Past Event

38th International Self-Directed Learning Symposium

Join us for the International Society for Self-Directed Learning’s annual symposium in Tampa, FL, for a discussion of the Collaborative’s efforts to support the development of self-directed learning skills in online college settings.

DREAM 2025 Annual Convening

Join us at Achieving the Dream’s annual flagship event, DREAM, for a discussion of technology-enabled instructional strategies designed to grow students’ self-directed learning in online STEM courses.

2025 Innovations Conference, March 11, 2025

Join us at The League for Innovation in Community College’s 2025 Innovations Conference, where researchers and faculty will present a framework designed to bolster students’ abilities to remain motivated and manage their learning processes in online courses.

Building Students’ Motivation and Learning Skills in Online Courses: Insights from the Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative, Nov. 14, 2024

In this webinar, researchers from the Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative will share insights from a formative study of technology-enabled instructional strategies designed to support students’ self-directed learning in online/hybrid STEM courses. The strategies, which include prompts to support planning and goal setting, informational videos with reflection questions, and structured opportunities to engage with peers, have been implemented by instructors at four broad-access colleges and universities across the U.S.

AAC&U 2024 Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference, Nov. 9, 2024

Join us at The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2024 annual conference for a discussion of instructional strategies used to bolster college students’ abilities to motivate and manage their learning processes.

SREE 2024 Conference, September 18-21, 2024

Don’t miss our session “Improving Student Success in Online Postsecondary STEM Courses through Technology-based Interventions” on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at SREE 2024.

ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, July 18-20, 2024

Don’t miss our poster presentation: Technology-Based Instructional Strategies Show Promise in Improving Self-Regulated Learning Skills at Broad-Access Postsecondary Institutions
Poster Session #2 (1:15-2:15PM EST, Friday July 19). This paper presents preliminary findings from a rapid-cycle evaluation that tests two technology-supported instructional strategies (videos and prompts) designed to improve SRL in online learning.

2024 Innovations Conference March 17-20, 2024

Don’t miss our session: Facilitating Positive Student Help-Seeking Experiences in Online Courses. Monday, March 18, 2024, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm PT. Community college instructors will learn about the reasons students avoid asking for help, particularly in STEM courses. Research has linked such avoidance to students’ experiences of discrimination and marginalization, but studies show that students who seek help have better outcomes and experiences.

OLC Innovate: Education Reimagined,  April 10-13, 2024

Check out our session A framework for self-directed learning strategies to support student success in online learning. Friday, April 12, 2:30-3:15pm MT. Researchers will present an evolving framework for understanding the motivational mindsets, metacognitive skills, and applied learning strategies that students need to develop in order to be successful in online courses. We will share emerging strategies implemented by institutional partners in online and blended classrooms to support development of skills highlighted in the framework (this portion of the presentation will include specific practices from an institutional partner).

The Council for the Study of Community Colleges’ Annual Conference: April 18-20, 2024

Check out our session Developing Self-Directed Learning Skills in the Online Classroom: Importance and Strategies. In this session, researchers from the Postsec Collab will present evidence about their predictive validity with academic outcomes and strategies for promoting the development of these skills in online courses in community colleges.