Orlando, FL | November 17-20, 2025
Join us for our daily featured session! Our featured sessions were selected as outstanding submissions through our Call for Proposals, offering an opportunity to hear from subject matter experts on these key topics.
All Featured Sessions will be presented in Asia 3.
Time: 2:15pm – 3:00pm (ET)
Presenters: Anna Everett, Instructional Designer at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Melody Hobbs, Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Cristina Emberton, Assistant Director, Interactive Learning Technologies at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Tim Jackson Video Producer at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Discover how a cross-functional team used intentional workflows and collaborative design to create immersive, scenario-based learning for online early childhood education. This session offers practical tools—like Creative Briefs and project board templates—and scalable strategies for instructional designers and faculty building media-rich courses, even with limited resources.
Time:11:15am – 12:00pm (ET)
Presenters: Dr. Eric E. Fredericksen, Associate Vice President for Online Learning & Professor at University of Rochester, Kristen Gay,
Researcher at EDUCAUSE, Richard Garrett, Chief Research Officer at Eduventures
The Changing Landscape of Online Education project presents the unique perspective of senior leaders in online learning and is an indispensable guide for higher education strategy. CHLOE10 covers numerous vital topics, including online demand, student support services, data strategies, digital divide, and AI investments.
Time: 8:30am – 9:15am (ET)
Presenters: Maxine Frendel, MA, Instructional Designer at University of Illinois Chicago
This interactive session demonstrates how to embed practical, inclusive, research-informed mindfulness practices into both synchronous and asynchrnonus online courses. Participants will explore examples and strategies, draft a mindfulness moment for their course, and leave with tools grounded in trauma-informed, metacognitive, and meditation strategies.
OLC Accelerate showcases groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D. This event is designed to empower and support leaders, instructional designers, educators, and training professionals by offering a wide range of sessions and activities.