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Orlando, FL | November 17-20, 2025

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Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide

The Accelerate 2025 conference, hosted by the Online Learning Consortium, 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. These are specifically curated to address the unique challenges and shared goals of our entire community, helping to shape the evolving landscape of digital learning and workforce development.

Conference Program

Multiple Pathways to Learn. The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is committed to fostering collaborative spaces where educators and L&D professionals across K-12, higher education, and workforce learning can share their experiences and work together to enhance learning communities and environments.

Pre-Conference Master Classes

Get impactful strategies you can immediately apply to your work in these hands-on, experiential workshops held Monday, November 17 at the conference in Orlando, FL. Join us for these ticketed classes covering the hottest topics in digital learning!

Summits

Delve deeply into vital subjects including Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), instructional design, and affordable learning solutions for HBCUs, alongside distinguished thought leaders in digital, online, and blended education. These summits are included in the Conference Pass, enhancing your onsite experience with invaluable insights and discussions.

Unique Session Formats

Different topics need different presentation affordances! Expect to be actively involved in sessions at OLC Accelerate. Our sessions range from traditional Education Sessions to deep-dive Workshops, engaging Express Workshops, interactive Gamified Sessions, Lightning Sessions, and in-depth conversations through Discovery Sessions. Presentations will encourage deep thinking and engagement around relevant topics.

Symposiums

Join us for our exclusive one-day Leadership Network Symposium focusing on strategy and high-impact practices. Are you a K12 educator? Our K12 Symposium offers the opportunity to dive into the world of online, blended, and digital learning with a focus on topics that matter to K12 educators worldwide. Join us on Monday, November 17 for these ticketed pre-conference symposium events.

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Find Your Community

Get more out of your experience by forming meaningful connections and sprouting new collective ideas with the best and brightest in our field.

Field Guide Program

Need help determining which sessions best fit your professional development needs?  Our Field Guides are here to help. Make connections and navigate the conference with other attendees.

Engagement Hub

Connect with other attendees through lightweight, collaborative activities.

Technology Test Kitchen

Explore challenges and craft innovative approaches for better reaching our unique populations of learners. 

Interested in Leading an Engagement Session?

Engagement activities are an important part of our programming at OLC Accelerate. Have a great idea for a fun and interactive session? Submit a proposal to lead an Engagement activity at the conference. Details coming soon.

About the Venue

The program will be held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. Special conference room rates coming soon.

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