Register here: https://events.bizzabo.com/CanvasConFIU About the Event Please join us for our 2018 CanvasCon at FIU in Miami Florida! CanvasCon is a one-day, regional event that we’ve specifically designed for our educators. Everyone is invited, from the Canvas-curious to the expert user! When: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 Where: Florida International University – Kovens Conference Center Time: 7:00 […]
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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 […]
Community Service: It’s an FIU Online Thing
Every year, FIU Online dedicates a staff meeting to help others. We call this FIU Online’s ‘Day of Service.’ This fall term, the FIU Online team headed out to Liberty City Elementary to help beautify the school grounds. Liberty City Elementary is a small school servicing only 327 students from Pre-K to 5th grade. The […]
FIU News: FIU joins national movement to reduce cost of books
Source: FIU News Written by Jennifer Lacayo On average, college students spend between $600 and $1,400 on textbooks each year, according to the College Board. These costs contribute to mounting student debt and cause some students to take longer than four years to graduate. FIU has put in place a number of measures to help […]
FIU Online Showcases its greatness at BBWorld 2017
FIU Online had its presence felt at this year’s BBWorld 2017 in New Orleans, LA, by presenting three information sessions. BBWorld is Blackboard’s annual conference where education professionals from all levels gather to exchange ideas, share best practices, and discuss how to tackle the challenges faced by education today. The first of the presentations was […]
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 […]