Abstract: Information visualization, a fusion of art and science, is a visual and interactive methodology that affords users to experience complex data and explore the rich, inherent narrative of the context, without needing to reference and process an overwhelming amount of numerical distractors. Information visualization is an essential element in our daily lives, especially those in data-driven professions, namely online educators. However, few examples of successful information visualization integration exist in our field. This paper details a set of potential roles for information visualization in the future design and integration of online learning environments.