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Join us for OLC’s fall leadership network summit where digital leaders from academics, non-profits, and the private sector come together to discuss digital education strategy and to grow their network. We see ever increasing demand for cross-sector collaborations led by digital leaders across an increasingly diverse educational landscape. Join us at this virtual half-day summit for featured panel presentations and discussions focused on:

  • Workforce Education: from upskilling to workforce partnership solutions,  opportunities are ever expanding to meet the needs of the next generation of the workforce. Learn about partnerships, non-profit initiatives in this area, and what it means for institutions that want to explore this focus area.
  • Student Services 2.0:  there are many more opportunities to provide students with excellent support options in the online and blended environment.  From telemental health to mentoring, learn about services available to students and how these services can increase student satisfaction and retention.
  • Institutional Innovation: A continued discussion from November 2020’s event, learn from top leaders in the academic innovation field on how they’re continuing to move their institutions forward through change and opposition.

Leadership Network Speakers

Moderators

  • Jill Buban, Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist Solution
  • Angela Gunder, Chief Academic Officer, Online Learning Consortium

Speakers

  • Luke Dowden, Chief Online Learning Officer & Associate Vice chancellor, Alamo Colleges District
  • Michael Torrence, President, Motlow State Community College
  • Andy Shean, Chief Learning Officer, Penn Foster
  • Michael London, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Uwill
  • Patrice Prusko, Associate Director of Learning Design and the Teaching and Learning Lab, Harvard University
  • Evangeline Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director, UF Online, University of Florida
  • Whitney Kilgore, Chief Academic Officer, iDesign

 

Virtual Summit Schedule

The Leadership Network Summit is open to all OLC Accelerate 2021 participants and held virtually in three parts on Thursday, September 23. Attendees can attend one or all of the sessions, and are encouraged to bring colleagues from their leadership teams to attend as a connected cohort across the event.

All Sessions are held in Eastern Daylight Time Zone (EDT).

Part 1: September 23, 10:00am – 10:45am US EDT

Institutional Roles in Upskilling the Workforce

From upskilling to workforce partnership solutions, opportunities are ever expanding to meet the needs of the next generation of the workforce. Learn about partnerships, non-profit initiatives in this area, and what it means for institutions that want to explore this focus area. This discussion will carry over on site in October.

Moderator:

  • Jill Buban, Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist Solutions

Presenters: 

  • Luke Dowden, Chief Online Learning Officer & Associate Vice chancellor, Alamo Colleges District
  • Michael Torrence, President, Motlow State Community College

Part 2: September 23, 11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT

Student Services 2.0

There are many more opportunities to provide students with excellent support options in the online and blended environment.  From telemental health to mentoring, learn about services available to students and how these services can increase student satisfaction and retention. This conversation will carry-over to the on site program in Washington, DC.

Moderator:

  • Jill Buban, Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist Solutions

Panelists:

  • Andy Shean, Chief Learning Officer, Penn Foster
  • Michael London, Chief Executive Officer, Uwill

Part 3: September 23, 12:30pm – 1:15pm US EDT

Institutional Innovation: Bringing Forward Lessons Learned

A continued discussion from November 2020’s event, learn from top leaders in the academic innovation field on how they’re continuing to move their institutions forward through change and opposition. This session will focus on bringing lessons from the past 2 years forward into practice.  

Moderator:

  • Jill Buban, Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist Solutions

Panelists: 

  • Patrice Prusko, Associate Director of Learning Design and the Teaching and Learning Lab, Harvard University
  • Evangeline Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director, UF Online, University of Florida
  • Whitney Kilgore, Chief Academic Officer, iDesign

Onsite Meet-up

Leaders are being called upon to forge new connections and partnerships so that they might better drive forward innovative solutions to the field’s ubiquitous challenges. This summit meet-up will re-engage our leadership community in a conversation about innovative student service solutions and afford the critical space needed to network around bridging the gap for the next generation learner.

Like all good learning experiences, OLC is very interested in amplifying the ways that we can engage with new ideas and the community across different modalities. As such, the onsite meetups are meant to be a direct connection to the findings, ideation, and collaborations happening in the virtual summits two weeks prior. You are encouraged to attend any and all parts of the summits and the meetups, with no requirement to attend the summit to make the most of the meetups, and vice versa. We encourage you to explore both spaces as you can to contribute to the shaping of new collaborations and future calls to action for this special interest group. Excited to access both spaces? Register for an All-Access Pass to be sure to gain access to attend both!

The Leadership Network Summit Meet-up at the onsite conference at Gaylord National (Washington D.C. area) will be held on Wednesday, October 6.

Onsite Meet-ups are located in the Speed Networking Lounge (Maryland Ballroom Exhibit Hall).   

Leadership Network Summit Meet-up: Bridging the Gap: Solutions for the Next Generation Learner: October 6, 2:15pm – 3:00pm US EDT

Leaders will re-engage in a conversation about innovative student service solutions and network with peers.

Moderators:  

  • Jill Buban, Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist Solutions
  • Angela Gunder, Chief Academic Officer, Online Learning Consortium

Registration

Registration for this event is included in your conference registration –  there are no additional steps to register for these sessions other than your general conference registration. All virtual summit sessions will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing for one (1) year post-conference.

 

More Information

Please contact Madeline Shellgren at madeline.shellgren@onlinelearning-c.org with any questions.

Planning Committee

  • Jill Buban, Vice President and General Manager, EdAssist Solutions
  • Angela Gunder, Chief Academic Officer, Online Learning Consortium
  • Madeline Shellgren, Director of Online Engagement, Online Learning Consortium