Online and Digital Innovation in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Online and Digital Innovation team in the College's Office of the Dean are experts in pioneering innovative approaches to teaching and learning. We are here to assist our academic units in the planning, development, and delivery of online programs and experiential learning opportunities in support of the initiatives of The College and the charter of the university.

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What we do

We support the 21 academic units within The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences by:

Assisting academic units with launching new online programs, including coordinating the 2+ year approval cycles, development, marketing, and launch process between our academic units, EdPlus, the Provost Office, and the Arizona Board of Regents.
Creating experiential learning opportunities for online students, such as the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars program (OURS).
Coordinating the implementation of academic digital initiatives in partnership with academic units, the Provost Office, EdPlus, Enterprise Technology, and Learning Enterprise.
Offering Instructional Design services to faculty for online course development, including adapting courses for large-scale technology/platform changeovers.
Assisting in the staffing and support of unit-level embedded Instructional Designers.
Guiding learning technology decisions by assisting staff and faculty with evaluating, piloting, licensing, and supporting tools used in our courses and programs.

Connect with us!

Ian Gould, Associate Dean of Online and Digital Innovation
Kena Ray, Assistant Director of Instructional Design and Learning Technology
- Joan Bahamonde, Sr. Instructional Designer
Gloria Espinoza Minnihan, Director of Online Curriculum and Digital Innovation
- Melanie Saridakis, Assistant Director of Online Curriculum and Program Development
Ara Austin, Sr. Director of Online Engagement & Strategic Initiatives (OURS)