OLC Today Newsletter: August 2015

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Formerly The View | September 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 9 Let’s Talk About Integrity in Online LearningKathleen Ives, OLC Executive Director and CEO, addresses some key facts which demonstrate the quality and integrity of online learning, in response to Candidate Hilary Clinton’s higher education plan.  OLC Insights NEWS YOU CAN USE Hilary Clinton Calls for ‘Bringing Integrity’ to Online Education –Education News (Featured photo.) Does Online Ed Lack ‘Integrity’? –Insider Higher Ed How Personal Do You Want to Get? Personalized Learning in Higher Education – TopCast  Total University Enrollment is Up, But Number of Freshman Down – The Daily News   Blended Course Design for Students in China, A Three-Part Series – OLC Insights Online Science Labs Mastery Series Kicks Off September 11 Earn a Recognition of Mastery in Online Science Labs as you learn best practices of design and implementation of a virtual science labs in the online classroom. REGISTER NOW Earn a Certificate in Online Teaching this FallFundamentals and Advanced ProgramsSharpen your skills and earn a certificate in online teaching this semester.   Whether you are just getting started or are looking to advance your online learning skills,  there are still seats available for you to join your peers and accelerate your professional development. REGISTER NOW Still Time to Get Published! Online Learning Call for Papers Deadline Extension – September 30, 2015 Won’t you contribute to our Special Issue on Learning Analytics?  We’re seeking authors for this special edition to present rigorous empirical research and theory-based worked on the use of learning analytics in online education.  Get published and submit your CFP today. LEARN MORE Women’s Leadership in Online Learning October 1, 2015 St. John’s University Manhattan Campus Please join ACE, St. John’s University and OLC for a discussion of current issues and challenges for women leaders in online learning.  The event will feature a distinguished women’s leadership panel from New York higher education institutions and OLC. LEARN MORE OLC 2015 Best-in-Track Presenters Selected Inventive approaches to online learning  OLC 2015 recognizes exceptional speaker submissions to be presented at our upcoming conference in October.  Best-in-Track session highlights include international students’ needs; multi-disciplinary courses; social collaboration; virtual experiential learning; open resources; HBCU approaches; and public policy around digital eLearning for national workforce development. LEARN MORE OLC International Online Learning Conference October 14–16, 2015  Orlando, Florida Learn | Attend | Read | Join | Connect | About | Contact | Support © 2015 The Online Learning Consortium

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