Online Learning News - June 9, 2021

Discover the Ten Developments Shaping Colleges
and Universities Post-COVID-19

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

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The future is not a straight line from the past. As universities and colleges come to terms with some new realities – operational, financial, logistical, ethical – what does their future look like? What needs to change? What will change?

As a result of this presentation, you will better understand:

• The social, economic and political challenges facing colleges, universities and training organizations in Canada.
• The five big challenges colleges and universities face as we begin to imagine a post-pandemic world.
• The ten dominant change features of post-secondary education post-pandemic.
• The three imperatives for a different future, which are required from policy-makers and institutional leaders.

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Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd
Chief Innovation Officer
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Envisioning the Future of Experiential Learning

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

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What’s Next for Online Learning features a select group of Canadian CEOs sharing their vision of learning in a post-pandemic world.

In this session, Dana Stephenson, Co-Founder and CEO of Riipen, takes a deep dive into the world of experiential learning. This session gives educators, practitioners, and enthusiasts an opportunity to envision its future together.

This session explores:

• Innovations in experiential learning.
• Trends that are shaping the future of experiential learning.
• What the future of experiential learning looks like for every learner.

Our Host

Dana Stephenson
Co-Founder and CEO, Riipen

Online Teacher Education Course
on Student Mental Health Literacy

A Western University Innovation

Read how Western University professor and psychologist Dr. Susan Rodger developed and launched an online course EDUC 5018Q Mental Health Literacy – Supporting Social-Emotional Development, for preservice teacher education candidates in Western’s Faculty of Education. The 12-week course provides participants with practical exercises and helpful strategies for K-12 classrooms and enrols some 300 candidates a year.

Susan Rodger, PhD, C Psych
Professor and Psychologist
Western University

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Journals play essential roles in online and distance learning, for sharing the latest in research, innovation, theory, practices, and events. Educators find ideas and connections, building a collective knowledge base that advances teaching, learning, management – and student success.

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ASU+GSV Summit: The Dawn of the Age
of Digital Learning

Monday, August 9 to Wednesday, August 11, 2021

San Diego, California

Virtual and In-Person Options

Arizona State University (ASU) and Global Silicon Valley (GSV) Summit connects leading minds around education and skills to ensure a new era in which all people have equal access to the future.

Topic include:

• Early Childhood
• K-12
• Higher Education
• Workforce/Adult Consumer
• Digital Education Master Classes
• Emerging Tech
• Equality

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