Webinars
Attend our webinars hosted by online experts covering industry hot topics, best practices, and special interests.
Trending Online, Digital and Blended Learning Topics
Join OLC for a dynamic series of webinars showcasing research-backed practices, strategies, and ideas from the OLC Community.
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- May 12, 2026
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Join us for an engaging online webinar featuring Dr. Sue McKenzie, Senior Associate Dean at SNHU Global Campus, and Anna Amici, Product Development Manager for Carolina Distance Learning. Together, they will share how the Carolina Online Gateway continues to evolve as an accessible, interactive platform built to support online science...
- May 14, 2026
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If you’ve ever tried to improve quality across courses or programs in Canvas, you know how quickly good intentions can turn into complexity. Join Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and Cidi Labs for practical guidance and actionable strategies to overcome the challenges of scaling Canvas course quality. In this free, 60-minute...
- May 27, 2026
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Link to register coming soon! Description As institutions work to meet evolving accessibility standards, innovative tools and approaches are reshaping how we think about inclusive design in digital learning. This panel brings together professionals across accessibility, technology, and higher education to discuss practical strategies, emerging tools, and collaborative models for...
- July 8, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2026 Best-In-Track Webinar Series! Webinar Overview Navigate the rise of “artificial instructors” in online education through an instructional designer’s lens in this Best-in-Track presentation. As campuses become AI literate (but not necessarily fluent), the role of the instructional designer is evolving dramatically....
- July 21, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2026 Best-In-Track Webinar Series! Webinar Overview The shift to online learning has intensified student wellness challenges, with research showing increased rates of anxiety, isolation, and burnout among remote learners. As educators and designers, we have a unique opportunity to embed wellness practices...
- August 5, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2026 Best-In-Track Webinar Series! Webinar Overview This webinar explores how immersive, student-built virtual environments can transform learning in online courses. Drawing on a case study from a large-enrollment asynchronous archaeology course, participants will see how students used accessible 3D modeling tools to...
- August 19, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2026 Best-In-Track Webinar Series! Webinar Overview As higher education continues to respond to shifting workforce expectations, AI integration, and the growth of alternative credentials, faculty and academic leaders are being asked to align curriculum with emerging skills, often without clear guidance on...
- April 22, 2026
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How do you design online courses that feel human at any scale without letting AI do the learning for students? Maikel Wright from Florida International University shares how FIU uses custom-built chatbots, paired with Harmonize as a core engagement layer, to support course design. Allowing robots to do robot things...
- April 8, 2026
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A practical playbook for assignment design, faculty guidance, and academic integrity AI is already embedded in online and blended courses. The real question is whether our learning experiences are intentionally designed for it. Recent Honorlock survey results show that 63 percent of students use AI for coursework, yet few institutions...
- March 11, 2026
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This webinar, co-hosted by Dylan Barth and Elisabeth Stucklen of OLC and Cody House and Andrew Wiss of George Washington University, will highlight OLC’s premier leadership development program designed for new and experienced professionals in the field of digital and online learning. The session will provide an overview of the...
- February 25, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate Best-in-Track webinar series! In a world where silence can be more damaging than words, the true mark of a leader is the courage to speak up. This webinar delves into the transformative power of open, honest dialogue. The ability to engage in...
- February 17, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate Best-in-Track webinar series! As AI becomes an unavoidable tool in education, faculty face a central question: how do we uphold academic integrity while preparing students for a world where AI is readily available? This webinar introduces a two-part final exam model that...
- February 11, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate Best-in-Track webinar series! As generative AI tools become more common in classrooms, the questions about copyright and fair use are getting harder to ignore. There is not one clear, do-it-all rule for education. AI tools are reshaping how we teach and learn,...
- February 4, 2026
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate Best-in-Track webinar series! Discussion boards have so much potential for creating meaningful engagement in online learning, but too often, they fall flat. They’re repetitive, surface-level, and feel more like a box to check than an opportunity for meaningful growth and real interaction....
- January 14, 2026
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This webinar, co-hosted by Dylan Barth and Elisabeth Stucklen of OLC and Cody House and Andrew Wiss of George Washington University, will highlight OLC’s premier leadership development program designed for new and experienced professionals in the field of digital and online learning. The session will provide an overview of the...
- December 10, 2025
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This webinar, co-hosted by Dylan Barth and Elisabeth Stucklen of OLC and Cody House and Andrew Wiss of George Washington University, will highlight OLC’s premier leadership development program designed for new and experienced professionals in the field of digital and online learning. The session will provide an overview of the...
- December 2, 2025
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Learn of ASU-tested practices for running multimedia, AI supported peer review that raises engagement, builds AI literacy, and lightens grading. We’ll unpack a graduate Psychology model where students record narrated slide presentations, choose peers to review based on interest, and then submit a short reflection on how both peer and...
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November 16-19, 2026 in Orlando, Florida
Registration and Call for Proposals are Now Open!
OLC Accelerate is the premiere online learning conference showcasing groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D.
August 3-5, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas and
August 6-7, 2026 in Rockford, Illinois
Registration and Call for Proposals are Now Open!
OLC Elevate is a bold new initiative from OLC that brings high-impact digital learning discussions, hands-on workshops, and thought leadership directly to your regional community.