
Eric Fredericksen
Associate Professor (clinical), Associate Director Center for Learning in the Digital AgeEducational Leadership
EdD, University of Rochester (educational leadership)
MS, University at Albany (curriculum development)
MBA, University of Rochester
BA, Hobart College (mathematics)
Eric E. Fredericksen is the associate vice president of online learning at the University of Rochester and associate professor (clinical) in educational leadership at the Warner School of Education. A national leader in online education, Fredericksen provides leadership for the exploration of online learning initiatives across the University. Previously, he was the associate vice provost at the University, where he provided leadership and services that supported the academic and research missions of the University.
Prior to the University of Rochester, Fredericksen served as the director of academic technology and media services at Cornell University. As a senior manager in Cornell Information Technologies, he helped craft Cornell's presence and direction in the use of contemporary technologies to support research, outreach, and teaching & learning both in and out of the classroom.
Before Cornell, Fredericksen was the assistant provost for advanced learning technology in the Office of the Provost in the State University of New York System Administration, where he provided leadership and direction for all of SUNY's system-wide programs focused on the innovative use of technology to support teaching and learning. This included the nationally-recognized SUNY Learning Network - winner of the EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning and Sloan-C Awards for Excellence in Faculty Development and Excellence in Institution-wide Online Programming. It also included the SUNY Teaching Learning and Technology program and Project MERLOT, which were designed to complement the classroom with technology-supported instruction.
Fredericksen was also a co-principal investigator and administrative officer for three multi-year, multi-million dollar grants on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He was responsible for the fiscal management, strategic planning, policy development, faculty development, marketing & promotion, technical support center for faculty and students, and operations and technology infrastructure. He managed a distributed statewide staff of IT, administrative, instructional design, and faculty support professionals. Under his leadership, the program grew from two campuses offering eight courses to 119 enrollments to 53 campuses offering 2,500 courses to more than 40,000 enrollments in just seven years. He has also designed, developed, and taught online courses for the Department of Educational Theory and Practice in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Albany for the past 12 years.
Fredericksen is active in national efforts, including EDUCAUSE, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and the Sloan Consortium. He is chair of the Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning and previously served as chair of the Sloan-C Awards Program for Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning. He also serves on the advisory board for Enterprise Learning at NYU. In 2012, Fredericksen was elected to the board of directors for the Sloan Consortium. He was recently honored as a Sloan-C Fellow.
In the News
- 5/07/2020Eric Fredericksen on Higher Education's Switch to Online Instruction in Rochester Beacon
- 5/04/2020Eric Fredericksen on How COVID-19 is Likely to Accelerate the Integration of Technology into Higher Education in the Chicago Tribune
- 4/24/2020Eric Fredericksen on Online Higher Education During the COVID-19 Outbreak in The New York Times
- 2/03/2020Eric Fredericksen on the Growing Field of Online Education in Rochester Business Journal
- 3/26/2019Eric Fredericksen's Work in Online Education Featured in Inside Higher Ed
- 6/06/2018Eric Fredericksen Provides Clarity on "Digital Learning" in Inside Higher Ed
- 4/08/2018Eric Fredericksen on Why Colleges Need a VP for Online Learning in The Chronicle of Higher Education
- 4/07/2018The EvoLLLution (Evo) Q&A With Eric Fredericksen on Ensuring Online Offerings are Up to Scratch
- 1/10/2018Fredericksen Named President of OLC Board of Directors
- 12/01/2017Eric Fredericksen on Online Education in Rochester Business Journal
- 11/29/2017Eric Fredericksen's Community College Online Learning Leaders Study Featured in Inside Higher Ed
- 10/04/2017Eric Fredericksen's Online Learning Leadership Study Featured in Inside Higher Ed
- 1/24/2017Eric Fredericksen on Leadership for Online Learning in Inside Higher Ed
- 1/24/2017Eric Fredericksen's Study on Leadership for Online Learning Featured on OLC Blog
- 4/15/2015Wednesday Lunch Hour - Sharing Student Experiences with Warner's Online Teaching Certificate Program
- 2/04/2015Eric Fredericksen on Online Learning in The Conversation
- 3/18/2014Eric Fredericksen Essay on Online Learning Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek and Economic Times
- 12/12/2013Phelps Colloquium - To MOOC or Not to MOOC? Opportunities and Perils in Online Teaching
- 10/30/2013Not a Secret Anymore: Online Courses at the University of Rochester!
- 8/13/2013Eric Fredericksen Honored for Contributions to Online Learning
- 2/05/2013Eric Fredericksen to Head Online Learning Initiatives at Rochester
- 12/30/2008Sloan Foundation Recognizes Warner Student for Contribution to Online Education
Courses
ED482 Technology and Higher Education
EDE486 Designing Online Courses
EDF488 Practicum in Online Teaching
EDE474 Faculty Online Teaching Preparation Sequence
EDU581 Clinical Teaching in Health Care Professions Education: Teaching and Instructional Methods
EDU493 History of Higher Education
EDE471 Topics in Online Course Design (mini course for faculty)
Publications
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- Building Knowledge Building Communities: Consistency, Contact and Communication in the Virtual Classroom
- Can a $30 Piece of Plastic Improve Learning? An Evaluation of Personal Response Systems in Large Classroom Settings
- Course Design Factors Influencing the Success of Online Learning
- Factors Influencing Faculty Satisfaction with Asynchronous Teaching and Learning in the SUNY Learning Network
- Faculty Development, Student Satisfaction and Reported Learning in the SUNY Learning Network
- Measures of Learning Effectiveness in the SUNY Learning Network
- Online teaching as a catalyst for Classroom-based Instructional Transformation
- Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning with Online Courses - Principles and Examples from the SUNY Learning Network
- Student Satisfaction and Reported Learning in the SUNY Learning Network: Interaction and Beyond - Social Presence in Asynchronous Learning Networks
- Teaching and Learning with Technology: Key Findings from Faculty and Student Surveys 2003-2004
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