Date: May 27, 2009; 11:00-1:15 Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Format: Audio teleconference seminar with print materials
CEUs: 1.0
Fee: $195
Instructors:
- Dr. David Brigham, Director of College Academic Support Services, Empire State College
- Dr. Darcy Hardy, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director, UT TeleCampus, The University of Texas System
- Moderator: Dr. Chere Gibson, Professor Emerita, UW-Madison
This seminar focuses on key considerations in managing the distance learning function in higher education settings. Drawing on first-hand experience, the presenters describe major responsibilities and pitfalls in distance education management. Included are practical suggestions about the kinds of
leadership skills and strategies that help to achieve management success.
Topics Covered
- Major management responsibilities and issues
- How distance education management differs
- Essential leadership skills and capacities
- Strategies for supporting learners and instructors
- Management tips and insights
- Common pitfalls to avoid
Technology Used
The seminar is conducted as an audio teleconference. All you need is a speakerphone (or telephone). You will dial a phone number at program time (the WisLine bridge in Madison, WI) to be connected with all participants for the seminar. You pay your own long distance telephone charges. Instructions and print materials will be mailed to you.
About the Instructors
Dr. David Brigham is the Director of College Academic Support Services at Empire State College ( http://www.esc.edu), the primary adult learning arm of the State University of New York. Empire State College delivers instruction through a statewide system of 35 study centers and online via its Center for Distance Learning.
From 2003 to 2008 he was Vice Provost of Student Development at Walden University (http://www.waldenu.edu) a for-profit distance learning institution serving over 22,000 adult learners, enrolled primarily in graduate and doctoral programs. At Walden, David created, staffed, and implemented the Office of Student Development, the academic support services and resources unit for the institution. They were responsible for promoting academic growth and development via services and resources including library services, academic advising, face-to-face residencies (doctoral students), and university-wide orientation courses.
Prior to Walden, David was Dean of Learning Services at Excelsior College (http://www.excelsior.edu) where he was responsible for developing a similar set of services and resources for 18,000 adult distance learners studying at the undergraduate level. David’s background also includes10 years of classroom teaching experience in New York State high schools and 6 years of teaching experience in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. David earned his Ph.D. at Syracuse University in Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation in 1994 as an adult learner. He has been active professionally in several organizations devoted to distance and continuing education including the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) and the American Association for Collegiate Independent Study (AACIS), for which he is a past president. David also serves as a site team evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Dr. Darcy W. Hardy is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of the UT TeleCampus, the virtual university of The University of Texas System that supports online delivery of System-wide collaborative academic programs from UT institutions. The UT TeleCampus (http://www.telecampus.utsystem.edu) serves as a portal for students and faculty to access courses, programs and virtually all services necessary for success when teaching and learning online. The TeleCampus offers over 17 fully online programs and sees approximately 10,000 enrollments annually. Darcy is also a principal with Abrazo Partners, a virtual education consulting firm.
Darcy received her PhD in Instructional Technology from The University of Texas at Austin in 1992. She was a founding member and is a past president of the Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) and has served two separate terms on the TxDLA Board of Directors. Currently, she serves as Chair Emerita with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), where she has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1999. She is a member of the Adobe Systems, Inc. Education Digital Innovators Advisory Board, a past member and chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Distance Education Advisory Council, past chair of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) Division of Educational Telecommunications, and a member of the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) Steering Committee.
Darcy received the Charles and Mildred Wedemeyer Award for Outstanding Distance Education Practitioner at the 2006 Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning. She is also an honoree of the Texas Distance Learning Association Hall of Fame (inducted in 2006) and received the WCET Richard Jonsen award (2005) for “long-standing willingness to nurture and assist others in the distance learning community.” Darcy also received the 2005 Charles Wedemeyer Publication Award from UCEA for co-editing, Dancing on the Glass Ceiling: Women, Leadership and Technology. Darcy has received numerous other awards, serves on several editorial and advisory boards, and has delivered hundreds of presentations, keynotes and workshops on distance education.
To Enroll
To enroll in this course on either a certificate or a non-certificate basis, submit the Online Enrollment Form
