Center for Online Learning, Research, & Service

Educating yourself about online or blended learning may seem like a daunting task; keeping up with the technology may seem even more overwhelming. There are many choices when it comes to increasing your knowledge and practical skills in the area of online learning. 

Professional Organizations

UIS is an institutional member of several professional organizations. These memberships allow UIS faculty and staff members create memberships, attend professional development opportunities for free or reduced rates, and subscribe to newsletters and listservs.

Fall 2023 Census

• Online majors made up 40.6% of UIS headcount
• Online majors are older than their on-campus counterparts:
  • At the undergraduate level by 8.6 years (30.8 vs 22.2)
  • At the masters level by 8.8 years (35.8 vs 27.0)
• Online majors have an average credit load of 8.1 hours.

As we design multimedia learning experiences for our students, we need to incorporate what the research tells us about how our students learn best. The fields of education and cognitive psychology have many lessons for us. This video from LinkedIn Learning (UIS subscribes to this resources for all staff and students) does a good job explaining two major lessons we can incorporate into our multimedia design. This includes lecture slides, web pages, or videos -- any format that includes more than one type of media (text, images, or audio).