Program Management Monthly Summary for April 2019

Hello Program Management Colleagues,

Here’s a way to review what happened in this group for the last month, April 2019.

Total members as of end of April: 1179

Two Major Discussions were held:

           Interview with Dr. Jen Vanek: Effective Practices in Distance and Blended Learning

This discussion that took place in the LINCS Integrating Technology, Program Management and Professional Development groups had over 400 views as of the end of April and 16 comments.  Below is a link to the summary, prepared by Kathy Tracey.

After reading through the comments in this interview what are the takeaways for you as a program manager? What insights does this provide for developing or improving your blended or distance learning program?

           Support Services For Online Learners to Build Retention and Student Success

This discussion that took place in the LINCS Program Management, Professiional development and State Trainers groups had nearly 400 views as of the end of April and 27 comments. Here’s a link to the summary, prepared by Kathy Tracey : https://community.lincs.ed.gov/discussion/icymi-april-reflections-and-looking-toward-may-2019

As a program manager, did this discussion reaffirm what you were already aware of, provide some surprises, and/or help you in thinking about creating or improving the learner support services for your program?

David J. Rosen, Moderator

LINCS CoP Program Management group