Archives - April, 2017

Online Learning Journal’s First Issue of 2017 Published

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Peter Shea, PhD, Editor in Chief, Online Learning Journal, and Associate Provost and Associate Professor, SUNY Albany

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Now in its 21st year of publication, we are pleased to present the current issue of the Online Learning Journal (OLJ). The 14 articles in this issue  explore several important themes related to online teaching and learning including faculty, student, Read More >

8 Things You Should Know before Using Social Media in Your Course

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Jennifer Rafferty, Director, OLC Institute for Professional Development

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Planning to use social media in your upcoming course?  It can be a great way to enhance social learning and improve engagement.  There are a variety of available platforms, and many creative ways that faculty are integrating social media into their teaching Read More >

OSCQR Course Design Review for Assessing Quality of Online Course Design

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Jennifer Mathes, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Online Learning Consortium

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Institutions have many choices when deciding how to evaluate the effectiveness of their online courses.  From institutional-developed tools to established quality frameworks, choosing the right tool can seem like a daunting task.  With more than 20 years as the leader Read More >

Bringing Online Science Labs to Life

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Jill Buban, PhD, Sr. Director of Research & Innovation, Online Learning Consortium

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Prior to working at the Online Learning Consortium, I worked at private and public institutions in faculty and administrators roles.  Early in my career, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Betty Hurley at SUNY Empire State College.  Many years Read More >

Student Perceptions of Adaptive Learning

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Karen L. Pedersen, Chief Knowledge Office, Online Learning Consortium

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At the ELI conference, I attended a session entitled “A Tale of Two Contexts: Student Perceptions of Adaptive Learning” facilitated by Dr. Constance (Connie) Johnson, Colorado Technical University; Dr. Patsy Moskal, University of Central Florida, and Dr. Charles (Chuck) Dziuban, Read More >

Insight from the Field: Fostering an Experimental Mindset

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Jennifer Rafferty

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The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is reaching out to our global community of thought leaders, faculty, innovators and practitioners to bring you insights from the field of online, blended and digital learning.  This week, Apostolos Koutropoulos, OLC Institute faculty for Read More >

Check It Out! OLC Innovate Solutions Design Summit Videos!

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Katrina Wehr, Instructional Designer, Pennsylvania State University

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Can’t wait till April to participate in OLC Innovate 2017? Get a sneak peak at some conference content! Check out the Solution Design Summit team videos and leave feedback in the comments on YouTube! Each of our SDS teams produced Read More >