Dr. Mary Ann Remsen is a Senior Level Dissertation Chair at Grand Canyon University in the College of Doctoral Studies. She was also an Assistant Professor in the College of Education with the Department of Early Childhood Education Murry State University and Middle Tennessee State University. She has more than 28 years teaching experience at the secondary and higher education level. She has recent publications in peer reviewed journals, has presented at national and international conferences and is currently conducting a study examining the patterns of
adjustment made by students in higher education at the beginning, middle and “end” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sustainable Online Instructional Models
An extraordinary global pandemic has affected society in many ways most notably in the transformation of distance learning through online instruction. Most schools and universities were unprepared and ill equipped due to limited use of technology to deliver instruction in a virtual context. A transformational approach to support learning through virtual structures aligned to curriculum requires an examination of best practices to support outcomes for students and faculty. A digital model to deliver a personalized student experience organized in domains to revolutionize learning focusing on the whole learner across the lifecycle through a digital framework with emphasis on demand and discovery, learning design, learner experience, and work and lifelong learning.
Digital learning will also require a reexamination of entire organizations and institutions by identifying barriers and structures that impede learning. The development of virtual structures that can be delivered effectively and consistently to meet the needs of learners will require organizational change by adapting institutional processes and capabilities. In this presentation you will be introduced to digital transformation of online models of education, a higher education digital framework, tools to enhance digital instructional strategies, and digital capabilities affecting the learner.