OLA courses are web-based and accessible anytime, anywhere a student has access to the Internet. OLA courses are aligned with Ohio’s Academic Standards. OLA courses provide a combination of self-paced lessons, lectures, and resources. Courses follow an organized, intuitive, and interactive approach that features proven teaching components, including:

• Fully developed lesson plans

• Award-winning multimedia content

• Simulations and animations

• E-readings

• Recorded lectures and presentations

• Exercises, activities, and assignments

• Instruction, coaching, and feedback

• Online collaboration

• Online tutorials

• Graded assessments

Our student-centered approach is engaging, interesting, and instructionally sound. Courses are much more than reading and lectures. They are designed to foster creativity and exploration supported by a variety of online learning activities. Learning is based on structure, content, community, and guided activity, using the personal connection of a qualified instructor who brings real-world experiences and knowledge.