2027 Annual eLearning Conference
Save the date! The Instructional Technology Council is heading to Colorado Springs, Colorado, from March 4-7, 2027, hosted by Pikes Peak State College. Full conference details – including the theme, keynote speakers, registration, and the Call for Proposals – will be posted here soon. Check back for updates, or watch your ITC eNews for the official announcement.
About the Host Institution | Keynote Speakers | Conference Registration | Sponsorship Opportunities
Proposal Submissions | Conference Tracks | Conference Schedule | Hotel Information
About the Host Institution
Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) is the largest institution of higher education in the Pikes Peak region, serving more than 18,000 students each year across four campuses in Colorado Springs, Colorado, along with three military satellite locations and a robust distance education program. Founded in 1968, PPSC offers more than 150 associate degree, certificate, and bachelor’s degree programs spanning liberal arts and sciences transfer and career technical education. We’re excited to bring the ITC community to the foot of Pikes Peak for 2027.
Additional details about the host campus and Colorado Springs will be added as the conference is finalized.
Keynote Speakers
Our keynote lineup for 2027 is coming together. Check back soon to meet the speakers who will be joining us in Colorado Springs.
Conference Registration
Registration for the 2027 eLearning Conference is not yet open. Pricing and Early Bird deadlines will be posted here once finalized. In the meantime, mark your calendar for March 4-7, 2027, in Colorado Springs, CO.
Proposal Submissions
The Call for Proposals for the 2027 Annual eLearning Conference will open soon. As in past years, we’ll be looking for bold, practical, and thought-provoking sessions from across the distance education community, including topics such as:
- Pedagogy and Andragogy in Distance Education
- Instructional Technology and Tools
- Student Success and Engagement
- Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Pedagogy
- Leadership and Administration
Conference Tracks
The 2027 ITC Annual eLearning Conference will bring together educators, leaders, innovators, and partners to Learn, Connect, and Explore as we celebrate 50 years of advancing eLearning and look toward what comes next.
While the Call for Proposals is still being developed, prospective presenters are encouraged to begin thinking about how their work, ideas, research, and experiences might align with one of our three conference tracks.
LEARN
Strengthening Teaching, Learning, and Student Success
Share practical strategies, programs, research, and effective practices that strengthen online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced education.
The Learn track will explore topics such as course design, accessibility, student engagement and belonging, assessment, academic integrity, faculty development, instructional support, quality standards, learning technologies, and approaches that help all learners succeed.
CONNECT
Building Communities, Partnerships, and Leadership
Explore the relationships, partnerships, and leadership practices that make innovation and student success possible.
The Connect track will highlight collaboration across institutions and communities, including faculty support, professional development, leadership, change management, student belonging, employer and workforce partnerships, communities of practice, strategic planning, and building sustainable digital learning teams.
EXPLORE
Discovering Innovation and Shaping What Comes Next
Look ahead to emerging technologies, innovative practices, experiments, and ideas that may shape the future of education.
The Explore track will include artificial intelligence, immersive and simulation-based learning, flexible learning models, digital credentials, learning analytics, emerging workforce technologies, innovation labs, technology pilots, and other forward-looking approaches. Early-stage projects, lessons learned, and ideas still being explored are welcome.
Have an idea? Start thinking now.
The official Call for Proposals, including presentation formats, submission guidelines, and additional topic suggestions, will be announced soon.
Preliminary Agenda
Thursday, March 4 – Sunday, March 7, 2027
Schedule is preliminary and subject to change as conference programming is finalized.
Thursday, March 4 — Preconference & Welcome
- Optional preconference workshop
- Conference registration
- Welcome reception and networking
Friday, March 5 — Opening Day
- Breakfast and registration
- Conference welcome and keynote
- Concurrent sessions
- Networking lunch
- Interactive conference experience
Saturday, March 6 — Conference & Celebration
- Breakfast and general session
- Concurrent sessions
- Sponsor exhibits and networking
- ITC Awards Luncheon
- Interactive closing experience
Sunday, March 7 — 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Breakfast
- Concurrent sessions
- ITC 50th Anniversary celebration and special program
- Giveaways and conference closing
Conference concludes by approximately noon on Sunday.
Additional program details, speakers, session information, transportation schedules, and special activities will be announced as they are confirmed.
Hotel Information
Drury Plaza Hotel Colorado Springs
1170 InterQuest Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 599-4000
Rooms are being held for the ITC group block. Book online using the link below, or call 1-800-325-0720 and reference group number 10188234. Room rates starting at $117.
Book your room at the Drury Plaza Hotel ›
Please make your reservation by Wednesday, January 20, 2027 to receive the group rate. Reservations made after this date will be subject to prevailing rates and availability.
Staying at the Drury also gets you:
- Complimentary hot breakfast, served daily from 6-9:30am on weekdays and 7-10am on weekends
- Complimentary evening drinks and snacks at the 5:30 Kickback, featuring a rotating menu of hot food, beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soft drinks from 5:30-7pm every evening
- Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- On-site business center, fitness center, and pool
Sponsor Opportunities
ITC Sponsorship is an ideal way to stand out as industry leaders supporting online learning and distance education. ITC Sponsors receive high visibility and unparalleled access to ITC members at the Annual Conference, with affordable and customizable packages that connect your products and services to distance education professionals at community colleges across the country.
To get started as a Conference Sponsor, click here.
Questions? Contact the eLearning Conference Planning Team at eLearningConference@itcnetwork.org.