First Time Attendee Welcome & Onboarding
Tuesday April 04, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Brief Abstract

If you’re looking for support in orienting to the virtual conference, the First Timers Welcome and Orientation is a must! Get support in planning your conference experience and kick things off with some casual networking.

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Lead Presenter: Conference Staff, Online Learning Consortium

Online Learning Consortium

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Science Interactive

Science Interactive provides instructors with comprehensive lab solutions for their online and hybrid courses. We partner with over 800 institutions nationwide, providing hundreds of sophisticated science experiments and lessons across ten disciplines. Our complete lab solution combines customizable kits, a rigorous digital curriculum, and cutting-edge technology to bring a hands-on lab experience to students in online classes. Our mission is to provide a quality lab experience to students no matter how far they are from their campus.

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OpenStax, Rice University

Rice University based OpenStax is a mission driven, nonprofit organization with a goal to improve access to education for learners worldwide. Our first openly licensed college textbook was published in 2012, and our library has since scaled to more than 50 high-quality, peer-reviewed, openly-licensed textbooks for college and AP® courses being used by millions of students. To date, our efforts have saved students over $1.8 billion in education costs. Through partnerships with philanthropic foundations and our alliances with like minded educational resource organizations, OpenStax is breaking down barriers to learning and empowering students and instructors to succeed. Explore all of our free titles, including student and instructor supplemental materials, at OpenStax.org!

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VoiceThread

VoiceThread is a cloud-based application that brings your media into collaborative spaces where others can engage using voice, video, or text commenting. The results are highly interactive and engaging conversations that combine stronger human presence with the flexibility of an asynchronous learning environment. VoiceThread integrates directly within your LMS courses and the grade center via LTI to make the experience for instructors and students seamless.

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http://www.voicethread.com • 219

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Symbiosis Educational Consultants

We are a New York-based fee-for-service, instructional design firm committed to the creation of custom online/blended courses and degree programs for colleges and universities that are affordable and best in class.

Our comprehensive approach delivers learning experiences that are pedagogically strong, focus on student needs, and are hand-crafted for academic excellence! We believe that the quality of online courses can be a real brand differentiator for institutions and help boost student success rates, ensuring full control over content and budget.

We understand that online learning can extend your institution’s reach into new markets, offering students greater flexibility in their studies.

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Anthology

Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale, supporting over 150 million users in 80 countries. The company’s mission is to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community so that learners and educators can achieve their goals.

Through Anthology Intelligent Experiences™ and over 60 SaaS products and services, Anthology advances learning in partnership with education, business and government institutions. Tapping into this unmatched portfolio of solutions, only Anthology can leverage data from across the EdTech ecosystem to create Intelligent Experiences that lead to better outcomes.

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Carolina Distance Learning

We offer campus-quality labs for online students that provide the same rigor, relevance, and results that traditional labs provide. Carolina has leveraged 90+ years of expertise to be able to offer more courses than our competition. We also provide free course design, the flexibility to customize, and shipping schedules to match your timeline so you can plan and facilitate labs with ease and confidence (and without aggravation and stress).

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Uwill

Uwill is the leading mental health and wellness solution for adult learners and online students. Utilizing its proprietary technology and counselor team, Uwill pioneered the first student and therapist matching platform. The solution offers an immediate appointment with a licensed counselor based on student preferences, all modalities of teletherapy, a direct crisis connection, wellness events, realtime data, and support. The most cost-effective way to support student mental health and wellness, Uwill partners with 200+ organizations including University of Michigan, Berklee Online, Dartmouth College, Fairfield University, American Public University, 2U, and University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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WeVideo

WeVideo offers a comprehensive interactive video learning and communication solution, combining powerful multimedia creation tools with interactive elements like multiple choice, fill-in-the blank, polls, free response, and more.

Video is how ideas are expressed and shared in our world today, and video creation is a fundamental element of literacy. Today’s learners need to practice communicating ideas through video with clarity, precision, and creativity. What’s more, studies show that learners retain 3x as much information from interactive video versus standard. Over 5,000 US school districts use WeVideo – maximize your learners’ digital literacy, critical thinking, and creative communication skills today.

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http://www.wevideo.com • 318

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is a not-for-profit publisher that dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to unlock people's potential with the best learning and research solutions. Now part of the Cambridge family, CogBooks has been partnering with educational institutions, associations and companies to deliver quality, innovative, personalized and adaptive learning curricula since 2005.

CogBooks courseware empowers instructors with the tools and support to reach every learner, whether online or on campus. Contact us to learn how affordable, adaptive courseware can help improve course and student outcomes, or discuss options for partnering with us.

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https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/ • 306

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Instructure

Instructure is an education technology company dedicated to improving digital teaching and learning experiences. Our learning platform connects all the digital tools, services, and content that educators and learners love, for an integrated and streamlined learning ecosystem.

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https://www.instructure.com/ • 307

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ALCHEMY

The Learning Experience Company transforming and evolving the learning experience by supporting all key stakeholders, including academic leaders, faculty, support staff, and students.

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https://conference.onlinelearningconsortium.org/www.alchemy.works • N/A

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Proctorio

Proctorio is a comprehensive learning integrity platform that offers identity verification and remote proctoring services to higher education, K-12, corporate, and federal institutions around the world, proctoring over 30 million exams in 2021. Proctorio’s browser extension integrates with most commonly used Learning Management Systems (LMS) and third-party assessment platforms. Our solution offers a suite of Lock Down, Recording, and Verification options, which gives exam administrators the ability to customize assessments for their needed level of security. Proctorio has the lowest bandwidth requirements in the industry and prioritizes user privacy and security through our use of end-to-end encryption.

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https://proctorio.com • 206

National Diamond

Honorlock

Honorlock provides online proctoring software and services to higher education institutions and organizations. Our on-demand proctoring solution combines AI and live test proctors to support students and faculty while protecting academic integrity. Used by several of the largest universities in the US, Honorlock is dedicated to providing world-class service and support 24/7/365. https://honorlock.com/

Honorlock Fact Sheet
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Colorado State Success Story
Top 5 Mistakes in Online Assessment

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D2L

D2L believes learning is the foundation upon which all progress and achievement rests. D2L has transformed the way millions of people learn online and in the classroom. Learn more about D2L for Higher Education at www.D2L.com

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https://www.d2l.com/solutions/higher-education/ • 207

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Amazon Books

The Amazon Books team is dedicated to helping businesses and organizations of all sizes with their book buying needs, both in print and digital formats. Through a range of tools and services, we can support a variety of programs and initiatives, including diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, leadership development, professional growth, events, book clubs, and more. One of our newest offerings is the Your Company Bookshelf tool, which makes it easy for organizations to distribute books and eBooks to their employees or members, giving them the option to choose their preferred format and have it shipped directly to their device or home.

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http://business.amazon.com • 212

Session Information

Session Start: 9:00 AM

Session Duration: 60min

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Intended audience: All Attendees, Other

Track: N/A

Audience Level: All

Session Type: Other

Location: Zoom Room 1

First Time Attendee Welcome & Onboarding Tuesday April 04, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

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Presenters

Lead Presenter: Conference Staff, Online Learning Consortium

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First Time Attendee Welcome & Onboarding
Tuesday April 04, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM