Program Co-Chair Welcome

It is our great pleasure to extend a special welcome to the OLC Innovate 2025 conference, held in the vibrant city of Nashville, Tennessee! This year is especially momentous as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Innovate, marking a decade of groundbreaking innovation, collaboration, and transformative impact in the realm of online, blended, and digital learning. You won’t want to miss a moment of the festivities at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, April 1-4, 2025.

Whether this is your first Innovate conference or you’ve been with us before, we’re excited to collaborate with you as we gear up for an incredible event. This conference offers a prime opportunity to refine best practices, better serve our students, and push the boundaries of online learning together. In the months leading up to Innovate 2025, we’ll keep you informed with the latest innovations in digital education as they unfold.

As we reflect on the progress made over the past ten years, we also look forward to the future, exploring new frontiers in educational technology, pedagogy, and research. This year’s conference is a unique opportunity to engage with thought leaders, share best practices, and challenge conventional approaches to digital education. With a diverse array of tracks and session formats, including hands-on workshops, interactive panels, and discovery sessions, OLC Innovate 2025 offers something for everyone who is passionate about shaping the future of digital learning.

Our conference theme for Innovate 2025 is “Rhythm of Innovation: Hitting the High Notes in Digital Education.”

Track themes for Innovate 2025 include:

• Emerging Education Technologies and Innovations
• Future of Work, Career, and Industry
• Leadership & Organizational Success
• Strategies Learning Design, Instruction, and Open Pedagogy
• Student Support, Success, and Empowerment

OLC presenters go through a rigorous three-stage, double-blind review process upon conference proposal submission. Acceptance to present at OLC Innovate is competitive! The tracks shown above have a limited number of slots available to fill, determined based on the formats available within our presentations for Innovate. Presentation formats for this year’s call for proposals included:

• Conversation, Not Presentation
• Design Sprint
• Discovery Session
• Education Session
• Engagement Activity
• Graduate Student
• Discovery Session
• Lightning Session
• Workshop

We’re also conducting a special Engagement Call for Proposals designed to elevate dynamic ways of connecting with attendees. If you have ideas for activities that can help attendees connect, make meaningful partnerships, and engage in new and exciting ways, this is your chance to shine! Learn more and bring your creativity, expertise, and passion for fostering connections to our conference!

If you’re presenting at OLC Innovate 2025 this year, it’s never too early to review our Presenter FAQs and other excellent resources from our Presenter Services team. We have built out helpful guides to assist you with developing the best presentation possible!

Thank you for being a part of this transformative event, and for contributing to the rich history and future of OLC Innovate. We look forward to the insights, innovations, and connections that will emerge from our time together!

Kind Regards,

The OLC Innovate 2025 Program Chairs