Workshops with One Focus: Excellence in Online Learning
OLC workshops are a smart and cost effective way to support your continuing professional development. Our immersive programs are expert-developed and designed to improve quality in every facet of online education.
Please expect to complete up to one hour of prep activities (i.e. technology or tool check in, reviewing session agenda, and/or responding to a simple pre-survey) prior to the synchronous session. Because of this, we suggest you log in no later than 1 hour before the synchronous session to complete these activities.
Certificate participants may make a one-time request to transfer to a later cohort before the end of week 4 of the Foundation workshop. After the end of week 4, transfer requests will be charged an administrative fee of $350. Note that transferring to a later Foundation workshop cohort entails resubmitting all work and participating in all weeks of the workshop. Participants not able to complete all 3 phases by the one-year deadline may also request one extension (additional administrative fee of $350).
OLC offers special Mastery Series workshops which are a set of three in-depth workshops, each one-week long, on a specific topic. Breaks are provided in between for reflection and application of concepts. An example of a Mastery Series schedule is shown below with approximate time commitments. Partial credits will not be given for individual workshops in the series. Transfer requests will be accepted, but you will have to retake the entire series, regardless of the work you completed prior to transferring. If you transfer prior to enrolling, you can transfer without additional fee. If you request a transfer after beginning the Mastery Series, you will be charged an administrative fee of $350.
Successful completion of the Mastery Series results in Recognition of Mastery from OLC and requires:
Upon registering and paying for a workshop, you will receive a confirmation of registration. Approximately 24 hours before the event begins, an enrollment key will be emailed to you to activate your access to all materials and activities at http://institute.onlinelearningconsortium.org. This enrollment key is for your personal use and should not be shared with anyone else. Once a workshop begins, you can use your enrollment key at any time to access your workshop. You will have access to that workshop for 365 days starting on the day you enroll. Please note, you need to enroll in a timely fashion to receive an Award of Completion for a workshop or Recognition of Mastery for a Mastery Series.
OLC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all participants in accordance with federal guidelines. If you have a disability, use assistive technology, or need accommodation to fully access a series or workshop, please notify us during your registration by checking the accommodation box, providing information about the kind of accommodation you would need, and email us at workshop@onlinelearning-c.org at least one week in advance of the workshop or series start date. You will be contacted by someone from our OLC Institute staff to discuss your needs.
To receive an Award of Completion for a workshop, you must:
Please expect to complete up to one hour of prep activities (i.e. technology or tool check in, reviewing session agenda, and/or responding to a simple pre-survey) prior to the synchronous session. Because of this, we suggest you log in no later than 1 hour before the synchronous session to complete these activities.
To receive an Recognition of Mastery for a Mastery Series, enroll in your Mastery Series by the third day of the first workshop and complete all graded activities by their stated deadlines.
To receive an Online Teaching Certificate, enroll in your Certificate Foundation workshop no later than the 3rd day of the workshop and complete all required assignments by their stated deadlines.
Note: The Online Teaching Certificate also requires 3 electives and a Final Presentation due within one year of beginning the Foundation workshop. Please see the Certificate description for detailed information.
If you do not satisfactorily complete an OLC workshop for which you need an Award of Completion to advance to another OLC workshop, to count the workshop as an elective for the Certificate Program, or to provide your organization with proof of professional development activities, you will have to retake the workshop at an additional cost.
If you do not satisfactorily complete an OLC Mastery Series for which you need Recognition of Mastery to provide your organization with evidence of your completion or to count the series toward Certificate Program elective requirements, you will have to retake the series and pay a transfer fee. See Transfers below.
OLC strives to deliver all offerings as scheduled. However, if fewer than 15 people register, or if a facilitator falls ill, we reserve the right to re-schedule or cancel the workshops or series. If this happens, we will give as much advanced notice as possible. In the event a workshop or a series is cancelled or rescheduled, you will be given the opportunity to select another offering in the same calendar year that fits your schedule and your registration payment will be applied to that event. No refunds will be given.
If you register and pay for an OLC workshop and are unable to enroll (due to personal schedule conflicts, illness, etc), we will be happy to apply your payment to another OLC workshop in the same calendar year upon your written request to workshop@onlinelearning-c.org. No refunds will be given.
You may request to transfer to a different session of a workshop for which you are registered at no additional charge provided the request is made before the day the workshop opens. Once you use your enrollment key to access a workshop or series, no transfer or refund will be allowed.
Note: OLC offers special Mastery Series workshops which are a set of three in-depth workshops on a specific topic. Partial credits will not be given for individual workshops in the series. Transfer requests will be accepted, but you will have to retake the entire series, regardless of the work you completed prior to transferring. If you transfer prior to enrolling, you can transfer without additional fee. If you request a transfer after beginning the Mastery Series, you will be charged an administrative fee of $350.
Unless stated otherwise, OLC and/or workshop facilitators retain copyright on all workshop and series materials. Please do not copy materials or distribute them to anyone without prior written approval from the copyright owner.
Special Note: The workshop and series content remains property of OLC. Any product/content that faculty create as a result of participating in a OLC workshop or mastery series becomes the property of that faculty member.
