12th Annual Conference on eLearning: Sharing Best...

12th AnnualConference on eLearning:

Sharing Best Practices

Conference ProgramJune 6, 2017

Hosted by Greenfield Community College

For complete course descriptions go to www.masscollegesonline.org

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Conference Schedule

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

7:30 am to 9:00 am Conference Registration, Continental Breakfast/ Dining Commons C119

7:30 am to 8:30 am Vendor Area / C104

8:30 am to 8:50 am Welcome / Dining Commons C119 Dr. Robert Pura, President of Greenfield Community College Nancy Curll & Lynn Zayac, Co-Chairs of the MCO Conference April Bellafiore & Lynn Zayac, Co-Chairs of MCO – MCO Update

9:00 am to 9:50 am Concurrent Sessions / see individual listings



11:45 am to 12:15 pm Vendor Area / C104

12:15 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch / Dining Commons C119

1:00 pm to 1:50 pm Concurrent Sessions / see individual listings

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Dining Commons C119 Ice Cream Social Keynote Speaker – Dr. Susan C. Aldridge Courses of Distinction and Contributors of Distinction Awards Ceremony Prize Raffle – You must be present to win!

Special Thank You Conference Committee

Melba Acevedo, April Bellafiore, Steven Courchesne, Laura Earl, James Grenier, Vincent Ialenti, Andrea Milligan, Gail Rankin, Robin Robinson and Catherine Seaver Nancy Curll & Lynn Zayac – Co-Chairs of the MCO Conference

Website Support & Design

Minh Le, NECC (MCO Conference Site)

Dominick Figueroa, BWC Web Design (MCO Org Site)

Five Star (MCO Student Course Program Portal)

Campus Hosts GCC campus and support staff, especially Dr. Catherine Seaver, and President Dr. Robert Pura

Join the MCO TweetChat using the hashtag: #mcoedu

Join our MCO liaisons on Twitter. They will be live-tweeting throughout the day. Join the conversation to

share your thoughts, experiences, and your takeaways! Continue to follow the hashtag after the conference for further discussion of today's topics

as well as follow up links to this year's presentations and other relevant information.

http://www.masscollegesonline.org/


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Concurrent Sessions General Presentations

Presentation Computer Lab 1 N241

Presentation Classroom 2 - N245


Presentation Classroom 4 – N250


Presentation Classroom 6 N407

9:00am – 9:50am

Access and Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility. Speaker: Tim Lord Westfield State University

20 Years of eLearning at BCC Speaker: April Bellafiore Bristol Community College

Reducing Textbook Costs with Technology Speaker: Ifeoluwa Togun Cape Cod Community College

Streamlining a Hybrid Course Instructor’s First “Flip” Speakers: Rachel Rebello & Andrew Hinote UMass Dartmouth

Designing Accessible Online and Hybrid Courses

Speaker: Andrea Milligan North Shore Community College

Strategies for a Successful Online Math Course Speaker: Caitlin Worth Greenfield Community College

10:00am – 10:50am

Easily Create Video Content for Online Courses Speaker: Lisa Clark Westfield State University

Quality Matters: What is the Effect? Speakers: Steve Courchesne & Robin Robinson Framingham State University

Information Literacy in the Age of Alt-Facts Speakers: Lisa Richter & Kimberly Newton Bristol Community College

MA Community Colleges Go Open OER Showcase and Faculty Panel Speakers: Sue Tashjian & Jody Carson Northern Essex Community College

Gender Identity Inclusion in an Online Course Speaker: Jenene Cook UMASS Boston

Creating Great Online Content with Technology Speaker: Doug Wilkins Greenfield Community College

11:00am – 11:50am

Using Camtasia for Lecture Capture Speaker: Doug Wilkins Greenfield Community College

GPSTEM Program: Statewide Drive for Technology-Enabled Learning Speaker: Cathy Kirby Massasoit Community College

Managing Change with an LMS Review

Speaker: Robin Robinson Framingham State University

Fostering, Supporting, and Sustaining Online Faculty Innovation

Speakers: Ifeoluwa Togun, Lindsey Rothschild, Donna Mastroianni, Amy Toulson & Juan Burwell Holyoke Community College

Focus Group for New Faculty Teaching Online

Speaker: Jenene Cook UMASS Boston

Online Intro Lab Courses: Ensuring Rigor and Skill Development Speaker: Jennifer Hanselman Westfield State University



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Concurrent Sessions Courses of Distinction and Vendor Sessions

COD Classroom 1 - C201 Presidents Board Room - Online

COD Classroom 2 - S308 TV Studio - Blended

COD Classroom 3 C208

Vendor Classroom 1 N330A

9:00am – 9:50am

Renewable Energy Sources (Online)

Speaker: Wesley Stanhope Mount Wachusett Community College General Psychology (Online) Speaker: Anne Marie Perry Massasoit Community College

Human Behavior & Social Environment (Hybrid) Speaker: Ziblim Abukari Westfield State University Introduction to Nursing Research (Hybrid)

Speaker: Ruth Remington Framingham State University

Sports and Stadium Economics (Online) (Cancelled) Speaker: Thomas Simmons Greenfield Community College Introduction to Astronomy (Online)

Speaker: Juan Burwell Holyoke Community College

Online Tutoring: A Campus-Wide Solution Speakers: Sean Hurley, Director of Academic Operations & Adam Ruma, Director of New Partnerships, ThinkingStorm Online Tutuoring & Karen Shultz, Mount Wachusett Community College

10:00am – 10:50am

Film, Video & Society

(Online) Speaker: Jennifer Bauer Middlesex Community College

American Sign Language & Linguistics (Online)

Speaker: Kevin Fleese Northern Essex Community College

Introduction to Psychology (Hybrid) Speaker: Ifeoluwa Togun Cape Cod Community College

General Chemistry for Engineering and Science (Hybrid) Speaker: Sarah Quast Middlesex Community College

Biology Today (Online) Speaker: David Christensen Westfield State University

Blackboard Ally – Your Ally in Accessibility Speaker: Kate McLoughlin Blackboard Solutions Manager

11:00am – 11:50am

Principles of Sociology (Online) Speaker: Dana Mayhew Bristol Community College

Principles of Sales (Online) Speaker: James Grenier Mass Bay Community College

Grammar 4 (Hybrid) Speaker: Eileen Kelly Holyoke Community College

Personal Health and Wellness (Hybrid) Speaker: Sheila Kane Northern Essex Community College

Implementing Universal Design for Learning Strategies Speakers: Ken Chapman WW VP for Market Research Desire 2 Learn



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11:45am – 12:15pm

Vendor Area / C104

Don’t forget to have the vendors sign your Prize Card!

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Lunch / Dining Commons C119

Concurrent Sessions/General Presentations Continued

Presentation Classroom 1 Lab N241






1:00pm – 1:50pm

The ABC’s of Universal Design for Digital Accessibility Speakers: Lance Hidy, Minh Le & Rick Lizotte Northern Essex Community College

History of MCO Speaker: Vincent Ialenti Mount Wachusett Community College

How the HCC OER Taskforce Came Together to Tackle Soaring Textbook Costs Speakers: Lindsey Rothschild, Karen Hines and Mary Dixey Holyoke Community College

Making eLearning Personal: Video Interaction and Assessment Speakers: Sandy Lygren & Dana Schlang Bristol Community College

Lessons Learned Teaching Face-to-Face to Different Places Speakers: Stacy Cohen, & Robin Robinson, Framingham State University &

Sheryl Wolnik, Fitchburg State University

How Students Learn: Lessons from Cognitive Psychology Speaker: Barb Chalfonte Westfield State University & STCC

2:00pm – 3:00pm – Dining Commons C119

Ice Cream Social Keynote Speaker – Dr. Susan C. Aldridge Courses of Distinction and Contributors of Distinction Awards Ceremony Don’t forget to drop off your vendor prize card at the Registration Desk to be

entered into the raffle.

Prize Raffle – You must be present to win!



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Join us in the Dining Commons C119 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Meet the Keynote Speaker

Dr. Susan C. Aldridge President of Drexel University Online and SVP for Online Learning at Drexel

Recognized worldwide for her innovation and expertise in adult and distance learning, Dr. Aldridge

serves as Senior Vice President for Online Learning at Drexel University and President of Drexel University

Online.

As the former President of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), she led efforts to

redesign the curriculum; streamline student services; and implement next generation learning technologies.

She also expanded enrollments and increased student retention rates, making UMUC the nation’s largest

public university and a model for high-quality online education.

Before joining Drexel University, Dr. Aldridge served as a Senior Fellow at the American Association of State

Colleges and Universities (AASCU) where she co-authored a book, Wired for Success. She is also a frequent

keynote speaker at national and international conferences; has received multiple awards in recognition of her

achievements; and has served on numerous higher education boards and task forces.

Join us in the Dining Commons C119 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Ice Cream Social Keynote Speaker – Dr. Susan C. Aldridge Courses of Distinction and Contributors of Distinction Awards Ceremony Don’t forget to drop off your vendor prize card at the Registration Desk to be

entered into the raffle.

Prize Raffle – You must be present to win!

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CONGRATULATIONS to the

MCO 2017 Contributors of Distinction

Robin Robinson Director of Education Technology and Instructional Design Framingham State University

Vincent Ialenti Dean of Academic and Institutional Technology Mount Wachusett Community College

Courses of Distinction – Online Access

The online demonstration versions of the courses recognized by their institutions

as “Courses of Distinction” are available to the attendees of the conference until

Nov. 1. View the online and blended CODs at: http://www.codawards.com. You may

access each course with the username: cod and password cod246*8

GCC Wireless Network: Choose “MCO” in the list of available

networks on your device.


http://www.codawards.com/


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2017 Course of Distinction Awards

Online Courses

Hybrid Courses

Kelly Kemp

Berkshire Community College

Martha Ucci

Bristol Community College

Dana Mayhew

Bristol Community College

Ifeoluwa Togun

Cape Cod Community College

Sarah Adelman

Framingham State University

Ruth Remington

Framingham State University

Thomas Simmons

Greenfield Community College

Eileen Kelley

Holyoke Community College

Juan Burwell

Holyoke Community College

Sarah Quast

Middlesex Community College

James Grenier

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Sheila Kane

Northern Essex Community College

Anne Marie Perry

Massasoit Community College

Ziblim Abukari

Westfield State University

Jennifer Bauer

Middlesex Community College

Wesley Stanhope

Mount Wachusett

Kevin Fleese

Northern Essex Community College

David Christensen

Westfield State University



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Conference Support

Vendor Exhibitors Blackboard

Desire 2 Learn

Drexel University Online

ThinkingStorm Online Tutoring

Vendor Partners Blackboard – Gold Partner - Lunch

Desire 2 Learn – Silver Partner – Ice Cream Social

Sponsors Massachusetts Community Colleges Executive Office / Bronze

Council of Presidents of the Massachusetts State

University System / Bronze

UMass Online

Prize Donors

Atomic Learning

Barnes & Noble, Mount Wachusett Community College

Drexel University Online

Follett Bookstore, Bristol Community College

Mass Colleges Online

Springfield Technical Community College

Conference Evaluation & Wireless Network

Complete the conference evaluation by June 18, 2017 at

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3589629/MCO-Conference-Evaluation

and you will be entered into an additional prize raffle.

GCC Wireless Network: Choose “MCO” in the list of

available networks on your device.


http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3589629/MCO-Conference-Evaluation

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