CU On The Air Podcast

CU On The Air Podcast


The importance of innovation for CU in the age of COVID-19 and beyond

May 19, 2020

CU on the Air again talks to CU President Kennedy about the University of Colorado’s response to COVID-19 and its transformation to greater technology and online learning.

* Analysis of the market and CU’s role in online learning
* Strong progress in the past on which to build
* Online Acceleration Committee
* Bring together the best of our four campuses
* Proposed answers for the campuses in September
* CU Online from CU Denver now integrating all four campuses
* Fall of 2021 launch of extensive online offerings
* Sharing our assets
* Five years down the road? Growing, competitive, innovative, adaptive learning, VR
* Mix and match options for our students
* Faculty quality in both online and classroom learning
* Remote learning vs. online education
* Students gravitate toward authentic experiences – whether online or in the classroom
* Ensuring programs delivered digitally were designed for that experience
* Information systems critical for educational, research and teaching capabilities
* Exploring a systemwide, common technology platform
* More meaningful digital support over the next three years
* Collaborating with the campuses to optimize support for CRM
* Thank you again to our resilient faculty and staff!

Resources

* COVID-19 university resources
* COVID-19 communications from the president