HEYYYY Zeren!

Hello everyone!

Hi, so glad to be here. Joining the call from Arvada, CO (Denver metro), where we are waiting for the snow storm to move in this afternoon. :)

Oh no - snow!

Hi, everyone! Welcome!

And wow, snow! Stay safe!

Stay safe Michelle!

I’m in CA, so it’s sunny but chilly here!

Yes! Stay safe with Eta - Zeren and all!

Hello from Pennsylvania where the temperature in the morning was 38 now 73.

I have to admit, I am a snowbird...so always love it when it snows. Yes, thinking of you all in Florida. Be safe!

I lived in Bradenton, Florida

Welcome to OLC Live, everybody! We’ll get started in about 7 minutes or so… This is a space for casual conversation between the conference events and, today, we’ll just be getting oriented to the conference itself from our brave organizers!

I will come on camera later, grabbing a quick lunch while we wait. :)

Very nice thank you.

Lunch is very important, yes! Camera or no, we’re happy to see everyone here :)

Hello from the Washington DC area everyone. Blue skies and 74 degrees.

MADDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@joan - lover your charming old town background. Is that France?

Too adorable.

Hi Torie!

Maddie <3

Hi, Angela! I hope you're well!

Hi Nate!

Wow Jenae!

#LifeLongLearner

Green Gables...who knew?!

@Dina, loving the background!

#olcpets contender, Dina!

@Maddie...that is Sahara Bella :) our almost 3 German Shepherd...

::waves:: Hi, everyone! Jenae here, OLC Live Co-Chair, Director of Academic Technology at Sacramento State University, currently squatting in a corner after moving!

@ Michelle No It is Rothenburg ob de Tauber, Northern Bavaria, Germany. My family emmigrated from there to Pennsylvania in 1862. This particular area used in my background was used in Disney’s movie of Pinocchio.

Germany was my next guess. Beautiful.

If you’re just joining us for OLC Live… welcome!

Feel free to introduce yourselves, and if you’ve got something you’d like to ask the OLC co-chairs about, feel free to voice that here too!

Tina!!!!

You can click the 3x3 dot icon to view the meeting in "Gallery View" if you would like to (to see everyone's videos at once)

Please excuse me, but I must go to a department meeting.

Thanks for joining us Joan!

See you soon hopefully Joan!

When you are coughing and coughing and think Nate calls on you :)

Maddie - one of the many hearts behind the creativity at OLC!

Sorry, everyone, even as co-chair, I’ve got to bounce off a little early today too, but I’ll be here for the rest of the OLC Live! Sessions for the full session… Thrilled that we’re getting a chance to give the OLC organizers an opportunity to share what’s awesome about the conference this year!

Thanks Jenae!

Thanks Jenae :)

If anyone here has a specific question they’d like to talk about with the conference chairs, raise your hand or preview here in chat and we’ll make space for you.

Learn more about the Technology Test Kitchen here: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/accelerate/program/technology-test-kitchen/

Go TTK! Love the Technology Test Kitchen in person and virtually!

LOVED TTK last year!!

Learn more about the Exposition Foundry here: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/accelerate/exposition-foundry/

Thank you all for all you do! Have to go prep to chair a session.

Tori + Maddie! A great co-engagement chair combo!

All these folks are awesome and good people to know generally :D

#OLCPets#OLCShoeTweets

Learn more about the Field Guide Program: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/accelerate/field-guide-program/

Let’s see how many times we can mention Angela Gibson!

They'll be leading with a lot of fun sessions (the Virtual Speed Networking Lounge team)

Learn more about the Speed Networking Lounge: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/innovate/speed-networking-lounge/

Same to you Torie!

If you're interested in joining Slack, check this out: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/accelerate/field-guide-program/#slack

So many engagement opportunities at the conference! Check them out! https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/innovate/engagement-opportunities/

If you are interested in volunteering for OLC events or other areas, visit this page - there is a form there you can complete! https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/about/get-involved/

As Megan thanks the volunteers, we'd be remiss to not highlight that Megan, Doug, Tina, Janet, and Torie (and even Nate and Jenae) are also all volunteers. If you're interested in checking out how to get involved and to maybe even one day take on the role of conference co-chair, you can indicate your interest to get involved here: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/about/get-involved/

I have met such GREAT colleagues through OLC by volunteering!

By that Nate is referring to the fact that I was once a volunteer but was hired this year into the OLC full-time

So thankful for the volunteer opportunities with the OLC!

We are scheduled to end at 12:15, so if anyone here has a question or observation, let me know and we’ll get you heard.

I love the recordings

Maddie or other OLC folks: is it true that every session at Accelerate is recorded?

Correct

Nate, that's correct!

For this one

What a rich trove of material that will be!

They are all recorded. Folks can access recordings for up to one year.

In the onsite ones only a portion are live streamed and recorded.

I was JUST about to add that @Torie, if you didn't

Quick Tip: Don't be afraid to reach out to attendees, presenters, OLC staff, etc. Let's connect!

Tweet people :)

@Dana - Yes!

Please remember to evaluate this session: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYF5GwczFWqemgZM_s0R0k3EurmMysomIzxsALTuv1mJG-EA/viewform?entry.1952643545&entry.1303143111&entry.1961758182=9417&entry.598587566&entry.965164067&entry.1431947991=8663

@Dana, yes totally! I became online colleagues / friends with 3 new people who I regularly talk with during Innovate by connecting via Twitter

https://bit.ly/3kEJJP8

Quick tip: If I have 2 sessions I want to go to, I will sometimes peek at their session materials which are loaded in the conference program!

*at the same time

Thank you for doing this!!! Amazing conference!

What is this "goodbye" Nate? I would just say see you later :)

Good Point Maddie! It is not goodbye, but see you soon!

END OF SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS:Please remember to fill out a session evaluation for this session - every entry is a chance to enter the gift card drawing. Your feedback helps the presenters and OLC for future planning of conferences and events. You can find the session evaluation linked in the session entries.

Jump on a Zoom! A Google meet! Send a Teams link ;)

On-demand recordings of OLC Accelerate presentations will be available in the conference venues (usually within 24 hours) for 1 year post-conference. You will receive a reminder email at the end of the conference with access instructions.

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Have a great rest of your conference!

We also have a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focused OLC Ideate coming up in December.