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OLC is making headlines. Want to know what we’re up to, who we’re partnering with and what online learning activities we are involved in? Take a read.
OLC is making headlines. Want to know what we’re up to, who we’re partnering with and what online learning activities we are involved in? Take a read.
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), a nonprofit community of education leaders and innovators dedicated to advancing digital teaching and learning, today announced a free, summer webinar series to better prepare the education community for fall with research backed practices, strategies, and ideas from... Read More>
By Elliot Markowitz Fierce Education Editor-in-Chief and Head of Content Elliot Markowitz recently spoke with Angela Gunder, Vice President of Learning at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), a professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of digital learning worldwide. Read the full article here.... Read More>
By Emily Bamforth The nonprofit Online Learning Consortium, which offers training to thousands of education professionals around the globe each year, on Thursday announced a partnership with the video software company Panopto to bolster its asynchronous sessions. Read the full article here.... Read More>
By Rhea Kelly In a recent survey, nearly three-quarters of students — 73 percent — said they would prefer to take some of their courses fully online post-pandemic. However, only half of faculty (53 percent) felt the same about teaching online. Read the full article here.... Read More>
PRNewswire | BOSTON and SEATTLE -- The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), a nonprofit community of education leaders and innovators dedicated to advancing digital teaching and learning, and Panopto, the leading video management system provider for higher education and large enterprises, announced today a multi-year strategic partnership bringing together Panopto's industry... Read More>
By Rhea Kelly When colleges switched to emergency remote instruction last year, some online learning advocates feared the hasty transition would leave students with a negative impression of online learning. While more pre-pandemic online courses resulted from months of careful planning and significant financial investment, few instructors enjoyed these luxuries last... Read More>
Improvements Needed in Student Support, Funding, and Operations, Based on Insights from Historically Black Colleges and Universities... Read More>
By Lindsay McKenzie When colleges switched to emergency remote instruction last year, some online learning advocates feared the hasty transition would leave students with a negative impression of online learning. While more pre-pandemic online courses resulted from months of careful planning and significant financial investment, few instructors enjoyed these luxuries last... Read More>
By Rhea Kelly In a recent survey, the majority of faculty (71 percent) reported that their teaching in Fall 2020 was "very different" or included a "number of changes" compared to pre-pandemic times. And almost half (47 percent) felt those changes would remain in place post-pandemic. Read the full article here.... Read More>
PRNewswire | BOSTON -- The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and Bay View Analytics, in partnership with Every Learner Everywhere, Carolina Distance Learning, DigitalEd, and support from HHMI BioInteractive has released a new report exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on STEM faculty who underwent a hurried transition to online... Read More>