The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2026 Oklahoma Online Excellence Awards. 

Nominations will be accepted until February 2, 2026, and this year, the award categories available include:

• Accessibility
• Individual Leadership
• Innovation
• Open Education Impact
• Teaching
• Team Leadership

Nominations will be scored by chairs from COLE and the Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO).

Award winners will receive numerous accolades including:

• Signed letter from the Chancellor
• Profile feature on the Online Excellence Awards archive
• Physical award plaque
• Digital badge award issued through Credly
• Invitation to author a blog post for https://OCOlearnOK.org/
• Ticket(s) and travel support for the 2026 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit on March 5-6, 2026 at Rose State College
• Formal recognition at the May 2026 meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

For more information and to submit a nomination, visit the Online Excellence Awards webpage here at OCOlearnOK.org. Questions and award documentation may be submitted to online@osrhe.edu.