| Time | Description |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Overview of the day - Ken Iwama, Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education
- Mark Baer, Assistant Vice President of Online Academic Programs, IU Online
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| 9:20 am | Presentation: One IU, Everywhere Trace IU’s journey from digital pioneer to Indiana’s online leader, examining our shared commitment to meeting learners of all types where they are. - Chris Foley, Associate Vice President, Office of the Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education; Director, IU Online
- Sharon Wavle, Director of Analysis, Planning and Support, IU Online
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| 9:45 am | Panel Discussion: Pathways to Online Program Success Faculty leaders from across the university share how they uphold IU’s high academic standards online, create an authentic IU experience for remote learners, and offer practical strategies for scaling and refining online programs. - Moderator: Mark Canada, Chancellor, IU Kokomo
- Panelists:
- Thomas J. Duszynski, Director of Master of Public Health and Director of Epidemiology Education, Fairbanks School of Public Health, IU Indianapolis
- William Helling, Associate Program Director and Senior Lecturer, Library and Information Science, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, IU Indianapolis
- Andrew McFarland, Professor of History and Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IU Kokomo; Faculty Director, IU Online Collaborative History Cluster
- Litao Zhong, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance and Associate Dean, School of Business and Economics, IU East; Faculty Director, IU Online Collaborative Business Cluster
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| 10:45 am | Break/Transition |
| 11:00 am | Concurrent Sessions: - Connected by Design: The Strategic Role of Student Experience in Online Success
Hear how IU Online aligns enrollment, advising, student support, and engagement as a cohesive institutional strategy to enhance the online student experience and drive persistence, satisfaction, and measurable success. - Whitnie Powell, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Services, IU Online
Active by Design: Modern Online Courses That Drive Engagement
(Executive Meeting Room #132)
Explore effective online course design that actively engages students through practical, research-aligned strategies that make learning visible. - Alejandra Aguilar Perez, Online Instructional Designer, UITS’ Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT)
- Kimmaree Murday, Principal Online Instructional Designer, UITS’ Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT)
- Missy Ritchie, Principal Online Instructional Designer, UITS’ Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT)
- Meg Zurlage, Principal Online Instructional Designer, UITS’ Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT)
The Collaborative Dividend: Strategic Mechanics of IU’s Collaborative Academic Programs
(Executive Meeting Room #139)
Learn how four integrated pillars—faculty engagement, structured assessment, course sharing, and proactive program management—build resilient, sustainable, relevant collaborative programs. - Brian O’Camb, Associate Professor and Department Chair of English, College of Arts and Sciences, IU Northwest; Faculty Director, IU Online Collaborative English and Communications Cluster
- Allison Chatterjee, Associate Director, Program Assessment, IU Online Academic Programs
- Kimberly Nikolovski, Senior Program Manager, IU Online Academic Programs
- Mandy Bartley, Program Manager, Online Curriculum, IU Online Analysis, Planning and Support
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch (University Tower Ballroom) |
| 1:15 pm | Featured Speaker: Presentation Title TBA - Philip T. Powell, Executive Director, Indiana Business Research Center and Clinical Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business, IU Bloomington
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| 1:45 pm | Panel Discussion: Generative AI in the Online Landscape Description TBD - Moderator: Jay Gladden, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, IU Indianapolis
- Panelists:
- Kendra Ketchum, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Indiana University
- Anne Leftwich, Associate Vice President of Learning Technologies, UITS, and Professor, Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education, IU Bloomington
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| 2:30 pm | Break/Transition |
| 2:45 pm | IU Online Excellence in Online Education Awards Award finalist presentations and presentation of awards for: - Excellence in Teaching and Student Success Award
- Excellence in Leadership and Collaboration Award
- Excellence in Emerging Technology Award
- Mark Baer, Assistant Vice President of Online Academic Programs, IU Online
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| 3:50 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 pm | Reception (Hine Hall Auditorium Lobby) |
