OLC’s Best of 2025: The Conversations That Defined the Year in Digital Learning
As 2025 comes to a close, the Online Learning Consortium reflects on a year defined by innovation, inquiry, and an unwavering commitment to advancing quality digital learning. This “OLC’s Best of 2025” collection celebrates the moments that resonated most deeply with our community, spotlighting the most-attended webinars, the most-read OLC Insights articles, and the most […]
5 of the Biggest Mistakes Students Make in Team Presentations…and How to Fix Them
The ability to work in teams remains one of the top skills that recruiters look for in new college graduates. This means that it should be important for professors to improve the teamwork experiences that students get in their classes. Often the final product is a paper, proposal, or portfolio, but many of these are […]
Funding Distance Learning Initiatives Post-Pandemic
After the federal government pumped millions of dollars into distance learning initiatives at schools and colleges throughout the country during the pandemic, institutions have continued to seek external funding sources to expand and innovate in these domains. Funding opportunities for these programs abound and those who know where to look, and how to submit competitive […]
October 2025 Snap Survey Results – Ethics in GenAI
October 2025 Snap Survey Results Dashboard Context and Emerging Frameworks Our September Snap Survey results indicated strong sentiment around ethics and Generative AI (GenAI). Building on those findings, the October Snap Survey explored this area in greater depth. Recent literature reflects a similar trend: the conversation in higher education has shifted from whether GenAI should […]
The Real Environmental Footprint of Generative AI: What 2025 Data Tell Us
In the October 2025 OLC Snap Survey, participants raised an increasingly common question: What are the ethical implications of Generative AI (GenAI)’s environmental impact? As both a regular user of these tools and a researcher who cares deeply about sustainability, I wanted to understand what the evidence actually shows. The conversation has spread so quickly […]