OLC Accelerate 2022
Virtual: November 1 – 3, 2022
Orlando, FL: November 14 – 17, 2022
Discover OLC Innovate 2023
Advancing online education begins with you. Join us for the OLC Innovate 2023 conference and help shape the future of online, digital, and blended learning.
Introduction
The Online Learning Consortium’s Accelerate 2022 conference emphasizes the most innovative and impactful research and effective practices in the field of online, blended, and digital learning.
Supporting administrators, designers, and educators alike, this conference offers attendees a comprehensive list of sessions and activities tailored to addressing the challenges and goals of our entire community.
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Reflecting Onward: Evidence for a Changed World
Meet the Panelists
Dr. Josie Ahlquist
Onsite Keynote Speaker
Dr. Josie Ahlquist is a digital engagement and leadership researcher, speaker, and author. She teaches education professionals and campus executives how to humanize technology tools and prioritize building online communities.
Dr. Amelia Parnell
Virtual Keynote Speaker
Dr. Amelia Parnell is vice president for research and policy at NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, where she leads many of the Association’s scholarly and advocacy-focused activities. Amelia writes and speaks frequently about topics related to student affairs, college affordability, student learning outcomes, and institutions’ use of data and analytics.
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The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is committed to creating equitable spaces where academics, practitioners, students, and staff can work together across their unique experiences to build truly inclusive communities and learning environments.
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Expect to be actively involved in sessions at OLC Accelerate. From Express Workshops to Gamified Sessions, presentations will encourage deep thinking and engagement around relevant topics.
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Get impactful strategies you can immediately apply to your work in these hands-on, experiential workshops held at the onsite conference in Orlando.
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Take a deep dive into critical topics in online learning, including effective practices for instructional design, leading edge findings from research, and impactful strategies for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in digital learning environments.
Summits continue to be one of our most beloved session types amongst participants and are included as part of the regular onsite program through the All Access Pass (That’s correct! No extra fee beyond your conference registration to attend the summits).
Find Your
Community
Field Guide Program
Make connections and navigate the conference with other attendees.
Speed Networking Lounge
Connect with other attendees through lightweight, collaborative activities.
OLC Live!
Stay in the know throughout the conference in this virtual lounge and conversation space.
Technology Test Kitchen
Explore challenges and craft innovative approaches for better reaching our unique populations of learners.
Virtual | April 1-3, 2025
OLC Innovate, a joint conference presented by OLC and MERLOT, 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.
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