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Schedule of Events

OLC Conference Schedule of On-Campus Events

For abstracts of each event, please visit the RSVP Form for the OLC Conference. 

Please join us in Aquinas !  

Each session is color coded according to conference theme. These are:

Faculty Professional Development and Support
Student Success and Learner Support
Technology and Emerging Learning Environments
 Institutional Strategies and Innovations


Time Slot
Day 1 – October 29




12:00PM
Assessing Group Collaboration Processes in Online Courses
(35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 154
Designing Competency-Based Self-Paced Online Workshops for
Introducing Faculty to Online Teaching Technologies
(35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 252
What is Success in Online Learning? (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 163


12:45PM
Meeting Emotional and Cognitive Needs: Lessons Learned from
Adult Students Preference of Learning Situations (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 109
Finding Evidence of Impact in Online and Blended Learning
Environments (80 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 154



1:30PM
From Analytics to Action: A Cross-Functional Approach to Improve
Student Success (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 163
The Art of the Online Community: Moving Beyond the Forum
Discussion (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 109
Leverage Technology to Streamline Course Development
(35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 252




2:15PM
Digital Literacies: A Shadow Curriculum for Online Learners?
(35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 109
What Faculty Need to Know About Teaching Online (80 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 154
Looking to the Future of Social Presence: A Panel Discussion on
Theory, Research,  and Practice (80 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 163

4:00PM

Keynote Address: How Brains Learn with Technology (90 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 163






Time Slot
Day 2 – October 30

8:00AM
Keynote Address: Looking at the Academic Innovation Landscape: Lessons Learned and Future Possibilities (75 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 163





9:25PM
Online Student Readiness: Prepare Students to Survive and Thrive in Distance Learning (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 109
Adaptive Learning: Learning Theory and Real Applications
(80 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 154

Women in Online Higher Education Leadership Roles: Strategies for Professional Development and Success (80 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 163

Regulating eLearning: The Rocky Road to Higher Education Reauthorization (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 252


10:10AM
Course Design with Mobile Learners in Mind (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 252

Integration of Discussion Boards + Technology + Social Media = Engagement of the Adult Learner (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 109


1:30PM
Learning by Using and Sharing Internet Resources (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 109

Innovation and Iteration: Celebrating 20 Years of the International Conference on Online Learning (80 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 163

Showcasing Innovation Through Award-Winning Online Teaching (80 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 154


2:15PM
Competencies? But this is Academia! A Development Plan for a Competency Based University Program (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 109

Kaltura Video Management Platform and Applications
(35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 252



4:10PM
Can Faculty Development Change Online Teaching? (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 154

Innovative Orientation Leads to Improved Success in Online Courses (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 109

Assessing the Impact of E-Texts, Flipped Classroom, and iPad Usage (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 252

Using Student Satisfaction Data for Institutional Decision-Making (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 163


Time Slot
Day 3 – October 31

8:15AM
Keynote Address: Rhizomatic Learning- The Community is the Curriculum (75 minutes)


AQUINAS RM: 163



9:40AM
Measuring Student Engagement in an Online Program
(35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 109

Are Your Learners Satisfied? (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 163

Development and Evaluation of a Training and Support Program from Online Adjunct Faculty (35 minutes)

AQUINAS RM: 154




10:50AM
Instruction from the Back Seat: Letting Your Students Drive Case-Based Learning (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 154

Building Open Educational Resources for Emerging Technologies: Striving for Flexibility and Reuse (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 252





11:35AM
Direct, Connect, Reflect: Creating Meaningful Online Relationships and Experiences Equals Success 4 All! (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 154

Distance Learning Leadership: Applying Research and Theory to the Practitioner Experience (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 163

Engaging Google Generation Students in Online Learning with Google Glasses  (35 minutes)
AQUINAS RM: 252