What Did You Love Most About Your OLC Conference Experience? Tell Us, Share, And Win!

For those that may have attended an OLC conference in the past.

How did attending an OLC event benefit you in your work as an educator? Share with the OLC community and you could win! It’s easy! Upload your short (30- second to 1-minute) video to the OLC Conference Testimonials  flipgrid , with Grid Password: #OLC2018. Share your video on social media, remember to include @OLCToday and #OLCAccelerate. Let the OLC community know how beneficial attending an OLC event was and just how much you learned! Submit your video before October 1st (deadline extended!) to be eligible to WIN a $25 OLC gift card or $50 off your OLC Accelerate 2018 registration! Join the OLC Accelerate 2018 Summer Video Challenge! View as Webpage

OLC Today Newsletter: August 14, 2018

A newsletter from yesterday’s inbox.

View as Webpage August 14, 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 16  OLC INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT New Workshop: Essentials Part III, Course Design September 10 – 16, 2018 When you’re new to online teaching, you’ll need a great online syllabus and some strategies for designing effective online learning activities. This new workshop, the third part of the New to Online: Essentials series will help you identify important considerations in the design of both. Register today! Please note: Essentials III can be taken as a stand-alone workshop or as a part of the Essentials series. Check out New to Online: Essentials, Parts I and II. Earn an OLC Mastery in Online Teaching Each Mastery Series consists of three workshops that help you explore relevant research and use that research to help you design an effective teaching and learning environment. Join an upcoming cohort: Instructional Design | October 10 – December 12, 2018 Online Science Labs | October 10 – December 12, 2018 Social Media for Online Education |October 10 – December 12, 2018 Analyze Learning Theories and Instructional Methods Sep 10, 2018 – Feb 03, 2019 The goal of the Instructional Designer Certificate Program is to help instructional designers build or refine their skills in working with faculty during the course design and development process. The courses in this program can be taken together for the overall certificate, or taken as separate professional development offerings. Intrigued? Join the upcoming cohort in September.  OLC CONFERENCES Call for Presentations Open Until September 12th OLC Innovate | April 3-5 | Denver The OLC/MERLOT Program Committee seeks proposals for interactive sessions including Workshops, Emerging Ideas, Educate and Reflect sessions, Conversations Not Presentations, Career Forum Roundtables, Graduate Student Emerging Ideas, and hands-on Innovation Lab demonstrations that engage and inform participants. Proposed sessions will be targeted to administrators, design thinkers, faculty, instructional support, students, training professionals, technologists, researchers and others and include specific opportunities for engagement of your proposed audience. Learn more and get started today! The submission deadline is September 12, 2018, at 11:59 pm ET. Start Planning Your OLC Accelerate Experience Nov. 14-16 | Orlando, FL The OLC Accelerate Program Committee has selected featured sessions ranging from accessibility to professional development and everything in-between. Start reviewing the list and preparing your schedule so you don’t miss the best of the best. Haven’t registered yet? Early bird pricing is only available until September 19, so register today! Join the Conversation Around Accessibility Sept. 25 | Kansas City, MO Join your fellow digital learning education professionals, educators, and administrators to network with experts and collaborate on solving the accessibility challenges in the last OLC Collaborate event of 2018. You’ll get the chance to hear from regional experts regarding current and emerging trends in accessibility policy and implementation. Continue the conversation around accessibility, which has been a topic of focus in OLC’s “year of accessibility.” Collaborate and network with your regional peers during group discussions on strategizing, designing, and incorporating accessibility at your institution. Register today! Reflecting on OLC Collaborate – NYC August 7 | Berkeley College Last week, senior leaders, program directors, instructional designers, faculty and staff from institutions throughout the New York metropolitan region convened at Berkeley College’s mid-town Manhattan location. Hear how things went firsthand from Devon Cancilla, Liz Ciabocchi, and Russell Poulin who presented at the event, in this blog post. Mark your calendar for the next OLC Collaborate event, coming soon onSeptember 25 in Kansas City, MO. Like and share the event on facebook!  OLC ANNOUNCEMENTS OLC Welcomes New Chief Knowledge Officer Effective August 1st, Devon Cancilla, Ph.D. has joined OLC as Chief Knowledge Officer. “Devon brings a depth of experience that I am confident will help us in advancing OLC’s mission,” said OLC’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Kathleen Ives, D.M. “I am looking forward to his guidance and contributions to our organization and our community.” Cancilla most recently served as Vice Provost for Academic Innovation at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Welcome, Devon! Devon Cancilla, Ph.D. OLC Chief Knowledge Officer Scholarship Opportunities Open for Application Applications are now being accepted for the Women in Digital Learning Leadership Scholarship and the Bruce Chaloux Scholarship for Early Career Excellence. The scholarships include OLC Accelerate 2018 conference registration. Submissions are welcome until September 1, 2018. Recipients will be recognized at OLC Accelerate in November. Be Recognized: OLC Awards Open Are you or your colleagues doing outstanding work in the field of online teaching and learning? Currently, 5 categories of OLC Awards of Excellence are recognized. Learn more about each award and start the nomination process. Nominations are open until September 4, 2018. OLC welcomes you to share techniques, strategies, and practices in online education that have worked for you!Learn more and submit your effective practice. The deadline for submissions is August 30, 2018. All recipients will be recognized at OLC Accelerate in November in Orlando, FL. UPCOMING INSTITUTE  PROGRAMS WORKSHOPS Creating YouTube Videos for Teaching & Learning August 20-26, 2018 Introduction to Online Presentation Tools August 20-26, 2018 Introduction to Copyright & Fair Use, Part 2 August 21, 2018 More workshops MASTERY SERIES Blended Learning: Research into Practice Starts August 22, 2018 Online Science Labs Starts October 10, 2018 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Online Teaching Certificate Starts August 27, 2018 Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Starts October 1, 2018 Full Institute Schedule NEWS YOU CAN USE WSU Pullman hosts online education leadership institute this week DETA Featured in Special Edition of the OLJ 3 Lessons on the State of Innovation in Higher Ed Read more. UPCOMING  EVENTS OLC Collaborate – Kansas City, MO | Registration open! September 25, 2018 OLC Accelerate 2018 | Orlando, FL – Registration open! November 14-16, 2018 NEW VIRTUALLY INSPIRED Openly Licensed Online Course Rubric & MoreDon’t miss any inspiration, subscribe to the weekly newsletter. Learn | Attend | Read | Join | Connect | About | Contact | Consult | Support © 2018 The Online Learning Consortium View as Webpage

New Workshop: Online Essentials Part III, Course Design

Another item from yesterday’s inbox…

New to Online Essentials Part III, Course Design When you’re new to online teaching, you’ll need a great online syllabus and some strategies for designing effective online learning activities. This new workshop, the third part of the New to Online: Essentials series will help you identify important considerations in the design of both. The next cohort starts September 10th. Register today! Please note: Essentials III can be taken as a stand-alone workshop or as a part of the Essentials series.  Missed New to Online: Essentials, Parts I and II? Here are the start dates for these upcoming workshops: Part I: Getting Started | September 24 – 30, 2018 Part II: Converting Your Course | August  20 – 26, 2018 “If you want a quick, accessible, and informative class to get your feet wet in beginning your first online class, this is for you. You’ll come away having thought about online pedagogy, working through some things to do on the front end to ensure students will get as much as possible from the course, and lots of literature you can refer to later.” -Wendy Lucas, Chair and Associate Professor of History, University of Central Arkansas New to Online: Essentials, Part 1 “The quality of instructor support and the clarity and variety of instructional materials was top notch.” -Terry Gess, Clay Instructor, Professional Crafts, Haywood Community College New to Online: Essentials, Part 2 FEATURED WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION TO AUDIO & VIDEO TOOLS According to research, the use of audio and video can foster a sense of presence, increase engagement, and improve learning outcomes. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to effectively create and use audio and video for your courses using various free tools. Join Facilitator Dr. Julia VanderMolen starting September 10th. Facilitator Dr. Julia VanderMolen is an Assistant Professor in the Allied Health Sciences program within the College of Health Professions at Grand Valley State University. Learn more about how she feels we should investigate new ways to engage our students, as well as a variety of other topics in her OLC Insights blog post. ADDITIONAL INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AUGUST WORKSHOPS Creating YouTube Videos for Teaching & Learning Fundamentals: Increasing Interaction & Engagement Introduction to Online Presentation Tools Applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles to Online Courses to Increase Accessibility and Engagement New to Online: Essentials Part 2, Converting Your Course Intro to Copyright & Fair Use, Part 2 UPCOMING MASTERY SERIES Mobile Learning Mastery Series: Connect, Create, & Consume Online Nursing Mastery Series Blended Learning Mastery Series: Research into Practice SEPTEMBER WORKSHOPS Fundamentals: Engaging Learners In Online Discussions Introduction to Audio & Video Tools Introduction to Digital Badges Strategies for Effective Mobile Learning in the Online and Blended Classroom Designing a Flipped Classroom New to Online: Essentials Part 3, Course Design Basics (NEW) Digital Fluency for the 21st Century Creating Multimedia Introductions New to Online: Essentials Part 1, Getting Started Creating Effective Presentations Strategies for Supporting & Advising Students Designing Gamified Learning Environments Strategic Planning for Web Accessibility Introduction to LX Design Methods, Part 1: Personas FULL INSTITUTE SCHEDULE Learn | Attend | Read | Join | Connect | About | Contact | Consult | Support © 2018 The Online Learning Consortium

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Collaborate with OLC in Kansas City this September

While this organizations is primarily focused on higher education and adult learners, there have made attempts to include K-12 contexts.  So if you happen to be near Kansas City, check them out.

CONFERENCE AND EVENT UPDATE OLC COLLABORATE 2018  Regional Events EXPLORING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE: ACCESSIBILITY IN DIGITAL LEARNING OLC Collaborate | September 25 | Kansas City, MO Join Devon Cancilla, OLC Chief Knowledge Officer, as he leads a discussion about accessibility from the student perspective. Students will describe their experiences in navigating the digital campus and will provide insights into thinking about unintended obstacles to student success and how institutions can think more broadly about accessibility. This is just one of the General Sessions at OLC Collaborate – Kansas City. Join us for a full day of networking and learning. General Sessions are 45 minutes long, followed by 45-minute interactive discussions. Learn more and register today! Join Devon Cancilla at OLC Collaborate in Kansas City. OLC ACCELERATE 2018 Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide FULL PROGRAM POSTED! OLC Accelerate | November 13-16 | Orlando, FL The OLC Accelerate 2018 Program has been posted to our website, with presenter notifications emailed out July 19th. With topics ranging from accessibility to virtual reality and everything in between, we had a record number of submissions this year! Review the full program and register to attend today! SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATION OLC Accelerate | November 13-16 | Orlando, FL Applications are now being accepted for theWomen in Digital Learning Leadership Scholarship and the Bruce Chaloux Scholarship for Early Career Excellence. The scholarships include OLC Accelerate 2018 conference registration. Submissions are welcome until September 1, 2018. Winners will be recognized at OLC Accelerate in November. BE RECOGNIZED: OLC AWARDS OPEN OLC Accelerate | November 13-16 | Orlando, FL Are you or your colleagues doing outstanding work in the field of online teaching and learning? Currently, 5 categories of OLC Awards of Excellence are recognized. Learn more about each award and start the nomination process. Nominations are open until September 4, 2018. OLC welcomes you to share techniques, strategies, and practices in online education that have worked for you! Learn more and submit your effective practice. The deadline for submissions is August 30, 2018. Award winners will be recognized at OLC Accelerate 2018 on Tuesday, November 13 in Orlando, FL. OLC INNOVATE 2019 Education Reimagined CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS NOW OPEN FOR OLC INNOVATE 2019 OLC Innovate | April 3-5, 2019 | Denver, CO The OLC/MERLOT Program Committee seeks proposals for interactive sessions including Workshops, Emerging Ideas, Educate and Reflect sessions, Conversations Not Presentations, Career Forum Roundtables, Graduate Student Emerging Ideas sessions, and hands-on Innovation Lab demonstrations that engage and inform participants. Proposed sessions will be targeted to administrators, design thinkers, faculty, instructional support, students, training professionals, technologists, researchers and others and include specific opportunities for engagement of your proposed audience. Learn more and get started today! The submission deadline is September 12, 2018, at 11:59 pm ET. The theme for the year’s conference is “Moving Mountains in Digital, Blended, and Online Learning.” It will be held at the new Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, CO. UPCOMING EVENTS OLC Accelerate 2018 | Orlando, FL – Registration open! November 14-16, 2018 OLC Collaborate Regional Events in 2018 OLC Collaborate – UMKC – Kansas City, MO | September 25, 2018 – Registration open! View as Webpage

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Upcoming Opportunities to Collaborate and Learn

Note these opportunities from the Online Learning Consortium.

Enhance your online teaching skills with OLC workshops. OLC workshops are a cost-effective way to collaborate with peers and experts via synchronous and asynchronous methods for effective and engaging learning. We are committed to modeling best practices for online learning in all of our workshops. Toward that end, our workshops will utilize numerous proven instructional strategies and learning activities that will spark creative ideas for your own online or blended course. Upcoming Workshops NEW! New to Online: Essentials Part 3, Course Design Basics September 10 – 16, 2018 When you’re new to online teaching, you’ll need a great online syllabus and some strategies for designing effective online learning activities. This new workshop, the third part of the New to Online: Essentials series will help you identify important considerations in the design of both. Introduction to Audio & Video Tools September 10 – 16, 2018 According to research, the use of audio and video can foster a sense of presence, increase engagement, and improve learning outcomes. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to effectively create and use audio and video for your courses using various free tools. Introduction to Digital Badges September 10 – 16, 2018 In this workshop, we will explore the benefits and challenges of implementing badging and explore the potential for your course or institution by thinking about specific guidelines and evaluation criteria to establish the value of the badge. Strategies for Effective Mobile Learning in the Online and Blended Classroom September 10 – 16, 2018 Are you ready to establish your mobile definition, context, and integration strategy? Join this workshop to explore effective mobile pedagogies for use in online and blended learning environments, and create a mobile learning artifact for integration of mobile into your online and/or blended courses. Designing a Flipped Classroom September 10 – 16, 2018 Flipping the classroom is currently one of the most popular trends in education at all levels! In this workshop, you will explore different flipped design models and the educational benefits of the flipped design. SEE FULL SCHEDULE Learn | Attend | Read | Join | Connect | About | Contact | Consult | Support © 2018 The Online Learning Consortium

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