Adam Fein

Website: Division of Digital Strategy and Innovation
Sr. Executive Assistant: Dana Duke
Division of Digital Strategy and Innovation Organizational Chart

Division Information

The Division of Digital Strategy and Innovation is responsible for leading the university in the areas of educational technology, online, and blended initiatives, and digital learning research serving students and faculty both on-campus and at a distance. Digital Strategy and Innovation collaborates with faculty and staff across UNT's academic and administrative units to ensure a world-class, 21st century institution, redefining public higher education through cutting-edge experimentation where the science of learning is the fulcrum that enables innovative, omnichannel, lifelong education for the North Texas community and learners across the globe. Its departments include:

• Center for Learning Experimentation, Application and Research
• Enterprise
• Growth
• New Ventures
• Learning Analytics and Digital Research (LADR) Center

Bio Information

Dr. Adam D. Fein has served as Vice President for Digital Strategy and Innovation and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) since November 2018. As the head of UNT’s online and digital strategies, he leads the charge to identify new directions and opportunities to improve the academic quality, reach and performance of the university in the online and global education markets as well as with corporate, state and federal partnerships in workforce development. His research is focused on the examination of the cognitive theory of multimedia learning and the effects of disruptive innovation theory and digital transformation in higher education.

Prior to joining UNT, Dr. Fein served the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 17 years in numerous roles, including as Assistant Provost for Educational Innovation where he was responsible for overseeing the campus efforts in online learning. Prior to his time in higher education at two of the world’s largest universities, he served as a training and development consultant at Pepsi/Gatorade Inc. and at the Quaker Oats Company. Dr. Fein has published book chapters and numerous professional papers and was featured in the Wall Street Journal and Forbes for his work in helping the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff use digital learning with great success during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.Ed., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign