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.
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 This playbook is a collaboration between the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), the Association of Public and Land-grant...
About the Report The purpose of this international, non-experimental study was threefold. First, this study examined the awareness of neuromyths...
About the Report Welcome to Pioneering Higher Education’s Digital Future: Twenty Years (1992-2012) of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Anytime,...
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.
The OLC-MERLOT Innovate conference is nearly upon us. In just a few weeks (March 3-5), hundreds of OLC and MERLOT community members will come together virtually to share innovative ideas and practices that they have spent their time and talents...
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Dr. A. Frank Mayadas, a founding board member of the Online Learning Consortium and a pioneering force in the advancement of online education. During his tenure at the Alfred...
Abstract For years, discussions about technology in education have centered on access and adoption—how to get new tools into classrooms and train teachers to use them. Artificial intelligence (AI) now challenges that conversation in new ways. Policymakers debate whether students...
Every year, the Online Learning Consortium brings together a global community of educators, designers, technologists, and digital learning practitioners to reimagine what’s possible. OLC Innovate 2026, held virtually from March 3–5, invites attendees to explore this year’s theme: Bringing the...
In higher education, academic integrity policies dominate conversations about students’ clandestine use of generative AI. This is understandable and appropriate. Misuse is cheating and rules matter. But for asynchronous online courses, the real crisis is upstream of academic integrity policies—it...
I have a canvas in my office with the phrase “Be Bold, Brave, & Brilliant” on it. While this may only be a step above Live, Laugh, Love in terms of cliched office décor, I love it. It reminds me...
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!
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OLC Accelerate is the premiere online learning conference showcasing groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D.
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OLC Elevate is a bold new initiative from OLC that brings high-impact digital learning discussions, hands-on workshops, and thought leadership directly to your regional community.