Workshop Testimonials

The Online Workshop Series

Sloan-C workshops are the smart way to support continuous professional development. Each workshop is developed by practitioners for practitioners; enabling thousands of colleagues worldwide to collaborate cost effectively with peers and experts, via real-time and asynchronous meetings. These workshops are 2–4 weeks long, and have been widely acclaimed among professional development organizations in online education.

The Quality of Sloan-C Online Workshops

“I have attended several other online workshops and find Sloan-C workshops to be the best in terms of design and facilitation.”
Sheri Steinke, Director of Online Learning
North Hennepin Community College, MN

“The discussion forum was an invaluable resource. It let me see the thoughts of others, and their challenges.”
Chrys Dean, Instructional Designer
West Virginia University, WV

“The instructors are wonderful. They are very enthusiastic and share a number of great resources.”
Kate Winsor, Online ESL Instructor
Academy of Art University, CA

“…Now I have a better understanding of how to provide the students with useful information in an exciting way!”
Toy Smoot, Program Director
Louisiana Technical College, LA

“The workshop was time and content precise. I am now in a position to integrate ideas from this workshop into my online courses. ”
Arun Madapusi, Teaching Fellow
University of North Texas, TX

“Sloan-C is an authority on online courses.”
Melonie Ivey, Campus Computing Lead
Meredith College, NC

“I like the ability to openly ask questions and network with
peers from nationwide academic and non-academic institutions.”

Andaz Ahmad, Director of
Distance Learning,
Washington State
Community College, OH

“The products and recommendations of the Sloan-C workshops are routinely adopted and integrated into my online classes, which attests to their excellent pedagogical and technological value.”
William Joe Welch, Instructor
Hartnell College, CA

“The Online Teaching Certification program was an extremely helpful series of online courses that provided me with tools and best practices to take online teaching to a higher level. I have made great connections with professional contacts and industry experts that I continue to correspond with, despite having completed the program. The individual workshops
culminate into a unique program that provides a refreshing academic body of knowledge about online instruction that has amazing practical benefits and applicability, regardless of the size and focus of your institution.”

Shelly Nice Zimmerman, Senior Instructional Designer
Centenary College, NJ

“I liked the interactive nature of it and particularly liked reading the results of other participants' use of the QM Rubric. Their comments and questions were useful and assisted me in making improvements and adjustments in my own course.”
June Carter, Professor
University of South Carolina, Upstate

“Great to hear what others are doing. Sometimes I think we live in a vacuum of our own campus/university walls. I like the fact that everyone shared ideas and materials easily and did not have to ask them to do so.”
Kathleen Grimes, Technology Support Analyst
Arizona State University, AZ

“The sharing of ideas! It was great to get input from so many at so many different levels of online course development and teaching!”
Kathleen Kinney, Instructor
Central Ohio Technical College, OH

“Good information from a knowledgeable source. I liked the specific examples that were addressed. Many of them were examples of things that have happened here.”
Joni Tornwall, Online Learning Coordinator
Hocking College, OH