CKG Announces Presentation at Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop
Orlando, FL (April, 2010) — Distance learning services provider Compass Knowledge Group (www.compassknowledge.com) is proud to announce that their Senior Higher Education Consultant, Suzanne Powers presented “A Spectrum of Innovative Hybrid Programs” at this year’s 7th Annual Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop in Chicago, IL on April 19-20, 2010.
The presentation analyzed hybrid programs of national scope from possibly four universities, including the University of Cincinnati, the University of Florida, the University of New England, and Boston University. It also included a description of the pedagogical planning that went into each program to ensure mission, regulatory, academic, and social needs were met.
“This presentation gave insights into hybrid programs and what it takes for them to be successful,” said Suzanne Powers, senior higher education consultant. “Compass Knowledge Group, as the pioneer in online learning, was pleased to give this presentation and also be a Coast-to-Coast Diamond Sponsor of the conference.”
The Conference and Workshop: The Promise and Practice of Blended Learning, offered in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago, provided the opportunity for administrative leaders, faculty members, instructional designers and researchers to discover and share effective practices in blended learning.
The presentation was be given on Monday, April 19th, 2010 at 1:00 pm during the Academic Planning/Institutional Strategies presentation track.
About Compass Knowledge Group www.compassknowledge.com
Since 1993, Compass Knowledge Group has partnered with prominent, traditional universities to help them plan, implement, and operate successful online academic programs. Compass provides the entire complement of online learning support services – including market research, program marketing, student recruitment, instructional design and technology, student retention support, faculty training and support, technical helpdesk, and online bookstore — enabling their partners to concentrate on delivering high-quality academics. Compass’ success is based on a history of predictable performance that far exceeds industry standards.
About the Sloan Consortium www.sloan-c.org
The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education, helping institutions and individual educators improve the quality, scale, and breadth of online education. Sloan-C supports the collaborative sharing of knowledge and effective practices to improve online education in learning effectiveness, access, affordability for learners and providers, and student and faculty satisfaction.
Membership in the Sloan Consortium provides knowledge, practice, community, and direction for educators. Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sloan-C is now a non-profit, member sustained organization. Join with Sloan-C to lead higher education in meeting social needs for affordable access, quality innovations, and teaching and learning excellence.