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OLC Best-in-Track Award Winners

The OLC Best-in-Track Awards recognize the highest-rated conference presentations in each track, based on attendee evaluations. Selected a few weeks after the conference concludes, these awards reflect both the quality and impact of the sessions.

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Innovate 2025

  • Amber Emanuel, University of Florida – Student Support, Success and Empowerment
  • Lisa Batchelder, Sarah Freye, Michigan State University – Learning Design, Instruction and Open Pedagogy
  • Quinetta Bartley, Chasitie Goodman, Tennessee State University – Leadership and Organizational Success Strategies
  • Brian Beatty, San Francisco State University – Emerging Education Technologies and Innovations

Accelerate 2024

  • John Vivolo, ED.D(c), Aaron Ross, Yeshiva University – Digital Learning Design and Effectiveness
  • Jonathan McMichael, Sue Hoffman, Arizona State University – Tempe, Innovative Learning Environments and Technologies
  • Lynn Wahl, Kory Trosclair, Jeremy Bailey, University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Leadership, Collaboration, and Professional Development
  • Arrow Isabella Brisa Phillis Carmencita Toll Pickett Becerra Hill, Dartmouth College – Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Digital Education

Innovate 2024

  • Leslie Paige Mojeiko, Chris Sharp, University of Florida – Learning Design, Instruction, and Open Pedagogy
  • Dr. Chalu Harris Adams, Dr. Sarah Skudin, Michelle Pohlen, Dr. Courtney Munday, Western Governors University – Student Support, Success, and Empowerment
  • Emily Rush, Ph.D., Margaret (Peg) Checchi, M.Ed., Daniel Martin, B.S.C.S., M.B.A., Laura Smith, M.A., RUSH University – Emerging Education Technologies and Innovations
  • Nicole Weber, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Future of Work, Career, and Industry
  • Tess Diver, Ed.D., Southern New Hampshire University – Leadership and Organizational Success Strategies

Accelerate 2023

  • Nadia V. Jaramillo Cherrez, Ph.D., Naomi R. Aguiar, Ph.D., Oregon State University Ecampus – Research, Evaluation, and Learning Analytics
  • Tolulope Noah, Ed.D., California State University, Long Beach – Engaged and Effective Teaching and Learning
  • Erin O’Connor Marsano, Cece Lively, Amy Sloan, Laila Sanguras, Baylor University – Student Support and Success
  • Dr. Robbie Melton, Dr. Gerry Hanley, HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) – Access, Equity, and Open Education
  • Ellen Ramsey, Ph.D., Lynn University – Technology and Future Trends

Innovate 2023

  • Rob Rose, University of North Florida – Engaged and Effective Teaching and Learning
  • Kat Klement, Bemidji State University – Open Learning
  • Dr. Blair Stamper, University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Research: Designs, Methods, and Findings
  • Omid Fotuhi, PhD., WGU Labs & The University of Pittsburgh – Research, Evaluation, and Learning Analytics

Accelerate 2022

  • Dr. Daphne L. King, EdD, MSW, LCSW, Terri Ann Guingab, MEd, George Mason University – Blended Learning Strategy and Practice
  • Cheryl Dowd, Kathryn Kerensky, State Authorization Network (SAN) – Leadership and Institutional Strategy
  • Kathleen Brady, Kelly Davis, Mark Pfuntner, Melissa Youngman, NTID/RIT – Student Support and Success
  • Sierra Adare-Tasiwoopa ápi, Nevada State College – Technology and Fututre Trends

Innovate 2022

Innovate 2022

  • Dr. Gina L. Solano, State University of New York – Oneota – Teaching and Learning Practice
  • Jessica Morris, University of Pennsylvania – Leadership and Advocacy
  • Gerard L. Hanley, MERLOT-SkillsCommons @ California State University Long Beach – Career and Technical Education
  • Robyn Brown, Miami University Regionals E-Campus – Instructional Technologies and Tools
  • Holly M. Sumner, Andrea D. Thompson, Southeast Missouri State University – Teaching and Learning Practice
  • Lorna Gonzalez, Ph.D., Michael McGarry, California State University Channel Islands – Process, Problems, and Practices
  • Daniel Rockwell, Suzanne Galayda, EdPlus at Arizona State University – Student Success
  • Michelle Singh, Ph.D., Kylah Torre, Ph.D., Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – Open Learning
  • Bettyjo Bouchey, Ed.D., Joseph D. Levy, Ed.D., National Louis University – Blended Teaching and Learning
  • Naomi R. Aguiar, Heather Garcia, Laurie Kirkner, Tianhong Shi, Oregon State University Ecampus – Research: Designs, Methods, and Findings
  • Steve Fabiani, Mitch Kase, Alex Smiros, Hofstra University – Teaching and Learning Practice
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Virtual | March 3-5, 2026

OLC Innovate provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning. Join us as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.

 

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