{"id":8453,"date":"2015-10-20T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T15:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2015-10-20T10:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T15:50:47","slug":"olc-conference-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/olc-conference-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"OLC Conference Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Karen Nichols<\/p>\n

I'm back from Orlando and so excited to try, share and continue to learn about all of the presentation topics from the 21st Annual Online Learning Consortium<\/a> International Conference 2015. There were hundreds of sessions so I couldn't attend all of the ones I would have liked, but I did my best to sample a bit of everything.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Xavier's own Richard Peters who received the award for best in track for: Going High-Tech in Higher Education: The HBCU Dilemma.<\/a> <\/strong>(If the streamed session is no longer available when you read this, please reply to the blog post for more information.)<\/span><\/p>\n

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Anil Kukreja and I co-presented on Taking<\/strong><\/span> Shape:\u00a0 A Collaborative, Comprehensive Faculty Development Plan for Our Online\/Hybrid Instructors<\/strong>. <\/strong>(If you're interested in a copy of the powerpoint and accompanying documents please reply to the blog post with your email address.)
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MERLOT<\/a> representatives were also present to talk about three new or updated features they're offering to educators:<\/div>\n
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  1. Content Builder<\/a> actually hosted by MERLOT<\/li>\n
  2. MERLOT Bookmark Collection<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Course ePortfolios<\/a> (click this link to see sample course eportfolios)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The conference featured Discovery Sessions where you could browse an assortment of \"how-to\" type presentations as well as a Technology Test Kitchen where various gadgets were showcased along with educational uses.\u00a0 Numerous opportunities to meet and connect with peers were also available.<\/p>\n

    The big news of the OLC conference was that they were awarded a 2.5 million dollar grant from the Gates Foundation<\/a>.\u00a0 Member institutions will be able to compete for grants in order to improve outcomes for underserved students.<\/p>\n

    As I was leaving Orlando, I took this photo and it really captures the soaring feeling I had concerning the future of online education, thanks in large part to the people I met from the conference and their dedication to continuous improvement and ultimately to the students we serve.<\/p>\n

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