Technology changes fast. Classrooms change slowly. That gap is where we work.
CCDA Group is the education practice of Dr. Frank Diaz: four decades in education, 25+ years building online learning, and a
clear-eyed view of what AI will and won’t change about teaching.
Technology changes fast. Classrooms change slowly. That gap is where we work.
CCDA Group is the education practice of Dr. Frank Diaz: four decades in education, 25+ years building online learning, and a
clear-eyed view of what AI will and won’t change about teaching.
Read
Essays on AI, classroom technology adoption, and online learning that works. No hype, no doom.
Learn
Dr. Diaz teaches online courses in instructional technology, adult learning, curriculum, and higher education leadership, in English and Spanish
Partner
We help institutions design online programs, adopt AI with their faculty, and stay ready for accreditation.
Ed.D., Instructional Technology & Distance Education · Former Associate Provost & Dean of Online Learning · 7-week online terms since 2004 · Baldrige Criteria reviewer
About Dr. Frank Diaz
Francisco "Frank" Diaz, Ed.D.
Founder Principal, CCDA Group
Frank Diaz has spent four decades in education and more than 25 years making online learning work. In 1999 he was training faculty to put their courses on the web, many for the first time and many reluctantly. By 2004 he was building accelerated 7-week online terms, years before they became standard. His doctoral research asked why faculty resist new ways of teaching, and what actually moves them. Today he applies that lens to AI: what it will and won't change for teachers, students, and the institutions that serve them.
As Associate Provost for Curriculum and New Programs and Dean of Online Learning at Logan University, he led curriculum and online learning operations, launched eight new academic programs, and guided the university through Higher Learning Commission accreditation. Earlier, he held leadership roles at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson Learning Solutions, managed academic affairs across 84 campuses at ITT Educational Services, and oversaw a $2.1 million Title V federal grant at St. Thomas University.
Through CCDA Group, he has served more than 15 higher education clients in program development, online learning, and accreditation readiness. His accreditation work spans HLC, SACS, ACEND, and ACICS, in roles from self-study leader to peer reviewer, and he is a certified Baldrige Criteria reviewer for the Quality Texas Foundation. He is also the creator of the Esse Quam Videri (EQV) Framework.
He doesn't just study what works in online learning; he has built it, repeatedly, inside real institutions. He teaches online in English and Spanish.
Ed.D., Instructional Technology & Distance Education, Nova Southeastern University · M.S., Adult Education & Human Resource Development, Florida International University · B.S., Communications, Florida International University
Work With Us
CCDA Group works with community colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools, and online and career-focused institutions, from academic affairs offices to multi-campus systems.
1. AI & Technology Adoption
New tools only change teaching when faculty actually adopt them. Dr. Diaz helps institutions move from AI policy to AI practice, using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to plan for the people side of change.
Faculty AI readiness workshops
AI use policies and course-level guidelines
Adoption plans built on the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM)
Assessment redesign for an AI-saturated classroom
2. Online Program & Curriculum Design
Good online programs are designed systems, not uploaded lectures. CCDA provides end-to-end support from feasibility to approval.
New program development, from needs and labor-market analysis to full proposal
Accelerated 7-week online term design
Master course templates and LMS standardization
Curriculum mapping and learning outcomes development
Syllabus and outcomes standardization across programs
3. Accreditation & Quality Readiness
Accreditation should confirm quality, not manufacture it. Dr. Diaz brings HLC, SACS, and Baldrige experience to readiness work and program evaluation.
Readiness assessments and gap analysis against accreditor standards
Self-study leadership, writing support, and evidence organization
Site-visit preparation
Outcomes assessment planning and program evaluation
Responses to recommendations, concerns, and show-cause situations
Leadership development for academic teams
Teaching
For students and program chairs
I teach the way I wish every online course were built: clear structure, steady pacing, and real conversation, even at a distance. My courses are designed for working adults who are balancing a career, a family, and a degree. That includes accelerated 7-week terms, a format I've been building and teaching in since 2004.
What I teach
Instructional Technology & Distance Education: online course design, ed tech adoption, AI in teaching and learning
Adult Education & Adult Learning: adult learning theory, training and development, workforce education
Curriculum & Assessment: program design, learning outcomes, assessment in an AI-saturated classroom
Higher Education Leadership: academic administration, accreditation, quality and continuous improvement
Courses taught in English or Spanish, at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
How I teach online
Adults learn best when they can connect new ideas to work they already do, so every course I teach is built around real problems from students' own classrooms, offices, and organizations. I use technology when it serves the learning, not because it's new. That includes AI: my students learn to use it, question it, and assess it the same way they'd assess any other tool.
Credentials
Ed.D., Instructional Technology & Distance Education · M.S., Adult Education · 101 graduate credit hours across education disciplines
Speaking
Dr. Diaz speaks to faculty, academic leaders, and education conferences about what AI and classroom technology will and won't change. His talks draw on four decades in education, 25+ years in online learning, and doctoral research on why faculty adopt, or resist, new ways of teaching. No hype, no doom.
Talk topics
AI Didn't Invent the Adoption Problem: What 25 Years of Online Learning Teach Us About AI
Faculty objections to AI echo, almost word for word, the objections to teaching on the web in 1999. This talk shows what history says about which institutions will get real change and which will get compliance.
Beyond the AI Policy: Building Faculty Adoption That Lasts
An AI policy is a compliance document. Faculty need an adoption plan. A practical walk-through of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model applied to AI, with steps an institution can start this semester.
Assessment After AI: What Were We Measuring All Along?
Instead of asking whether students will cheat with AI, ask what your assessments were measuring. This talk reframes academic integrity as an assessment design question.
Seven Weeks, Real Learning: Designing Accelerated Online Courses
Lessons from building 7-week online terms in 2004, when people said it couldn't be done, and what they teach about pacing and structure in the AI era.
Formats: keynotes, faculty development workshops, conference sessions, webinars, and panels, available in English or Spanish, in person or virtual.
Let's Talk
Whether you're planning an AI rollout, building an online program, preparing for accreditation, or hiring online faculty, start here.
Or email Dr. Diaz directly at dr.frankdiaz@ccdagroup.com
Based in metro Atlanta · Working with institutions nationwide
