Panel convenes on January 31, 2012, 11:00—2:00 eastern time

In the online education domain, quality has always been a pressing issue, as many have challenged and continue to challenge the quality of online learning. Quality has also been central to the Sloan-C mission from its inception; it is thus fitting that the first Sloan-C symposium will explore issues of quality in online learning. It is more than fitting that it will be hosted by Dr. Frank Mayadas, founder of the Sloan Consortium and author of its five pillars of quality, which are as relevant today as they were when online education was first introduced by a few pioneering institutions. Frank will be joined by Dr. Kay Shattuck, Director of Research for Quality Matters who will address issues of quality in the design of online courses; Dr. Wally Boston, President and CEO of American University Systems (APUS), who will consider quality in course implementation and explain how his organization uses learning analytics to insure quality; and Dr. Meg Benke, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs of Empire State College who will discuss what quality means in the assessment of transfer and life experience credits.

Please join us for this most interesting and topical conversation on January 31st at 11 AM eastern.

Watch the recorded session: https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.5B29576A09D50CB715DC37A91117C1&sid=251

Presenters

	DR. A. FRANK MAYADAS
	A. Frank Mayadas, Ph.D. At the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Dr. Mayadas is involved in a number of areas: online education, globalization of industries, industry studies, and career choice in technical fields. He started the Sloan online learning program in 1993. Read more.
	DR. WALLACE BOSTON
	Wallace E. Boston was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Public University System (APUS) and its parent company, American Public Education, Inc. in July 2004. He joined APUS in 2002 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Read more.
	DR. KAY SHATTUCK
	Kay Shattuck was a member of the initial group of Maryland distance educators, who in the early 2000s, developed what would become the Quality Matters program.  As director of research for Quality Matters she continues to analyze and document research related to course design issues, specifically as they inform the Quality Matters RubricTM (see http://www.qmprogram.org/latest-research-support-rubric-standards).  Read more.
	DR. MEG BENKE
	Meg Benke, Sloan-C President, has been with Empire State College since 1990, currently as Vice Provost for Online and Global Programs, and connected with distance education since 1983. The Center for Distance Learning enrolls 13,000 distance learning enrollments every year. Students can do complete degrees online. Read more.