The 10th Annual Online Learning Institute

Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at ISTE
The Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA

The 10th Annual Online Learning Institute, jointly sponsored by EDC’s EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO), the International Association of K–12 Online Learning (iNACOL), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) offers a unique day-long event for online professional development and virtual school practitioners. Highlights include networking with practitioners from online professional development and virtual school programs as well as leading national experts in online and blended learning and opportunities to share strategies and lessons about implementing successful online and blended learning programs (envoyer un colissimo, combien ça coute ?), a keynote presentation, and roundtable discussions around important topics facilitated by state and organization leaders and practitioners. Breakfast and lunch are included, providing additional networking opportunities for participants.

9:30 – 10:20: Roundtables I

  1. Online Professional Development | A District and School Cohort-Based Approach for In-Service Educators –– Verna Lalbeharie, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation - North Carolina State University [Notes]
  2. Maximize the Benefits of Blended Learning and Avoid the Pitfalls –– Susan Renard, Lebanon High School [Notes]
  3. Using Gamification and Virtual Environments as Professional Development Tools for Online and Blended Learning –– Laura Briggs, Loudoun County Public Schools and ISTE Special Interest Group for Mobile Learning [Notes]
  4. Breaking Out of Your Time Zone: What Stops Teachers from Connecting –– Carol Teitelman, ESC Region 13 [Notes]
  5. Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers for Online Learning –– Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow [Notes]
  6. Promoting Blended Learning and Online Student Collaboration –– Daryl Michel, PhD, and John Ezzell, The Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI) at The University of Texas at Austin [Notes]
  7. Designing Learning in a Participatory Culture –– Donna Henry and Jennifer Culver, Lewisville Independent School District [Notes]
  8. Converting Face-to-Face to Online: Challenges and Opportunities –– Myriam Steinback and Cynthia Garland Dore, TERC [Notes]
  9. The Continuum from Personalized Learning to Personal Learning Environments –– Wendy Drexler, ISTE [Notes]
  10. Beyond the Choir: Bringing Project-Based Blended Learning To All –– Michael Golden, Educurious [Notes]
  11. Utilizing Badge Credentialing in Teacher Training for Virtual Schools –– Jay Heap and Joe Cozart, Georgia Virtual School [Notes]
  12. Using Mobile Devices in Online and Blended Learning Environments –– Lesley Reilly, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
  13. Tools and Techniques for Creating Engaging Online Learning –– Hedrick Ellis, Facing History and Ourselves [Notes]
  14. Observation Tools for Blended and Online Teachers –– Dr. Allison Powell, iNACOL [Notes]
    10:20 – 10:35: Break
    10:35 – 10:40: Partner Remarks: Wendy Drexler, ISTE

10:40 – 11:30: Roundtables II

  1. Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers for Online Learning –– Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow [Notes]
  2. The Powers of eLearning –– John Burd, Educational Information & Resource Center (EIRC) [Notes]
  3. Managing Statewide Shared Online Learning Spaces –– Deborah Goodman, NC Department of Public Instruction and Carolyn Gardner and Teresa Yohon, eNet Colorado [Notes]
  4. Creating Partnerships to Drive Student Success in a Virtual World –– Lisa Fraine, FLVS Global and Rebecca Long, Spring ISD Virtual School [Notes]
  5. Finding the Right LMS –– Joshua Ratliff, West Virginia Department of Education [Notes]
  6. Essential Elements of Online Course Design –– Lesley Reilly, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
  7. So you are Blending. Now What? –– Marcia Kish, DSD Professional Development [Notes]
  8. Flip, Flip, Hooray! Looking at Flipped Learning from the Student Perspective –– Jennifer Gilson, Springfield, IL District 186 [Notes]
  9. SREB Readiness Courses: Transitioning to College and Careers –– Megan A. Root, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) [Notes]
  10. The Gamification of Online Courses using Badges –– Jeffrey Page, North Carolina Virtual Public Schools [Notes]
  11. Observation Tools for Blended and Online Teachers –– Allison Powell, iNACOL [Notes]
  12. Playing the Part: Facilitating Asynchronous Discussions –– Heather Askea, UVAWISE Center for Teaching Excellence [Notes]
  13. Moving Learners Toward College Readiness with Personalized Review and Remediation –– Angie Smajstrla, The NROC Project [Notes]
  14. The Role of Online Professional Development in Common Core Implementation –– Erin Earnst, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
    11:30 – 12:30: Lunch Provided

12:30 – 12:35: Partner Remarks: Mike Abbiatti, SREB

12:35 – 1:25: Roundtables III

  1. Finding the Right LMS –– Joshua Ratliff, West Virginia Department of Education [Notes]
  2. Facilitating the Facilitators –– Jean Weller, Virginia Department of Education [Notes]
  3. Making the Most of Interactive and Collaborative Web 2.0 Tools to Improve Student Engagement in Online Learning Across Timezones –– Debbie Grieve, ASB Online Academy [Notes]
  4. The Online Quality Pie –– Christine Voelker, The Quality Matters Program [Notes]
  5. Digital Citizenship Explorations: Reaching Students Where They Are, a Social Media Roundtable –– Bryanne Peterson, Highland School, Warrenton, Va [Notes]
  6. Incorporating Video into Online Courses –– Jesse Campbell, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
  7. Educational Games in Science Learning Based on Cognitive Information Processing Theory –– Aybuke Turker, NYU [Notes]
  8. Leveraging Leading Indicators: Strategically Closing the New Achievement Gap –– Mary Klingman, Pearson North America [Notes]
  9. The Role of the Teacher in a Blended Learning Classroom –– Jennifer Slackman, Edgenuity [Notes]
  10. Collaboration with TwitCast –– Dr. M. Monte Tatom, Freed-Hardeman University [Notes]
  11. The Role of Online Professional Development in Common Core Implementation –– Erin Earnst, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
  12. Student Data Privacy: What Does this Mean in Practice? –– Joe Cozart and Lynne Whitley, Georgia Virtual Learning [Notes]
  13. Essential Elements of Online Course Design –– Lesley Reilly, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
  14. SREB Top 10 Critical Issues in K-20 IT –– Mike Abbiatti and Holly Lynde, SREB [Notes]
    1:25 – 1:30: Partner Remarks: Allison Powell, iNACOL

1:30 – 2:20: Roundtables IV

  1. Teaching Blended Learning Online –– Jeff Greiner and John Rice, District of Columbia Public Schools [Notes]
  2. Online versus Traditional: Is Hybrid the Answer? –– Elizabeth Thrower, University of Montevallo [Notes]
  3. Creating Assessments That Can’t Be “Googled” –– Michele Eaton, MSD of Wayne Township and Achieve Virtual Education Academy [Notes]
  4. Where All Roads Lead to Mastery: A Framework for Assessment in Competency-Based Education –– Allison Segeren, Hekademia [Notes]
  5. Blended Learning for Meeting the Next Generation Science Standards in Primary Grades –– Dan Yang, VINCI Education [Notes]
  6. Using Mobile Devices in Online and Blended Learning Environments –– Lesley Reilly, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
  7. Learning: Personal or Personalized? What’s the Difference & What Does it Mean for Students? –– Tim Hudson, DreamBox Learning [Notes]
  8. Bring it On…line! Balancing Predictability, Consistency and Creative, Purposeful Activities for the Online Learner –– Maude Yacapsin, Messiah College-Teacher Education and Leadership [Notes]
  9. Effective Strategies for Engaging and Motivating Online Learners –– Rebecca Long and Kienia Green, Spring ISD Virtual School and Lisa Fraine, FLVS Global [Notes]
  10. From In-Your-Face to Interface: Debugging Location-Based Professional Development in a Digital Age –– Jonathan D. Wade, The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching [Notes]
  11. Course Development, Review and Updates –– Donna Landin, West Virginia Department of Education [Notes]
  12. How Should Edtech Products be Designed? A Practical Conversation on Realworld Issues Remediation -vs- Grade Level Concepts –– Greg Collier, Flexible Learning Systems [Notes]
  13. Incorporating Video into Online Courses –– Jesse Campbell, EdTech Leaders Online [Notes]
    2:20 – 2:40: Reflection and Take Aways, Barbara Treacy, EdTech Leaders Online

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