Thanks to all who have attended one of my sessions at a professional conference! This page provides a list of my most recent presentations and co-presenters, listed by topic and in reverse chronological order.

Categories include: Online Teaching and Learning, Technology and Career Development, Social Media, Professional Development, Writing and WordPress, and the Online Education Trends Report.

Online Teaching and Learning

• 2021 and Beyond: Evolving Work and Expectations in Higher Education (Keynote) Pima Medical Institute Virtual Faculty Conference – August 2021
• How to Ace Your Online Classes (Webinar) – Public Allies, an AmeriCorps affiliate – July 2021
• Engage and Inspire! Tips and Tricks That Take Your Online Classes to the Next Level – with Debra Osborn (Florida State), Virtual – National Career Development Association Annual Conference – July 2021
• The Benefits of Earning an Online Bachelor’s Degree Online (Panel) – US News Live Webinar Series – January 2021
• Engaging an Online Audience: Lessons Learned (So Far) in 2020, Virtual – Georgia Career Development Association Annual Kickoff – September 2020
• Measuring Online Course Design and Quality with Open Resource Metrics – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – March/April 2014
• Can Existing Quality Guidelines Inform Faculty Participation in Online Course Design? – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Virtual Conference (PASSHE) – February 2014
• Can Existing Quality Guidelines Inform Faculty Participation in Online Course Design? – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – Sloan Consortium Annual International Conference, Orlando, FL – October 2013)
• EdTech and Student Services: Supporting Online Learners Through Blogging – Sloan Consortium Annual International Conference, Orlando, FL – October 2013
• Twitter Chats: Tools, Tips, and Techniques in Higher Ed – with Raheel Ramzanali and Laura Milligan (Consumer Media Network) – edSocialMedia Summit, Boston, MA – April 2013
• Social Media in Online Higher Education: Conducting Live Twitter Chat Sessions – with Laura Milligan (Consumer Media Network) – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – April 2012
• Social Media for Learning: The Twitter Alternative to Online Discussion Forums – with Laura Milligan (Consumer Media Network) – The Social Learning Summit Online – April 2012
• ePortfolios – Leveraging the Blog Format to Demonstrate Student Experience – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – April 2011
• Supporting the Course Development Process: Online Tools for Team Collaboration and Communication – with Noel C. Broman (Kaplan Higher Education) – Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning – 2010

Technology and Career Development

• A Tech Guide for Private Practitioners – NCDA Career Practitioner Institute, Annapolis. MD – February 2023
• Technology Tips and Tools for Your Career Practice – Career Counselors’ Consortium Northeast, Online – October 2022
• The Power of Visual Media in Career Development Services (Keynote) – Annual Spring Conference of the Missouri Career Development Association, Online – March 2020
• An Introduction to Infographics – NCDA Career Practitioners Institute, Charlotte, NC – February 2020 and Cleveland, OH – October 2019
• Share and Share Alike: Peer-recommended Tech Tools that Bridge the Distance in Career Development – with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – National Career Development Association Global Conference, Houston, TX – June 2019
• The Career Practitioners Guide to Conducting a Webinar – NCDA Career Practitioners Institute, Portland, OR – October 2018
• Snap This! A Snapchat Experiment in Teaching Career Development – with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – National Career Development Association, Phoenix, AZ – June 2018
• The Positive Impact of Adding Infographics to Your Online Career Resources – with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – National Career Development Association, Orlando, FL – June 2017
• Linking Technology to Career Development (Keynote)- with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – Georgia Career Development Association – March 2017
• Technology and Theory: Make the Technology-to-Theory Connection in Your Career Sessions – with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – National Career Development Association, Chicago, IL – June/July 2016
• 50 Mobile Hacks Career Counselors Need Right Now! – with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – National Career Development Association, Denver, CO – June/July 2015
• Map Your Social Media Strategy Beyond the Big 3 – with Debra Osborn (Florida State) – National Career Development Association, Long Beach, CA – June 2014
• What’s your APPtitude? (Workshop) – with Shirley Rowe (Rowe Consulting) – National Career Development Association, July 2013
• Blogging Basics for Career Services Professionals (Workshop) – National Career Development Association, July 2013
• Online Career Services: Blogs as ePortfolios – Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, FL – November 2011
• Supporting Online Students with Online Career Services (Roundtable) – National Career Development Association, June 2012

Social Media

• Wild Advice from the Wild Frontier: Social Media Gives Career Tips – with Debra Osborn (Florida State University) – National Career Development Association Global Conference, Anaheim, CA – June 2022
• Snap That! A Snapchat Experiment in an Asynchronous Course (Discovery Session) – OLC Accelerate, Orlando, FL – November 2018
• #HigherEdScope: A New Frontier in Digital Development – with Jon Ernstberger (Lagrange College) – OLC Accelerate, Orlando, FL – November 2016
• Snapchat: Bridging the Communication Chasm in Online Courses – with Jon Ernstberger (Lagrange College) – Online Learning Consortium Annual International Conference, Orlando, FL – October 2015
• Taking the Next Step with Twitter: Tips for Live Chat Participation and Moderation – National Career Development Association, Denver, CO – June/July 2015
• A year of Twitter chats: What did we learn? – Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning – October 2012
• Managing the Flow of Information: Techniques for Getting the Most Out of Social Networking Sites – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning – 2010

Professional Development

• Workplace Well-being in the Age of Technology (Roundtable) – with Lynn Atanasoff (Penn State World Campus) – National Career Development Association, Orlando, FL – June 2017
• Get Published! Put Your E-Learning Experiences to Work – with Donna Gardner Liljegren (Aurora University) – OLC Accelerate, Orlando, FL – November 2016
• Help Wanted: Instructional Design Jobs in Higher Ed – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – March 2015
• Other Duties as Assigned: Defining the Role of the Instructional Designer in Higher Education – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – Online Learning Consortium International Conference, October 2014
• Conference Engagement Through Social Media and Digital Badges (Pre-conference session, Panel) – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – March/April 2014
• Strategic Social Networking for the Online Instructor – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – April 2013
• All About Blogs: Universal Tool of the Digital Academic – The TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Online Conference – April 2013
• Online identity crisis of the modern educator: Managing multiple social networking accounts – Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning – October 2012
• Managing the Blogosphere: Information for eLearning and Project Management Professionals – with Amy J. Hilbelink (Laureate Education) – E-LEARN World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education – 2010

Writing and WordPress

• Blogging Basics with WordPress (Workshop) – National Career Development Association – June 2012
• Professional Development for the Career Services Blogger (Roundtable) – National Career Development Association – June 2012
• Writing amid Dissolving Media Boundaries (Panel) – Words Awake! A Celebration of Wake Forest Writers and Writing – Winston-Salem, NC – March 2012
• “Begin at the Beginning and [Blog] On:” Practical Advice for the New Blogger – WordCamp Miami, February 2012

Online Education Trends *

2023

• Career Planning and Job Search Trends: Experiences and Priorities of Working Adults in the U.S., National Career Development Association Global Conference, Chicago, IL – June 2023

2022

• 2022 Trends in Online Education: Exploring the Future of Higher Education Through Student and Administrator Perspectives, Great Plains IDEA at Kansas State University, Virtual – September 2022
• 2022 Trends in Online Education: Exploring the Future of Higher Education Through Student and Administrator Perspectives, Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Virtual – August 2022
• 2022 Online Education Trends: Student & Administrator Insights – U.S. Distance Learning Association, Nashville, TN – July 2022
• 2022 Online Education Trends: Remote and Online Perspectives from Students and School Administrators, National Career Development Association Global Conference, Anaheim, CA – June 2022
• Alternative Education Pathways: Insights from Adults and Business Leaders in the U.S., NACTEi Conference, Savannah, GA – May 2022

2021

• 2021 Online Education Trends: Remote and Online Perspectives from Students and School Administrators, Virtual – OLC Accelerate, September 2021
• 2021 Online Education Trends: Remote and Online Perspectives from Students and School Administrators (Roundtable), Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Virtual – August 2021
• Trends in College Career and Employment Planning: Insights from Students, Schools, Business Leaders, Virtual – National Career Development Association Annual Conference, June 2021
• 2021 Online Education Trends: Remote and Online Perspectives from Students and School Administrators (Plenary), Virtual – TCC (Technology, Colleges, and Community) Worldwide Online Conference, April 2021
• 2021 Online Education Trends: Remote and Online Perspectives from Students and School Administrators – Northeastern State University’s Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment Virtual Conference – February 2021

2020

• 2020 Online Education Trends: The Female Perspective in Online Learning – International Forum for Women in eLearning, Virtual – December 2020
• 2020 Online Education Trends: Student & Administrator Insights – Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Virtual – August 2020
• 2020 Online Education Trends: Student & Administrator Insights – U.S. Distance Learning Association, Virtual – July 2020
• 2020 Online Education Trends: Student and Administrator Insights – Pima Medical Institute Virtual Faculty Conference, Online – April 2020
• Tracking Trends in Online Education: Student and Administrator Insights – Northeastern State University’s Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment Virtual Conference – February 2020

2019

• Tracking Trends in Online Education: Student and Administrator Insights – OLC Accelerate, Orlando, FL – November 2019
• Distance Education Trends and Challenges (Keynote) – VA-SARA Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA – November 2019
• Tracking Trends in Online Education: Student and Administrator Insights – Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Madison, WI – August 2019
• Tracking Trends in Online Education: Student and Administrator Insights (Poster) – U.S. Distance Learning Association, Nashville, TN – May 2019

2018

• Planning a New Online Program? Insights from Students and Administrators – OLC Accelerate, Orlando, FL, 2018
• Online Program Planning: Insights from Students and Administrators – Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Madison, WI – August 2018

* Ongoing survey research initiative with BestColleges.com