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COLTT keynote speaker aims to inspire next evolution of digital education

If you go

Who: Faculty, staff and students
What: COLTT Conference 2017
°Â³ó±ð²Ô:ÌýWednesday, Aug.Ìý9, and Thursday, Aug. 10​
Where: Wolf Law Building
Tickets:

The conference isÌýexperiencing higher registration rates than usual and is well on the way to reaching capacity.ÌýEarly-bird rates closeÌýMonday, July 24, so purchase ticketsÌýsoon.

The conference

Are you interested inÌýlearning about the latest and greatest teaching practices and technologies,Ìýchallenging the way you think about both? Join the annual Ìýconference, where you can network and gather effective practices that change the way you teach and learn in classrooms, online and in virtual environments.

Attend presentations and hands-on workshops; try out new session formats, such as Web Slingers;Ìýperuse the OER (Open Educational Resources) Bazaar, for novices and experts alike; and meet session leaders traveling from Peru, JapanÌýand the Netherlands.

You can find more about conferenceÌýsessions and a tentative schedule at the . Questions can be submitted via email to coltt@cu.edu.

The keynote speaker

Maria Andersen, PhD,Ìýwill discussÌýdesigning better digital learning experiences in the 2017 COLTT Conference keynote addressÌý“Learning at Scale: Using Research to Improve Learning Practices and Technology for Teaching.â€�

Maria Andersen
AndersenÌýis a Salt Lake City-based consultant who has spent 14 years teaching at the college level, 16 years writing curriculum and six years developing digital products for learning. She built iPad games to teach algebra, launched the Canvas NetworkÌýMOOCÌýplatform, built adaptive learning platforms used by McGraw-Hill and worked as director of learning design forÌýWGU, a fully onlineÌýCBEÌý(competency-based education) institution.

While a professor at Muskegon Community College in Michigan, she directed the weeklong MCC Math and Technology workshop for five years, helping faculty to prepare to teach online or improve their skills. Andersen is a software developer and CEO of a startup, author, speaker and a learning futurist. She holds degrees in math, chemistry, biology, business administration and higher education leadership.

to learn more about her background and approach toÌýdesigning better technology for learning.