2009 Annual Conference and Meeting
Best Practices / Roundtables
1 ~ “An Innovative Partnership That Reaches The Underserved”

Presenter:  Raymond Campbell, Ph.D., Director, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Utilizing an innovative corporate/university partnership that serves youthful offenders, attendees will participate in generating and sharing effective strategies and techniques for greater faculty understanding about, and involvement in, successful strategic relationships.
2 ~ “Beyond Credit: Online Learning for Virtually Everyone”

Presenter:  Kathryn Jo Mannes, Director, Center for Workforce and Economic Development, American Association of Community Colleges; Mary Moorhouse, Educational Consultant; Mark Lamkin, Executive Director of Operations, ed2go

Learn how universities and community colleges have reached new heights in noncredit enrollments and service area outreach by offering instructor led online courses and career training programs.

3 ~ “Purpose Networks: Pairing Social Networks and Academic Purpose to Boost Retention”
Presenter:  John Mathew, President, E&R Division, EducationDynamics
Learn the online resources students crave most and how to create academically-purposeful social networks to build strong school-student relationships to heighten student success and retention.
4 ~ “The importance of leadership traits and how they impact the development of Web-based programs in institutions of higher education within the University of North Carolina System”

Presenter:  W. Kenneth Bulls II, Ph.D., Interim-Director , The Office of Continuing Education & Summer Sessions,  Winston-Salem State University

The purpose of this study was to examine whether there were specific differences of leadership traits that impacted the development of Web-based programs and courses at institutions in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system.
5 ~ “The Road Less Traveled: The Enrollment Management Practices of Continuing Education”

Presenter:  Tim Copeland, Practice Manager, SunGard Higher Education

Based on the results of a recent research survey of CE organizations, discover current enrollment management practices in the field and the best practices you need to know to support your enrollment and outreach goals.

6 ~ “Creating a Culture of Data-Driven Decisions”

Presenter:  Jacob Ensign, Business Analyst, JMH Consulting
Location:  Hamilton

This session introduces a three-principle approach to creating a culture of data-driven decisions for continuing education programs.
7 ~ “Higher Education: Are we processing or educating for sustainability?”

Presenter:  Jane LeClair, Ed.D., Office of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies, Elmira College;  Alison Christopher, MS.Ed., Office of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies, Bryant & Stratton College

Our higher education institutions are turning out graduates at an unprecedented rate. These unparalleled numbers are raising the question: Are we producing highly educated students or have our educational institutions become merely a system of process?
8 ~ "Marketing to Adult Students—Trends and Tactics for Message Delivery"

Presenter:  Jim Paskill, Paskill Stapleton & Lord

Capturing the attention of adult students can be challenging. Learn different marketing strategies than those used to enroll traditional-aged students.

9 ~ "How to Move Interactive Marketing Forward: A Road Map for Continuing Education Leaders"

Presenter:  Jennifer Copeland, General Manager, DemandEngine

With increasing competition for students and resources, CE units are going about marketing backwards. Learn how not to choose from a buffet of Web 2.0 technologies, but instead focus on what you want to accomplish and why.

10 ~ "I (Don’t) Do It for the Money: Understanding the Motivation to Teach"

Presenter:  Diane E. Dutton (Doctoral Candidate); Dr. Anthony Marini, Senior Teaching Instructor Educational Development Centre, Carleton University

Learn about contingent academic faculty’s intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to teach in both credit & non-credit programs. Learn how to make better decisions about recruiting, hiring, training and rewarding instructors.

11 ~ "The Net Effect:  Transformational Teaching and Learning in Adult and Continuing Education"

Presenter:  Mary Rose Grant, Ph.D., Chair of Liberal Arts Core Curriculum and Director of Faculty Development, Saint Louis University; Michael Wilkinson, Assistant Chair of Computer Science Technology, Saint Louis University

This session presents a reflective model of online teaching focused on best practices in course design and delivery that cultivates transformational teaching.

12 ~ "Creating a Powerful Customer Experience"

Presenter:  Nicole Foerschler, Vice President, JMH Consulting

You will learn various ways to create a consistent, memorable, high quality customer experience for your students.

13 ~ "Learning 2.0: Are you as wired as your students"

Presenter:  Jon Horn, Director, President, JMH Consulting

This session demonstrates how cutting-edge technologies are reshaping learning experiences and student engagement such as blogs, wikis, social networks, and online delivery platforms.