  {"id":3730,"date":"2025-09-04T18:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/?page_id=3730"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:49:37","slug":"olc-and-you","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/olc-and-you\/","title":{"rendered":"OLC and You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"OLC Institutional Membership banner.\" class=\"wp-image-4603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/image.png 1023w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/image-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/image-768x207.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/OLC.jpg\" alt=\"Online Learning Consortium Logo\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" style=\"width:151px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/OLC.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/OLC-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Overview<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re&nbsp;excited to share that&nbsp;MTSU&nbsp;is a member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Learning Consortium<\/a>, giving you access to valuable tools and resources to support your teaching.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC<\/a>\u202fleads the way in online education innovation. Faculty benefit from workshops, certifications, and research aimed at improving online teaching quality and digital pedagogy.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this membership, you can explore&nbsp;free\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/events\/webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Webinars<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/publications-and-resources\/all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Quality Scorecard<\/a>\u202f&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/OLC\/s\/scorecard-welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scorecard Resource Portal<\/a>, weekly updates through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/connect\/olc-today-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Today<\/a>\u202f- sign up for weekly updates on new industry trends, research, professional development opportunities and more, access to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/publications-and-resources\/all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Research Center<\/a>, and practical&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tools<\/a>\u202f- including the popular &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/publication\/2023\/playbook\/communities-of-practice-in-higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communities of Practice in Higher Education<\/a>&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to take advantage of&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/to.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/OLC_Resource_Links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Institutional Membership Overview<\/a>\u202fto enhance your teaching and stay current with best practices in online learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explore The Possibilities.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>OLC Is here to support you with\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/join\/olc-member-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>resources<\/strong><\/a>\u202fto help with your online teaching and learning goals.&nbsp;Learn more at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/online\/olc-and-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick Start for OLC Members Guide<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Action Items:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create your own\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/membership\/member-resources\/#setup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC User Account\/Profile<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign up to receive\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/connect\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>OLC Today<\/em><\/a>\u202f(weekly newsletter)&nbsp;communicating&nbsp;what&#8217;s&nbsp;new in the world of online learning and education.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/to.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/email-preferences?ehash=37069c681400cd04eabda10f71194a389c6551086cb4e2ab78bb4d366aeb15b5&amp;email_id=1383335832&amp;epc_hash=Z8SYv6KjVfOE0vkrzl2TRuwd8ulxn1hNG49Y2EUZaVE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Update your subscription preferences<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore our\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Home Page<\/a>\u202fand check out free resources available to you:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to&nbsp;explore the new\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/my.onlinelearningconsortium.org\/OLC\/s\/scorecard-welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Course Review Scorecard<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign up to watch\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/learn\/webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Webinars<\/a>\u202f(live or recordings).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/publications-and-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Research Center<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelearningconsortium.org\/learn\/teaching-certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLC Online Teaching Certificate Programs<\/a>\u202fto advance your career.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview&nbsp; 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