UVA Online
SIF204 UVA Online (formerly identified as SIF180)
Project Manager: Kemi Jona
Approved: Fall 2023
Project Dates: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2029
Total Funding: $9,458,251
Executive Summary:
As part of the 2030 Strategic Plan, the University of Virginia (UVA) has recognized that our obligations extend beyond our local community and has committed to “offer accessible and affordable educational programs to those beyond our Grounds.” The Office of the Vice Provost-Online Education and Digital Innovation (VP-OEDI) was created to help guide the university in realizing its 2030 strategic vision, supporting UVA’s ambitious agenda as it sets the standard for public universities and seeks to be the preeminent public university in the nation.
Working in service of the university and the provost’s office, the Office of VP-OEDI will seek to enable its university partners to provide:
- The highest quality learning experiences consistent with our brand
- A culture of continuous, data-driven improvement
- Inclusivity and personalization for all learners
- Optionality for faculty, students, and schools
- Resilience for future disruptions
- An expanded canvas for new program designs
- Lifelong engagement with our alumni
- Access to new learner populations and new business models to fulfill our mission as a public university
The Office of VP-OEDI will develop a set of shared services that efficiently support university partners in the ideation, design, development, marketing, launch, operational oversight, and evaluation of new online and hybrid offerings. VP-OEDI will also strive to build capacity and know-how among schools and other partners to enable them to support, manage, and grow their own programs. Finally, VP-OEDI will seek to develop a rapid response capability to allow schools and other entities to quickly develop in-demand modules and offerings or deliver customized programs tailored to the needs of employers.
The overall goal of this award, and the Office of VP-OEDI generally, is to help schools evaluate and launch new online learning programs through the following three approaches, consistent with the original SIF 180 proposal:
- Enablement: create streamlined processes to get programs approved and launched, with timely response from the Provost’s office on key issues.
- Shared Best Practices: develop a central repository of knowledge, resources, and policies to support Schools, including the policy infrastructure needed for schools to be competitive.
- Capacity: curate a set of internal and vetted external service providers to provide capacity to schools in areas such as market research, marketing, and course production.
Status: Active