OLC Innovate 2020 Virtual Conference: 

 “Building Bridges in Digital, Blended, and Online Learning”

A joint conference of The Online Learning Consortium and MERLOT

General Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. Sessions are 45 minutes long with 15 minute breaks between concurrent sessions.  Networking coffee breaks and activities are 30 minutes long. 

All regular sessions are held online in Zoom.  Discovery Sessions will be held asynchronously in VoiceThread.  The HBCU Affordable Learning Summit will be held throughout the conference in its own Zoom Room.  The Community College Summit, Research Summit, and OLC Leadership Network Event will be found in the Concurrent Session daily schedule.

All sessions will be live webcast per time listed in Eastern Time Zone (ET).  All sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing for one (1) year post-conference.

 

9:00am – 10:30am US EDT Pre-conference Workshop: Designing, Implementing & Scaling an Online Course Quality Review & Refresh Process with OSCQR A. Pickett, R. Piorkowski
9:00am – 11:00am US EDT Pre-conference Workshop: Annotat.ED Summit - Part A: Annotation in Education J. Dean, N. Angell
10:30am – 11:00am US EDT Networking Coffee Break
11:00am – 12:30pm US EDT Pre-conference Workshop: Serving Adults at a Distance S. Restauri
1:00pm – 2:30pm US EDT Pre-conference Workshop: Quality Assurance: Implementing the OLC Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Programs K. Shelton, M. Norsworthy
2:30pm – 3:00pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break
3:00pm – 4:30pm US EDT Pre-conference Workshop: Help! I’m Stuck! When Your Big Initiative Stalls G. Pyke, B. Bouchey, A. Major, J. Rhode
3:00pm – 5:00pm US EDT Pre-conference Workshop: Annotat.ED Summit - Part B: Annotation in Education J. Dean, N. Angell
4:30pm – 5:15pm US EDT Pre-Conference Workshop Virtual Happy Half Hour
9:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Field Guide Program Power Hour Kick-Off (Engagement Map reviews, Virtual Conference Q & A session)
10:00am – 11:00am US EDT Keynote & Awards Recognition Session 6.15-1 Maha Bali
11:00am – 11:30am US EDT Networking Coffee Break & Virtual Speed Networking Lounge Activities - Equity & Inclusion Welcome
11:30am – 12:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-2
12:30pm – 1:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-3
1:15pm – 1:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
1:45pm – 2:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-4
2:45pm – 3:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-5
3:30pm – 4:00pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
4:00pm – 4:45pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-6
5:00pm – 5:45pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-7
6:00pm – 6:45pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-8
7:00pm – 8:00pm US EDT OLC Innovate Kick-Off Virtual Happy Hour
8:15am – 8:45am US EDT Guided Meditation Session Clark Shah-Nelson
8:15am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-3; includes Community College Summit Part 1
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-4
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-5
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-6; includes Community College Summit Part 2
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.16-7
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.15-8; includes Community College Summit Part 3
5:30pm – 6:15pm US EDT Community College Summit Virtual Happy Half Hour
9:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-3
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-4
1:00pm – 1:30pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break & Virtual Speed Networking Lounge Activities - Escape Room
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-5
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-6
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-7
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.17-8
5:30pm – 6:15pm US EDT OLC Innovate: Musical Bingo
8:15am – 8:45am US EDT Guided Meditation Live Session Clark Shah-Nelson
9:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-3
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-4; includes Leadership Network Event Part 1
1:00pm – 1:30pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-5
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-6; includes Leadership Network Event Part 2
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-7
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.18-8; includes Leadership Network Event Part 3
6:00pm – 7:00pm US EDT OLC Innovate Virtual Happy Hour
8:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-3
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-4
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-5
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-6
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break & Virtual Speed Networking Lounge Activities - Virtual Bingo!
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-7
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.19-8
9:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break & Virtual Speed Networking Lounge - Innovation Studio
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-3
12:00pm – 12:45pm US EDT Field Guide Program Power Hour (Engagement Map reviews, Virtual Conference Q & A session)
12:45pm – 1:15pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
1:15pm – 2:15pm US EDT Keynote & Awards Recognition Session 6.22-4 Martin Weller
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-5
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-6
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-7
5:45pm – 6:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.22-8
7:00pm – 8:00pm US EDT OLC Innovate Virtual Happy Hour - Week 2 Kick-Off
8:15am – 8:45am US EDT Guided Meditation Session Clark Shah-Nelson
8:15am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-3; includes Research Summit Part 1
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-4
1:00pm – 1:30pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-5; includes Research Summit Part 2
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-6
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-7; includes Research Summit Part 3
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.23-8
7:00pm – 8:00pm US EDT Game Night Happy Hour
9:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break & Virtual Speed Networking Lounge - You Don't Know Jack! (game)
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-3
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-4
1:00pm – 1:30pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-5
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-6
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-7
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.24-8
5:30pm – 6:15pm US EDT OLC Innovate "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" (game)
9:00am – 5:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-3
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-4
1:30pm – 2:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-5
2:30pm – 3:15pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-6
3:15pm – 3:45pm US EDT Networking Coffee Break with OLC Live Interviews
3:45pm – 4:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-7
4:45pm – 5:30pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.25-8
5:45pm – 6:15pm US EDT Guided Meditation Live Session Clark Shah Nelson
8:00am – 1:00pm US EDT The Sanctuary (Relaxation/Meditation Room) Open
9:00am – 9:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.26-1
10:00am – 10:45am US EDT Concurrent Session 6.26-2
10:45am – 11:15am US EDT Networking Coffee Break - Coffee Talk
11:15am – 12:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.26-3
12:15pm – 1:00pm US EDT Concurrent Session 6.26-4
1:00pm – 1:45pm US EDT Closing Event
End of Conference - See you in Orlando this fall at OLC Accelerate 2020