The Future of Education
Carlos Morales
Institution: Tarrant County College—TCC Connect Campus
Country: United States
Carlos Morales is President of TCC Connect Campus, the online campus of Tarrant County College. It is the largest and fastest-growing of the six campuses, which delivers eLearning, Weekend College, and accelerated programs to more than 29,000 students. Dr. Morales is an instructional technology scholar, a visionary and dynamic leader with experience at undergraduate, graduate, public, and private higher education institutions, and an educator, presenter, and author. His experience spans more than 27 years as a faculty member of Biology, Science Education, Educational Technology, and Instructional Design in traditional and online classrooms.
During 2020-21 – the year of the COVID-19 pandemic – Dr. Morales was heavily involved in the fast transition of students, faculty, and student services staff from the classroom and from the office to the virtual and remote dimensions. Carlos is the author of internationally peer-reviewed academic articles, book chapters and has conducted more than 100 invited and refereed conference presentations. Dr. Morales is an active peer reviewer on editorial boards for scholarly journals in the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America, and the European Union. He is also a member of the scientific committee for the peer-reviewing of papers submitted for international conferences in the field of higher education.
A 2009 Frye Leadership Institute Fellow and a 2012 Millennium Leadership Fellow with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Carlos Morales graduated from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Biology and Science Education. He earned his doctorate from Capella University in Instructional Design for Online Learning.
During 2020-21 – the year of the COVID-19 pandemic – Dr. Morales was heavily involved in the fast transition of students, faculty, and student services staff from the classroom and from the office to the virtual and remote dimensions. Carlos is the author of internationally peer-reviewed academic articles, book chapters and has conducted more than 100 invited and refereed conference presentations. Dr. Morales is an active peer reviewer on editorial boards for scholarly journals in the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America, and the European Union. He is also a member of the scientific committee for the peer-reviewing of papers submitted for international conferences in the field of higher education.
A 2009 Frye Leadership Institute Fellow and a 2012 Millennium Leadership Fellow with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Carlos Morales graduated from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Biology and Science Education. He earned his doctorate from Capella University in Instructional Design for Online Learning.
