Professor Chrysanthos Dellarocas Appointed Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Innovation
Chrysanthos (Chris) Dellarocas, Hariri Institute Steering Committee Member and Fellow, and Richard C. Shipley Professor of Management in the Department of Information Systems at the Questrom School of Business, has been appointed to the newly-created role of Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Innovation.
University Provost Jean Morrison notes, “Chris will serve as the senior officer responsible for advancing activities and strategies that will enhance education at Boston University through the use of digital technologies.” Chris’s appointment to this new leadership position signals BU’s growing emphasis on advancing the field of digital learning.
Since its inception in 2013, Chris has served as the Director of the Digital Learning Initiative (DLI), which is located at the Hariri Institute for Computing. As Director of the DLI, Chris has led BU’s involvement as part of the edX consortium, developing BU’s first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and has facilitated campus-wide experiments in digital learning through the Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation(CETLI)/DLI grants program.
The role of Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Innovation will provide strengthened leadership for a number of existing efforts, such as the Digital Learning Initiative, the Center for Teaching & Learning, and the Educational Technology team in Information Services and Technology (IS&T), all of which are crucial to Boston University’s capacity to develop and enrich the quality of technology-enhanced learning.