The Division for Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy (TIPS) provides faculty support toward more inclusive and effective teaching practices. The TIPS Division also stewards the expansion of academic offerings and microcredentials to respond to changing workforce needs and learner preferences while prioritizing accessibility, flexibility, and lifelong learning. TIPS collaboratively develops a next-generation campus experience with stakeholders from across campus, building a more engaged virtual community to enhance student success and catalyze academic innovation across the university.
TIPS Staff
Katie Linder, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation and Strategy
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Maria Zachariadis
Executive Assistant
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Jason Drysdale, EdD
Director of Program Development
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Kate Goodman, PhD
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
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K. He, MBA
Market Intelligence Analyst
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Jeremy Lingle, PhD
Director of Microcredentials
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Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows select an area of focus related to innovations in teaching practice or emerging trends/research and develop a program (e.g., a community of practice or a short course for the TIPS Course Development Institute) for faculty, sharing their expertise and elevating the critical work of teaching at CU Denver. Faculty Fellows also serve as advisors and colleagues with TIPS Division staff. They may also share their expertise with the broader campus community through 1-on-1 faculty consultations and/or classroom observations. Applications are typically due in late April each year.
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Leadership & Administration
The TIPS Division is led by Dr. Katie Linder, Associate Vice Chancellor for Digital Strategy and Learning. By working in close partnership with the chancellor, provost, deans, faculty, and staff, she helps the campus to develop and implement a holistic and inclusive teaching and learning strategy that re-imagines and transforms the CU Denver student experience through a commitment to innovation that is student-centered and results-oriented. The TIPS Division is also supported by an incredible administrative team.
Academic Technology
The Academic Technology and Training Team is responsible for supporting university faculty and staff in their use of academic technology tools and resources. We are strategic partners of schools, colleges, faculty and staff to creatively implement new technologies and provide training in instructional methods related to technology integration in our classrooms.
Our team:
- Manages the pipeline of academic tools and technology integrations to support strategic priorities.
- Ensures the ethical procurement, implementation, and use of academic technologies at CU Denver.
- Leads the advancement of pedagogy-focused digital teaching and learning through innovative, theory-guided and practical application of instructional media and technology.
- Provides both one-on-one and group training, self-service resources and support for enterprise technologies.
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
We know student success begins with faculty success, and that's what we do: support faculty to be the best educators they can be. With a strong commitment to honoring the interconnectedness of teaching and learning, CETL works to foster the use of evidence-based educational strategies that have been demonstrated to foster learning and improve academic outcomes for students.
We provide support to CU Denver faculty looking to better themselves as educators, no matter their experience level. We help lecturers in our vital core courses learn how to master their lecture hall course with hundreds of students, to assist an expert educator in refining their syllabus to better help students.
Microcredentials and Market Intelligence
We know that program success–be it a traditional degree program, a certificate program, or a smaller learning activity–depends on meeting the needs of students, employees, and the community. Because our schools and colleges are working in a competitive market, our team seeks to provide both broad data-based insights to the institution, as well as refined insights tailored to your specific program. We are a team of good listeners who value understanding the nuances of your program so we can provide expert guidance.
Microcredentials are a growing field in higher education. The skilled educational researchers and market intelligence analysts on our team can provide support to you as you make decisions about whether or not to add microcredentials to your portfolio.
Program Development
We are a team of fun, collaborative individuals dedicated to excellent teaching and educational experiences for all learners across multiple modalities. As a team we are learner-focused and especially knowledgeable and skilled in: online and hybrid pedagogy, program and curriculum design, course-level design and development, teaching with technology, open education resources, Universal Design for Learning, learning sciences, and much more! Learn more about Program Development here.