As part of our approach and mission, HETS is providing special support to member institutions in PR, the US and Latin America. To this end, webinars and virtual events have been coordinated, free of charge, on topics related to distance education through Blackboard Collaborate or other online platforms.
We invite you to share our webinars with your colleagues, so they can also take advantage of this initiative. Those registered participants will receive a confirmation email with the link to connect to the webinar. To view recordings of previous events, click on the webinar title in the Previous Webinars section on this page
HETS will continue during this semester with the initiative discussed with the HETS Distance Learning Task Force to recognize Distance Learning professionals at HETS Member Institutions of developing targeted webinars to provide tools for their roles. To watch the recordings of previous webinars, scroll down to the Previous Webinars section of this page and click on the link beside the correspondent title.
Instructions to request a certificate of participation:
- You must request it through the link that will be provided during the webinar. Certificates will only be sent to those who meet the requirements.
Instructions to request a continuing education certificate:
- To obtain a continuing education certificate ($5.00 fee paid using PayPal): use this link: HETS Webinars Continuing Ed certificate form to request your certificate. Once payment has been received, you will receive the confirmation and certificate in the email you indicated on the form. For more details and instructions access: PayPal instructions guide for HETS Continuing Ed certificates. For more details, please send an email to:malvarador@inter.edu or call 787-766-1912 ext. 2397.
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Call for articles deadline: September 30, 2025,
2026 Best Practices Showcase
Call for Proposals
Deadline: November 10, 2025
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February 12 and 13, 2026
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OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERT RESOURCES
Application deadline: June 30, 2025
Webinar: AI and the Future of Academic Integrity
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM (EST/ PR Time)
Modality: Online via Zoom
See the recording Webinar: AI and the Future of Academic Integrity
Info Session: HETS Student Passport New York Edition
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM (EST/ Puerto Rico Time)
Modality: Online Via Zoom
See the recording Info Session: HETS Student Passport New York Edition
Online Course: Teach Access by Design
This course is divided in three modules and will be offered in English and Spanish. Schedule per module: Module 1: Disability (March 17 to April 4) Module 2: Accessible Design (April 14 to May 2) Module 3: Universal Design (May 12 to May 30) Description of the topic: An online course designed to introduce and empower educators…
Webinar: Exclusive access to Build Future-Ready Work Based Learning & Apprenticeship Programs
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (AST/ Puerto Rico Time) | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (EST)
Modality: Online Via Zoom
Track Winners Student Track
Presenters: Ms. Patricia St. Fleur from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Ms. Fabiola López from Inter American University of Puerto Rico Date: Friday, January 24, 2025Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM (AST/ Puerto Rico Time) | 1:30 – 2:30 pm (EST)Modality: Online via Zoom See the recording of these presentations here: https://youtu.be/PUU0_lgamZM
2025 Virtual Best Practices Showcase
Date: January 16 to 31, 2025
The recordings of the live presentations and the asynchronous presentations will be available from January 16 to 31, 2025.
Evento especial: The Summ: Student Experience Summit 2024
Fecha: 5 y 6 de septiembre
Lugar: Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico en San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hora: 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Hora de Puerto Rico)
See the recording Evento especial: The Summ: Student Experience Summit 2024
HETS Student Passport: Connect, Learn & Lead (Puerto Rico Edition)
Date: September 2 to 6, 2024
Place: Puerto Rico
See the recording HETS Student Passport: Connect, Learn & Lead (Puerto Rico Edition)
Webinar in English: Listen, understand, and connect: Strategies for creating meaningful connections with students
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EST/ Puerto Rico Time)
Modality: Online Via Zoom
Student Passport: Info Session
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
HETS Online Journal Call for Articles Deadline
Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
See the recording HETS Online Journal Call for Articles Deadline
HETS Learning Technologies Leadership Academy
Date: March 12 to 15, 2024,
See the recording HETS Learning Technologies Leadership Academy
HETS ACADEMY – Info Session
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
HETS Academy | Info Session
Date: Friday, October 14, 2022
Webinar: Opening up the Laboratory
Date: October 30, 2020
Webinar: Enhancing student success in online gateway courses through embedded tutoring.
Date: October 22, 2020
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm (EST/ PR Time)
Webinar: Regular and Substantive Interaction: we know what it isn’t; do we know what it is?
Date: October 8, 2020
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm (EST/ PR Time)