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- February 13, 2025
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In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, the intersection of leadership and innovation has become paramount for institutions striving to remain competitive and relevant. This insightful panel discussion will examine the dynamics between leadership and innovation, offering insights, frameworks, and strategies to cultivate a culture of innovation and sustain it over the...
- February 20, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series! Do you remember the first instructional design consultation you had that “went off the rails?” All instructional designers have one or more of these stories. Even experienced instructional designers can sometimes be taken aback by their subject-matter experts....
- February 25, 2025
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This virtual session will provide you with detailed guidance on strategies and techniques that can help you craft a successful presentation. By attending the live offering of the webinar, you will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters and share any insights or lessons learned from your own...
- February 27, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series! In 2023, a large university’s learning and teaching center within the engineering department began experimenting with large language models (LLMs) for various instructional design tasks. By early 2024, the department embarked on a university-wide challenge, securing support to...
- March 4, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series! Since 2022, legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community have more than doubled, with laws introduced in at least 47 states targeting queer and transgender individuals, particularly in education. These measures, such as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” laws and...
- March 6, 2025
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This webinar, co-hosted by Josh Herron and Katie Schuster of OLC and Matt Vick and Jason Beier of University of Wisconsin, 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...
- March 18, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series! Discover the power of generative AI personas in this webinar designed to improve communication, build empathy, and solve challenges in academic and administrative settings. You’ll master a simple three-step process to create realistic, data-driven personas that are both...
- April 10, 2025
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Join us for an insightful webinar that delves into Complete College America’s white paper, Complete College, America: Harnessing the Power of Higher Education to Renew American Democracy. This session will explore actionable strategies for colleges and universities to prepare students for active, informed participation in civic life. We’ll discuss how...
- April 15, 2025
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Are you ready to elevate your professional expertise in instructional design? Join us for an informative webinar that introduces the Instructional Design Professional (IDP) Certification—a credential designed to showcase your skills and commitment to excellence in creating impactful learning experiences. In this session, you will learn: The advantages of earning...
- July 15, 2025
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Are you ready to elevate your professional expertise in instructional design? Join us for an informative webinar that introduces the Instructional Design Professional (IDP) Certification—a credential designed to showcase your skills and commitment to excellence in creating impactful learning experiences. In this session, you will learn: The advantages of earning...
- September 23, 2025
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- 2:30 pm (ET)
Are you ready to elevate your professional expertise in instructional design? Join us for an informative webinar that introduces the Instructional Design Professional (IDP) Certification—a credential designed to showcase your skills and commitment to excellence in creating impactful learning experiences. In this session, you will learn: The advantages of earning...
- September 26, 2024
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Video discussions are truly a wonderful way to comply with the federal guidelines for Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI), but how do your instructors meet those regulations now that Flip has gone away? Taking it a step further, how do instructors interact more deeply with their students with video critique...
- September 17, 2024
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Are you passionate about enhancing the quality of online education? Do you want to have a direct impact on the tools that shape the future of course design and review? Join us for an exciting and interactive webinar where your voice will help shape the Online Learning Consortium’s (OLC) new...
- August 15, 2024
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Join us for an insightful webinar that delves into the transformative potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational settings. As this cutting-edge technology rapidly evolves, educators and researchers are grappling with its applications and future impact on online, blended, and in-person learning environments. In this session, we will explore...
- August 6, 2024
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Upon the release of novel generative AI (GAI) systems in November 2022, the team at RUSH University responded by developing interactive skills labs for faculty. To date, they have hosted four skills labs, each focused on a different facet of generative AI capabilities and applications. These labs imparted foundational knowledge...
- July 31, 2024
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Digital textbooks, online homework, interactive lab modules, and more – digital course materials are now fully integrated into the classroom. One example of a growing digital course material is online educational resources (OER); OER are free, openly licensed, learning resources that allow customization and revision of the materials. This webinar...
- July 23, 2024
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This webinar will explore the intersection of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with Competency-Based Education (CBE) and its relevance in the educational community. This topic is profoundly relevant to the educational community for several compelling reasons. Firstly, the pursuit of DEI in education is a moral imperative, fostering social justice...
- November 28, 2023
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Designing an Exemplary Learning Experience Member-Only Resource: If you’d like to view this webinar recording, please visit the OLC Webinar On-Demand Resources page. Please note: you will need to log in with your Professional or Institutional Membership in order to access these resources. In this webinar, the Center for Professional...
- February 22, 2023
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This webinar, co-hosted by Dylan Barth and Katie Schuster of OLC and J. Garvey Pyke and Lynn Wahl of UNC Charlotte, will highlight the cohort-based professional development program designed for new and experienced leaders in the field of digital and online learning. The session will provide an overview of the…
...- February 1, 2022
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Member-Only Resource: If you’d like to view this webinar recording, please visit the OLC Webinar On-Demand Resources page. Please note: you will need to log in with your Professional or Institutional Membership in order to access these resources. Adjunct faculty—defined here as part-time, non-tenure track instructors—account for nearly half of...
Virtual | April 1-3, 2025
OLC Innovate, a joint conference presented by OLC and MERLOT, provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning.