The document outlines the schedule for a three-day SLN (SUNY Learning Network) summit. Day 1 focuses on ANGEL updates and training. Presentations address the ANGEL 7.4 features, administration, lessons learned, and SLN services. Day 2 includes campus and external showcases on topics like online course design and emerging technologies. Keynote speeches look at online student success and technology horizons. Day 3 covers student retention, the Penn State online initiative, and an online education market update. Dialogue centers on ANGEL, online learning best practices, and the work of the SUNY Learning Network.

1. DAY 1 – SLN ONLY
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
10:00 – 10:15 am Welcome
Alexandra M. Pickett, Associate Director, SUNY Learning Network
10:15 – 11:00 am General SLN Update (footprints, knowledge base, confluence, website, catalog)
Carey Hatch, Director, SUNY Learning Network
11:00 – 12:00 pm What’s New in ANGEL 7.4?
Rob Piorkowski, Assistant Director for Online Learning
12:00 – 1:00 pm ANGEL 7.4 Administrative Training
Doug Cohen, Brett Becker, Harry Cargile, SLN Application Services
1:00 – 2:00 pm LUNCH (open networking opportunity)
2:00 – 3:00 pm Lessons Learned from 7.4 Upgrade – Admin & Education Panel
Dan Feinberg, SCCC; Bill Pelz & Tabitha Carter, HCCC; Carine Surdey, BCC
3:00 – 4:00 pm SLN Services Roundtables and Continuous Improvement Session
(Marketing, Business Svcs, Education Svcs and HelpDesk and Applications Svcs)
4:00 – 4:15 pm BREAK
4:15 – 5:00 pm SLN/QM Initiative
Rob Piorkowski, Assistant Director for Online Learning
5:00 – 5:15 pm Q&A, Wrap-up, Review & Summit Preview
5:30 – 7:30 pm Social Hour
6:15 pm DINNER

2. DAY 2
(Open to all)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome
Alexandra M. Pickett, Associate Director, SUNY Learning Network
9:15 – 10:15 am SUNY Campus Showcase I:
Introducing: the Herkimer HyFlex!
Bill Pelz, Professor of Psychology and Jane Verri, Assistant Professor of
Psychology, Herkimer County Community College
10:15 – 11:15 am External Showcase I:
Using the Community of Inquiry Framework to Assess the Impact of
Instructional Design Strategies and New Technologies in Online Courses
Phil Ice, Director of Course Design, Research & Development, American Public
University
11:15 – 11:30 am Break
11:30 – 12:30 pm SLN Research Report: New Directions in SLN Research
Peter Shea, Senior SLN Researcher, SUNY Albany
12:30 – 1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 pm Keynote Address
Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning: A tour of the 2010 horizon
Bryan Alexander, Director of Research, National Institute for Technology in
Liberal Education
2:30 – 2:45 pm BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 pm External Showcase II
Separating Content from Structure: The LMS Quandary
Stevie Rocco, Communications Support Coordinator, Penn State Online and
Penn State World Campus
3:45 – 4:45 pm SUNY Campus Showcase II:
Online Student Success Initiatives at Dutchess Community College
Chrisie Mitchell, Associate Director, Mary Louise Van Winkle Teaching Learning
Center, Dutchess Community College
4:45 – 5:00 pm Q&A, Wrap-up, Review & Summit Preview
5:30 – 7:30 pm Social Hour

3. 6:00 pm DINNER

4. DAY 3
AM – General Sessions open to all
PM – Annual Business Meeting
SUNY Directors of Distance Learning (DOODLE)
Friday, February 26, 2010
8:45 – 9:00 am Welcome
Alexandra M. Pickett, Associate Director, SUNY Learning Network
9:00 – 10:00 am Student Retention in Online Programs
Phil Ice, Director of Course Design, Research & Development, American Public
University System
10:00 – 11:00 am PSU Online Initiative
Stevie Rocco, Communications Support Coordinator, PSU Online Initiative and
Penn State World Campus
11:00 – 12:00 pm Online Higher Education Market Update – U.S. and New York Data
Richard Garrett, Program Director and Senior Research Analyst,
Eduventures Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative
12:00 pm LUNCH – Boxed Lunch to Go
12:00 – 2:30 pm Lunch and Annual SUNY DOODLE Business Meeting