Save the Date
Empowering Excellence in the Shifting Landscape of Digital Learning
February 5-7, 2025
FDLA/FAMTE Conference for 2025 promises to be an exciting one. Make sure you save the date!
The Conference Committee is looking for papers that align with the conference theme including innovation, community engagement, AI, sustainability, digital citizenship, quality, and the transformation of educational practices through technology. Other papers about digital learning will also be accepted.
February 5th – 7th, 2025
Location: Virtual
Information about Registration to Attend Conference
Call for Papers
The deadline date for the call for papers is November 15, 2024.
Find more information about submission types and where to submit papers.
Call for Awards
The conference is a great time for us to recognize those individuals that have excelled in the field of distance learning here in Florida. Do you know someone that should be recognized? Go to:
FDLA Awards | Florida Distance Learning Association
Deadline date for submission: November 15, 2024
For more information about submission types and where to submit.
Keynote Speakers
Cheryl Dowd directs the activities of State Authorization Network (SAN), including coordination of staff addressing interstate policy and compliance as well as other ancillary compliance issues. Additionally, she serves the overall WCET membership in addressing emerging and special regulatory issues related to digital learning in postsecondary education. Cheryl is a contributing author for a guidebook for understanding the legal basis for State and Federal compliance for activities of post-secondary institutions, State Authorization of Colleges and Universities. Cheryl earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond, master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University, and bachelor’s degree in Political Science from James Madison University.
Dr. Brett Christie (he/him/his) has worked in higher education for over 25 years, with extensive experience leading teaching effectiveness and student success initiatives involving a myriad of stakeholders at campus, system, and national levels. Many of these efforts have included curricular redesign for more innovative and effective uses of technology, including quality online-blended course design and delivery. Since earning his doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction in 1997, he has applied his knowledge and passion to become an established teacher, researcher, and thought leader on many topics in contemporary education. These range from sound fundamentals of effective course design and delivery to more innovative practices and uses of technology to provide greater access, engagement, and real-world application. In particular, Brett is known as an expert in applying Universal Design for Learning in post-secondary education as a means for greater equity, accessibility, and inclusivity. He has led many faculty and institutional efforts to apply the principles of UDL in ways to enable success by the greatest number and diversity of students possible. As a first generation college student himself, Brett is particularly invested in closing equity gaps that exist in postsecondary education.
Tiffany Morgan serves as an education program coordinator for Iowa PBS and conducts research, design, production and implementation of locally created educational media resources. In her 17 years at Iowa PBS, Tiffany has served as an instructional designer for distance learning courses, professional development initiatives as well as educational and general audience media productions. Most recently she led the Iowa Science Phenomena, a collaborative project between Iowa PBS, Iowa organizations and educators to curate and share a growing collection of Iowa-specific NGSS phenomena, receiving a 2022 National Educational Telecommunications Association Public Media Award for Innovation in Education and the 2024 USDLA Gold Trendsetter in Distance Learning Award. Over her 20- year career she has designed elearning training for military and government clients and instructed graduate courses in distance learning practices and pedagogy at Iowa State University School of Education. A graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in History and a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Tiffany enjoys research into the intersection of science, technology, data and the arts.
Dr. India White is a TEDx speaker, national educational consultant, author of 45+ books, and author for SAVVAS Learning. India is a 3-time graduate of the University of Florida, majoring in math, educational leadership and educational leadership and administration.White has held positions as a math teacher, math coach, Assistant Principal, and a National Ed Consultant. India’s mission is to find out how to use equitable practices while developing grit in students to bridge the achievement gap. Dr. White has presented on Equity and Culture at the 2023 MACUL Conference in Michigan, Equitable Math Practices at the 2024 Hawaii International Education Conference, The Power of Grit at the 2023 NCTM Annual Conference, and on Equity at the 2023 NCSM Virtual Conference. India is a member of the National School Board Association, the Superintendent’s Association, National Alliance of Black School Educators, and National Council of Supervisors in Mathematics and National Council of Teachers in Mathematics. She currently serves as the Equity and Access Chair for the Florida Council of Teachers in Mathematics.
Conference Committee Members
- Victoria Brown C0-Chair
- George Romagosa Co-Chair
- Roslyn Miller
- Debra Luken
- Angie Su
- Amy Sugar
- Emily Franklin
- Jia Borror
- Shernette Dunn
- Sandra Trotman
- Florence Williams
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