Ray Schroeder
Online Learning
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Daily Curated Reading Lists by Ray
Authorship & Co-Authorship/Selected Book Chapters
Leading the e-Learning Transformation of Higher Education, First Edition Fall 2014
Leading the e-Learning Transformation of Higher Education, Second Edition 2020
Change We Must: Deciding the Future of Higher Education (co-author Vickie Cook) 2016
Handbook of Distance Education, Fourth Edition (co-author Vickie Cook) 2019
A Guide to Administering Distance Learning - "Leadership for Online Learning" chapter Brill/Sense 8/2021
AECT Division of Distance Learning BEST BOOK Award 2022
Designing Engaging and Interactive Synchronous Online Class Sessions )Foreword ) 12/2022
LearnX Learning Technology Innovation Award in the category of Best Learning & Talent Technology, Diamond level
Chief Learning Officer Magazine Learning in Practice Award, Technology Award, Gold level, Division 2 category
Selected Awards
Annual Distance Teaching and Learning Johnny Appleseed Award 2018
for giving life and leadership to the distance teaching and learning profession
Professor Emeritus of Communication
July 1, 2001
Brief Bio
Ray Schroeder is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) and Senior Fellow at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). Ray began his academic career in 1971 as an Instructor in the College of Communications at the University of Illinois. He left Urbana in 1977 to become an Assistant Professor in Communication at Sangamon State University (which became UIS in 1995). His career and publications focus on the application of technology to enhance teaching and learning.
Ray founded the UIS Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning (OTEL) in 1997. OTEL later became the Center for Online Learning Research and Service (COLRS), combining support for the essential online faculty responsibilities into one unit. The unit has received numerous national grants and awards. It supports 26 online graduate and undergraduate programs ranked among the “Best Online Colleges” by US News. UIS delivers some 500 online classes each semester to students in 48 states and 10 countries.
Schroeder’s recognitions include:
2023 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters awarded by the University of Illinois Springfield
2023 Inaugural UPCEA Leadership Award for the Advancement of Digital Learning also in 2023. The award is now named the Ray Schroeder Leadership Award for the Advancement of Digital Learning
· 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Who’s Who Worldwide Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing more than 20 years of leadership in the field
· 2016 United States Distance Teaching and Learning Association Hall of Fame Award for significant contributions to the field of distance learning through leadership, technology, research and teaching
· 2016 Mildred B. and Charles A. Wedemeyer Award as Outstanding Practitioner in Distance Education by the American Journal of Distance Education and the University of Wisconsin, Madison
· 2014 Past Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Service from the Illinois Council of Continuing Higher Education
· 2012 Innovation Fellow for Digital Learning, UPCEA
· 2011 University of Illinois Distinguished Service Award
· 2010 Mayadas Leadership Award in Online Education, the Sloan Consortium
· 2010 Inaugural Sloan Consortium Fellow
· 2002 Outstanding Achievement in Asynchronous Learning Networks – Sloan Consortium
Ray publishes to an array of social media outlets with more than 12,000 daily readers to his publications. He has co-authored multiple chapters and numerous papers over the past 20 years. A frequent keynote speaker, Schroeder is well-known nationally and internationally for his knowledge and writings in technology-enhanced learning.
Recent Presentations
Innovation and Creation in Ever-Advancing Artificial Intelligence 1/23
Designing Engaging and Interactive Synchronous Online Class Sessions (pre-pub) Foreword 9/2022
The Metaverse and Web 3.0: Embedding Ourselves into the Internet (8/22)
January 2022
College of DuPage Future Task Force - Visioning: Future of Higher Ed 12/2/2021)
UIS Center for Teacher Leadership - Professional Networks for Students (11/2021)
UIS Center for Teacher Leadership - Visioning the Future of Higher Ed (9/28)
Book chapter on Leadership in A Guide to Administering Distance Learning (8/2021) AECT Division of Distance Learning BEST BOOK Award 2022
Online, Blended, Hyflex: Optimizing Learning with Student Engagement Platforms (7/20)
Authentic Assessment - UIS Center for Faculty Excellence (4/1)
Blackboard: Small and Unique Small Schools Summit Keynote 2/24
January 2021
Interview with a Professor on the Future of AI in Education (11/23)
What are the 3 key tips for becoming an instructional designer? 10/28
Quantum Promise for AI in Education - National DTL Conf (8/6)
Learning, Technology Design Plenary "Lay of the Land" (2/25)
DTL Mini-presentation Ai and Quantum Future of Learning (2/12)
Recording https://youtu.be/l22oI4Q6tyM
January 2020
Helix Education Podcast with Ray Schroeder on Quantum (7/26)
A Conversation Regarding Micro-Credentials UPCEA Seattle (3/28)
Five Key Trends for Professional Education Leaders (3/11)
Sources for Prof Dev in Online Learning (Virtually Inspired 2/27)
GenZ and Emerging Trends in Higher Ed (w/ Vickie Cook 2/27)
Higher Ed Tech Trends - Transforming Teaching/Learning Conference (with Michele Gribbins 2/12/19)
January 2019
January 2018
UIS New Faculty Teaching Academy: Teaching for Tomorrow
Technology Should You Keep Your Eye On (with Jason Rhode)
The Future of Jobs and Job Training (Pew Internet invited expert contribution - May 3, 2017)
Understanding the Faculty Role in Accessibility (Invited expert mini-essay Inside Higher Ed - Digital Learning - March 15, 2017)
January 2017
Active Blending for Engagement (Northwestern University)
Co-author with Vickie Cook, chapter in Change We Must: Deciding the Future of Higher Education (RosettaBooks)
Student at the Center Online - Keynote Rutgers Online Conference
January 2016
Technologies Enable Policies, Practices, Pedagogy (ICCET/ICCHE)
Chapt co-authored with Dr. Vickie Cook Centennial Conversations
Innovative Pedagogies and Practices for Student Success Wrkshop
Building New Online Programs (with Dr. Vickie Cook)
Online Leadership in 2015 (with Dr. Vickie Cook)
January 2015
Emerging Technologies for Online (with Cook, Gribbins, Morsch)
U of Toronto Int'l Conference ~ Hybrid Learning (speaker notes)
SCUP: Building Virtual Bridges in a Time of MOOCs and Mashups
Educause Quarterly Article: Sustaining Online Students at UIS
Beyond Google & Yahoo: Search Engine Alternatives
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