Virtual Florida Adaptive Learning Summit

The 2020 Virtual Florida Adaptive Learning Summit will be an opportunity to discuss the successes and considerations of adaptive learning technology in higher education. The summit will provide an opportunity to hear from faculty, instructional designer, student, and platform provider voices, as well as informative discussions on adaptive technology that is being implemented across the state. Common topics highlighted throughout the summit are:

Lessons Learned
Problems that Have Been Solved
Adapted Pedagogy
Affordability
Access
Inclusivity
Faculty and Student Experience

Event Details

When: Weekly for four Thursdays, 2-4pm ET, October 15 to November 5, 2020.
Where: Meetings hosted virtually through Zoom. The meeting link for each event will be emailed to participants 24-48 hours before the day of the event each week.
Who Should Attend: Higher education faculty, instructional designers, faculty developers, and administrators.
Cost: Free to all participants.
Hosted by: University of Central Florida, Broward College, Miami Dade College, Indian River State College, Association of Public Land Grant Universities (APLU), Achieving the Dream (ATD), and Every Learning Everywhere

Program highlights include:

Welcome & Level-setting: Florida & the State of Public Online Learning with John Opper, Jr., Ph.D., Executive Director – Distance Learning & Student Services, Florida Virtual Campus
Keynote: Personalizing Learning and the Student Voice: A Conversation
Adaptive Courseware Lightning Talks
Meet the Courseware: Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session

Agenda Overview

Week 1

Time	Session Topic	Presenter(s)
~10 min	Intro/Agenda Review	Wendy Howard, Ed.D. Program Director, Pegasus Innovation Lab, University of Central Florida
~15 min	Welcome & Level-setting Florida & the State of Public Online Learning Adaptive Learning in Florida	John Opper, Jr., Ph.D. Executive Director Distance Learning & Student Services, Florida Virtual Campus
~45 Min	Keynote: Personalizing Learning and the Student Voice – A Conversation	FL Panel Moderated by Karen Vignare
~15 Min	Q&A – Zoom Chat/Q&A	Moderated by: Karen Vignare
30 Min	Lightining Talks: Adaptive Courseware – Lumen Learning – McGraw-Hill – RealizeIt – Pearson – Knewton \| alta – Acrobatiq	Moderated by: Wendy Howard
~10 Min	Courseware Q&A – Zoom Breakout Rooms – Lumen Learning – McGraw-Hill – RealizeIt – Pearson – Knewton \| alta – Acrobatiq	Breakout Rooms Support: TBD

Week 2

Time	Session Topic	Presenter(s)
~10 min	Welcome & Orientation – Symposium agenda review – What we’ve learned – Where to find recordings/resources – What’s happening & how to participate today	Lynne O’Dell, M. Ed. Student Success Coordinator, Indian River State College
40 min	Meet the Courseware Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session #1	Lumen Learning, Dr. Jessica Traylor (Gordon State)
10 Min	Spotlight Q&A	Same as above
5 Min	Transition / Break (APLU door prizes)
40 Min	Meet the Courseware Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session #2	McGraw-Hill, Cheri Kittrell (State College of Florida), Dr. Michelle Carmel (Broward College), & Michael Romega (Florida Atlantic University)
10 Min	Spotlight Q&A	Same as above
~5 Min	Closing Remarks / Join us next week	Lynne O’Dell

Week 3

Time	Session Topic	Presenter(s)
~10 min	Welcome & Orientation – Symposium agenda review – What we’ve learned – Where to find recordings/resources – What’s happening & how to participate today	Wendy Howard, UCF
40 min	Meet the Courseware Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session #3	RealizeIt, Pam Thomas, Kacie Tartt, & Anne Prucha (UCF)
10 Min	Spotlight Q&A	Same as above
5 Min	Transition / Break (APLU door prizes)
40 Min	Meet the Courseware Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session #4	Pearson, Diane Hollister (University of Maine)
10 Min	Spotlight Q&A	Same as above
~5 Min	Closing Remarks / Join us next week	Wendy Howard, UCF

Week 4

Time	Session Topic	Presenter(s)
~10 min	Welcome & Orientation – Symposium agenda review – What we’ve learned – Where to find recordings/resources – What’s happening & how to participate today	Julia Philyaw, Associate Vice President & Wendy Varela, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching Excellence & Learning, Broward
40 min	Meet the Courseware Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session #5	Knewton \| alta, Becky Moening (Wiley, former instructor)
10 Min	Spotlight Q&A	Same as above
5 Min	Transition / Break (APLU door prizes)
40 Min	Meet the Courseware Faculty & Vendor Spotlight Session #6	Acrobatiq, Martha Hubertz & Joseph Lloyd (UCF)
10 Min	Spotlight Q&A	Same as above
~5 Min	Final closing / thank you / where to find symposium resources & recordings	Julia Philyaw & Wendy Varela, Wendy Howard, UCF

Registration

This event has sold out! Please contact the Pegasus Innovation Lab at iLab@ucf.edu if you have any concerns about your registration or accessing the event.