Proposed schedule per week

Panelists:

Dr. José J. Rivera,
President, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón

Ms. Bo Zigner,
Manager, Office of Distance Education Instructional Designer at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Mr. René Sainz,
Assistant Director of Instructional & Client Support Services (ICSS) in the University of Texas at Brownsville

Asynchronous presentations are available
24 hours from January 17 to February 8, 2013.

Seguimiento a Cursos Virtuales (SECUVI) como estrategia de retención estudiantil en la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia.

By: Víctor Hugo Zapata Flórez
Institution: Universidad Cooperativa Colombia
Language: Spanish

Educación a distancia que promueve el aprendizaje efectivo de estudiantes graduados.
By: Dr. Lille Troche Flores & Dr. Samuel Colón
Institution: Universidad Central de Bayamón
Language: Spanish

Live transmission:
10:30 -11:30 am
(AST/ Puerto Rico time)

Recorded session available!

Live transmission:
3:30 – 4:30 pm
(AST/ Puerto Rico time)

Recorded session available!

Track: Retention and Assessment efforts in Distance Learning

Improving Success and Retention in Post Secondary Online Programs
By: Kenneth Sailor
Institution: University of Texas- Pan American
Language: English

Encouraging and Motivating Minority Engineering Students Through Remote Summer Research Initiative

By: Tanvir Prince & Nieves Angulo
Institution: Hostos Community College
Language: English

Live webcast presentations will be archived at the platform and will be accessible with the rest of asynchronous presentations.

Asynchronous presentations will be uploaded and available
24 hours from January 17 to February 8, 2013. And all presentations will be accessible 24 hours at the platform.

Track: Retention and Assessment efforts in Distance Learning

Presentation: Assessment & Retention in Hybrid Anatomy & Physiology Class
Institution: Bronx Community College
Language: English
Presented by: Dr. Abass Abdullahi, Dr. Richard LaManna and Albert Robinson

Presentation: Best Practices for Proactive Intervention and Screening of E-Learning Students
Institution: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Language: English
Presented by: Janey Flanagan

Presentation: Early African History and Latino Students
Institution: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Presented by: Dr. Christine Saidi and Douglas Scott

Presentation:Promoting Student Engagement in the online environment: An Overview of Learner-Centered Instructional Practices
Institution: Queensborough Community College, CUNY
Language: English
Presented by: Meg Tarafdar

Presentation: Extended office hours in the video-conference mode in the Blackboard learning environment
Institution: Hostos Community College
Language: English
Presented by: Alexander Vanisnsky

Presentation: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study of the Demographics of Online Hispanic Students
Institution: Eastern Washington University
Language: English
Presented by: Dr. Ben P. Meredith &  Dr. Stephen Burgess

Presentation: Strategies and rationales for implementing cooperative instructional techniques that can move a class from followers to collaborators
Institution:Lehman College
Language: English
Presented by: Alyson Vogel

Presentation: Perception of Interaction and Academic Performance in a Hispanic Serving Institution
Institution: University of Texas-Pan American
Language: English
Presented by: Ram De la Rosa & Rita Vela

Presentation: Implementing an e-mentoring program for faculty: the Faculty Coach
Institution: Ana G. Méndez University-Virtual Campus
Language: English
Presented by: Dr. Carlos Morales & Gisselle Tapia

Presentation: El efecto del uso de la estrategia de la bitácora electrónica en el nivel de ejecución de la comunicación escrita argumentativa del estudiantado de primer año de cursos de español básico de una institución universtaria privada
Institution: Universidad del Este (Ana G. Méndez University System)
Language: Spanish
Presented by: Prof. Maritza Ocasio