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Registration Desk

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Registration Open

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Campus Buildings Open

7:00 AM - 7:01 AM

Sponsor Showcase

7:00 AM

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Sponsor Showcase Open

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Keynote Stage

7:00 AM

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Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Brittany Hochstaetter

Host Institution Welcome

9:15 AM - 9:25 AM

Aaron Henry

Keynote Presentation: Here's to the Weird Ones: How AI Can Bring You Back to Why You Teach

9:25 AM - 10:25 AM

Grand Debate: AI in the Classroom: Our Wizard or Our Overlord?

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

ITC Team Trivia and Evening Reception

5:35 PM - 6:20 PM

HLC1.2201

7:00 AM

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A1: Building AI Literacy and Engagement: AI and Instructor Development

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

Lee Butler

B1: Academic Integrity Is Dead—Long Live Academic Authenticity

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM

Cynthia Pascal

C1: Creating a Library of Online Course Shells for Community College Faculty

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

Kathy Sindt

D1: AI Starter Kit for Skeptics

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

E1: From Survive to Thrive: Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Lean Seasons

4:45 PM - 5:35 PM

HLC1.2202

7:00 AM

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B2: Mandatory Fun: Designing Playful, Purposeful Faculty Onboarding That Actually Works

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM

Rachel Wedig

C2: Enhancing Online Learning Through the "Internet of Senses"

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

D2: "Our Students Are Secret Shoppers": How We Improved Course Quality and Increased Faculty Buy-In

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

Tony Sovak

E2: Let’s Get Weird: Clippy + Quests + Pacman = Faculty Development

4:45 PM - 5:35 PM

HLC1.2208

7:00 AM

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A3: How Stakeholders Define "Online Learning Program Quality," and What it Looks Like to Assess One

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

Will Hatheway

B3: Building AI Literacy for the Future Workforce: Teaching Students to Think, Create, and Work with AI

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM

Ragaa Abdallah

C3: Results of the 2025 ITC National Distance Learning Survey: What Did We Learn?

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

D3: Designing for Learner Agency: How UDL Principles Foster Motivation, Engagement, and Equity Online

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

Kristine Roshau

E3: Creating Connection: Holistic Engagement Through the Bee Well Community

4:45 PM - 5:35 PM

Shannon Buck

HLC1.2209

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A4: Design Matters: Research-Backed Strategies and Tools for Better Canvas Courses

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

Kenneth Larsen

B4: Connected Classrooms: How to Build Belonging in Online Learning Spaces

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM

Dol Khanal

C4: Rethinking Participation: Designing Discussion for Generation AI-Z

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

LeAnn Smith

D4: Coaching for Persistence: Building a Scalable, Student-Led Online Learning Coaching Model

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

Dana Fullmer

E4: Meaningful Engagement in Online Courses Through Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)

4:45 PM - 5:35 PM

HLC1.2210

7:00 AM

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A5: From Weird to Wired: Crafting an AI Literacy Guide You Can Customize for Your Own Classes

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

Kate Jones

B5: Orchestrating the AI-Native Campus: Practical Strategies for Human-AI Collaboration

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM

Jessi Duffner

C5: Good Tech Starts with Good Talk: The Power of a Communication Plan

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister

D5: Responsible AI Adoption in Higher Education: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

Alicia Jahant

E5: Making ZTC Visible: From Registration to Graduation

4:45 PM - 5:35 PM

Christine Gaccetta-Sharp

HLC1.2211

7:00 AM

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A6: Teaching Smarter: AI Bots for Meaningful Engagement

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

C6: Distance Learning and The Multimodal Edge: Elevating Inclusion, Engagement, and Innovation with Voice Technology

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

Paul Stisser

Meals & Breaks

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Networking Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Networking Lunch

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Refreshment Break

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

Speakers

Shannon Buck

Savannah College of Art and Design

Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister

Cuyahoga Community College

Christine Gaccetta-Sharp

Pikes Peak State College

Rachel Wedig

Pima Community College

Ragaa Abdallah

Oakton College

Maia Smith

South Louisiana Community College

Gloria Bryant

Portland Community College

Brittany Hochstaetter

Chair, Instructional Technology Council (ITC) Wake Technical Community College

Will Hatheway

Northern Virginia Community College

Kellie Schellenberg

Portland Community College

Tony Sovak

Pima Community College

Emily Moore

Wake Technical Community College

Karen McBride

Community Colleges for International Development

Kathy Sindt

Colorado Community Colleges System

Kristine Roshau

Central Oregon Community College

Vicki Westergard

Hillsborough College

Marc Kasten

Wake Technical Community College

Fred Lokken

Truckee Meadows Community College

Cynthia Pascal

Northern Virginia Community College

Dana Fullmer

Portland Community College

Brianna Howarth

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Becky Parton

Lincoln Land Community College

Sarah Clay

Pikes Peak State College

Dol Khanal

Dallas College

Leslie Van Wolvelear

Oakton College

LeAnn Smith

Eastern Wyoming College

Christal Strickland

Tulsa Community College

Sharon Paul

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Stephanie Maher Palenque

Grand Canyon University

Michelle Zeal

McGraw-Hill

Ian Coronado

Lane Community College

Roberto Suarez

Portland Community College

Chad McKenzie

Wake Technical Community College

Erica Green

Portland Community College

Kate Jones

Wake Technical Community College

Allison Bumsted

Austin Community College District

Richard Senker

Hillsborough College

Cathleen DiDonato

Wake Technical Community College

Lisa Lam

Portland Community College

Lisa Cherivtch

Oakton College

Jennifer Campbell

Tulsa Community College

I-Eesha Patterson

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Mickey Slimp

Great Plains Network

Lindsey Kline

Alamo Colleges District

Deanna Blatchford

Wake Technical Community College

Andrea Butler

Dallas College

Aaron Henry

Austin Community College

Lee Butler

Point Loma Nazarene University

Barry Dahl

Desire2Learn & Lake Superior College (ret.)

Reed Dickson

Pima Community College

Cynthia Krutsinger

Pikes Peak State College

Monique Reeves

Austin Community College

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Registration Desk

Registration Open

Campus Buildings Open

Sponsor Showcase

Sponsor Showcase Open

Keynote Stage

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Host Institution Welcome

Keynote Presentation: Here's to the Weird Ones: How AI Can Bring You Back to Why You Teach

Grand Debate: AI in the Classroom: Our Wizard or Our Overlord?

ITC Team Trivia and Evening Reception

HLC1.2201

A1: Building AI Literacy and Engagement: AI and Instructor Development

B1: Academic Integrity Is Dead—Long Live Academic Authenticity

C1: Creating a Library of Online Course Shells for Community College Faculty

D1: AI Starter Kit for Skeptics

E1: From Survive to Thrive: Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Lean Seasons

HLC1.2202

B2: Mandatory Fun: Designing Playful, Purposeful Faculty Onboarding That Actually Works

C2: Enhancing Online Learning Through the "Internet of Senses"

D2: "Our Students Are Secret Shoppers": How We Improved Course Quality and Increased Faculty Buy-In

E2: Let’s Get Weird: Clippy + Quests + Pacman = Faculty Development

HLC1.2208

A3: How Stakeholders Define "Online Learning Program Quality," and What it Looks Like to Assess One

B3: Building AI Literacy for the Future Workforce: Teaching Students to Think, Create, and Work with AI

C3: Results of the 2025 ITC National Distance Learning Survey: What Did We Learn?

D3: Designing for Learner Agency: How UDL Principles Foster Motivation, Engagement, and Equity Online

E3: Creating Connection: Holistic Engagement Through the Bee Well Community

HLC1.2209

A4: Design Matters: Research-Backed Strategies and Tools for Better Canvas Courses

B4: Connected Classrooms: How to Build Belonging in Online Learning Spaces

C4: Rethinking Participation: Designing Discussion for Generation AI-Z

D4: Coaching for Persistence: Building a Scalable, Student-Led Online Learning Coaching Model

E4: Meaningful Engagement in Online Courses Through Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)

HLC1.2210

A5: From Weird to Wired: Crafting an AI Literacy Guide You Can Customize for Your Own Classes

B5: Orchestrating the AI-Native Campus: Practical Strategies for Human-AI Collaboration

C5: Good Tech Starts with Good Talk: The Power of a Communication Plan

D5: Responsible AI Adoption in Higher Education: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

E5: Making ZTC Visible: From Registration to Graduation

HLC1.2211

A6: Teaching Smarter: AI Bots for Meaningful Engagement

C6: Distance Learning and The Multimodal Edge: Elevating Inclusion, Engagement, and Innovation with Voice Technology

Meals & Breaks

Networking Breakfast

Networking Lunch

Refreshment Break

Conference Wifi Access

Conference Parking Information

Highland Campus Street Map

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Menu: Sunday, March 15

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Shannon Buck

Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister

Christine Gaccetta-Sharp

Rachel Wedig

Ragaa Abdallah

Maia Smith

Gloria Bryant

Brittany Hochstaetter

Will Hatheway

Kellie Schellenberg

Tony Sovak

Emily Moore

Karen McBride

Kathy Sindt

Kristine Roshau

Vicki Westergard