2023 Archives - Online Consortium of Oklahoma

UpskillOK – Career-Focused Credentials Roundtable

PXM-Staff — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:17:00 +0000

Description: Come hear about Oklahoma higher education’s latest initiative, UpskillOK! In this session, staff from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will discuss a new opportunity available for Oklahoma employers to partner with our colleges and universities to find and develop talent through career-focused credentials. This session will help our partners develop an understanding of micro-credentials and digital badging, including brainstorming on how to leverage this program for your own workforce. Visit us online at https://UpskillOK.org!

Facilitators/Institution: Brad Griffith and Tracey Romano – Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

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Shifting With Technology: When and How Do We Make Changes to Our Teaching Methods?

PXM-Staff — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:16:00 +0000

Description: As educators, we are often asked to adapt as new technologies come out and new challenges emerge. It can feel overwhelming to continually change and keep up. This presentation discusses our attitudes toward change and how we can embrace the new while still keeping our course content and objectives intact.

Facilitators/Institution: Laura Dumin (University of Central Oklahoma)

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Resource Available to You: COLE’s LMS and Tools Committee

PXM-Staff — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:15:00 +0000

Description: COLE’s LMS and Tools Committee is a resource available to institutions throughout the state. The committee regularly engages with technology vendors and collects information from institutions about various tools in use. This committee provides the opportunity for Institutions interested in adopting a tool to collaborate with others, compare various tools, and discuss pros/cons. The committee exists as a resource for Oklahoma institutions!

Facilitators/Institution: Christala Smith (Southeastern Oklahoma State University), Amanda Keesee (University of Central Oklahoma), and Margot Gregory (Cameron University)

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H5P for Collaboration and Engagement in Online Environments

PXM-Staff — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:10:00 +0000

Description: This workshop will provide you with an overview of what H5P is and how it incorporates the Community of inquiry Framework into online learning. Examples of various types of Interactive learning objects that can be created and added to your online course. In addition, a short demonstration of how H5P can be reused and is a wonderful OER tool.

Facilitators/Institution: Lora Pezzell, Nicholas Poss, and Kristen Gregory (University of Central Oklahoma)

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Upskilling 2.0: Action Learning in the Workforce

PXM-Staff — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:18:00 +0000

Description: Attendees will learn the best practices that resulted from creating strategic partnerships between organizations and Northeastern State University. Topics include action learning, administrative processes, and differences between traditional students and workforce students.

Facilitators/Institution: Tena Wooldridge and Amanda Evert (Northeastern State University)

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Small Changes, Big Impacts: Combining Universal Design for Learning with Technology to Reach Every Learner

PXM-Staff — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:16:00 +0000

Description: Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines (CAST, 2018) as a framework for discussion, this panel will share strategies and best practices for the differentiation of student learning through technology and intentional course design.

Facilitators/Institution: Kyle Vareberg, Sophia Burch, Renee Cambiano, and Kari Henry Hulett (Northeastern State University)

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Round Table: ChatGPT

PXM-Staff — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:14:00 +0000

Description: ChatGPT is not something anyone feels comfortable enough with to present on, or even be on a panel for yet, but we do want to talk about it! In a round table format, we discussed what this is, what we need to know, what concerns we have, and how to address those concerns. We may not come up with any solutions in this session, but we can all be part of the conversation!

Facilitators/Institution: Christala Smith (Southeastern Oklahoma State University)

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More Hands on Deck: Graduate Nursing Immersive Experiences

PXM-Staff — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:12:00 +0000

Description: In a structured, faculty-designed immersive field experience, graduate nurse education students were embedded in an RN to BSN online course. After the experience, the graduate students felt better prepared as nurse educators, and the undergraduate students received timely, individualized feedback with more hands on deck in the online classroom.

Facilitators/Institution: April Nelson (Northeastern State University)

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Helping Learners Discover Career Competencies Through Workshops and Micro-Credentials

PXM-Staff — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:11:00 +0000

Description: This presentation includes an overview of our experience with designing, promoting, and scaling Student Success Workshops and micro-credentials at the University of Central Oklahoma College of Business. Participants are invited into our journey of building opportunities for students to engage, learn, and discover who they are as individuals and future professionals through workshops so they can develop life and career-critical competencies.

Facilitators/Institution: Niccole Miller (University of Central Oklahoma)

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Designing Targeted Video Trainings Through Collaboration

PXM-Staff — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:09:00 +0000

Description: Discover how to create short, targeted, high-impact training videos for nearly any type of campus or library software through a collaborative, iterative process that utilizes common computer tools and simple, easy-to-use workflow.

Facilitators/Institution: Simon Ringsmuth (Oklahoma State University)

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