We are very excited to invite you to the Summer Institute for Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT “Side Light”) 2024 Annual Conference, which will be held on July 29-31, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. This year marks the 25th anniversary of SIDLIT, and we have prepared a special program to celebrate this milestone. For the first time ever, our physical location this year is: The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS, 66160 – or join us virtually!
The theme of SIDLIT 2024 is “Lensing the Past, Zooming In on the Present, Developing Future Passions for Learning.” We will explore together how we can use the lessons learned from the past, the challenges, opportunities, and innovations of the present, and the emerging trends of the future to enhance our online learning and instructional design practices. We will also collaborate on how we can foster and activate a passion for lifelong learning among ourselves and our students.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
C2C aims to host SIDLIT 2024—in-person and virtually—in a mutually respectful environment. SIDLIT 2024 is inclusive of people from all backgrounds: ethnicities, races, countries of origin, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, body sizes, economic backgrounds, educational backgrounds, professional backgrounds, employment statuses, abilities, and other dimensions. We are getting together, staying together, and building the future together, with all of our strengths together.
Host Institution
KU Med Center - 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160
In this presentation, we will share how a nurse-midwifery leadership professionalism course at KUMC, leveraged best practices in teaching technologies and instructional design to incorporate a needed global perspective per a course objective to explain the history of midwifery in the United States and across the globe. We will detail the collaboration with the Office of International Programs (OIP) and the Department of Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) to deliver this international exchange to both KUMC (KS) and Moi University (Kenya) midwifery students made possible by a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) grant from the Kansas African Studies Center at KU. Our approach integrates innovative teaching methods and advanced instructional design to create an engaging and effective learning experience. Preliminary results indicate improvements in global awareness, leadership competencies and professional readiness among participants. We will also discuss the challenges encountered and the solutions implemented during the course's development and execution. Looking forward, we aim to expand this program, incorporating feedback from participants and exploring additional international collaborations.
Wednesday July 31, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am CDT
HEB 2213
