The Online Learning Consortium™ (OLC) partners with our dedicated member community to achieve excellence in digital learning through innovative programs, research, events, evaluation tools, and professional development designed for roles and contexts across the digital learning landscape.
Registration is now open for OLC Innovate 2026!
Innovate 2026 is the dynamic virtual event presented by OLC and MERLOT where you can expect experimentation, reflection and collaboration. Get ready for 3 days of innovation, collaboration, and engagement.
OLC is seeking two institutions to host the IELOL Residency, in 2027 or 2028, as part of a one-year academic partnership. Showcase your digital learning leadership and welcome emerging leaders to your campus.
Deadline March 6, 2026
We are proud to announce the brand new Course Review Scorecard from OLC! Developed as the latest course-level review instrument, the Course Review Scorecard evaluates the quality of online, blended, and digital learning, extending OLC’s commitment to advancing quality in education. In the latest Insights, dive into the development of the new Course Review Scorecard, and discover how it aims to promote continuous improvement in both course design and delivery.
The Digital Education Leader (DEL) Certification is designed to recognize and support leaders in online and digital education. This certification will provide you with opportunities to network with other leaders in the field and showcase your professional skills and knowledge in leading effective digital learning experiences.
The Instructional Design Professional (IDP) Certification will enable you to showcase your skills and knowledge in creating impactful, engaging, and effective learning experiences in higher education as a seasoned instructional design professional.
Harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform your teaching and course design in this new skills pathway. Offerings include Artificial Intelligence Demystified, AI for Collaborative Brainstorming, AI-Powered Course Design, and Leading in the Age of AI.
Complete three workshops to earn the “Teaching and Learning with AI” microcredential. Sign up today or contact us for group enrollments.
Since our founding in 1999, we’ve become the go-to source for everything related to digital learning. Thousands of educators rely on The Online Learning Consortium for expert guidance, professional development and resources to help them excel in digital learning.
Our events attract a dynamic and engaged audience, offering exceptional opportunities to network, explore emerging technologies, and exchange insights on online, blended, and digital learning. Join thousands of faculty, administrators, course designers, and professionals committed to advancing quality digital education.
Challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on the innovative classroom of tomorrow.
Get the latest information of online learning research findings, current practice, emerging trends and promising new technologies.
Become a master by designing an effective learning environment in your field of interest.
Get certified and enhance your skills to be more effective in the principles of online teaching.
OLC Publications and Resources keep you on top of a world where technology is radically changing how educating and learning is approached.
From a network of your peers. The OLC library covers all aspects of eLearning with high quality research that investigates how online environments amplify, shape, and constrain teaching and learning. Here you will find information providing effective approaches and interventions that promote online student engagement, persistence, improvement, and success.
About the Leadership Network Symposium Leadership has been foundational to OLC initiatives, workshops, and events since the founding of the...
About the Report In January 2021, Eric Loepp, a faculty member in the department of political science at the University...
About the Report Created By: Achieving the Dream (ATD) and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) in partnership with Every Learner...
About the Book From Grassroots to the Highly-Orchestrated: Online Leaders Share Their Stories of the Evolving Online Organizational Landscape in...
About the Report In November 2002, at the Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, a small group of higher education...
We provide strategically sophisticated yet practical advice to help colleges, universities and educators identify strengths and weaknesses of their e-learning programs.
Measure and quantify elements of quality within your digital education programs with our Quality Scorecard methodology. The program offers criteria for excellence in the administration of e-learning programs which includes over 72 quality indicators for higher education. This is an exclusive OLC member benefit.
In higher education, engagement is the essential nutrient that sustains learning. Without it, even the most carefully designed courses can lose their flavor. For online programs in nutrition and dietetics, this challenge is magnified. Students must prepare for careers that...
Back in 2020, when education institutions had to ‘pivot’ to remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my team was charged with training our university’s campus faculty to deliver their on-ground courses in a remote format using Zoom and the...
Climate change has become an increasingly pressing concern for young people worldwide. 2025 again has been a year of record-breaking fires, floods, drought, and heat. Recent research involving over 10,000 youth aged 16-25 revealed that 45% report climate change negatively...
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...
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....
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...
Membership provides you and your faculty with great benefits and privileges — discounted pricing on conferences and workshops, free webinars, peer networking, early access to research and more.
We offer several levels of membership, including professional and institutional memberships. Find which one is right for you!
OLC Innovate provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning. Join us as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.