4th Annual HBCU Affordable Learning Summit

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Continuing to Bridge the Gap – Transforming Education at HBCUs

Participants at the summit should register for OLC INNOVATE 2020 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.

SCHOLARSHIPS: A limited number of registration scholarships were made available to HBCU faculty, staff, and administrators for HBCU Affordable Learning Summit and Innovate 2020.

4th Annual HBCU Affordable Learning Summit

Join us at the OLC/MERLOT INNOVATE 2020 Virtual Conference, June 15-26, 2020. 

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 4th annual meeting of HBCUs at INNOVATE where HBCUs will present and share their AL$ strategies and outcomes, along with other online education initiatives that emerge as priorities for HBCUs.  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. The symposium also targets partnering higher education institutions in Africa.  We 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 in Africa and across the globe. Leaders from Southern University System (SUS) of Louisiana, Tennessee State 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.

Explore the HBCU Affordable Learning Portal to learn more about this initiative.

The HBCU Summit is included in the cost of registration for OLC Innovate 2020.  

 

HBCU Summit Schedule:

All times are listed in US Eastern Daylight Time Zone

Pricing

The HBCU Summit is included in the cost of registration for OLC Innovate 2020.

Non-HBCU Affiliates are welcome to attend the HBCU Summit at the Innovate conference. There is no additional fee for the HBCU Summit.

 

Registration Instructions for HBCU Affiliates

We are pleased you will be joining us.  The HBCU Summit at OLC Innovate 2020 includes special HBCU sessions throughout the conference. HBCU attendees are invited to attend HBCU-focused sessions or any regular Innovate program session as desired.  

*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 online!

 

Committee Members and Ambassadors