OLC Accelerate 2018 - Conference Welcome

Growth in digital learning continues to accelerate at breakneck speed, and, there’s no better event to help you keep pace with the latest trends, innovations and best practices than OLC Accelerate, the premier global gathering for online and digital learning. We invite you to OLC Accelerate 2018, Nov. 14-16, in Orlando, for what we anticipate will be a captivating, fun and high-value event – and you don’t need a flux capacitor to get there!

OLC Accelerate is devoted to driving quality digital learning experiences, sharing best practices, and accelerating innovation for academic leaders, educators, administrators, and digital learning professionals and organizations around the world. Just like our new logo, the forward motion of this event will advance you into the future.

Here’s a preview of what you can expect at OLC Accelerate 2018:

• A-list keynote speakers, including Dr. Jane McGonigal, world-renowned game designer, inventor of SuperBetter and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Reality Is Broken; and Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and author of more than 140 scientific publications and books.
• 500-plus sessions spanning a range of topics and special interest areas including edtech, proctoring, accessibility, gamification, open educational resources, leadership, institutional strategies, and more for higher ed and K-12.
• Workshops to sharpen your skills, including Tuesday’s pre-conference workshops on Accessibility, Online Course Design, Quality Scorecard and OSCQR, and Research. With the conference starting earlier, beginning Wednesday morning you’ll find new programming, including the Global Quality Summit, Research Summit, and a variety of workshops at no additional fee!
• Technology Test Kitchen, a perennial favorite of attendees, where you can learn, explore and share within a fun maker-space environment. The tech “Master Chefs” help you discover new tools, tips, and tricks to incorporate into your own course designs.
• Exhibit hall featuring over 80 brands, where you can engage with company entrepreneurs and experience firsthand innovative solutions that may help your organization enrich its digital learning processes and services. Bonus this year – preview the exhibit hall during our pre-conference access day.
• Unmatched networking with the OLC Accelerate community of digital learning peers and leaders. Informal opportunities like networking breaks, the exhibit floor, and the Technology Test Kitchen are ideal for exploring solutions to the challenges you and your institution face through discussions with others who have overcome those very same challenges. There are also leadership gatherings including the Leadership Network, IELOL Mastery Class, and the Digital Learning Leadership Luncheon.

OLC Accelerate 2018 provides an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been, examine where we are, and look toward tomorrow. We hope you will travel with us as we ACCELERATE BACK TO THE FUTURE OF ONLINE AND DIGITAL LEARNING!

Explore the site to learn more and Register today!