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 Playbook An Inclusive Action Plan for Academic Leaders and Instructional Support Staff Created By: Every Learner Everywhere in...
About the Report An Inclusive Action Plan for Academic Leaders and Instructional Support Staff Understanding the role that adjunct instructors...
About the Guide Conceptualizing what blended learning (hybrid learning) looks like on your campus is an important step in ensuring...
About the Playbook High-quality digital learning experiences are built on the foundational principles of providing equitable, inclusive, accessible learning environments...
About the Playbook Over the past year our world has seen tremendous shifts in the way we interact, work, and...
About the Guide Created By: Every Learner Everywhere in partnership with Online Learning Consortium (OLC) & National Research Center for...
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.
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...
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,...
Thank you to everyone who took part in the many engagement and giveaway opportunities at OLC Accelerate 2025—from the Exhibitor Stamp Card to sponsor booth raffles, engagement activity challenges, the 5K, and more. Your enthusiasm made this year’s conference unforgettable....
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...
Artificial intelligence is no longer hovering at the edges of education—it has entered classrooms, labs, and workplaces. I was fortunate enough to be invited to moderate a discussion of AI and education at the International Conference on Economics, Business &...
The September 2025 OLC Snap Survey highlights how generative AI (GenAI) continues to shape higher education and professional practice. Three themes stand out: respondents are increasingly confident in their ability to use GenAI tools, ChatGPT dominates the landscape as the...
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.