OLC Accelerate 2019 - Program Welcome

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 25th anniversary celebration of the Online Learning Consortium’s Accelerate Conference. This year’s conference theme is Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide: The Next 25 Years! We believe it demonstrates our commitment to reflecting on the past, engaging in the present, and envisioning a future dedicated to serving you, the members of our community.

With technologies, trends, and approaches evolving at an accelerated rate, it can be challenging for online and digital learning professionals to keep pace. With this in mind, the OLC and its community of volunteers have established a fantastic program which includes the most innovative practices you will see in 2019.

This can be seen through our innovative program and services designs. The OLC’s Accelerate conference is the first international conference for digital learning professionals to offer a track dedicated to gamified sessions. In addition, it’s the first conference to offer an entire suite of resources to support presenters in designing and offering high quality presentations at the conference. To date, the Online Learning Consortium is the only organization to offer custom coaching services to accepted presenters. As you can see, each aspect of the conference is designed to ensure the best experience possible for you, our community.

The excitement around OLC Accelerate 2019 continues to build as November draws near. We guarantee the conference will carry forward its tradition of excellence in offering quality content and opportunities to engage with others in the field of online, blended, and digital learning. The official conference program is now available on the website and we encourage you to begin reviewing the session listings.

We would like to take this opportunity to extend a special thank you to our Track Chairs and reviewers who dedicated their time and expertise to the proposal review process. We could not have created such a stellar program without your efforts. We would also like to thank all of our dedicated volunteers who have contributed to ensuring the success of this year’s OLC Accelerate conference. It has been a pleasure working with you.

Join us at OLC Accelerate as we come together to build and strengthen our global network of expertise, increase collaboration and engagement among researchers and practitioners, share and discover new and emerging practices, and test and evaluate technologies for teaching and learning online. Our community cannot thrive without your active participation!

Whether you attend OLC Accelerate 2019 onsite or virtually, we look forward to connecting with you.

Best,
The OLC Accelerate 2019 Program Co-Chairs