Known for her love of storytelling, play and all things gameful, Madeline (Maddie) Shellgren thrives on facilitating and designing meaningful ways for people to connect, learn, and grow together. This makes her an inspired choice as OLC’s new Director, Online Read More >
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts entitled: Leadership in Online Learning. Each post has built toward an upcoming presentation at OLC Innovate 2020. Join me for the Present and Reflect Session entitled: Online Learning Leadership and Read More >
THIS IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT BY GOREACT We’re all concerned with how to make the transition from emergency remote teaching to high-quality online education? It’s the elephant in the room. And there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Everyone talks about these times Read More >
When we meet for the OLC Community College Summit next week there will be significant information sharing, stimulation of ideas, and critiques of processes to review. In grand fashion, we will engage, submerge, rejuvenate, and emerge, renewed, and ready. We Read More >
Look for those of us with the Equity & Inclusion Advocate graphic as our virtual background while attending OLC Virtual Innovate 2020. As we approach OLC Virtual Innovate 2020 June 15 – 26, now just a short week away, the Equity Read More >
When it comes to opportunity and engagement, there’s much more than meets the eye for attendees of OLC Innovate, and though upended and virtualized, this year need not be any different. While we will be spending more time on Zoom Read More >
The recent events across our country have been devastating. I am personally saddened and disappointed that there are those in our country that must face such deep injustices. The killing of George Floyd and those who have come before him Read More >
This is the third post in a short series focused on topics addressing key issues for transitioning from emergency remote teaching to continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis while providing high-quality online learning. There are many challenges – and Read More >
The classroom experience as we know it has changed. With the onset of social distancing and sudden transitions to remote instruction, the faculty workload may be quite overwhelming for some teaching faculty. These days it is not uncommon to hear Read More >
The fist bump is a gesture of friendship and approval, seemingly made popular by the Millenial generation, the age group that reached adulthood at the beginning of the 21st century. Interestingly, though, the knuckle exchange predates that group by a Read More >