ASLA Online Learning: First Half of 2023 in Review
7/11/2023Leave a Comment

Clockwise from top left: Illinois Tollway; Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet; Pakorn_Khantiyaporn via istockphoto.com; Jake’s Place Playground in Delran, New Jersey | photo: Jolean London
ASLA members, committees, and Professional Practice Networks (PPNs) organize and present webinars throughout the year, covering a variety of topics from a wide range of perspectives. If you missed any of the live virtual presentations that have taken place recently, the recordings are available. Here’s the first half of 2023 in review:
Collaborative Conservation in Energy and Transportation and the Race to Save the Monarch – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hosted by the Transportation Professional Practice Network
Recorded on January 31, 2023
$40 for ASLA members, $30 for Associate ASLA members, FREE for Student ASLA members
Black History Month Webinar: Divine Nine Spaces Part I with Diane Jones Allen, FASLA
Recorded on February 15, 2023
Free to view
Black History Month Webinar: Divine Nine Spaces Part II with Glenn LaRue Smith, FASLA
Recorded on February 28, 2023
Free to view
ASLA Gender Equity Task Force Speaker Series: Closing the Gender Equity Gap, Advocacy in the Workplace
Recorded on March 9, 2023
Free for ASLA members
Winning Outdoor Kitchen Design – Building Sophisticated Spaces That Work – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
Hosted by the Design-Build and Residential Landscape Architecture Professional Practice Networks
Recorded on March 30, 2023
Sponsored by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet
Free for ASLA members
Empowerment in the Playground: Planning for Inclusive Interaction and Barrier Elimination for Children with Down Syndrome – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hosted by the Children's Outdoor Environments Professional Practice Network
Recorded on May 24, 2023
$40 for ASLA members, $30 for Associate ASLA members, FREE for Student ASLA members
Queer Emergence: An LGBTQIA+ Conversation in Landscape Architecture
Recorded on June 12, 2023
Free to view
ASLA SKILL | ED: Lean Project Delivery in Design and Construction – 3.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW), 1.25 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Recorded June 13-15, 2023
$189 for ASLA members, $129 for Associate ASLA members, $25 for Student ASLA members
ASLA Chapter Strategies: Building and Strengthening Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within ASLA and the Profession with Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA and Wendy Fry, ASLA
Recorded on June 21, 2023
Free to view
Biophilic Design for Healthy Childhood Development – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hosted by the Children's Outdoor Environments Professional Practice Network
Recorded on June 29, 2023
Sponsored by PlayCore
Free for ASLA members
In addition to the webinars listed above that were recorded, several PPNs also hosted Zoom coffee chats, book clubs, and open leadership team meetings for their members, including:
Collaborative Conservation in Energy and Transportation and the Race to Save the Monarch – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hosted by the Transportation Professional Practice Network
Recorded on January 31, 2023
$40 for ASLA members, $30 for Associate ASLA members, FREE for Student ASLA members
Black History Month Webinar: Divine Nine Spaces Part I with Diane Jones Allen, FASLA
Recorded on February 15, 2023
Free to view
Black History Month Webinar: Divine Nine Spaces Part II with Glenn LaRue Smith, FASLA
Recorded on February 28, 2023
Free to view
ASLA Gender Equity Task Force Speaker Series: Closing the Gender Equity Gap, Advocacy in the Workplace
Recorded on March 9, 2023
Free for ASLA members
Winning Outdoor Kitchen Design – Building Sophisticated Spaces That Work – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
Hosted by the Design-Build and Residential Landscape Architecture Professional Practice Networks
Recorded on March 30, 2023
Sponsored by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet
Free for ASLA members
Empowerment in the Playground: Planning for Inclusive Interaction and Barrier Elimination for Children with Down Syndrome – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hosted by the Children's Outdoor Environments Professional Practice Network
Recorded on May 24, 2023
$40 for ASLA members, $30 for Associate ASLA members, FREE for Student ASLA members
Queer Emergence: An LGBTQIA+ Conversation in Landscape Architecture
Recorded on June 12, 2023
Free to view
ASLA SKILL | ED: Lean Project Delivery in Design and Construction – 3.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW), 1.25 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Recorded June 13-15, 2023
$189 for ASLA members, $129 for Associate ASLA members, $25 for Student ASLA members
ASLA Chapter Strategies: Building and Strengthening Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within ASLA and the Profession with Stephanie Onwenu, ASLA and Wendy Fry, ASLA
Recorded on June 21, 2023
Free to view
Biophilic Design for Healthy Childhood Development – 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hosted by the Children's Outdoor Environments Professional Practice Network
Recorded on June 29, 2023
Sponsored by PlayCore
Free for ASLA members
In addition to the webinars listed above that were recorded, several PPNs also hosted Zoom coffee chats, book clubs, and open leadership team meetings for their members, including:
- Campus Planning & Design PPN Zoom Coffee Chat: Engaging Your User Groups on Campus
- Children's Outdoor Environments PPN Zoom Book Club with Lolly Tai, FASLA – Letting Play Bloom: Designing Nature-Based Risky Play for Children (see The Field for a recap!)
- Children's Outdoor Environments PPN Zoom Book Club with Claire Latané, FASLA, SITES AP – Schools That Heal: Design with Mental Health in Mind (see The Field for a recap!)
- Digital Technology PPN Zoom Demo: The Power of 3D Modeling
- Environmental Justice PPN Open Leadership Team Meeting
- Urban Design PPN Zoom Coffee Chat: Evolution and Re-Calibration of the Typical Suburban Retail Environment (see The Field for the blog post that inspired this virtual conversation)
- Women in Landscape Architecture PPN Zoom Open Forum