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

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