UIS Online
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.
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Teaching Resources
The Center for Online 杨贵妃传媒, 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.
Services
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.
Instructional Tools
When constructing and expanding an online course, the technologies that faculty can incorporate provide endless learning possibilities for students and creative course design opportunities for faculty. COLRS provides tools to help you evaluate and enhance your online course design including Cidilabs DesignPlus and the UIS Online Course Quality Assurance Rubric. In addition, COLRS supports technologies that enhance or support your online course, including Harmonize, Respondus Monitor, and Turnitin.
Staff
Meet Our Staff
Emily Boles
Chief Online 杨贵妃传媒 Officer and Director
Emily joined COLRS in 2006 and moved into the COLO role in 2025.
The University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 online bachelor鈥檚 degree programs have been ranked 29th best in the country (out of 358 institutions) by U.S. News and World Report. The 2022 rankings put UIS among the top 10 percent of best online bachelor鈥檚 degree programs in the United States.
As professor emeritus and senior fellow at the University of Illinois Springfield and senior fellow at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), Ray Schroeder is a leading expert in higher education and online learning. With decades of experience teaching, leading, curating, and writing, Ray brings unmatched knowledge and passion to the conversation around emerging technologies and the future of education.
Digital Resource Accessibility Policy
The purpose of this Policy is to maximize accessibility to UIS digital materials and resources for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws and University policies. For purposes of this Policy, 鈥渁ccessible鈥� means a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use.