What’s REALLY Scary? Digital Learning Challenges. What’s NOT? The OLC K-12 Symposium!
It’s October, and the hallways are bewitched with student creations—paper ghosts sway from the ceiling and construction-paper spiders guard the doorways. But for K-12 educators, there’s nothing playful about the real challenges that make our hearts race. Watching capable students freeze when learning gets difficult. Navigating hybrid environments where you’re juggling in-person and online learners […]
From Reactions to Insights: Lessons on AI from a Chemistry Conversation
AI is no longer a futuristic concept in higher education; like a catalyst in a reaction, it is accelerating change and challenging us to approach teaching and learning in new ways. Faculty and instructional designers are already exploring what this transformation means for classrooms now and in the future. In my own work as an […]
Field Guides: Your Connection to the Next 30 Years of Learning
When I think about the theme of this year’s OLC Accelerate, “The Next 30 Years,” I think about the moments that make you feel like you’re a part of something larger than yourself. From reflecting on the memories and lessons of the past to brainstorming innovations that push the boundaries of what online learning can […]
Bringing the Future into Focus at Innovate 2026
I’ve worn glasses since I was five years old. I can’t recall how it felt the first time I put on glasses, but I know whenever I wake up, I can’t see a thing and reach for my glasses immediately. Without them, I may have a sense of what’s around me, but the world is […]
Escaping the Digital Definitions Rabbit Hole
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” In considering digital modality definitions, Lewis Carroll’s quote reminds us of the feeling of empathy we have for Alice as she goes down the rabbit hole to navigate an often non-sensical world. Unlike the cryptic Chesire Cat, our goal is to […]