The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is pleased to announce three free, virtual professional development sessions for Oklahoma faculty, staff, and students. The sessions will include: For more information…
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2024 Oklahoma Online Excellence Awards. Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2024,…
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) and Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for the 2023 Oklahoma OER Summit. This year’s event…
OER 101 Training Completion Grants Faculty and staff who work with faculty on curriculum and course development are invited to complete the OER 101 training offered for free through the Online Consortium…
Attention all faculty members of Oklahoma public colleges, universities, and Online Consortium of Oklahoma member institutions! If you’re teaching transferable courses using Open Educational Resources (OER) in the 2023-24 academic…
Author: Brad Griffith Quality Matters will launch the seventh edition update of its QM Rubric for Higher Education on July 5. In order to prepare for the release — and…
Author: Brad Griffith The State Regents’ Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) recognized faculty members, administrators and two university teams for their outstanding work during the Friday, May 26 State…
The Oklahoma Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) invites you to discover ground-breaking ideas, research and best practices in online education at the 2023 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit, to be…
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2023 Oklahoma Online Excellence Awards. Nominations will be accepted until January 31, 2023…
OER 101 Training Completion Grants Faculty and staff who work with faculty on curriculum and course development are invited to complete the OER 101 training offered for free through…
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) and Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) invite faculty, staff, and students to join us for the 2022 Oklahoma OER Summit. This free, virtual…
Fall Oklahoma OER Summit – Call for Proposals The Oklahoma Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) invites Oklahoma faculty, staff, and students to share their ground-breaking ideas, research and best…
The Online Consortium of Oklahoma is excited to announce funding opportunities for faculty developing projects using OPEN OCO Pressbooks, accessible at https://open.ocolearnok.org! Pressbooks is a dynamic and accessible tool which…
The Oklahoma Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) looks forward to hosting you at its annual conference on Fridays in April! Hosted each spring, the Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit showcases…
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2022 Oklahoma Online Excellence Awards. This year, the award categories available include: Teaching…
Oklahoma institutions are invited to participate in an exciting new partnership between OneNet and the Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) to explore production of virtual reality (VR) learning resources.…
The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE) is pleased to launch Open Educational Resources: Basics and Beyond, a free, two-part online course and accompanying book. Faculty, staff, and students can access…
Author: Brad GriffithTopic: OPEN OCO Pressbooks Launched OPEN OCO Pressbooks LaunchedIn fall 2020, the Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) launched OPEN OCO, an open educational resource (OER) publishing platform powered…
Topic: IMLS OER Grant Awarded to Three Oklahoma Institutions Three Oklahoma institutions recently received a $428,304 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). East Central…
Description: For nursing faculty and online learning professionals: a workshop to uncover issues related to teaching traditional skills and nursing simulations remotely. The workshop will brainstorm ideas and help participants…
Description: Learn how Western Oklahoma State College shifted its student tutoring programs to a fully virtual format using existing tools, including Zoom. Facilitators: Melissa Smith and Katie Brewer (Western Oklahoma…
Description: Has anyone ever said to you that online education does not have as much quality or rigor as face-to-face instruction? Have you struggled to provide and intelligent reply? Are…
Description: Many faculty approaching a new term of fully remote instruction may now be wondering how to ensure academic integrity and identity of learners outside of the traditional classroom. This…
Description: Have you been grappling with whether labs can be delivered effectively in the online environment? This session will review what the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University…
Description: All hands on deck! With the spread of COVID-19 this spring semester, many institutions have answered the unexpected call to action to continue operations by bringing online education to all…
Description: This session will provide attendees a pathway forward for increasing availability of low/no-cost course materials for students within Oklahoma institutions. Lessons from the field will help you expand your “why”…
Description: AI is the next evolution of big data’s use in education. As more institutions develop their capabilities and architecture to obtain more data on their students, mining this data to…
Description: The world is in unprecedented territory. You’re being asked to move your classes online, and seeing enrollment in existing distance education climb. Students are not on campus. How do we…
Description: Each of us has a finite amount of mental bandwidth for all the tasks in our lives. By bandwidth, I’m referring to attentional resources. This isn’t about how smart a…
Description: This session will provide an overview of un-grading, a movement in both K-12 and higher ed to put the focus on feedback, not grades. The goal: increase motivation, decrease stress,…
Description: Best practices to keep students involved and moving through an online course. Presenter: Akram Taghavi-Burris (University of Tulsa) Monday, April 6, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Central
Description: This event will showcase the 2020 Oklahoma Online Excellence Award winners. Facilitator: Brad Griffith (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education) Guest Presenters: Jason Stone, Breeman Ainsworth, Dorothy Weaver (OSU-OKC Division of Liberal…
Description: Learn what skills are critical for online instructors, and how to develop those skills while also motivating online instructors to stay active and engaged in their courses right alongside their…
Description: From the humble beginnings of automating a paper statistics report to predictive analytics, the KPI Dashboard (custom built by the IDEA Team at UCO using Blackboard Analytics) has had its…
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Description: The U.S. Department of Education is redoing several regulations regarding distance education and educational innovations offered by colleges and universities. This session will explore those that you most need to…
Description: This presentation highlights key trends, issues, and updates related to online and blended learning in Oklahoma. Presenters: Bucky Dodd (University of Central Oklahoma); Dana Lindon-Burgett (Rose State College); Brad Griffith (Oklahoma…
Description: Introduction to digital accessibility in Microsoft Word 2019. Facilitators: Lyssa Prince (OK ABLE Tech)
Description: This presentation highlights key trends, issues, and updates related to online and blended learning in Oklahoma. Facilitators: Bucky Dodd (University of Central Oklahoma); Kyle Foster (Oklahoma State Regents for…
Description: This presentation will cover proven strategies to set-up faculty, their students, and their departments for success in online courses. The use of data-driven decisions, mobile course design, mobile content…
Description: Learners formulate their first impression of a course before they even step inside. In the typical online course, the syllabus can be very telling of what one can expect…
Description: Beginning with the end in mind, this workshop will take a look at measurable course objectives and how they provide the foundation for much of the design, including types…
Description: We will take some time to discuss how accessibility in technology spans across traditional higher education silos and some of the people that are key to moving accessibility from…
Description: This presentation takes a look at the new Oklahoma Learner Readiness Tool and how the tool can assist first time online students. The tool covers areas such as organizational…
Description: If you have never taught online, recently began teaching online, or would just like a refresher, consider joining us for this 2 hour session focused on helping educators begin…
Description: This presentation will focus on experiences gained through implementation of the OpenStax OER in a community college science course. Tools that have assisted with this implantation will also be…
Description: Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality are powerful and fundamentally different from existing communication mediums. Ken Parker will explain them and how can you potentially use them for education. Facilitators:…
Welcome to the 2019 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit! Next week we kick off the 2019 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit. Here’s what is coming up!
Wednesday we gathered for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to honor a group of individuals who demonstrate excellence in online learning across Oklahoma. The 2018 Online Education Excellence…
Description: This session will be an interactive exchange of ideas and effective practices from expert online educators across Oklahoma. Topics will include online teaching and course design practices as well…
Description: This session will be a discussion of the characteristics of online learners and tips and strategies for supporting them as they prepare to enter the world of online learning.…
Description: Learn the interactive elements this instructor implements in her online class and the budget-friendly resources she uses. This workshop features free (and almost free) tech tools and resources for…
Description: Identifying barriers to accessibility may not be as difficult as you think. There are tools and techniques that you can use, for free, to test your web and non-web…
Description: Open licensing, open access journals and open educational resources provide the foundation for a world in which universal access to education is possible. Governments are supporting this shift with…
Welcome to week 2 of the Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit. Here are some exciting events happening this week!
Description: Detecting academic dishonesty in the online environment isn’t always easy. This session will focus on tools, tips, and tricks to reduce academic dishonesty in the online environment. The discussion…
Description: When developing an online course, there are different third-party programs and software that can be used to help enhance the students experience. The University of Oklahoma’s College of Professional…
Description: This session is a virtual panel discussion on lessons learned from administration, faculty, and Instructional Design perspectives for those who are just beginning to teach online. Issues addressed will…
I hope you are enjoying the 2018 Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit! I want to provide a few updates and information related to the summit.
Description: Class time is valuable, particularly in labs. This presentation will focus on the use of video to free up time to focus on content by moving the pre-lab material…
Description: This session shares innovative initiatives and collaborations occurring across the state of Oklahoma aimed at growing the quality and excellence of online and blended education opportunities. Facilitators: Bucky Dodd…
I’m excited to announce the launch of The Guide to Online Teaching. This resource was created by members of the Council for Online Learning Excellence and highlights course design techniques…
Thank you for making the first Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit a wonderful success! Throughout April, more than 370 educators from across Oklahoma (and beyond) came together to share and learn…
Best Practices for Online Learning – “Dirty Dozen” (our must do’s for online teaching) POP’s – “Palmer’s Online Pointers” weekly tips from our Title III Star Instructor Instructor Online Training…
This information was gathered from RSU faculty. 1. The best advice I can give for teaching online is to respond to student emails in a quickly and timely fashion. This…
The Oklahoma Online Learning Excellence Awards were established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Council for Online Learning Excellence to recognize individuals and groups from organizations in the State…
Here are the notes from the meet up held at the University of Central Oklahoma.
We’ve had a wonderful week of live sessions and meet-ups! If you weren’t able to attend, be sure to check out the recordings on the Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit Facebook…
Welcome to Week 2 of the Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit This week we kick off the live online sessions for the Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit. Here’s what is coming up!
Here’s a summary from the Meet-Up at Rogers State University. Welcome and Introductions Identify barriers that attribute to lower students outcomes in online courses vs on-ground courses Discussion – Tools…
Greetings! I would like to welcome you to the first Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit! Thank you for registering. The Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit focuses on advancing excellence in online and…