Dr. Adam D. Fein has served as Vice President for Digital Strategy and Innovation at the University of North Texas since November 2018. As the head of UNT’s online strategy and information technology, 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.
In addition, he oversees the technological infrastructure of the campuses in Denton and Frisco. Adam has served on Coursera’s University Council at two different institutions and helped launch the first Graduate program (iMBA at Illinois) and first U.S. undergraduate program (BAAS at UNT) on their platform. He is also a member of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association’s (UPCEA) Chief Online Learning Officers.
Prior to joining UNT, Dr. Fein served the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 17 years in numerous roles across online and innovative education, most recently as an Assistant Provost where he was responsible for shaping campus strategy and support for innovations in classroom and online settings. Prior to his time in higher education at two of the world’s largest public 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. His research is focused on the examination of the cognitive theory of multimedia learning and the effects of disruptive innovation theory in higher education.
