CU Boulder- Academic and Learning Innovation

We are excited to share that our office has received the 2025 John R. Bourne Award for Excellence in Online and Digital Programming from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). This achievement reflects the dedication of our faculty, staff, and campus partners who have collaborated to build and sustain impactful online learning and advance digital education at CU Boulder. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/guPevWm8 #DigitalEducation #OnlineInnovation #OLC

Interested in learning about International Business? We have a specialization for that. Through 5 courses, students will learn to comprehend and critique global business systems, apply national culture models to international marketing and HR management, understand international logistics and foreign exchange risks, and analyze the various modes through which businesses engage in international markets. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ga-Rf-KM?

Last week, we had the exciting opportunity to co-host a two-day Design Thinking Workshop with the Center for Teaching and Learning. We brought together campus partners from a wide range of disciplines and professional backgrounds to collaboratively explore the challenges and opportunities facing higher education today. Huge thanks to everyone who was able to participate in this Pedagogical Research & Development initiative and to Thaddeus Napp of Vermilion for being such a wonderful facilitator! #HigherEd #Research #Innovation #TeachingandLearning #EducationInnovation #CUBoulder

📢 New Course Alert! Your attention is your most valuable resource: the foundation of your creativity, relationships, and mental health. This course helps you reclaim it. Learn how to realign your media habits in a way that improves your life and enhances your well-being. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbfZJqRU #MentalHealth #MediaHabits #SocialMedia #OnlineEducation #Coursera

We’re excited to announce our next BoulderTalks event: bringing leading voices in educational innovation to CU Boulder. Date: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 Join us as Randall Bass, Vice President for Strategic Education Initiatives at Georgetown University, shares insights and offers fresh perspectives for educators, leaders, and changemakers across campus and beyond. More details and registration coming soon. Stay tuned! #BoulderTalks #CUBoulder #EducationInnovation #Leadership

We’re excited to share that Randall Fullington, our Executive Director, has joined the 12th cohort of the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership (AIHEL)! We’re looking forward to the insights and ideas Randall will bring back to our Innovation Office! #AcademicInnovation #HigherEducation #Leadership

New Course Alert! Interested in leaning about ethics in AI? Look no further. CU Boulder is offering a brand new course on Coursera that will teach you how to identify, analyze, and assess ethical challenges arising from AI. Course name: "Current Issues in Ethics and AI" Check out the course here: https://lnkd.in/gK3QnhdJ #ArtificalIntelligence #CUBoulder #Coursera #OnlineLearning #Ethics

🎓 Boost your skills with Career Academy! 🎓 CU Boulder students and faculty can earn career-ready certificates online in areas like Data Analytics, Project Management, Leadership, and more- all at your own pace. Start learning today: https://lnkd.in/dURFgjbg #CUBoulder #CareerAcademy #ProfessionalDevelopment #OnlineLearning #Coursera

Interested in applying systems thinking to engineering and management? Join Professor Bill Van Atten from CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) for a free webinar on how to use systems engineering to strengthen design processes, improve program management, and mitigate risk. 🗓 Tuesday, October 28, 2025 🕛 12:00 p.m. MDT This session will cover the growing need for systems engineering and how this specialization stacks into the ME-EM degree. Audience Q&A included! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gDFFc9Rm

Our office was proud to be represented at Coursera Connect 2025 earlier this month! Check out Randall Fullington’s post for a look at some of the colleagues and partners who make this work so impactful.