Are you in one of the 36 states that has signed on to SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement)? How time changes things! I recall the day when I sat in the room with a team of my institutional colleagues and Read More >
Archives - March, 2016
Insights from the Field: The Inspiration behind the Solution The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is reaching out to our global community of thought leaders, faculty, innovators and practitioners to bring you insights from the field of online, blended and digital Read More >
Several weeks ago I wrote a blog post describing some features of the digital participatory, or #PlugIN, experience that we will explore at the OLC Innovate conference in New Orleans, April 20-22, 2016 . So far, I’ve gotten fairly positive feedback – people seem to be Read More >
OLC joins NMC at SXSWedu for ImagiConOLC’s Chief Knowledge Officer Karen Pedersen and Business Development Representative Matt Norsworthy joined me in Austin last week for the SXSWedu Conference & Festival where we met other grantees and partners of the Bill & Read More >
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is reaching out to our global community of thought leaders, faculty, innovators and practitioners to bring you insights from the field of online, blended and digital learning. This week, Dr. Laurie Hillstock, instructor for the Read More >
Games are fun! Most people seem to agree with this sentiment. So why not use games to make education a fun and engaging experience? This isn’t a new concept and there are plenty of buzz words people use to talk Read More >
Last week, I read Dr. Fowler’s blog post, Student Learning Outcomes: A Primer, and was immediately drawn to the ease in which he describes different types of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). Dr. Fowler’s post provides an excellent primer on the Read More >
Over the past couple of weeks, my news feed reminds me of the vast disparity in use of digital and open educational resources (OER) as well as the lack of education surrounding how to use these cost effective, pedagogically sound Read More >