FIU OnlineCon is FIU Online’s annual gathering for faculty to explore the latest in instructional technology, innovative learning tools, and best practices in online course design. This year’s theme, inspired by the Netflix prompt “Are you still watching?” took this familiar question to examine a pressing issue in online education: student engagement. Just as viewers’ […]
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Tri-University Graduate Conference: Twenty-Two Years of Collaboration
On Friday, March 22, 2024, Florida International University (FIU) hosted the twenty-second Tri-University Graduate Conference at its Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC). This annual collaboration between FIU, University of Miami (UM), and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) welcomes graduate students of all disciplines to share their research on the vibrant peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean, […]
FIU Online Makes an Impact at Innovation Summit
The Florida Online Innovation Summit is an annual opportunity for Florida college and university educators, instructional designers, and administrators to exchange ideas and discuss initiatives to innovate online education. At this year’s meeting in March, FIU Online instructional designers Amanda González Izquierdo, Aaron Robles, and Kieron Williams, in collaboration with our Associate Director of Learning […]
Inaugural FIU Online All Access Day Launched
The first annual FIU Online All Access Day took place in Spring to help faculty increase accessibility in their online courses. The event took place on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This inaugural event offered faculty members one-on-one Zoom sessions or in-person tutorials at the Modesto Maidique, Biscayne Bay, and Engineering Center campuses. “As our […]
After a two-year hiatus, FIU Online CON is back!
Roots FIU Online hosted their FIU Online CON 2022 conference in April 2022 at the Miami Marriott Dadeland. The annual faculty conference was first held in 2002. The event aimed to provide FIU instructors with the opportunity to discover new instructional technology and innovative learning tools. Also, it showcased best practices for developing engaging and […]
FIU Online Conference 2022 Agenda & Resources
Review session descriptions at our FIU Online Conference 2022 Agenda site. Selected FIUOLCon22 Presentation Resources [10:15 am] Constructing Quality Matters CoursesTwo QM-certified instructors demystify the Quality Matters accreditation process while sharing strategies and FIU Online resources available to get you certified. Read the article (available 4/22, 10 am). [1:30 pm] Virtual Escape RoomsLearn to curate […]
FIU Online Conference is back in 2022!
FIU Online Con provides the opportunity to dig into new instructional technology, innovative learning tools, and learn about quality online course design. The conference is open to all FIU teaching professionals, who are interested in or currently teaching fully online courses. After a two-year hiatus, FIU Online Con is back, live and in-person. Register for the […]
FIU Online Hosts First Academic Leadership Summit
FIU Online’s inaugural Academic Leadership Summit was held in late February in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The event was designed specifically for administrators involved in the management, planning, and evaluation of FIU’s online programs. This summit aimed to demystify the orchestration of online learning at FIU and orient administrators around the State University System quality […]
Quest for Quality: 2019 FIU Online Conference
FIU Online Con is an annual conference exclusively tailored to faculty, giving them a chance to discover new instructional technology, innovative learning tools, and to learn about quality online course design. The conference is open to all FIU teaching professionals currently or interested in teaching fully online courses. Register for the FIU Online Con 2019 now. […]
FIU Online Conference 2018 Recap
On Friday morning, November 2nd, 2018, two hundred and twenty-two people traveled to FIU’s waterfront Biscayne Bay campus to attend FIU Online’s 17th annual FIU Online Con. The conference opened with an empowering keynote from an internationally recognized and seriously creative multimedia artist, Phil Hansen. Through his innovative and jaw-dropping approach to working within his […]