Audience Classification: Digital Learning Audience Expertise: All Levels - This session is intentionally designed to engage and provide value across experience levels-from beginners to seasoned leaders. Grade Level Focus: Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools Primary Audience: Content Designer, District Leader, Teacher Does this session focus on a specific product? Yes – Created by our organization – The session includes content about a product or service that our organization has developed or offers.
Director Policy & Accreditation Cognia, Inc., AZ, United States
Abstract Description : Over recent years we refined a robust observation instrument for evaluating learner engagement in digitally mediated environments, focused on learner engagement, technology and platforms, instructional design, assessment for learning, and the digital learning community. This session provides a detailed walkthrough of the tool and distills digital learning trends drawn from three years of practice‑based observations in high‑performing digital institutions, highlighting evidence‑based practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective digital learning. The program concludes with an analysis of accreditation assurances and policy updates informed by these trends, offering practical implications for institutional governance, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
Learning Objectives:
Analyze trends from three years of digital learning observations to identify and justify three evidence‑based practices that improve learner engagement, instructional design, or assessment in digitally mediated environments.
Apply updated accreditation assurances and policy implications to design a compliant action plan that aligns institutional practices with recommended digital learning standards, including proposed evidence and monitoring strategies.
