July 2026 Newsletter

Missed July’s Faculty Center newsletter? We’ve got you covered. View the highlights, key updates, resources, and opportunities you may have missed below.

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We’re approaching the start of the next academic year and now is a great time to prepare! The Faculty Center has resources to help. Check out our guidelines on: How to perform course maintenance Faculty checklist for a successful course start Establishing presence: quick tips Creative methods of assessment in online learning Assessments in an AI world An AI vulnerability rubric for your assessments Engage with Us in Upcoming Webinars   2026 Voice of the Online Learner Insights   July 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET   Online learners are increasingly self-directed, career-focused, digitally fluent, and intentional about the programs they choose. The 2026 Voice of the Online Learner report highlights several important shifts in learner expectations, including the growing role of AI in program discovery and career preparation, continued demand for affordability and flexibility, and rising interest in purposeful human connection. This session translates key findings from the report to explore practical implications for your teaching in online and hybrid learning environments.   Want webinars that align with your schedule? Check out other upcoming webinars or review past recorded sessions on the Webinars page of the Faculty Center. Want to get started using AI or brush up on your prompt engineering? We’ve got you covered with our resource The 3Ps of quality prompting for faculty using AI. We explore a framework for providing AI with prep, purpose, and parameters that guide its outputs and deliver the results you need. We also include practical examples and templates that you can adapt to your specific courses.   Stay Up to Date Check out the News section of the Faculty Center to learn about the latest happening in online teaching and learning and Risepoint Academic Services. CGS Summer Workshop   2026 Voice of the Online Graduate Learner: Flexibility, AI, and the Future of Learning | July 11–15 | Chicago, IL   Gain research insights into how institutions can design flexible programs that align with evolving student demand, including adult learner expectations for AI in their education and careers. Kerry Pokorny, VP of Research & Insights, Risepoint   AASCU Summer Meeting   How Working Adults Are Rewriting Enrollment & Revenue Growth | July 14–16 | New Orleans, LA   Learn how one regional public university is using market-informed online graduate programs to help increase enrollment and revenue growth and better serve the increasingly important adult learner population. Shelly Blunt, Provost, University of Southern Indiana Susan Dukes, President, University Partnerships, Risepoint The information in this newsletter links to documents stored at faculty.risepoint.com.     Risepoint | 2803 Philadelphia Pike, Suite B PMB 7250 | Claymont, DE 19703 | Privacy Policy