Christopher Haynes, PhD

CEO

Boulder, Colorado, United States15 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in online education and e-learning strategies.
Proven track record in curriculum development and instructional design.
Strong leadership in educational technology initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Educational Technology with a focus on online learning solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

University TeachingCurriculum DevelopmentInstructional DesignProject ManagementFaculty Development

Other Skills

Course designTeacher TrainingResearch ManagementLearning Space DesignEducational TechnologyDistance LearningHigher Education

About

Higher education professional and systems thinker, empowering educators and institutions to meet their online education and e-learning goals. Invested in innovation, sound pedagogy, and building better educational environments for all kinds of learners.

Experience

15 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

11 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Coursera

3 roles

Director, Strategic Launch

Promoted

Mar 2026 – Present · 1 mo · Boulder, Colorado, United States

Senior Manager, Partner Enablement

Mar 2024 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs · Boulder, Colorado, United States

Principal Program Implementation Manager

Oct 2021 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Boulder, Colorado, United States

University of colorado boulder

7 roles

Director of Learning Experience Design

Promoted

Jun 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

Associate Director for Learning Experience Design

Mar 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

Associate Director for Learning Experience Design

Promoted

Mar 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

Program Manager

Jun 2017 – Jun 2020 · 3 yrs

Managing instructional design, curricular programming, and technical development for innovating MOOC-based MS in Electrical Engineering.

Instructional DesignCurriculum Development

Digital Learning Design Researcher

Oct 2016 – May 2017 · 7 mos

I developed and managed a pilot program which used existing CU Boulder classroom lecture capture of a graduate level Aerospace Engineering course to generate content for a sequence of 3 MOOCs on the Coursera platform. I worked directly with faculty and instructional support staff to edit video content, built assessments and learning objectives, and design the scaled online courses.

Project ManagementFaculty Development

Project Manager

Jan 2016 – Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

I manage course and faculty development projects for both the Program Development wing of the CU Graduate School and the Online Credit program at the Division of Continuing Education.

Instructional DesignCurriculum Development

Instructor

Aug 2010 – Oct 2021 · 11 yrs 2 mos

Designed and delivered upper-division seminar courses in both face-to-face and fully online learning environments
Produced and curated content that effectively fostered close reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing
Coordinated activities, assignments, assessments, and feedback for up to 35 students per class
Average FCQ rating for “Instructor Overall” (2010-2016): 5.67 (1-6 scale)
Average FCQ rating for “Course Overall” (2010-2016): 5.24 (1-6 scale)

Course designCurriculum DevelopmentUniversity TeachingTeacher Training