EdSurge | November 15, 2018 - Enrollment in online courses is rising. But the shift to online instruction can be challenging for some instructors who have spent most of their academic careers teaching (and learning) face-to-face. At the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando on Wednesday, Julin Sharp, director of digital education... Read More>

Partnership will extend OLC and DXtera membership benefits and privileges across their respective member communities. WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Nov. 15, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), the leading professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of digital learning worldwide, and the DXtera Institute, a consortium of higher education... Read More>

Three higher ed institutions and 10 faculty-led teams were selected from more than 60 #DLIAward entries for their innovative approaches for advancing undergraduate student success through the adoption of digital courseware. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. and ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced the recipients of the 2018... Read More>

New York Times | November 1, 2018 - Three months after a terrorist attack in Afghanistan left Jeremy Haynes a paraplegic, he met with a psychologist from the Department of Veterans Affairs. “He asked me what I wanted to do with my life,” said Mr. Haynes, a retired Army major.... Read More>

IELOL is a unique leadership development program that features a blended-learning format, including an Immersion Experience on the campus of the program’s current academic partner, the University of Central Florida. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Nov. 1, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced registration is now open for the 2019 Institute for Emerging... Read More>

The Chronicle of Higher Education | October 30, 2018 - I’m Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education covering innovation in and around academe. Like many of you, I’ve had a lot more on my mind these past few days than innovation in higher education. It really... Read More>

Campus Technology | October 24, 2018 - Drexel University created an open source website to showcase leading technologies, practices and research in virtual education. At Drexel University, a long-standing culture of community leadership has often benefitted surrounding or related communities with new or better access to digital technology advancements. One exemplary initiative, back in... Read More>

EdTech Magazine | October 10, 2018 - The Online Learning Consortium releases a list of best practices for digital classes to improve institutions’ programs. Online learning is picking up speed in higher education as a college experience offering more flexibility and convenience for students and teachers alike, as well as opening doors... Read More>

Honorees will be recognized at the upcoming OLC Accelerate Conference, Nov. 14-16, in Orlando. NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Oct. 9, 2018) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced the 2018 class of OLC Fellows as well as recipients of the 2018 Effective Practice Awards, the 2018 Bruce N. Chaloux Scholarship for Early... Read More>

eCampus News | October 1, 2018 - Online learning programs are on the rise, and this means institutions must ensure high-quality programs in the face of stiff competition A new self-evaluation tool offers a way for institutions to determine if they’re offering a supportive and high-quality online learning program. The Online Learning Consortium’s OLC... Read More>