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August 9, 2024
Shipley Center grant expands access to new lighting design technology in School of Theatre
Shipley Accelerating Classroom Transformation funding is supporting equitable access to state-of-the-art theatre lighting automation technology.
May 15, 2024
Leadership at BU Digital Learning & Innovation
University Provost and Chief Academic Officer ad interim Dr. Kenneth Lutchen announces leadership changes in the Digital Learning & Innovation office.
September 21, 2023
BU Today: Six Tips for Getting the Most Out of Blackboard Ally
In this article, Faculty Director of BU's Inclusive Pedagogy Initiative Megan Sullivan (CGS, Rhetoric) and DL&I Communications Manager Cindy Vincent discuss BU’s new online tool, Blackboard Ally, which makes course materials accessible to those with disabilities and different learning styles.
September 18, 2023
Daily Free Press: BU Dean of Students announces new online safety resource
This articles discusses the launch of Safety Awareness for Everyone, an safety initiative created with support by the Shipley Center for Digital Learning and Innovation.
June 13, 2023
BU Today: Office Artifacts: Romy Ruukel
Step inside the office of Romy Ruukel, director of BU’s Shipley Center, and you’ll find all sorts of the fidget toys she displays to encourage people to stop by and say hello. Other decorations: handmade textiles, an ever-changing art collection, even an herb garden.
May 22, 2023
Learning Platforms: Navigating the Coming Revolution
Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation, Chris Dellarocas, addresses how learning platforms differ from traditional OPMs and the challenges and opportunities they present to established degree-granting educational institutions in his speaking engagement at the Digital Universities US conference.
April 5, 2023
Boston.com: BU Department Unanimously Adopts New AI Policy
In this Boston.com article, Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation, Chris Dellarocas, provides his perspective on university-wide AI policies.
December 21, 2022
Harvard Business Review: How Higher Ed Can Contend with Learning Platforms
Universities are presented with new opportunities but also mounting threats from learning platforms — online marketplaces that connect learners with courses and programs from multiple providers. In this article, Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation, Chris Dellarocas, explores the emerging landscape and offers strategies that learning institutions can employ.
September 28, 2022
My internship at BU’s Office of Digital Learning & Innovation
In CFA’s Student Internship Series, music, theatre, and visual arts students at BU share their internship experiences. Asjha Malcom'23 shares her experiences working with BU Digital Learning & Innovation and her design contribution to building the Shipley Center's visual brand.
August 22, 2022
EdTech Magazine: Digital Learning Offices Help Faculty Thrive in Hybrid Environments
Romy Ruukel, director of the Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation, discusses the Center's mission: "to help BU remain relevant in the quickly changing technology landscape of teaching and learning, and to improve the residential student experience.”
June 17, 2022
AZoRobotics: Virtual Reality Can Be Adapted to Tackle Social Determinants of Health
May 18, 2022
2U: 2U and edX University Advisory Councils
Boston University’s Provost Jean Morrison and Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation Chris Dellarocas make the list of 2U and edX University Advisory Councils dedicated to the implementation and advancement of online learning in higher education.
- IBLNews: 2U / edX Creates Two University Advisory Councils Following the Former Partners’ Board
- investor.2u.com: 2U and edX Announce Two College Advisory Councils
May 12, 2022
BU Today: 2022 Faculty Forum Will Be Held in Person Monday
Learn about BU Digital Learning & Innovation's Faculty Forum 2022 in-person conference hosted in partnership with the Center for Teaching & Learning, Shipley Center, and Educational Technology.
May 11, 2022
BU Today: POV: It’s Time to Upgrade to Ungrading
Boston University faculty and staff advocate for a shift away from the traditional grading system in higher education in favor of new strategies that place an emphasis on inclusive pedagogy.
May 3, 2022
BU Today: Exit the King, and Enter Random Actor
Boston University’s Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation collaborates with Boston University’s College of Fine Arts to enhance the The Random Actor project, joining the arts and technology in a innovation collaboration.
April 12, 2022
BU Today: A Celebration of the Best Student Employees on Campus
Read about Digital Learning & Innovation and IS&T intern Charles McGinn who received the BU Student Employee of the Year Award.
March 10, 2022
Boston Business Journal: Four Ways Higher Ed has Changed After the Pandemic
Boston University’s Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation Chris Dellarocas, shares his perspective on the use of technology in higher education and the overall appetite for online learning.
March 9, 2022
Campus Technology: Building a Culture of Innovation
Boston University’s Associate Provost of Digital Learning & Innovation Chris Dellarocas discusses transforming institutional culture by building innovation into the culture of a university.
December 16, 2021
Spaces4Learning: Boston University to Debut Digital Learning, Innovation Center
Boston University plans to open the new Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation in early 2022 that will support innovations in digital learning through the creative application of digital technologies in the classroom and beyond.
November 22, 2021
Campus Technology: New Boston University Innovation Center to Transform Digital Learning
As part of the university's Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, the new Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation aims to reimagine the residential learning experience.
November 19, 2021
Boston Business Journal: $8M Gift will Expand Digital Learning at BU
An $8 million gift from a graduate of Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, Richard Shipley, will enable BU to open a new digital learning center for faculty.
November 3, 2021
How Boston University enhanced peer feedback and engagement in a large online course
To facilitate effective peer feedback process for an online MBA program of 400 students, Denise Kreiger and Monty Kaplan utilized pedagogical technology and smart course design in this case study explained.
November 1, 2021
BU Today: $8 Million Gift from Richard Shipley Will Expand Technology’s Role in Residential Education
A generous $8 million gift from Boston University alumnus Richard Shipley will help to fund the Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation in supporting faculty working to create digital content for their in-person courses.
May 10, 2021
BU Today: Digital Learning & Innovation Virtual Faculty Forum to Explore Innovations in Teaching and Technology at BU
While Boston University looks ahead to a school year with the return of in-person teaching and learning, the Digital Learning & Innovation Faculty Forum 2021 virtual symposium is taking a moment to pause and celebrate all that that faculty and staff have accomplished over the course of the pandemic with Learn from Anywhere (LfA), the hybrid format used throughout the 2020-2021 school year.
May 5, 2021
Listen Notes: E62: BU Digital Education Incubator - Cultivating Tomorrow's Breakthrough
Boston University’s Director of Digital Initiatives Romy Ruukel and Digital Learning & Innovation’s Communications Manager Maureen McCarthy meet with podcast moderator Dr. Karen Jacobs, Associate Dean of Digital Learning & Innovation, to discuss BU’s Digital Education Incubator.
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