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Accessible Materials are Key

Research shows that by adopting inclusive design practices, like accessibility, we enhance the user experience for all students and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.

The Center for Online Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½, Research, and Service (COLRS) Digital Media Studio is located in Brookens 435. COLRS provides support for UIS faculty and staff to develop a wide range of instructional videos, including lightboard videos and green screen work, narrated PowerPoint lectures, audio lectures, and on-campus location filming.

The Center for Online Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½, Research, and Service (COLRS) supports UIS faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, and staff. We offer individual or small group (departmental) sessions on teaching and instructional technology across the spectrum of learning modalities -- online, blended, remote, and synchronous.

In the Fall of 2010, the Center for Online Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Research and Service began a new Faculty Research Fellows Program. In Fall 2022, the COLRS fellows program expanded to become the Online, Professional, and Engaged Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Fellows program, including the Chancellor's Fellow.

Connecting with COLRS Staff

Having problems? Feeling stuck? Planning for future semesters? COLRS staff are here to assist you! Our staff provide support for online, blended, and technology-enhanced teaching, as well as faculty support for Canvas, and more.

COLRS provides leadership for research on online and blended learning at UIS. It joins faculty and community members from across the institution and the nation in the collaborative pursuit of research which furthers knowledge in the field and improves the quality of online education.

Specific goals include:

For over 20 years, UIS has been a leader in Online Education. More than 50 programs at UIS are taught entirely online. Learn more about our online programs through our hallmarks and our online education fact book.

The Center for Online Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½, Research and Service (COLRS) provides support in the areas of faculty development, instructional design, and learning theory as it relates to the use and exploration of technologies to enhance online learning.

From pedagogies, course design, and teaching strategies to producing light board and green screen videos, step-by-step help in Canvas, or brainstorming technologies to support an assignment, COLRS is here to serve and support you! Our staff is happy to meet with you in our space, your office, or virtually.