Dr. Carole Bagley is a Distinguished Service Professor and currently serving as an adjunct professor for Organization Learning and Development in the College of Education, Leadership and Counseling as well as for Computer Science in the College of Arts and Sciences since 2007. She is also the president, Team Leader, and founder of her own company, The Technology Group, Inc. Before 2008, she taught full time for many years in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences.

    Her research interests specialize in analyzing technology as a tool of learning, collaboration in learning, Social Media, MOOCs, Collaboration in Programming and problem solving. She has received numerous grants with STEM projects. With more than 30 years in the field of instructional technology, Dr. Bagley has made significant contributions to the field through her current and prior associations with the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), Control Data Corporation - Plato project, MN Department of Corrections Schools, Perfect Access Speer, Future Kids, ISPI, ASCD, the Digital Learning Forum(DLF), The Technology Group, Inc. , Capella University, MindQuest Virtual School, numerous public, private and charter schools, US govt., numerous corporations and law firms. 

        As Leader of the Technology Group, Inc. Dr. Bagley has provided e-Learning leadership, expertise in e-learning and face2face learning design, technology integration, strategic planning, workshops, seminars, publications, and keynote presentations for numerous professional organizations, corporations, law firms, Government agencies and school districts throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and in several other states, nationally and internationally in Australia, Tanzania, Scotland and Russia. Recent projects have included a $4M inter-agency e-learning project with the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and VA and an evaluation and selection of a Virtual World platform for the US Dept of Emergency Management.

        Dr. Bagley has been the recipient of numerous honors including: 

-  Outstanding International ISPI (Intl. Society for Performance Improvement) member

-  Outstanding Computer Based Education Professional for ASTD

-  Digital Learning Forum (DLF):  Founder/chair strategic planning for e-learning organization

-  Invited Keynote address at:  Global E-Learning International Best Practice Conference sponsored by Macromedia in Melbourne, Australia

-  Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, nominated by students at the University of St Thomas

-  Numerous publications including Michael Allen's E-Learning Annual, corporate seminar requests and presentations at conferences

 Dr. Bagley has a keen interest in E-Learning because she is passionate about teaching and realizes that the design and use of e-learning is growing throughout the US and the world.

She typically teaches 1-2 courses per year in multiple departments on campus. Some utilize a blended/hybrid approach. These courses include 

- CISC 200 Intro-Computer Tech & Bus Appl

- CISC 230 Object Oriented Design & Prog

- CISC 130 Intro-Program&Prob Solving-Sci

- LHDT 550 ELearning Trends and Tools

-  Educational Psychology

- HRD 600 Instructional Design

- HRD 0602  Learning Systems Project Management and Evaluation