Can’t join us in St. Louis? In partnership, with USDLA sponsor, IDSolutions, we will be broadcasting select sessions from St. Louis live (May 10-11,2016 only!). Register today and receive access to the following sessions and also receive the archived recordings after the Conference concludes! Note all times are Central Time Zone.
Virtual Conference Schedule
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
1:00pm-2:15pm – Welcome & Opening Keynote – Shai Reshef, President, University of the People
2:30pm-3:30pm – Concurrent Session 1 – Play @ UTSA- Game-Based Learning In Action; Presented by: Claudia Arcolin, Sunay Palsole, Marcela Ramirez, and Mayra Collins (The University of Texas at San Antonio)
3:45pm-4:45pm – Concurrent Session 2 – Cultivating a Virtual Community Through Co-Curricular Programming! Presented by: Matthew LaBrake and Sharon Goldstein (Berkeley College)
7:30pm-9:00pm – USDLA Awards Banquet (time may be changed due to hotel food service)
Wednesday, May 10, 2016
9:00am – 10:00am- Concurrent Session 3 – Flipping the “Flipped Classroom:” Utilizing Online Technologies to Create the “Perpetual Classroom©”; Presented by: Allin Means (Missouri Baptist University)
10:15am – 11:15am – Concurrent Session 4 – World Series Champions: Global Trends and Best Practices in Online Learning; Presented by: Marci Powell (Marci Powell & Associates)
11:30am-12:30pm – Concurrent Session 5 – Accessibility: Designing and Teaching Courses for All Learners; Presented by: Meghan Pereira and Ginger Bidell (SUNY Buffalo State College)
1:00pm-1:45pm – Luncheon Keynote – Karl Kapp, Ed.D., Author, “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction”
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Concurrent Session 6 – Competencies and Badges: Let’s Play A Game! Presented by: Rhonda Blackburn (LoudCloud Systems)
3:15pm-4:14pm – Concurrent Session 7 – A National and Regional Update on State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement; Presented by: Mary Larson (Southern Regional Education Board), Sandy Doran (New England Board of Higher Education), John Lopez (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education), and Marshall Hill (National Council State Authorization Agreements)