We're Breaking Records
As more than 66,000 students return to campus this week for the Fall 2022 semester, let's all be mindful — and proud — of the critical contributions we make to their success.
During the 2021-22 academic year, 61.5% of all student credit hours were delivered in fully-online or mixed-mode courses. That's the highest percentage ever at UCF (for a non COVID-related emergency remote instruction academic year) and shows a positive trend that reflects our impact on the student experience.
Giving our students the flexibility to learn where, when and how suits them best — and at the highest possible quality — is what we do best. And it takes all of us working together to make it happen. So, as you fuel UCF's commitment to unleashing their potential over the next weeks and months, know that the hard work you put in every day makes a difference.
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CDL Invites Faculty to the DLC
Online-credentialed UCF faculty are invited to join the CDL Leadership Team at 9 a.m. Sept. 7 to learn about the latest updates to our key services and innovative practices that will help them create more engaging digital learning experiences for their students. The CDL Services Expo, which features tabling by CDL units and tours of the DLC, kicks off the ten-week "10 Wednesdays" series of in-person events throughout the fall semester.
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400,000 Degrees and Counting
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Industrial Engineering doctoral graduate Laura Segarra earned the landmark degree at summer 2022 commencement. Since the first class in 1968, UCF has awarded: ● 329,000+ bachelor’s degrees ● 63,000+ master’s degrees ● 7,000+ doctoral degrees ● 78,000+ STEM degrees ● 50,000+ education degrees
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Get Ready to Connect
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The DDL Connect Conference on Oct. 13 invites you to share your expertise, collaborate with teammates, and expand your network with a series of TED Talks-style presentations and other content for us, by us. This is your chance to share what you’re passionate about, practice for an upcoming conference and learn more about each other while connecting with teammates across the division. To volunteer, submit your proposal on the official Qualtrics form.
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Welcome New Continuing Education Leader, Julie Shankle
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Title: Executive Director, UCF Continuing Education
Previous Role: VP, Online and Off-Campus Education, Florida Institute of Technology
Education: BA Dramatic Arts and English, Centre College; MFA Theatre Management, Florida State University
Reading List: Louise Penny mysteries, "The Fearless Organization" by Amy C. Edmondson, "The 100 Year Life" by Lynda Gratton & Andrew Scott, "The Wisdom Factor" by Alice Darnell Lattal and Carlos A. Zuluaga
Comfort Food: Baked apples over homemade biscuits
Stress Relief: Swimming laps (backstroke)
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CE ChargeUP! Program Recognized by Orange County Mayor
During his 2022 State of Orange County address, Mayor Jerry Demings recognized Continuing Education's partnership with JPMorgan Chase and Microsoft to offer $550,000 in free online training and career coaching to Central Florida residents who lost full-time jobs in the hospitality or leisure industries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ukrainian National Ballet Free at UCF
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Hear a first-hand perspective of how war has affected artists in Ukraine. Dancers from the Ukrainian National Ballet will perform, followed by an interactive conversation with the artists. Registration is required for this free event at the Pegasus Ballroom, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 29.
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Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, commemorates the day American women gained the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
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Online Leaders: Fully In-person Students Will Be Outliers
Find out why experts predict that most college students will learn primarily online by 2025 in this Inside Higher Ed article that summarizes the results from a survey of chief online officers at institutions across the country.
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Digital Learning Offices Help Faculty Thrive in Hybrid Environments
Kelvin Thompson provided expert commentary for this EDTech magazine article that explores the importance of arming faculty with modern teaching tools through innovative professional development.
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Education and Technology: Improving the Equity Odds
Chuck Dziuban contributed this op-ed to Education Technology Insights magazine that looks for solutions to the challenges of equity in higher education through technology such as online learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, predictive analytics and other innovations.
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Congratulate Hack Day Winners
Summer 2022 Hack Day challenged innovators across the division to think big — and the top three teams were recognized for their outstanding innovations: 1. (Tie) Jacob Bates and Matt Emond: Decorating the LS&T Room
1. (Tie) Carolyn Freeman: Cleaning and Organizing the UCF Connect IT Workroom
2. Renee White: Knights Hub student resource collection
It’s never too early to start planning your next brainstorm for the Fall 2022 Hack Day, which happens in October.
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Learn New DDL Internal Processes
The transition to Workday has provided the opportunity to review our DDL internal processes for travel, procurement, and human resources actions. As a result, some of our processes have been updated. Please familiarize yourself with the new protocols and forward any questions or issues to Anita Gabbard.
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The DLC is Open on Fridays
Now that the Fall 2022 semester has started, the Digital Learning Center will be open on Fridays for those who choose to work on-site.
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Webcourses@UCF Support Improves Service
On Aug. 1, the Webcourses@UCF Support Team migrated live chat service to Salesforce, improving their support of students and faculty, and gaining access to more robust and informative analytics that will lead to future innovations, such as a chat bot feature.
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Recognize Achievements
- Bren Bedford earned a SCRUM Fundamentals Certification.
- Tom Cavanagh presented "Learning Data and Analytics: What Works and How to Accelerate Progress from Here," based on a project piloted by Kerlene King and Patsy Moskal, at the Learning Impact Conference in June.
- Chuck Dziuban and Patsy Moskal presented "A Straight Line to Student Evaluation of Instruction in the Digital Learning Environment" at the ELI Annual Meeting 2022 in June.
- Anita Gabbard completed UCF Continuing Education's 12-Week Summer Comprehensive Project Management Program.
- Amanda Major served as a faculty member for the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning at Arizona State University in August.
- Kelvin Thompson was named one of EDTech’s 2022 Higher Education IT Influencers.
- Karen Tinsley-Kim, who celebrates 20 years of service at UCF this month, presented "Unscheduled Accessibility Disruption in Webcourses@UCF: Tracking Inclines and Declines," with Ian Kim, and "Start Small Empowering through Design: Using Pressbooks to Navigate Accessibility, UDL, & DEI," with Susan Jaraneh at the USDLA National Conference in July.
- The Personalized Adaptive Learning instructional design team won the 2022 USDLA Innovation in Distance Learning Gold Award for Innovation in July.
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Leonardo Camarano
Natali Iglesias-Mendoza Camarano welcomed her son on June 17.
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Oliver Raditch
Joey Raditch welcomed his son on July 15.
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WE ARE AN ENGINE FOR INNOVATION
By leveraging game-changing educational technology, we pioneer new ways to fuel student access, enrollment and success, with an emphasis on decreasing time to graduation, reducing the cost of higher education, and improving the quality of learning — at UCF and beyond. Let's change the future, together. |
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