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Alejandra M. Pickett
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I am Arrow's mom, an Artist, and I know a little about online teaching & learning. @alexpickett on the bird site. #EDUsky #OnlineTeaching #HigherEd #educator #researcher #PhDlife
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🌟 Nominations are open!

Know a anyone doing amazing work with the #OSCQR rubric?

🧩 Categories: Institutional • Program • Individual • Research
🗓️ Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
🔗 Nominate: forms.gle/vmdAY8SxqP1w...
📘 More info: oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr...
#OnlineLearning #CourseQuality #HigherEd #EDUsky
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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🏆 Karen Caldwell 2025 #OSCQR Program Innovation Award winner oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-...
📽️Check out her video showcase: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYkp...
✅ Learn more about the awards: oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr...
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #HigherEd #edusky
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🏆 Meet April Higgins! hashtag#OSCQR 2025 Individual Achievement Award winner
oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-...
📽️Check out her video showcase: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYkp...
✅ Learn more about the awards: oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr...
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign #edusky
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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🏆 Doris Ostrander is the recipient of the #OSCQR 2025 Institutional Excellence Award oscqr.suny.edu/awards/2025-...

📽️Check out her video showcase: youtu.be/eYkpE9g9Fbg?...

✅ Learn more about the awards: oscqr.suny.edu/awards/oscqr...
#onlinelearning #onlineteaching #instructionaldesign
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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🎉 Hear from the inaugural #OSCQR Award winners!
Discover how SUNY & others are embedding quality into online course design, faculty development & learner success.
🏆 10/28/25
🕚 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
🔗 Register free: web.cvent.com/event/4ba1f4...
#SUNYOnline #OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning
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October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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I think if teaching online leads to faculty burnout, you’re doing it wrong.

It’s not the modality, it’s missing design infrastructure & support.
Thoughts?

🔗 online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...
#OSCQR #FacultyBurnout #InstructionalDesign #HigherEd #FacultySupport #OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #EDUsky
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October 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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OSCQR is NOT a Scorecard! ...Why the #OSCQR Rubric Uses Time as Rating Criteria rather than Scores
READ ➡️ online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...
OSCQR uses time-to-revise to guide continuous improvement in course design.
#OnlineLearning #FacultyDevelopment #ContinuousImprovement #EDUSKY
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September 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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🎓 Intro to OSCQR Self-Assessment
🗓️ Sept 24, 2025 | ⏰ 12–1:30 PM (EST)
New to OSCQR? Learn how to review & improve your online course design, #accessibility & quality.
🏅 Earn the #OSCQR badge!
🔗 Register: web.cvent.com/event/e00281...

#SUNYOnline #OSCQR #OnlineTeaching
More: oscqr.suny.edu
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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This blog post was inspired by Carla Swanson :) Thanks, Carla!
What I Tell New Online Course Reviewers
online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...

#OSCQR
#onlinelearning
#InstructionalDesign
#quality
#coursereview
#edusky
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July 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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We are thrilled to welcome our new Sr. Online Instructional Designer, Allene Slating, to SUNY Online! online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...
With Dan Feinberg
#EDUsky #onlinelearning #instructionaldesign
photo of me, allene, and dan.
July 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Are you a SUNY Online Teaching Fellow? online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...

#FriendofSUNY #OnlineTeaching #OnlineLearning #InstructionalDesign #CommunityofPractice #networking
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June 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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SUNY colleague, Sonja Thomson, School of Nursing, Empire State University inspired this blog post! Why Rubrics Matter: Supporting Online Nursing Education with Structure & Research online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...
#rubrics #onlinelearning #instructionaldesign #nursing #onlinediscussion
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June 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Navigating the Online Learning Landscape: SUNY Online’s 2025 Environmental Scan

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#onlinelearning #environmentalscan #EDUSKY #HigherEducation
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June 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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🚀 Leading online learning at your campus? Join me May 7 for a free webinar on building an #OSCQR implementation plan to improve online course design + accessibility.
Template, tools & best practices included!
🕛 12–1:30PM ET
🔗 web.cvent.com/event/b54c0d...
#HigherEd #OnlineLearning #OnlineTeaching
May 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Join me for for a deep dive on Microsoft Copilot – an #AI-powered tool ✨
🗓 Date: Wednesday, March 26
🕛 Time: Noon EST
🚀Free Registration: web.cvent.com/event/8c9b37...
Copilot can:
Transform your workflow
Save you time
Help you be more effective
#onlinelearning #EduSky #instructionaldesign
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Become an #OSCQR Online Course Reviewer!
3/12/25 from 12-1:30pm EST. There is no charge.
Register: web.cvent.com/event/b54c0d...
#onlineteaching #onlinelearning #onlinecoursequality #continuousimprovement #coursereviewer #instructionaldesign #onlineinstructionaldesign #InstructionalDesigner #edusky
March 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Queer & Transgender Online Learners: Understanding Anti-DEI & LGBTQ+ Legislation | Arrow Hill
Free: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
3/4/25 3-4pmET
#queer #transgender #LGBTQ #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #belonging #onlinelearning #proudmom! #edusky
onlinelearningconsortium.org/webinar/supp...
March 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Kelly Hermann's #SUNYOnlineSummit #Accessibility Workshop! 📅 2/26/25🕒 2:45–5:45 PM (ET)🔗 buff.ly/4byjNjH Free Live stream!
🍬Meet the DoJ regulations by 4/26 deadline. For online programs, faculty & IDs! #InclusiveEducation #EdTech #AccessibilityMatters #DisabilityInclusion #edusky
February 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Interested in learning more about the online course quality rubric #OSCQR?
The Intro to OSCQR self-assessment webinar is happening on Wednesday! 2/5,/25
12pm -1:30pm EST
OSCQR is more than a rubric.
There is no cost for the webinar, but registration is required: web.cvent.com/event/b54c0d... #EDUsky
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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a friend just turned me on to this cool tool app.napkin.ai - i put in a summary of correlations from my dissertation and - i made this! an AI-assisted rapid graphic representation of my results #AI #phd #EDUsky
February 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Get #OSCQR Certified!
Do you use OSCQR to review and improve the #InstructionalDesign of online courses?
Do you want to learn how? oscqr.suny.edu

FREE Webinar Series 2025
Registration required:
web.cvent.com/event/b54c0d...
#InstructionalDesigner
#OnlineTeaching
#OnlineCourseQuality
January 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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It's not what online course quality rubric you use, it's that you use one well. Get #OSCQR Certified!
online.suny.edu/onlineteachi...
#OnlineLearning #InstructionalDesign #EduSky
January 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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my husband just responded to an email i sent him in 2021... <sigh>
December 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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Join me for a free webinar on using #Copilot to enhance your work life on Dec. 10, 2024 from 12PM -1:00PM
Register: web.cvent.com/event/71c9ca...
Preview: haikudeck.com/p/e0a48c21c8...
#EduSky #AI
December 7, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Lessons learned from the DEI4All project - inclusive online teaching practices tied to online course quality rubrics
#DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #belonging #StudentSupport

Register (Free): sunycpd.eventsair.com/socqrfall24/
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Today!
12:00-1:00 PM EST
#SUNYOnline
December 4, 2024 at 2:49 PM