St. Thomas e-Learning and Research

Staff from STELAR attended and presented at OLC Accelerate in Orlando, a conference designed to "accelerate online learning worldwide." Glori Hinck served as the track co-chair for the Professional Development and Support sessions and presented on "Hyflex Course Delivery: Learner Choice, Equivalency, Reusability, Accessibility," while Jo Montie facilitated a session titled "Development of an Online Student Orientation: Supporting Success in the Digital Environment." Instructional designer colleague Karin Brown and Dr. Lisa Abendroth, Associate Dean for Graduate Program Innovation in the Opus College of Business, were also part of the team representing St. Thomas at the conference!

STELAR staff member Glori Hinck was quoted in the August 7 Chronicle of Higher Education article, "Online Learning Is Misunderstood. Here's How." Read on if you'd like to know more about what instructional designers and others wish their colleagues knew about online education....

Online Learning Is Misunderstood. Here's How. One out of three college students takes at least one class online. But we still get a lot wrong about the medium, according to professionals who work in the trenches.

Want to learn more about digital transformation in higher education? Our CIO, Ed Clark, has a featured article in the latest issue of EDUCAUSE Review on this topic, with a focus on transformations underway at St. Thomas.

Digital Transformation: What Is It? As in other industries, four elements are driving digital transformation in education: customer experience, competitiveness, profitability, and agilit