Introduction to the Special Issue: Select Papers Presented at Recent OLC Conferences

Authors

  • Patsy Moskal University of Central Florida
  • Carrie Lewis Miller
  • Dara Tafazoli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v29i3.5298

Abstract

Each year, the September issue of the Online Learning Journal (OLJ) highlights select articles showcasing research presented at one of the past year's Online Learning Consortium (OLC) conferences, OLC Accelerate or OLC Innovate. This special issue continues this tradition by presenting seven studies that demonstrate the breadth and depth of current scholarship in online and digital learning. The selected papers address critical areas including leadership competencies, mobile-assisted language learning, student success factors, instructional design effectiveness, faculty motivation and support, and innovative pedagogical approaches using generative artificial intelligence. These studies offer valuable insights into the evolving landscape of online education and provide evidence-based practices for educators, administrators, and researchers working to enhance the quality and effectiveness of digital learning environments

Author Biography

Patsy Moskal, University of Central Florida

Patsy D. Moskal is the Director of Digital Learning Impact Evaluation for the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Since 1996, she has served as the liaison for faculty research of distributed learning and teaching effectiveness at UCF. Patsy specializes in statistics, graphics, program evaluation, and applied data analysis. She has extensive experience in research methods including survey development, interviewing, and conducting focus groups and frequently serves as an evaluation consultant to school districts, and industry and government organizations. She has also served as a co-principal investigator on grants including the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Gates-Foundation-funded Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). She frequently serves as a reviewer for conferences and journals and also for Department of Education and National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR proposals. Patsy has co-authored numerous articles and chapters on blended and online learning and frequently presents on these topics. In 2011 she was named a Sloan-C Fellow “In recognition of her groundbreaking work in the assessment of the impact and efficacy of online and blended learning. Patsy's most recent book, with co-authors, Dziuban, Picciano and Graham, Conducting research in online and blended learning environments: New pedagogical frontiers was published in 2015.

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Published

2025-09-01

How to Cite

Moskal, P., Carrie Lewis Miller, & Dara Tafazoli. (2025). Introduction to the Special Issue: Select Papers Presented at Recent OLC Conferences. Online Learning, 29(3). https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v29i3.5298

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2025): Online Learning Journal (OLJ)

Section

2025 OLC Conference Special Issue

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