MCC Daily Tribune

Spring 2024 Professional Development Opportunities in Teaching and Technology

There are so many great free or low-cost opportunities for professional development in our SUNY system. Please see a collection of select opportunities you may find interesting related to teaching and learning with technology for the upcoming semester.  

• You can follow SUNY Online Events and Activities for their full calendar of events linking you to various opportunities throughout the year.   

• Additionally, you can save the website for SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD) to see their upcoming calendar of events.  

SUNY Online Teaching Webinar Series 

• January 31: Online Communication, Interaction, & Engagement for Building Class Community 
• March 21: Effective Online Discussion 
• April 2: Cool Tools: The 4 C's to Fire Up Online Learner Engagement (Part I) 
• April 23: Cool Tools: The 4 C's to Fire Up Online Learner Engagement (Part II) 
• Time: 12 to 1pm 
• Cost: Free 
• Format: Virtual/Recorded Sessions 
• Visit SUNY Online Teaching Webinar Series webpage (sunycpd.eventsair.com/sot-sp24)
• Sponsor: SUNY Online and SUNY CPD 

SUNY Online Summit Conference 

• Dates:  February 28 and February 29 (Virtual/In-person),  March 1, 2024, D2L Day (In person only)  
• Cost: Free Virtual/$275 In-person 
• Format: Virtual or In-person at the SUNY Global Center in NYC 
• Visit SUNY Online Summit website: (online.suny.edu/summit) 
• Sponsor: SUNY Online and SUNY CPD 

SUNY CIT (Conference on Instruction and Technology)  

• Dates: May 21 to May 24, 2024 
• Cost: TBD 
• Format: Virtual and In Person at University at Buffalo 
• Visit SUNY CIT 2024 website: (sunycpd.eventsair.com/cit-2024)  
• Sponsor: SUNY CPD, SUNY Online, and UB 

SUNY Digital Learning Conference: Educating for Digital Citizenship 

• Dates: April 18 to 19, 2024 
• Cost: Free 
• Format: Virtual 
• Visit the SUNY Digital Learning Conference website: (sunycpd.eventsair.com/24dlc)  
• Sponsor: SUNY CPD 

Open Ed Week: Save the Date! 

• Dates: March 4 thru 8, 2024 
• Cost: Free 
• Format: Virtual 
• Sponsor: SUNY Online 
• Interested in presenting? Submit a Proposal (due Feb. 2) 

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: SUNY CPD Courses 

• Dates:  Course 1 (Intro to AI for Higher Ed): March 19 thru April 29, 2024 , Course 2 (Using AI Effectively in Teaching and Learning): May 14 thru June 24, 2024 
• Cost: $300 for one course/$260 per course if purchasing two 
• Format: Asynchronous Online, 6-week courses 
• Sponsor: SUNY CPD and SUNY FACT2 Task Group on Optimizing AI 
• Visit the Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education course webpage: (sunycpd.eventsair.com/ai)  

Additional Opportunities:  

Educational Technology Day  

• Date: March 21, 2024 
• Time:  9am to 3pm 
• Sponsor: Ithaca College 
• Cost: Free 
• Format: In Person 
• Visit the Ithaca College Ed Tech Day website: (ithaca.edu/educational-technology-day)  
• Register for Ed Tech Day online (tickettailor.com/events/ithacacollege/1068431)  

Learning with Innovative Technology Conference

• Date: July 19, 2024 
• Time: 9:30am to 3pm 
• Sponsor: Empire State 
• Format: Virtual 
• Cost: Free  
• Visit the Learning with Innovative Technology Conference website: (www.sunyempire.edu/lit) 

Andrea Gilbert
Instructional Technologies
02/02/2024