Earlier this week, we launched the second in a series of white papers focused on digital learning trends and focal points for our field. This series, OLC Outlook, will provide thoughtful, well-researched overviews on topics such as accessibility, leadership, instructional Read More >
If you’re a teacher, I’m sure you’ve had this experience. You teach a lesson with one group of students, and it works great. The students are motivated and engaged. The technology works correctly. The activities you planned all make sense Read More >
When you hear about accessibility, what comes to mind? In community colleges, do we think of accessibility as a core individual value, a fundamental aspect of how we enact our roles as educators? We take pride in being the people’s Read More >
Regular readers of this blog know that I’ve been trumpeting the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) for years. For the most part, I promote OERs because they’re free for students and faculty to use. I work at a public Read More >
So far for me, it’s been an interesting 18 years in the field of online and digital learning, and I’ve been lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend and present at many educational technology conferences over the years. My Read More >
After attending OLC conferences for several years, I had become well-versed in both online learning and also in the variety of conferences in our field and was able to start identifying clear-cut features for the conferences I liked. Here are some of the most beneficial conference features that I’ve found during my almost two decades in the field of online and digital learning:
This is always one of the more popular posts that I write each year. Each May, I share the academic books that I’m planning to tackle this summer in preparation for the next academic year. If you’re interested in what Read More >
Over the past year, the OLC thought leadership team has been reviewing pertinent topics in the digital learning field. In scanning the daily media and literature in the field, as well as speaking with many of you at conferences across Read More >
In my role at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), on a daily basis I am fortunate to have conversations with people at universities and organizations. Most of these conversations are about projects people are doing on campuses and if it Read More >
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is reaching out to our global community of thought leaders, faculty, innovators, and practitioners to bring you insights from the field of online, blended, and digital learning. This week, Yingjie Liu, OLC Institute faculty for Read More >