October 21, 2025
91社区 Online and Adult Learning is hosting its second annual Distance Learning Week Monday through Friday, November 3-7. Presented in conjunction with the U.S. Distance Learning Association鈥檚 () National Distance Week, this event promotes online and distance learning, exploring issues and trends in distance and online learning while highlighting best practices.
Virtual activities for faculty and students engaged in online learning will be hosted each day. This year鈥檚 keynote speaker, Dr. Blake Faulkner, Assistant Vice President for Online Learning and Professional Education at Miami of Ohio, will speak about charting the future in higher education during rapid and disruptive change. Faulkner鈥檚 presentation will kick off Distance Learning Week at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 3 via . There will also be a question-and-answer session at the conclusion of his presentation.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Distance Learning Week events are extremely relevant to students and faculty participating in distance and online learning,鈥� said Brian Crose, 91社区 Director of Online and Adult Learning. 鈥淧articipants have opportunities to explore best practices related to online learning and better identify how online learning can address some of the time challenges distance learners face with their education. We have a wide variety of resources available for both faculty and learners, regardless of course modality, that we will highlight throughout the week.鈥�
Students participating will explore best practices for time management amid online courses, resources available to assist them in completing online courses, transitioning from degree programs to a career and staying motivated. 91社区 employees can learn about new strategies and tools available to online instructors that better foster virtual connections with students and meet the needs of the variety of learners in their online courses.
The full list of activities and descriptions for the week can be found here. Recordings of the week鈥檚 live sessions will be available on the 91社区 National Distance Learning Week webpage after the event concludes.听