Every Learner Everywhere
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Bringing Courses Online Fast in Response to COVID

APLU’s Powered by Publics hosts a panel discussion of digital learning experts to help institutions move quickly to remote learning during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Additional resources including a Q&A can be found at FAQs From the Bringing Courses Online Fast in Response to COVID-19 Webinar: https://www.aplu.org/our-work/center-for-public-university-transformation/powered-by-publics/old-assets/webinarfaq.pdf

Speakers: Jim Ptaszynski, PhD, Vice President for Digital Learning at the University of North Carolina – System Office (Retired); Hae Okimoto, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Academic Technologies at the University of Hawaii System; and Karen Vignare, Ph.D. Vice President, Digital Transformation for Student Success & Executive Director, Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC)

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Recommended citation:

Michaels, J., Vignare, K., Okimoto, H., & Ptaszynski, J. (March 23, 2020) Bringing Courses Online Fast in Response to COVID [webinar] APLU and Every Learner Everywhere® https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8_4vVVYHk

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