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- 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...
- 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 robot things so...
- May 15, 2025
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AI chatbots can improve student engagement, learning outcomes, and cognitive skills like critical thinking and problem-solving, but students relying on them too much undermines those very benefits and sacrifices academic integrity. As educators and instructional designers, we set the stage: thoughtful assessment design can harness chatbots for deeper inquiry, creativity,...
- April 30, 2025
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This presentation explores Carolina Distance Learning’s strategic response to evolving workforce training needs through the development of specialized, hands-on laboratory experiences for Forensics and Phlebotomy programs. As educational institutions increasingly focus on career-ready skills in high-demand fields, providing authentic hands-on learning experiences for distance education students has become essential. Through...
- April 24, 2025
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AI is no longer just a tool for course development—it’s becoming an integral part of the learning experience itself. This webinar goes beyond the theoretical to showcase real-world examples of how AI features and applications are being embedded directly into courses and programs to enhance student engagement, personalize learning, and...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 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...
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Virtual | March 3-5, 2026
OLC Innovate 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. Join us as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.