Summary of Supporting Online Education Research at UAGC (2021-2024)

Research into online education leads to improving the model and furthering the capacity of the modality. Faculty at the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) create a research design and submit their projects to a panel of research-knowledgeable professors that assess the quality, design, and outcomes of such studies before granting research funding. Information obtained from the results of such research is shared to improve online higher education.

The program was initially started as a University Fellows Program (UFP) and converted to Online Success Student Initiative Fund (OSSIF) in 2024/2025. Research awardees are managed through the Organizational Research and Creative Scholarship Team (ORCS) of research fellows.

2021/2022 (UFP)

Experiential learning, equity, challenges of mothers in college, student organizations matched with mentors, student engagement, cohorts, collaboration, quality improvement, live learning math, asynchronous course with meetings, nontraditional student flexibility, live learning first year, doctoral writing coaches, badges, student immersion experiences, curriculum scaffolding.

2022/2023 (UFP)

Doctoral public speaking, short and long-term learning, interstitial skills, immersion experiences, ECE retention, women online college grit, e-Portfolio, AI student success, expanding immersion, Culture of Care, capstone e-Portfolio, and live learning mathematics.

2023/2024 (UFP)

Live learning mathematics, early childhood education research project, “Eight to Great” academic achievement, affinity group, graduate writing, peer mentoring, narrative development, motivational interventions retention, artificial intelligence self-efficacy, live learning, empowering messages, open education resource pilot, asynchronous learning.

Organizations that are interested in donating tax-free to student success and research may do so at Online Initiatives Fund for Excellence.

Dr. Murad Abel is a core professor and Master of Business Administration (MBA) chair in the Forbes School of Business and Technology® Advanced Management Studies. He is also a research fellow and engages in economic research on clusters. He holds an MBA in Human Resources from Davenport University and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from University of Phoenix. Dr. Murad Abel LinkedIn

 

Dr. Hwangji “Sherrie” Lu is the College of Arts and Sciences Research Fellow and Core Faculty of the Master of Arts in Health Care Administration program. She holds a master’s in nutrition from North Dakota State University, a second master’s in health services administration from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in management with a specialization in leadership and organizational change from Walden University.