OLC Innovate 2022 - Summits

Blended Learning  |  Instructional Design  |  Research  |  Community College 

Registration for summit events is included in your All Access Pass conference registration. There are no additional steps to register for these sessions. All summit sessions are held during the onsite conference in Dallas.

Each summit is divided into two or three segments plus a 45-minute Meet-up (located in the Speed Networking Lounge, Longhorn D) for additional networking with your summit peers. Feel free to attend an individual summit session or the full series of sessions within a summit. The schedule for each summit, conducted over the 2.5 day onsite conference can be found by clicking on the links for each part.

Blended learning is increasingly the modality of choice for students because it incorporates the most effective online and in-person pedagogical practices that can increase student success and reduce achievement gaps. There is no better time to explore and expand the possibilities of this blended learning. Join instructors, designers, and leaders in the field to discuss strategies for optimizing this modality.

• Part 1: Blended Courses, Programs, And Institutional Strategy: Recent Research And Innovative Practices
• Part 2: Visualization Systems For Designing Blended Learning Experiences
• Part 3: Optimizing Blended Programming And Course Offerings: Leadership Perspectives
• Blended Learning Summit Meet-up

The role of the instructional designer in online teaching and learning is as varied and complex as the institutions they work in. Join us as we share our experiences on how to leverage instructional designers and their craft to collaborate with more instructors so we can reach more students.

• Part 1: When One Hour Of Work Feels Like Ten: Instructional Designer Cognitive Load In Online Course Development
• Part 2: The Instructional Designer’s Dilemma: How Can I Maximize Time And Efforts With Faculty And SMEs?
• Part 3: Collaborative Content Design: An Ideal Vision For Course Creation
• Instructional Design Summit Meet-Up

Join us for this 2-part summit experience that features community-building, sharing, and action research methods to unearth and articulate different ways to answer the burning questions of our community and the field of digital, blended, and online learning with empirical evidence.

• Part 1: The Questions Of Our Time
• Part 2: Our Research Incubator – Finding Answers to our Questions
• Research Summit Meet-Up

Community colleges are often at the forefront for incorporating inclusive teaching and learning practices that enhance their connections to learners and promote individual student success. No matter what type of institution you are from, please join us in learning about the innovative work of community colleges and their contributions to the discipline of online teaching and learning.

• Part 1: Communicating Equity And Inclusion Through Syllabus Design
• Part 2: The Power Of Choice: Using Multiple Assignment Options To Demonstrate Learning
• Part 3: Perspectives On Grading And Assessment: Grading For Equity
• Community College Summit Meet-Up

A core benefit of the OLC Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL) is establishing a network of international colleagues involved in a variety of online education initiatives. Whether you are IELOL faculty, alumni, or interested in learning more about this unique leadership development program, join us for this networking opportunity in a casual meet-up setting.

• IELOL Meet-Up