Gettin’ Air with Terry Greene: Open Pedagogy Podcast - In the first episode since the world went into isolation, Jonathan Lashley (@lashleyed) and Angela Gunder (@angelagunder) join Terry Greene (@greeneterry) to discuss how things have changed for them, especially in the context of the postponed OLC Innovate conference. “At ...read more
OLC Innovate 2020: Reimagining New Opportunities for Networking – Online! - In recent weeks, our community has seen countless opportunities for engagement and collaboration cancelled or postponed. Not wanting to lose the chance for countless educators to reflect, share, and engage, the OLC made the decision to run OLC Innovate 2020 ...read more
Special Announcement: OLC Innovate 2020 Moves to Virtual Conference - Special Announcement: As previously shared with our community, OLC and MERLOT continue to monitor the evolving factors related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, particularly with regard to our OLC Innovate 2020 conference (presented in partnership with MERLOT). Among recent developments, gatherings exceeding ...read more
Important OLC Innovate 2020 Update - Due to circumstances related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have made the difficult decision to postpone OLC Innovate 2020, originally scheduled for March 31 - April 3, in Chicago. We have been working with the Sheraton Grand Chicago to finalize ...read more
Leadership and Student Workers: We Learn From Each Other - This is the third in a series of blog posts entitled: Leadership in Online Learning. Each post will build toward an upcoming presentation at OLC Innovate 2020 in Chicago, IL. Join me for the Present and Reflect Session entitled: Online ...read more
OLC Live! Gets the 2020 #OLCInnovate Action Started Early! - You don’t have to be in Chicago to join this year’s conversations: Terry Greene (@greeneterry) and Jonathan Lashley (@lashleyed) are bringing the show to you with OLC Live! During the conference, you’ll be able to join us on VoiceEd Radio ...read more
Leading Change to Propel Digital Learning Projects: Conversations are Key - The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is reaching out to our global community of thought leaders and practitioners to bring you insights from the field of online, blended, and digital learning. This week, Dr. Amanda E. Major, OLC Institute faculty, OLC ...read more
Keeping the Humanity in Online Learning: Support Systems Are Not Just Technological - This is the second in a series of blog posts entitled: Leadership in Online Learning. Each post will build toward an upcoming presentation at OLC Innovate 2020 in Chicago, IL. Join me for the Present and Reflect Session entitled: Online ...read more
The Value of Coaching through Presenter Services - One of the best ways to improve upon a skill is to work with a coach who can offer feedback and guidance that is tailored specifically to your needs. OLC now offers this as a free service to all conference ...read more
Making the Most of the Moments you Have as a Presenter - Whether you are new to presenting at conferences or a seasoned veteran, you can always improve your skills and possibly lessen your anxieties. And these days, conferences have all kinds of presentation formats to choose from and attend. What are ...read more
Speed Networking Lounge Lawn Game Tourney - As any first-time conference attendee can attest to, it can be awkward and downright scary to strike up a conversation with other attendees, especially if you’ve traveled alone to the conference. In theory, we all come to conferences to network ...read more
Leadership Comes from Everywhere, Not Just the Top - This is the first in a series of blog posts entitled: Leadership in Online Learning. Each post will build toward an upcoming presentation at OLC Innovate 2020 in Chicago, IL. Join me for the Present and Reflect Session entitled: Online ...read more
The Threat to Academic Integrity - THIS IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT The aspiration to ensure academic integrity is nothing new. It is the foundation of good academic work and the underpinning of the university system. If degrees cannot be trusted, they have no value. A quick ...read more
You’re Invited: Join us for OLC Innovate 2020 - OLC Innovate 2020, OLC's annual conference focused on innovations in research, practice, leadership, and technologies in online and digital learning, takes place March 31-April 3, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. We wanted to personally invite you to attend Innovate 2020. OLC ...read more
Conference Engagement: A “You Do You” Approach for 2020 - When it comes to opportunity and engagement, there’s much more than meets the eye for attendees of OLC Innovate. For many years, I took a rather mindless approach to “maximizing” my investment at OLC conferences (and any/all conferences for that ...read more
