Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the relationship between the strategic value institutions find in online education and institutions establishing senior roles of responsibility for online and digital learning. Implications for a variety of institutional roles are considered.

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[Research study] “A National Study of Online Learning Leaders in US Higher Education” (Fredericksen, 2017)

[Research study] “A National Study of Online Learning Leaders in US Community Colleges” (Fredericksen, 2018)

UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership

[UPCEA article] “The Chief Online Learning Officer: Competencies, Roles, and Trajectories” (Herron, Lashley, Salley, and Shaw, 2016)

[From UPCEA, 2023] “Definition Update: Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO)”

[Edited book] From Grassroots to the Highly Orchestrated: Online Leaders Share Their Stories of the Evolving Online Organizational Landscape in Higher Education (Bouchey, Graz, Kurland, 2023)

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