Leaders in Online and Professional Continuing Education

Designing Equitable and Inclusive Programs, Pathways, and Partnerships - June 2024

Faculty Member 

Angie Kamath, Dean at NYU School of Professional Studies

Cost

Members: $459.00

Non-Members: $599.00

Description: 

This course will explore pragmatic approaches to the opportunities and considerations for online and professional continuing education units in developing and implementing programming, specifically focused on meeting the diversity, equity and inclusion goals of their institutions and communities. We will take a comparative and national perspective on underserved populations and ways their higher education needs can be addressed. Higher education institutions play a critical role at the nexus of career exploration, upskilling, apprenticeship, and credentialing needs of communities through online and professional continuing education. We will examine the role that online and professional continuing education units and their faculty and staff play in creating initiatives  that serve a double bottom line. Students will share their unique perspectives and learn from one another on  program design, marketing, content strategy, and partner engagement. 

Topics Covered

  • Determining key priorities and metrics to align equity and inclusion goals of the academic institution with online and professional continuing education strategy
  • Maximizing community and stakeholder engagement in planning and identifying opportunities
  • Developing research strategies on target market and potential student demographics
  • Balancing revenue pressures with mission
  • Communicating successes thoughtfully and inclusively 

 Learning Objectives

  • Assess social/community perspectives important and unique to learners’ institutions  
  • Assess, develop, and build programs responsive to underrepresented groups and their education/training needs
  • Develop plans for student outreach and educational experiences sensitive to costs, scheduling flexibility, and accessibility
  • Identify implementation strategies for online and professional continuing education units for managing a diverse classroom, student orientation and advising, communications, fundraising, and partnerships.

Who should take this course? 

This course is designed for early-to-mid career higher education administrators, particularly those in professional, continuing, and online education units who seek a deeper understanding of  the responsibilities and opportunities to diversify an online and professional continuing education enterprise and programs for students of all ages. 

Format and Schedule

This is a five-week course consisting of approximately five hours of weekly coursework made up of readings, asynchronous activities, and a weekly one hour live class meeting via Zoom. The schedule for these meetings is below: 

  • June 25- 1-2pm ET: Class Launch 
  • July 2- No Class - Independence Day 
  • July 9- 1-2pm ET
  • July 16- 1-2pm ET
  • July 23- No Class; work on final project
  • July 30- 1-2pm ET
  •  Aug 6- 1-2pm ET Final Class

Angie Kamath

Dean - NYU School of Professional Studies

NYU School of Professional Studies Dean Angie Kamath has had a distinguished career in government and higher education. Amplified by her deep expertise in partnering with industries on skills-based education and workforce development, Kamath is a champion for fostering equal opportunities through higher education and workforce programs that provide immediately applicable skills in hospitality, real estate, and functional business leadership, among other growing and emerging fields.

Kamath is an expert on workforce development and skills-based training, providing foresight with grounded research expertise in the future of work. Passionate about developing programs with industry leaders, she has created partnerships with national and local organizations to advance access to education.

While in her role as dean at the nation’s largest urban public university, City University of New York (CUNY), Kamath was responsible for continuing education and workforce development programs. In addition, she oversaw grant-funded opportunities that sought to improve the skills, career prospects, and outcomes of targeted industries such as IT, finance, healthcare, and municipal government. Kamath also led several workforce development and training programs that addressed the future of work in New York City and beyond.

Before her role at CUNY, Kamath served as an executive vice president and executive director at Per Scholas, a national IT job training nonprofit in South Bronx. There, she was responsible for launching the social enterprise team, which was tasked with generating fee-for-service revenues. In addition, she oversaw the New York training operation that trained and placed over 500 individuals each year in middle-skills jobs in the IT field. 

Prior to Per Scholas, Kamath worked as deputy commissioner at the NYC Department of Small Business Services for seven years, overseeing adult workforce programs that served more than 100,000 New Yorkers each year during the Bloomberg administration. 

Kamath holds a BS in Business Management from Cornell University and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Getting Started (for first-time participants)
Quick Start Guide
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Course Overview
Course Description
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Competencies
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Instructor Contact & Course Support
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Week 1: Introduction and Goals
Week 1 Overview
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Click here to read the weekly overview We will use our first live session to orient all of us to the course goals, and learn about the goals and opportunities participants hope to develop through the course. After the first live session we will post weekly assignments, and prompts for the discussion board. Note: we will not have any written assignments or written reflections needed in advance of the first live session. We will have some readings to review.
Week 1: Live Video Conference Meeting: Course Overview - Tuesday, June 25th 1:00-2:00 ET
06/25/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes
06/25/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes Join Class 1: Zoom Meeting: https://upcea.zoom.us/j/84801396453?pwd=LPcuGF5mkYQ7OLnq7rMKvazPKkTdA4.1 Agenda: 1. Introductions 2. Class objectives 3. Participants share their goals for course 4. Discuss landscape of DEI programs in 2024
Week 1 Discussion: Course Community
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Enter Discussion Participate in the discussion board activity - post discussion prior to live class session #2
What's Working in DEI? (Article and Video)
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Week 1 Video: Nora Lewis, University of Pennsylvania
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Open to view video.
Week 1 Slides
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Open to download resource.
Week 1 Activity: Self Identity Exercise & SWOT Analysis (due 7/08)
Graded as Pass/Fail
Graded as Pass/Fail Use the provided Social Identity Reflection worksheet to name and reflect on your lived experiences as related to various social identities. Create a Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats inventory for your institution/unit/area as it relates to DEI and inclusion programming.
Week 1 Reflection (due 07/08)
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Upload 1 files to pass. Each week, take a moment to reflect on your learning experience. Submit 3 reflections or key takeaways from the readings, live sessions, and discussions. Submit the reflection by 07/08.
Week 2: PCO and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Week 2 Overview
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Week 2: Live Video Conference Meeting - Tuesday, July 9th 1:00-2:00 ET
07/09/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 07/12/2024
07/09/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 07/12/2024 Join Zoom Meeting: https://upcea.zoom.us/j/84801396453?pwd=LPcuGF5mkYQ7OLnq7rMKvazPKkTdA4.1
Video and Readings (Case Studies)
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Agree to terms to continue. Please review the Opportunity America and YearUp videos. The Maricopa Community College has done a great job on serving local youth as their focus on access and opportunity. https://www.gatewaycc.edu/degrees-certificates/year
Week 2 Video: Richard Novak, Rutgers
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Open to view video.
Week 2 Pre-Work
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Graded as Pass/Fail Complete the self identity exercise and SWOT analysis. Be sure to submit your reflections from session 1. Please share your thoughts/perspectives on what brought you to this class.
Week 2 Slides
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Open to download resource. Review slides prior to class. We will discuss partnership opportunities.
Week 2 Discussion: SWOT Analysis and Next Steps
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Enter Discussion Participate in the discussion board activity after class
Week 2 Reflection (due 07/15)
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Upload 1 files to pass. Each week, take a moment to reflect on your learning experience.
Week 3: Risk, Goals, and Evaluation
Week 3 Overview
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Week 3: Live Video Conference Meeting - Tuesday, July 16th 1:00-2:00 ET
07/16/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 07/19/2024
07/16/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 07/19/2024 Join Zoom Meeting: https://upcea.zoom.us/j/84801396453?pwd=LPcuGF5mkYQ7OLnq7rMKvazPKkTdA4.1
Video and Reading (Case Study)
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Agree to terms to continue. Review the examples from San Antonio and Boston as exemplars of community responsiveness that serves an underrepresented community that needs support.
Week 3 Activity: Mapping DEI landscape (due 07/22)
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Graded as Pass/Fail Depending on your interests please assess your DEI landscape via one of the following tools: - Stakeholder map - create a listing of all partners, allies, and possibly detractors to better understand who can be helpful to your cause (or can stand in the way) or - SWOT - what are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for your idea that need to be considered or - Landscape scan - what programs exist that meet DEI needs? what are gaps? Where is there energy/interest? Where is there support and lack of support?
Week 3 Pre-Work (due by class on 7/22)
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Graded as Pass/Fail Complete this short activity outlined below prior to the live session.
Ideation Worksheet (Blank)
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Open to download resource.
Week 3 Discussion: Let’s Ideate!
Week 3 Slides
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Open to download resource. for the 7/16 class
Week 3 Reflection
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Upload 1 files to pass. Each week, take a moment to reflect on your learning experience.
Week 4: PCO Units and their Institutions
Week 4 Overview
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Week 4 Live Video Conference Meeting - Tuesday, July 30 1:00-2:00 ET
07/30/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 08/07/2024
07/30/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 08/07/2024 Join Zoom Meeting: https://upcea.zoom.us/j/84801396453?pwd=LPcuGF5mkYQ7OLnq7rMKvazPKkTdA4.1
Readings
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Agree to terms to continue. Read Trends in DEI
Week 4 Pre-Work
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Graded as Pass/Fail Complete this final program brief prior to the final live session.
Week 4 Discussion: Next Steps
Week 4 Slides
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Open to download resource.
Finalize and Share Project Ideas
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Graded as Pass/Fail
Week 4 Reflection
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Upload 1 files to pass. Each week, take a moment to reflect on your learning experience.
Course Wrap Up: Live Video Conference Meeting - Tuesday, August 6th 1:00-2:00 ET
08/06/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 08/07/2024
08/06/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 08/07/2024 Join Zoom Meeting: https://upcea.zoom.us/j/84801396453?pwd=LPcuGF5mkYQ7OLnq7rMKvazPKkTdA4.1
DEI resource guide - open source list of programs
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Select the "View On-Demand Recording" button to begin. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TG1G7_kzdlTMxCmaPW-cy60Ofm1KhGtgPvhe4xscgx8/edit#gid=0
Session 5 Slides
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Open to download resource.
Inclusive Learning Practices Tool Kit
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Open to download resource. Thanks to Jen Kelly for sharing this USDOE tool kits on inclusive practices in higher ed.
Week 5 Final Assignment - Final project due 8/16
Passing Grade: A
Passing Grade: A Please hand in a final refined project proposal based on feedback and vetting.