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EducationDive | March 3,2020 - Schools are planning for a short-term disruption in campus-based classes, but ed tech firms say their questions highlight a bigger trend. As U.S. colleges consider how the global coronavirus outbreak could affect their campuses, some are asking about how they could shift courses online to limit... Read More>

EdSurge | March 3, 2020 - How can teachers keep any racial or cultural bias they might have out of their classrooms—and make sure every student feels equally valued? That’s a question more educators and education leaders are asking these days. It’s part of a growing awareness that teachers need to... Read More>

EdSurge | February 27, 2020 - In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. Supported by foundation funding leaders in this field shaped what has now become Every Learner Everywhere, a network of... Read More>

Campus Technology | February 26, 2020 - A new study from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and Every Learner Everywhere outlines seven primary trends in digital learning innovation as well as four secondary trends worth watching. The report, produced in association with the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA), is the result... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | February 27, 2020 - New online learning stats show growing demand for online programs across state lines and shed new light on in-state online enrollments. Over 1.5 million students studied toward online degrees at institutions in their home state last year, according to new distance education data released today. The National Council for... Read More>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Produced in association with the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements, the scan provides a systematic review of relevant data about learning technologies in use in the field and the impact on student success. BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 24, 2020) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), in... Read More>

Inside Higher Ed | February 12, 2020 - Working from a checklist of best practices can help medical teams care for their patients better. A similar approach might help professors (and the professionals they work with) support students better, Penelope Adams Moon writes. I recently picked up a copy of Atul Gawande’s The Checklist... Read More>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Produced by the Online Learning Consortium in partnership with MERLOT, OLC Innovate 2020 will gather nearly 1,200 digital learning leaders and practitioners, March 31-April 3, in Chicago. BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 10, 2020) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and MERLOT will gather the digital learning community in Chicago, March 31-April... Read More>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The OLC Board of Directors begins 2020 with new President Mary Niemiec, Vice President Elizabeth Ciabocchi, Secretary Julia Parra and Treasurer Frank Mayadas. BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 7, 2020) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), the leading professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of digital learning worldwide, today announced Mary Niemiec,... Read More>

BOSTON, Mass. (Dec. 4, 2019) — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), the leading professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of digital learning worldwide, today announced Angela Gunder has been named OLC’s new Vice President of Learning, effective January 2020. In this role, Gunder will be responsible for gathering, curating, and... Read More>