CU Next Award

By supporting faculty pedagogical innovation, especially with technology, the CU Next Award focused on increasing the efficacy and efficiency of student learning across courses and degree programs. This initiative required collaboration among faculty from at least two campuses.

While the award is not currently active, these videos and reports represent the awarded projects and highlight the impactful work supported through this program.

» CU Next Awarded Projects «

Cyber Range Creation for Cybersecurity Education & Workforce Development The Cyber Range Creation Fortifies Cybersecurity Education & Workforce Development project created the CU Cyber Range, an interactive simulation environment where students experience realistic cyber-attack scenarios, strengthening CU’s position as a national leader in cybersecurity education and workforce development. Watch Video Project Report

Learning Assistant Cross-Campus Expansion & Integration The Learning Assistant (LA) Cross-Campus Expansion & Integration project expanded evidence-based, student-centered instruction and near-peer support in STEM and other high-enrollment courses to the UCCS campus by reducing barriers to pedagogy training and seeding sustainable LA programs across campuses. Watch Video Project Report

Spaceflight Courses that Merge Engineering and Medicine The Spaceflight Courses that Merge Engineering and Medicine project addresses the rapid expansion of human spaceflight by bridging a pedagogical gap between medicine and engineering through immersive, hands-on educational experiences that integrate clinical reasoning, engineering design, and operational thinking for students at the intersection of aerospace engineering and medicine. Watch Video Project Report

Fluid Mechanics Interactive Simulations The Fluid Mechanics Interactive Simulations project leverages digital simulations to teach key concepts in undergraduate fluid mechanics by developing rapid, web-based simulations that improve access to resources, reduce mathematics anxiety, and increase equity among students. Watch Video Project Report Data Advocacy for All The Data Advocacy for All project extends data humanities education and invigorates diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at CU Boulder and CU Denver by designing and implementing a civically engaged, experiential curricular approach that leverages minimal computing and open-source tools. Watch Video Project Report