1:15 - 2:15 pm - Discover. Share. Innovate! Models for Deploying Tools & Institutional Collaboration
Colleges and universities are reshaping how faculty discover teaching tools, share these models across the institution and create a wave of innovation from the classroom to IT. In this new digital world, institutions are finding new ways to work with each other and are helping to re-define what it means to discover, share and collaborate. Join this discussion to discover how new models for deploying digital tools and content are reshaping discovery, how universities are teaming up to get a faster return on investment, and how this is fostering innovation. Panelists include:
2:15 - 2:30 pm - Break
2:30 - 3:30 pm - Connecting Data Analytics and Accessibility to Support Personalized Learning for All
Whether it’s described as next gen learning, student-centered learning, or adaptive learning, it is the focus of many institutions to personalize learning to the unique needs of each student. While the customization of learning opportunities holds great potential for improving outcomes, it presents unique challenges. How can such a rich environment be achieved, what are some of the ways universities are reaching for this goal, and what are the key elements needed to make this a reality? The afternoon discussion brings together a diverse group of education leaders to share their thoughts and stories on how data analytics and inclusive accessibility means personalized learning for all students.
3:30 - 3:45 pm — Break
3:45 - 4:45pm - Today and Tomorrow: A Conversation About Education Technology as an Enabler to Academic Transformation
Colleges and Universities are facing unprecedented challenges and extraordinary new opportunities. How students are taught, how faculty teach and how IT supports these efforts is changing faster than ever. Join the IMS Global Higher Education Institutional Executive Board for a discussion about these challenges and opportunities, and help to shape and prioritize the work of IMS Global. We will brainstorm the top 5 current obstacles, work to identify the top 5 issues facing institutions over next 3-5 years, and work to develop ways in which IMS Global and its members can meet these challenges head-on.
4:45 - 5:30 pm - What is Coming Next? An Intimate Discussion with Vendors
What are some of the our key vendor partners doing and planning to do around actionable data analytics and accessibility? Find out in the day’s final session. Through an open call for proposals to key IMS Global vendor partners, four have been invited for an intimate conversation to share what they are doing today and their plans for the future to provide institutions with data analytics that are meaningful, useful and actionable, as well as their plans to reach towards true accessibility for all students
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Reception
