Academic Innovation Programs at the University of Colorado System targets high quality pedagogical and student success approaches and emerging tools support for the CU campuses. This expanded mission of the Office of Academic Affairs supports System-wide innovation by awarding project funding, managing systemwide industry partnerships and licenses, coordinating CU communities of practice, linking Presidential strategic initiatives to direct campus support, hosting a regional teaching and learning with technology conference (COLTT), and overseeing state authorization and compliance.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Equity is at the core of all Academic Innovation Programs and integrated into all that we do. Examples include:
- Colorado Learning and Teaching with Technology Conference (COLTT) – Addresses topics of accessibility, biases in emerging technologies, and how to leverage technology to increase equity in higher education
- Microcredentialing and badging – Improves credential recognition and completion and student employment readiness through credential visibility, portability, and stackability
- Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) (Coursera and FutureLearn) – Increases access to education globally, LGBTQIA+ land Inclusive Leadership courses, faculty coaching for equitable teaching practices
- Open Educational Resources (OER) – Lowers cost barriers for students and increases diverse representation and voices in learning materials
COURSERA with FutureLearn
COLTT CONFERENCE
OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES
STATE AUTHORIZATION
CU NEXT AWARD
MICROCREDENTIALS