OCI Team Members to Present at Learning Ideas 2021Domi Enders, Cassie Scannella, and Camilo Irizarry will be presenting at the Learning Ideas 2021 Conference, hosted at Columbia University. Their presentation, “Empowering Collaboration in Asynchronous Problem-Based Learning”, will share how instructional design and educational technology perspectives, along with student data insights, can be leveraged to empower student collaboration using a rubric designed to optimize group dynamics, … Continue reading February 2021: OCI – General Updates

OSAT Team Members Present at OLC AccelerateMembers of the Online Support and Academic Technology (OSAT) team are presenting at the Online Learning Consortium’s (OLC) Accelerate 2020 Virtual Conference in mid-November. Michael Fleming and Sandesh Tuladhar — Columbia’s Assistant Provost for Online Education — will co-present “Moving Mountains: The Rapid Transition to Remote Instruction Forced by COVID-19”. Beth Cohen’s presentation, “The Promise and Practice of Online … Continue reading October 2020: OCI – General Updates

Congratulations, Michael FlemingWe are pleased to announce that Michael Fleming has been promoted to the role of Interim Senior Director of Online Support and Academic Technology. In his expanded role, Michael will oversee the Online Support and Innovation and Academic Technology teams, continue to oversee the centralized Helpdesk and support strategy to ensure the successful delivery of all online and hybrid courses, and oversee the … Continue reading August 2020: OCI – General Updates

Welcome Camilo IrizarryCamilo Irizarry joins the instructional design team on Thursday, February 13. Camilo holds a Master’s Degree in Instructional Design and Delivery from  Manhattan College, and a Bachelor’s Degree History from the University at Albany, State University of New York. He comes to us from NYU’s Center for Academic Excellence and Support, where he previously worked as an Instructional Designer. In his full-time role … Continue reading February 2020: OCI – General Updates

Welcome Cassie ScannellaCassie Scannella joins the instructional design team on Tuesday, January 28. Cassie possesses an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration in Adult Education. She comes to us from Saint Peters University, where she previously worked as an Instructional Design Specialist. In her full-time role as an instructional designer, Cassie will collaborate with programs and faculty in the design of online and … Continue reading January 2020: OCI – General Updates