Last Updated: May 02, 2025     Views: 108

Yes, UAGC has memberships at both the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and UPCEA. Both of these organizations offer free individual memberships to our faculty and staff.

 

What is the Online Learning Consortium (OLC)?

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is a collaborative community of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner – anyone, anywhere, anytime. OLC inspires innovation and quality through an extensive set of resources, including best-practice publications, quality benchmarking, leading-edge instruction, community-driven conferences, practitioner-based and empirical research, and expert guidance. The growing OLC community includes faculty members, administrators, trainers, instructional designers, and other learning professionals, as well as educational institutions, professional societies, and corporate enterprises. UAGC faculty and staff can follow this job aid to join OLC and take advantage of their membership benefits. Here are a few highlights of their membership benefits:

 

What is UPCEA?

UPCEA is a professional learning community in education whose members are continuously reinventing higher education, positively impacting millions of lives. As a leading higher education association, they lead and support their members through research, networking, mentorship, conferences, seminars, and advocacy. They also bring together leaders in education, industry, research, and policy to elevate educational access and outcomes. Their focus on online, professional and continuing education helps advance their goals and foster innovation in the field. UAGC faculty and staff can follow this job aid to join UPCEA and take advantage of their membership benefits, which are highlighted below: