 students in the SUNY system. Peter's research has been supported by the US Department of Education and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has been co-recipient of three national awards for online learning, faculty development and online programs from EDUCAUSE and the Online Learning Consortium.
Additional Authors
Mike Goudzwaard is a Learning Designer for in-person and online courses at Dartmouth College and a mentor and supervisor in the college’s Learning Assistant program. He works with faculty to empower student learning through community engagement, emerging instructional pedagogy, and educational technology. Mike is the Lead Designer and Developer for Dartmouth's digital learning initiatives. He leads the Learning Design group of technologists, faculty developers, and pedagogy experts who work to align space and technical resources for learning at Dartmouth.
Mike writes at mgoudz.com/blog.
Extended Abstract
8:30-8:45: Introduction - Dr. Jill Buban , CAO, Unizin
8:45-10:15: Lightning Research Presentations - Dr. Peter Shea, Dr. Laura Gogia, Scott Lomas, Brian Warren, Dr. Jill Buban, Dr. Etienne Pelaprat, Richard Garrett
10:15-10:30: Break
10:30-11:00: Breakout Groups
11:00-11:30: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks