FIU Online presents 3 sessions, wins award at Online Learning Consortium Conference

The FIU Online Team was invited to present a total of three sessions at the 2017 Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate conference in Orlando, Florida. The OLC Accelerate conference “is devoted to driving quality online learning, advancing best practice guidance and accelerating innovation in learning for academic leaders, educators, administrators, online learning professionals and organizations […]

The Instructional Design Conference of Miami

Design. Development. Delivery. This was the theme for the first annual innoved Conference, hosted by innoved Online, a full service eLearning development and consultation team powered by FIU Online. The two-day conference showcased breakout sessions along with two instructional design workshops where instructional design principles and best practices were shared. Over 100 instructional designers from […]

FIU News: Fully-online student hasn’t let distance hinder global learning experience

Aleta Neilson hasn’t let being a fully-online student stop her from being involved with campus life and global learning at FIU. Neilson currently serves on the executive board of a student organization, Slow Food FIU, and the leadership committee for the university’s Peace Corps Prep program. She’s already completed FIU’s Academy of Leaders. And she is on track to be […]

Affordability Counts Courses now number over 150

Over 150 of FIU’s course offerings are now carrying the Affordability Counts Medallion. This is a major milestone for the program that began a little over a year ago. As part of the Affordability Counts initiative, faculty at the university self-identify as teaching courses that contain course materials that are under $60. This cost is […]

innoved Con 2017: A Conference For Visionary Instructional Design

At innoved Con 2017, industry leaders will converge over two days to present the latest and best practices in the field of eLearning. The conference will be held at Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC) in Miami, FL from October 11 through October 12, 2017. Hosted by innoved Online, a full-service eLearning development and consultation team powered by FIU Online, innoved […]

FIU partners with OpenStax to promote free textbooks

Florida International University is one of 11 schools chosen to participate in the 2017 – 2018 OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program to encourage use of free, peer-reviewed textbooks on campus. FIU was chosen to participate in this strategic partnership with OpenStax after a rigorous application process that included demonstrating willingness to drive adoption of open educational […]

FIU Online Presents at 2017 ATD Conference

2017 ATD Conference FIU Online was invited to present a concurrent session at the ATD 2017 International Conference & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the largest event for talent development professionals worldwide. This year’s conference had over 10,000 attendees and over 300 sessions to attend. Matthew Acevedo (Instructional Design Manager), Jessica Rodriguez (Online Quality Manager) and Gus Roque […]