2022 Annual Conference Schedule
This year is going to be 1.21 gigawatts of fun!
Sunday, February 27, 2022 | |
12:30 - 6 PM |
Faculty Learn Shop | Humanizing by Design: Building Courses to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners Visit the Faculty Learn Shop webpage to learn more. |
Monday, February 28, 2022 | |
Morning Sessions Faculty Coordinators Breakfast & Meeting, 8:30-9:30 AM New to the Alliance Breakfast & Meet-and-Greet, 8:30-9:30 AM |
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10-11:45 AM | Program Meeting Times
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12 - 1:30 PM |
Opening Session with Lunch and Keynote | Digital Storytelling for Higher Education See Volt's presentation slide deck in the Member Portal Annual Conference folder. Storytelling plays a significant role in helping institutions of higher education to reveal and build their brand. As we recruit students or faculty, nurture relationships with alumni and donors, and raise awareness and esteem in the community and among our peers, we tell our stories in order to educate, inspire, engage, and move people to action. In this session, we’ll focus on the essential elements of on-brand digital storytelling and how you can help build a compelling narrative. Topics included:
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1:45 - 4:15 PM | Program Meeting Times
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4:30 - 6 PM | Afternoon Reception, Plaza Terrace on the 3rd floor A favorite among attendees, we’re going all-in with this year’s Enchantment Under the Sea-inspired cocktail reception! The reception will allow you to test your knowledge about the Alliance as well as the Back to the Future film. We will also take this time to announce our annual Alliance award winners and celebrate their contributions over this past year. Be there or be square! |
6 PM & Beyond |
Dinner on Your Own
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | |
7:30 - 8:20 AM |
Morning Yoga | All skill levels welcome Check out a yoga mat from the registration desk or there will be extras you can borrow in the class. |
8:30-9:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | Come-and-Go in Grand Ballroom ABCDE Nothing fancy - just pastries, fruit, juice, and coffee. Fill your plate and eat in the ballroom, or take it with you to your program meeting. |
9 AM - Noon | Program Meeting Times
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12 - 1:30 PM |
Luncheon Keynote | Post-Pandemic Learner-Centered Professional and Continuing Education See Jim Fong's presentation slide deck in the Member Portal Annual Conference folder. As we surface from the pandemic, higher education has and will continue to dramatically change as unfavorably demographics come into play and increased competition emerges for online education. The power to define educational credentials is no longer concentrated within the academy but is shared with Millennial decision-makers and the crowdsourcing influence of future students. This post-pandemic adult learner is complicated; independent, but tribal; and surprisingly powerful yet colleges and universities force them into a legacy model of higher education. This session will identify factors changing higher education, as well as identify opportunities for growth. However, for institutions to leverage these opportunities, major change and the re-designing systems and processes to be learner-centered are needed. New research on post-pandemic adult learner profiles will be presented at this session. |
1:45 - 5 PM | Program Meeting Times
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5 PM & Beyond |
Dinner on Your Own
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | |
8 AM - Noon | Program Meeting Times
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