A Primer on the Evolving Landscape of Digital Learning Modalities
In the world of digital education, the vocabulary we use to describe how learning happens has expanded and shifted dramatically over the past decades. Terms like online learning, hybrid learning, asynchronous and synchronous learning, remote learning, HyFlex, and more have become common, yet their meanings can overlap or evolve with technological advances and changing educational […]
June 2025 Snap Survey Results: ID-Related Professional Upskilling
The Online Learning Consortium launched its monthly Snap Surveys in May 2025 as part of the OLC Today newsletter. These brief surveys aim to gather quick feedback on timely topics relevant to our member community. The results are intended to spark ideas, generate research questions, and inspire new projects. The June Snap Survey was distributed […]
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: A Scalable Model for Course Development
“My course isn’t going to be ready in time…can I get a few more days?” We heard this more often than we’d like from participants in our instructor-led course development Seminar. Despite our best efforts—weekly meetings with instructional designers, hands-on support from educational media consultants, and a well-designed online resource hub—many instructors struggled to finish […]
AI with a Pedagogical Purpose: Meet OLC’s Course Review Assistant GPT
Introduction As part of our continued commitment to supporting quality and innovation in digital learning, we’re pleased to introduce a new companion to the OLC Course Review Scorecard: the Course Review Assistant GPT. This isn’t just a technical tool or a novelty in the AI space. It’s a thoughtful response to a question we’ve been […]
Digital Hospitality: Designing Clutter-Free Spaces for Student Flourishing
Over ten years ago, my wife came across a book that changed our lives. We were preparing to start a family and were reading, discussing, and exploring different ideas about the kind of home and family we hoped to create. During that season, my wife read Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living by […]