Open session and annual meeting of the SUNY Directors of Distance Learning (DOODLE). Open to interested conference participants, directors of distance/online learning untill 11:30 am. Annual DOODLE meeting follows general sessions.

tentative agenda

8 - breakfast

8:30 present ANGEL Group/modules/folders

9 - Assessing Quality at the Program and Course Level

This panel will share their experiences and processes for assessing the quality of their distance learning programs and individual courses. Learn how several campuses are addressing this issue and share your experiences as well. Discussion on this topic will continue online after this event.

9:45 - Online Tutoring : How do we provide academic support for online students - online? 

Explore one college’s approach to online tutoring and join in a discussion of what works and doesn’t work and share your experiences in this interactive session. Discussion on this topic will continue online after this event.

10:30 - break

10:45 - Distance Learning in Business and Industry

Corporate education areas abound with opportunities to bring our online expertise to new populations and markets.  International Data Corporation reports that, “Because of its cost effectiveness, there has been a yearly doubling of corporate e-learning programs…”.  Additionally with “Business skills having as half life of about 2.5 years…”, internet based courses and training programs for business and industry are being aggressively developed.  Combine this with the specialized certifications and mandated training required by thousands of industries worldwide and we see the emergence of a major e-learning market for those institutions with the vision and skill to capture. Discussion on this topic will continue online after this event.

11:30 - SLN Governance

12:15 Box lunch and DOODLE business meeting

2:30 adjourn