Course Description:
This session will present College of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia (COM-FSM) initial phase in transforming learning through Moodle by designing real-world education that converges learning and labor, focusing on the development of stackable credential programs.
Date & Time: June 19, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Course Description:
Small island higher education institutions face a unique convergence of challenges that include geographic dispersion, limited connectivity, constrained resources, and growing expectations for digital learning quality. At the same time, rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), increasing demands for high-quality digital content, and rising cybersecurity risks are reshaping the global higher education landscape.
This paper presents the College of Micronesia–Federated States of Micronesia (COM-FSM) as a case study in responding to these pressures through what is described as Convergence 3.0: the intentional integration of artificial intelligence, content development, and cybersecurity within a single learning ecosystem. Anchored by Moodle as an open-source learning management system, COM-FSM’s approach demonstrates how small island institutions can move beyond fragmented technology adoption toward a coherent, culturally grounded, and future-proof digital learning strategy.
This presentation outlines the institutional context, rationale for convergence, implementation approaches, early outcomes, and strategic lessons relevant to similarly constrained educational environments in the rapid AI race.
Date & Time: June 19, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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This session will explore how purposeful training materials transform information into practical, on-the-job application. It highlights strategies for converting learning objectives into clear, structured, and actionable content that supports engagement, retention, and real performance outcomes.
Also, it examines the alignment of training content with organizational and academic goals, the use of adult learning principles, and the importance of relevance and measurability in content design. Ultimately, the session emphasizes how thoughtful content development turns learning into impact—where knowledge doesn’t just stay in the mind, but shows up in behavior, results, and continuous improvement.
Date & Time: June 19, 2026 | 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Date & Time: June 19, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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This presentation is a practitioner-based case study of the design and implementation of a custom Moodle plugin created to track faculty and student activity at the course and site levels. It addresses the scholarly and technical factors of the translation of the raw LMS activity data into the role-based analytics that facilitate instructional monitoring, academic leadership supervision, and data-driven decision-making. The session brings attention to the practical issues, design choices, and experience of creating an engagement analytics tool in the Moodle's ecosystem.
Date & Time: June 19, 2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM