Published by: WCET | 4/24/2018
Tags: Academic Integrity, Access, Accessibility, Adaptive/Personalized Learning, Assessment, Collaboration/Community, Completion, Data And Analytics, Digital Divide, Digital Learning, Disabilities, Distance Education, Innovation, Leadership, Managing Digital Learning, Online Learning, Outcomes, Professional Development, Student Success, Technology, WCET, WCET Summit
In June 2017, I had the outstanding opportunity to attend my first WCET Leadership Summit. Last year’s event focused on the essential institutional capacities needed to encourage and lead innovation. I specifically remember feeling so invigorated by every session I attended and I truly enjoyed the hallway conversations and the incredibly active social media backchannel. I can’t believe it’s been almost a year!
If you’re experiencing a huge case of FOMO (or are just being super nostalgic like me), I’ve got great news for you! #WCETSummit is almost here again! This time we’re meeting in a NEW location (Newport Beach, CA!) and we’re chatting about several new topics. Luckily, Megan Raymond, WCET’s Assistant Director of Programs and Sponsorship, is here to tell us all about this year’s Leadership Summit. Thanks for the great post today, Megan!
I do hope you’ll join us in these important conversations! There’s still time (until May 4) to register at the early bird rate! See you in sunny California in a few months!
~Lindsey Downs, WCET
WCET’s Summits are a unique blend of expert panels and interactive group discussions around key topics identified by WCET’s leadership committees to be timely and important to higher education institutions using technology to enhance teaching and learning. Previous Summit topics include, 21st century credentials, adaptive learning, data analytics, and developing institutional capacity to lead innovation.
The 2018 Summit in Newport Beach, CA on June 5-6 will weave some of these threads as well as new ones into a facilitated discourse surrounding these three key topics:
These topics, and the discussions that frame them, will help institutions consider their approaches and emerging strategies to ensure ethical and equitable access in digital learning. The primary goals of the Summit are to create a venue for honest and open conversation, learn about exemplar successes and disappointing failures, and prepare institutions to serve all students effectively, ethically, and equitably.
The list of speakers participating in the Summit showcase a range of institutions and experiences relative to equity, accessibility, and ethical use of data analytics. Their expertise and passion for student success will challenge and inspire attendees to bring promising practices back to their institutions.
View the preliminary program for Summit speakers and topics, including:
The Summit is open to all, the diversity of institutions, job titles, and experience enhance the discussions and information exchange. Space is limited to 150 participants to foster communication and collaboration. Be sure to register before the early-bird deadline of May 4th. Full details are available on the website or contact Megan Raymond mraymond@wiche.edu for more information.
Help us jump-start the conversation!
What are you doing to drive goals of equity, accessibility, and data and evidence-based decision making at your institution? Let us know in the comments below or tweet your thoughts @wcet_info with #WCETSummit!
-Megan
Megan Raymond
Assistant Director, Programs and Sponsorship
WCET – WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies
mraymond@wiche.edu | @meraymond
