Ray Schroeder

Professor Emeritus, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director University of Illinois Springfield and UPCEA

  • Springfield IL

Online Learning and Education Technology Scholar

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Biography

Ray Schroeder is Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning at the University of Illinois Springfield and Director of the Center for Online Leadership and Strategy at the University Continuing and Professional Education Association (UPCEA). Schroeder has numerous national presentations and publications in online and technology-enhanced learning. Ray has published the popular Online Learning Update and Educational Technology blogs for the past decade. He was a Sloan Consortium Distinguished Scholar in Online Learning 2002-2003, recipient of the 2002 Sloan-C award for the “Most Outstanding Achievement in ALN by an Individual,” University of Southern Maine “Visiting Scholar in Online Learning” 2006-2009, and co-founder of the New Century Learning Consortium. Ray was named the inaugural 2010 recipient of the Sloan Consortium's highest Individual award - the A. Frank Mayadas Leadership Award. Ray received the 2011 University of Illinois Distinguished Service Award. Schroeder is an inaugural Sloan Consortium Fellow and the 2012 Innovation Fellow for Digital Learning by the UPCEA.

Industry Expertise

Internet
Professional Training and Coaching
Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise

Future of Education
Online Learning
Moocs and Other Massive Online Learning Approaches

Accomplishments

University of Illinois Distinguished Service Award

2011-10-20

Established in 1972, this honor is bestowed upon alumni, faculty, staff or friends of the University of Illinois by the University of Illinois Alumni Association on behalf of the University. The honor is given to those individuals who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to the advancement of the University of Illinois.

Mayadas Leadership Award in Online Education

2010-11-12

The highest individual recognition offered by the Sloan Consortium comes in the form of the Mayadas Leadership Award, which acknowledges and celebrates leadership in online education. This award recognizes prominent professionals whose work has had significant positive impact on online learning within the higher education community. Through this award, the Sloan Consortium seeks to recognize those innovative individuals who most clearly have demonstrated the ability to advance online learning.

Inaugural Sloan Consortium Fellow

2010-11-11

Recognition as a Sloan-C Fellow is one of unusual professional distinction and is conferred by the Sloan-C Board of Directors upon individual member of the Sloan Consortium who have:
outstanding and extraordinary qualifications in the field of online learning;
significant experience in online learning or an allied field;
a record of distinguished service to Sloan-C or the field; and
extraordinary contributions or leadership in the field of online learning. The number of individuals who can be re

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Education

Augustana College

AB

Speech

1970

University of Illinois

MS

Radio and Television

1972

Affiliations

  • University Professional and Continuing Education Association
  • Sloan-Consortium

Event Appearances

Vortex of Techology

Teaching Professor Technology Conference  Atlanta, GA

2013-10-05

Evolving Model of MOOCs

International Conference on Hybrid Learning  University of Toronto

2013-08-13

MOOCs: Practices, Pedagogies, and Predictions

Sloan Consortium Emerging Technologies Conference  Las Vegas, NV

2013-04-11

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Sample Talks

Vortex of Technology - Teaching Professor Tech Conference in Atlanta 2013

Technology is at the vortex of reform in higher education. Enabling new methods and modes of outreach, emerging technologies are helping to re-structure education. https://sites.google.com/site/vortexoftech/

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$0 to $2500*Will consider certain engagements for no fee