Biography
Kevin Kelly is an author, higher education consultant, and emeritus staff and instructor at San Francisco State University.
Work History: For 25 years Dr. Kelly taught hybrid and online classes as a part-time lecturer faculty for the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies & Instructional Technologies at SF State. As a full-time staff member for 13 years, he served as Manager of two Academic Technology (AT) units--Online Teaching & Learning and Media & Distribution Services--at SF State. Prior to his Academic Technology roles, he was Assistant Director at the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching (CET) at SF State, and Co-Director of a federal grant program, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3), which helped more than 1000 credential students integrate technology into curriculum.
Notable Publications: Kevin has authored or co-authored four recent books: 1) The Blended Course Design Workbook: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition (2024), with Katie Linder; 2) Making College Courses Flexible: Supporting Student Success Across Multiple Learning Modalities (2024); 3) Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments (2021) with Todd Zakrajsek; and 4) Going Alt-Ac: A Guide to Alternative Academic Careers (2020) with Katie Linder and Tom Tobin. He has also created several Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning courses, including Teaching with Technology and Learning With Your Mobile Device.
Education & Research Interests: Kevin received his Ed.D. in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco. He also holds an M.A. in Education with a Concentration in Instructional Design and Technology from San Francisco State University, and a B.A. in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz. His areas of interest and academic research include equity for online learners, higher education consortia, grant writing, institutional technology decision-making and adoption, organizational change, strategic planning, instructional design, project management, needs assessment, instructional multimedia development, and integrating technology into curriculum.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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HyFlex is a course design model that presents the components of hybrid learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both.