Michelle Pacansky-Brock is being commended by the Online Learning Consortium for her work as Conference Chair for the 8th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium in 2015. As Conference Chair, Michelle worked behind the scenes for a year to define goals, meet benchmarks, and help develop new knowledge and practices around online learning. She helped lead the growth of communities of practice and was a driving force for innovation, setting a congenial yet serious tone for the conference.

1. Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Letter of commendation
This is to commend Michelle Pacansky-Brock for advancing knowledge and practice among
educators as Conference Chair for the 8
th
Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning
International Symposium 2015.
Focusing on encouraging new scholars, conference chairs work behind the scenes. They
engage in scholarly, collaborative, year-long efforts to define goals, meet benchmarks, and
help develop and disseminate new knowledge and practice. They set a congenial, serious
tone for the conference. Leading the growth of communities of practice, they are a driving
force for innovation in anytime, anywhere learning.
For outstanding achievements for advancing higher education, it is our great pleasure to
commend Michelle Pacansky-Brock.
Joel Hartman
President, Online Learning Consortium
Kathleen S. Ives
CEO and Executive Director, Online Learning
Consortium
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