Finding Our Guiding Star: Reflections from OLC Accelerate 2025
As we look back on OLC Accelerate 2025 in Orlando, it’s clear that this year’s gathering was one of the most impactful yet. For more than three decades, this conference has brought together educators, innovators, and leaders to make sense of the ever-evolving world of learning—and this year was no exception. As your 2025 conference […]
Welcome to Accelerate 2025! The Next 30 Years – Highlights and What Not to Miss
As we gather for OLC Accelerate 2025, we celebrate more than three decades of innovation, collaboration, and progress in online and digital learning. Now in its 31st year, our flagship conference continues to serve as a cornerstone for educators, leaders, and learning professionals who are shaping the future of education. This year’s theme, The Next […]
Things You Maybe Don’t Know about Conferences
Before I started working at the Online Learning Consortium, I attended many OLC conferences as a community member. My first time goes back to the 2010 Blended Learning Conference, where I nervously co-presented with my friend and mentor, Tanya Joosten. At that conference, I knew I had found my people—passionate educators and leaders obsessed with […]
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 […]
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 […]