FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023 | 9AM-3PM  @ THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT MERCER 

Organized in partnership with the NJ Distance Education Affinity Group 

 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE 

The New Jersey Distance Education Affinity Group is proud to present its first distance education conference. For this inaugural year, the conference showcases technological innovation, research, and practical and effective pedagogical practices for a variety of distance education modalities, such as fully online, hybrid/blended, concurrent/blended synchronous, remote, and hyflex. 

The following tracks for this year’s conference will examine:

  • Engagement and Retention

  • Equity and Inclusion 

  • Student Assessment

  • The Science of Learning for Instructional Design & Teaching

FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKER

flowerbrand-116_W.webpFLOWER DARBY
EDUCATOR | AUTHOR | SPEAKER         

Innovating Through Excellence in Teaching and Learning Design

Flower Darby (she/her) celebrates and promotes effective teaching in all class formats to include, welcome, and support all students and to foster equitable learning outcomes for today’s new majority students. In her former roles as Assistant Dean of Online and Innovative Pedagogies and Director of Teaching for Student Success, Flower led efforts that support teaching excellence for equity and inclusion. Flower is an internationally renowned keynote speaker and author as well as adjunct faculty at Northern Arizona University and Estrella Mountain Community College. She has taught in higher ed for over 25 years in a range of subjects including English, Technology, Leadership, Dance, and Pilates. A seasoned face-to-face and online educator, Flower applies learning science across the disciplines and helps others do the same.

Through her publications and presentations, Flower has helped educators all over the world become more effective in their work. She’s the author, with James M. Lang, of Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes, and she’s a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Her new book project is on emotion science and teaching with technology.

 

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The Distance Education Conference is only possible with the valuable support of our sponsors.

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