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About the Conference
The Hispanic Educational Technology Services Consortium (HETS) would like to highlight and celebrate the outstanding work of its member institutions, meaningfully and strategically using technology to achieve Hispanic and all student success. Taking place from February 11 to 26, 2027, the Virtual HETS Best Practices Showcase (VBPS) will focus on four main tracks: Innovation, Student Mobility, Online Learning and Technology Integration in Higher Education, and a Student Track to share innovative projects. This Conference will combine live and asynchronous online presentations with forums to interact with presenters and participants.
This is your opportunity to showcase your institution’s impact, gain regional recognition, and connect with peers who are transforming higher education across Puerto Rico, the U.S. mainland, and Latin América. We warmly invite faculty, administrators, and students to submit a proposal and share your story!
Artificial Intelligence continues to reshape teaching, learning, and student services across our institutions. We strongly encourage proposals that explore the responsible and innovative use of Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies within any of the four tracks.
The recordings of the live presentations and the asynchronous presentations will be available from February 11 to 26, 2027.
Who Should Participate
Presidents, Academic leaders, Distance Learning Directors, Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs, Vice Presidents of Student Affairs or Deans, faculty, students, technology staff, investigators, corporate representatives related to technology and education, and the public in general.
If you are shaping the academic experience at your institution, whether through teaching, leadership, technology, or research, we want to hear your story.
Conference Proceedings
We invite presenters to submit an abstract for inclusion in the VBPS Conference Proceedings if their proposals are accepted. This will allow HETS VBPS presenters to share their work in an Open Access research repository containing the permanent records of the research generated. This is a valuable opportunity to strengthen your academic portfolio and contribute to the growing body of research on technology-enhanced student success.
Showcase Tracks
HETS has defined a “best practice” as an innovative approach or strategy that, with the effective use of technology, has proven to promote student success, improve student retention and completion, and provide opportunities for student mobility and viable, effective, and efficient approaches for Online Learning and Technology Integration in Higher Education. Overall, it will be a showcase of innovative technology strategies in Higher Education focused on improving student outcomes by enhancing retention, college completion, and successful learning outcomes.