Webinars
Attend our webinars hosted by online experts covering industry hot topics, best practices, and special interests.

Announcing the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-In-Track Webinar Series!
Join the Online Learning Consortium for a dynamic series of webinars showcasing research-backed practices, strategies, and ideas from the OLC Community. Attendees selected each of these presentations as best in their track at the OLC Innovate 2025 conference this past spring.
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- July 9, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series! In this webinar, we propose a bold new model for course design that integrates Large Language Models (LLMs) directly into the curriculum. Breaking away from traditional limitations on AI use, we explore how strategically embedding AI tools within...
- 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...
- July 24, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series! Today’s undergraduate students experience high levels of anxiety, which can hinder their learning. Course policies grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles can help alleviate student anxiety by supporting both cognitive and emotional aspects of learning, thus...
- August 5, 2025
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This webinar is part of the OLC Innovate 2025 Best-in-Track webinar series! As online learning grows, educators face the ongoing challenge of fostering interactive, student-centered experiences, particularly for asynchronous learners. This challenge becomes especially significant for what the presenter terms “Accidental Asynchronous Learners”—students who prefer synchronous learning but find themselves...
- August 13, 2025
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How has the digital learning landscape of U.S. higher education evolved over the last decade? What are the opinions of current students and faculty on their digital course materials? This webinar will present a data-driven overview of the trends and sentiments from faculty, administrators, and students, grounded in over a...
- September 16, 2025
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Unlock Your Leadership Potential in Digital Education! Ready to take your leadership in digital education to the next level? The Digital Education Leader (DEL) Certification is your opportunity to gain recognition and demonstrate your impact as a transformative leader. Designed for graduates of the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online...
- September 23, 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...
- October 29, 2025
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Unlock Your Leadership Potential in Digital Education! Ready to take your leadership in digital education to the next level? The Digital Education Leader (DEL) Certification is your opportunity to gain recognition and demonstrate your impact as a transformative leader. Designed for graduates of the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online...
- October 22, 2024
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Join us for a dynamic panel discussion exploring the pivotal findings from the Leading Academic Change National Survey 2.0, a collaboration between Quantum Thinking and the University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation. This conversation will uncover key trends shaping the future of higher education, as highlighted by 138 academic...
- October 17, 2024
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The better prepared that faculty members feel about their courses, the more effective they believe them to be for their students. Faculty planning and preparation can take multiple forms, with institutional-provided professional development (PD) being one of the more common. Our research indicates that faculty professional development can be very...
- October 10, 2024
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Talking to students about suspected cheating is a delicate and often challenging task, but it’s necessary for maintaining academic integrity. In this webinar, you’ll discover how to navigate these tough conversations with empathy and clarity, addressing academic integrity concerns through constructive dialogue without alienating students. Administrators from Coastal Alabama Community...
- October 3, 2024
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Instructional design and learning technology professionals are the “engines” and “Swiss Army Knives” of organizations, playing key roles that advance strategic organizational goals because of their wide-ranging knowledge, skills, and abilities. However, this may leave them susceptible to overwork and potential burnout. This presentation will share results from a recently...
- October 1, 2024
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Do you believe students are ready for higher education? Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the findings of a recent study conducted by Bay View Analytics which asked thousands of high school teachers and higher education faculty the same two questions: Do you believe your students...
- 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...
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Do you have a topic that would work well as a live discussion with the OLC community? Consider sharing your ideas through an OLC Webinar! Our webinars offer an interactive format for engaging in real-time conversations and knowledge sharing.
If you have insights, case studies, or strategies that would work well in a one-hour synchronous, we’d love to hear from you. Please complete this form to discuss your idea and explore this opportunity to connect with a live audience.
If you are an industry partner who is interested in spreading the word about your products and services through a webinar or sponsoring a webinar, check in with our partnership management team at membership@onlinelearning-c.org.
Orlando, FL | November 17-20, 2025
OLC Accelerate 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.