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Reflections on 2021 and Aspirations for 2022 from Digital Learning Leaders and Learners

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WCET in partnership with Every Learner Everywhere® January 2022

Topic: Effective Teaching Practices Times of Uncertainty

Role: Administrator Faculty

Institution: 2-Year Institutions 4-Year Institutions

We are all still aboard the pandemic roller coaster and the journey has had its ups, downs, thrills, and near spills, but we in higher education have learned a lot and have much to look forward to in the New Year. In this webcast, our passionate and inspiring conversationalists shared hopes and aspirations for what’s to come in 2022. Moderator: Carrie O’Donnell, Founder & CEO, O’Donnell Learn. Speakers: Jennifer Seymour, Vice President, General Education & Applied Technologies, WSU Tech; Kelvin Thompson, WCET Steering Committee, Executive Director, Center for Distributed Learning, University of Central Florida; Jessica Rowland Williams, Director, Every Learner Everywhere®; and Kiara Williams, Education Outreach Coordinator, 3D Girls, Inc.

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O’Donnell, C., Seymour, J., Thompson, K., Rowland Williams, J., and Williams, K. (2022, January 20) Reflections on 2021 and Aspirations for 2022 from Digital Learning Leaders and Learners [Webionar] Every Learner Everywhere®

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