2023 Symposium Program

Thursday, June 15th, Keynote Panel 4-5 pm; Reception: 5-6:30 pm
Friday, June 16th, 9 am to 3 pm
 
Venue: Duke in DC, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20004, USA

Symposium Speakers
 

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Thursday, June 15th

Friday, June 16th

Symposium Speakers

	Bryan Alexander is an award–winning, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of higher education’s future. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, with a dissertation on doppelgangers in Romantic-era fiction and poetry. Then Bryan taught literature, writing, multimedia, and information technology studies at Centenary College of Louisiana.  There he also pioneered multi-campus interdisciplinary classes, while organizing an information literacy initiative. From 2002 to 2014 Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies.  With NITLE he held several roles, including co-director of a regional education and technology center, director of emerging technologies, and senior fellow.  Over those years Bryan helped develop and support the nonprofit, grew peer networks, consulted, and conducted a sustained research agenda.    In 2013 Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC.  Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan is currently a senior scholar at Georgetown University and teaches graduate seminars in their Learning, Design, and Technology program.
	Nelson C. Baker, Ph.D., is the dean of Professional Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology and professor in the university’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. As dean, Dr. Baker leads a multifaceted operation including the Global Learning Center, Georgia Tech-Savannah, the Language Institute, and Georgia Tech’s extensive professional education and online degree programs which s,000 learners each year. Dr. Baker’s award-winning work on the impact of technology on engineering students’ learning has generated projects such as multilingual web-based intelligent simulations for problem solving, among others. Leading Dr. Baker’s list of honors are the W.M. Keck Foundation Award for Engineering Teaching Excellence and the University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Julius M. Nolte Award for Extraordinary Leadership. He has also been named an ENR Educator for Construction’s Next Generation and NSF National Young Investigator. He is also the recipient of the Best Paper Award from the ASCE Journal of Computing. Within Georgia Tech, he has received the Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award and the W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award.  Currently, Dr. Baker serves as the Secretary General of the International Association of Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE) and is also a Past President of UPCEA. He is the Past-Chair of the Georgia Board of Regents Administrative Committee on Public Service and Continuing Education, and he is an active member of ASEE and ASCE.  Dr. Baker graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.C.E. in Civil Engineering. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
	Ed Borbely serves as Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the College of Engineering at UW-Madison (InterPro). Working collaboratively with academic departments, College and Campus units, and with industry, he leads the successful offering of professional and online degree and certificate programs, professional development and alternative credential programs, and consortia-based curated peer learning. Ed’s teams have benefitted students and communities on campus, regionally and around the globe by developing online learning capabilities, new interdisciplinary programs, and by building trusted relationships with faculty, academic leaders, and employers.  Since 1984, Ed has served in similar roles at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Columbia University in New York, and Washington University in St. Louis.
	Brandon Busteed leads Kaplan’s work serving universities and employers, leveraging the organization’s highly diversified, global educational offerings and insights to help U.S. higher education and employers adapt, grow and thrive. Previously, Busteed was Global Head of Public Sector at Gallup – serving higher education, government and foundations where he led dozens of ground-breaking studies and consulted with hundreds of higher education leaders. Busteed was Founder and CEO of Outside The Classroom, one of the country’s first successful Ed Tech companies, acquired by EverFi. Its flagship online courses on alcohol abuse and sexual violence prevention have been taken by more than 10 million college students. An internationally known speaker and author on education and workforce development, Busteed has published more than 100 articles and keynoted more than 200 conferences.  He was named a LinkedIn “Top Voice” in education and is a frequent contributor for Forbes.com.  Busteed received his bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University where he was also a two-sport Division 1 athlete. He received an honorary doctorate from Augustana College. He is a trustee emeritus of Duke and has served on the Board of Visitors of the Sanford School of Public Policy. Busteed serves on the board of directors for the Business-Higher Education Forum - the nation’s oldest membership organization of Fortune 500 CEOs, college and university presidents, focused on developing of a highly skilled future workforce. He also serves on the board of directors for the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U).
	Patricia Caratozzolo received her Ph.D. from the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences and a Full Researcher at the Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She leads projects in Educational Innovation, Socially Oriented Interdisciplinary STEAM, Critical Thinking, and Digital Literacy Skills in Engineering. Dr. Caratozzolo is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of Women in Engineering (WIE), a Council Member of the Mexican Chapter of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the Mexican Council of Educational Research (CONACYT), and Vice President of the International Association of Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE).
	Dr. Soma Chakrabarti leads and coordinates the open innovation research efforts and education outreach with professional in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Ansys. Earlier she led the materials education resources team in Ansys Cambridge, UK. Soma is the current first vice president of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, the current president of International Association for Continuing Engineering Education and a former director of the American Society for Engineering Education College-Industry Partnership Division Board. She has a Ph.D. in biochemical engineering and biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. In her academic administration life, she was the assistant dean of Summer Term at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, director of Continuing Studies at the University of Delaware, and the director of Center for Engineering and Interdisciplinary Professional Education at the University of Kansas. Soma was the president and CEO of BioComp Systems, a University of Kansas spin-off which developed a true 3-D volumetric display system for biomedical applications using two National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase I and Phase II grants. Having visited twenty-four countries in five continents for work and lived in four countries, Soma appreciates the cultural differences among nations and enjoys learning about those.
	Anita Chawla is a higher education business and operations leader, university revenue growth strategist with deep focus on technology, student experience, partnerships, and innovation.  She has architected and implemented educational systems with sustainable business models at scale that include ASU's earned admission model, Purdue's SalesForce Digital Marketing and Recruitment system, and Pearson K-12 credit recovery online programs. Anita is currently at Engageli building their partner success and strategy North America models and processes with digital data strategies.
	Dr. Myk Garn is an academic innovator and strategist focusing on the development and deployment of new instructional paradigms emphasizing student-driven, competency-based, adaptive, and personalized models. He is currently serving as interim Associate Dean for Learning Systems for Georgia Tech Professional Education and as Associate Director of the NSF Artificial Intelligence Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education (AI-ALOE) at Georgia Tech. Previously he has been an Assistant Vice Chancellor for New Learning Models with the University System of Georgia, Vice President for Strategy at Straighterline, Director of the Educational Technology Cooperative at the Southern Regional Education Board, and Executive Director of the Kentucky Virtual Campus.
	Dr. Yakut Gazi is the Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education at Duke University. In this role, she oversees the offices of Learning Innovation and Continuing Studies, with responsibility for the development and execution of pedagogical innovation and digital education strategies, youth academic enrichment programs, and continuing education and lifelong learning offerings. Previous to this position, she was the Associate Dean for Learning Systems at Georgia Tech Professional Education. Yakut’s higher education experience spans almost 30 years in four countries. She served on the Academic Advisory Council for Quality Matters©, is an elected council member and First Vice President of the International Association for Engineering Continuing Education (IACEE), and an at-Large Board Member of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). Dr. Gazi has her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in Educational Sciences and a B.S. in Teaching Chemistry, both from Bogazici University in Turkey. A native of Istanbul, Dr. Gazi is married, with a daughter.
	As the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Learning Officer for UPCEA, Amy Heitzman serves as lead strategist for new program development, manages a growing team, and leverages organizational resources and strategic opportunities to grow membership and to provide unparalleled service to the growing community of higher education leaders who steward the increasingly complex, necessarily collaborative, and highly entrepreneurial operations of professional, continuing, and online education. Prior to her work at UPCEA, Amy served as the inaugural Education Director for the Meadows Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University, and then as the Executive Director for Continuing and Professional Education at SMU for nearly a decade. While at SMU, Amy served in various leadership roles including board membership in the SMU Staff Association and the Hegi Family Career Center and as an appointed member of the Presidential Council for Community Engagement and the Faculty and Staff Committee of the Second Century Capital Campaign. She holds an undergraduate degree in art history from the University of Michigan, a master's degree in art history from the University of Chicago, a master's degree in education from SMU, and an earned doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Amy also holds graduate certificates in marketing, nonprofit leadership, and women and gender studies. Her current research agenda is broad and involves examinations of nontraditional learners, the experiences of student veterans—particularly those of female student veterans, as well as comparative studies of international higher education systems. Prior to joining the UPCEA staff, Amy was deeply engaged as a volunteer leader for the organization, having served as Chair of the South Region, Vice-Chair of the Leadership and Management Commission, a member of the Board of Directors, and as Chair of the national Membership Committee and Regional Cabinet. Amy lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband, Brandt, and their two children.
	Dr. Shubha Kashyap serves as the Director of Student Affairs and Faculty Relations for Nexus, the home for online and professional education at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. In this role, she leads the unit’s expanding student success strategy, oversees the concept-to-launch process for new online programs, and manages the market analysis and business intelligence activity for new credit programs. Shubha previously served as Nexus’ first Director of Program Delivery and Design (2019-2022) where she oversaw program development and instructional design for online programs and across all modalities delivered by Nexus and the College of Engineering. Prior to joining Nexus, she was at Penn State University for 14+ years, most recently as Director of Academic Affairs for Graduate Business and Education programs at Penn State University – World Campus. Shubha earned her Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development from Penn State University, M.A. in Student Affairs Administration and B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University.
	Dr. Khusro Kidwai serves as the associate dean for Lifelong Learning at the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. In this role, he oversees customer discovery and market research; design, development, and delivery of non-credit programming that meets upskilling and reskilling needs of working professionals; business development efforts; and corporate partnerships. From 2017-2019, he served as the inaugural associate dean of lifelong learning in the Division of Lifelong Learning at the University of Maine. In this role he provided leadership for academic areas within the Division, overseeing 20+ online graduate degrees and certificates, adult degree completion programs, Summer University and Winter Sessions, pre-college and early college programs, and Senior College. He was instrumental in launching the University of Maine's UMaineGOLD initiative focused on increasing enrolments in graduate professional programs. From 2014-2017, he served as the inaugural assistant dean of distance learning at the School of Professional Studies at Northwestern University. In this role, he collaborated with the School’s leadership and Office of Distance Learning staff to establish and implement a strategic plan for delivering best-in-class online learning for the School. Other positions held by Dr. Kidwai include director of online teaching and learning and the director of the Center of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Southern Maine (2010-2012); and research associate at the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at the Pennsylvania State University (2009-2012). He received his Ph.D. degree in the Instructional Systems program with a minor in Educational Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University in 2009. This research led him to co-found the educational startup firm Learning Interfaces, LLC. He also holds a Master’s in Physics (specializing in Quantum Field Theory & Computational Physics) from the University of Delhi, a Bachelor’s in Physics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a Diploma in Advanced Computing from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India. Dr. Kidwai is himself a lifelong learner, having obtained several credentials since his doctorate: Kellogg Executive Scholar, Certificate of Professional Achievement in Leadership, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (2018); Negotiation for Professionals: Powerful Methods to Boost Your Success, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies (2017); Institute for Engaged Leadership in Online Learning, Online Learning Consortium and Pennsylvania State University (2014). He is also a past fellow of Kauffman Foundation’s Education Ventures Program (2011). In 2013 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Board of Standards in Performance, Training, and Instruction (IBSTPI). He served as the Executive Vice President of the Board from 2015-2017.
	Carissa Little oversees the unit responsible for developing and delivering online, in-person, and blended Stanford learning experiences to matriculated Stanford students and to learners around the world. The Stanford Center for Professional Development works closely with Stanford faculty and instructors, departments, schools, and centers to create and extend engaging, best-in-class online education including credit-bearing degree and certificate programs; group and custom cohort programs; credentialed professional education, as well as free and open learning opportunities. The courses and programs are available through Stanford Online, Stanford’s online learning portal, which is operated and managed by SCPD. Little has more than 20 years of experience working in extended higher education at Stanford. Over that time she has collaborated with faculty and departments through the evolution of distance learning from broadcast TV telecourses, to streaming media, to massive open online courses, to post-pandemic teaching and learning. Most recently she was Associate Vice Provost and Chief of Staff, for the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, where her expertise, solution-oriented approach, and innovative vision contributed to the organization’s enhanced ability to serve both campus-based students and learners worldwide. Prior to Stanford, she worked as an educator and in high-tech product management, and was an entrepreneur and co-owner of a Silicon Valley-based venture. A graduate of Boston University, she has represented Stanford at numerous committees and conferences including the Symposium for Higher Education, the USDLA International Forum for Women in E-Learning, and the International Association for Continuing Engineering Education, Association for Engineering Education, Coursera Council, and the IVY+ Online Education Group. At Stanford, she most recently contributed to the Long-range Vision Online Education Task Force and the Digital Education Strategy Group. Little is a firm believer in the power of extended education to increase global access to knowledge and research, and create more informed and inspired learners who are empowered to make a positive impact on our world.
	Paul Marca is Principal at Parallax Global Advisors, LLC a firm which provides strategic consulting for those seeking to leverage education to make an impact in the workforce. As former Associate Vice Provost at Stanford University, Paul was responsible for an extensive industry education portfolio of hundreds of courses annually. He has been instrumental in extending Stanford’s impact internationally including developing programs in Singapore, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, Thailand, the Middle East and in numerous other countries. He has been a keynote speaker around the globe on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship as well as the role technology is playing in redefining education and employment in the workplace. As the leader of Parallax Global Advisors, Paul provides strategic advice to universities, corporations and governmental organizations on how to develop and extend education as a means to sustain organizational vitality and innovation. His keynotes and workshops have focused on connecting innovation, strategy and education. Paul is a co-founder of the DT.School, a Hong Kong based organization providing world-class education to the globe. He also serves as an advisor to numerous companies including the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Eightfold.AI, Youtopian World, Leadernomics, Draper University, Apollidon and Cahoot Learning. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the American University of Phnom Penh. Paul has B.A. in Communication, with emphasis in Television & Film production, from Stanford University.
	Bente Nørgaard is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Center for Problem-based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability under the auspices of UNESCO. She is associated with the cross-faculty Institute of Advanced Studies in PBL. She has a background in problem-based learning with a particular interest in continuing education within STEM, capacity building and management of change. Her research within continuing education contributes to a reform strategy by combining Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Engineering Education Research (EER). She has published several papers within these areas and has given several international presentations and workshops. Bente is a council member of The International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE), and chair of SEFI’s special interest group on Continuing Engineering Education and lifelong learning. She is member of the management group for the Danish Network for Engineering Education (IUPN).
	Vishal Patel is President of Global Markets at Duke CE. He oversees client business and strategy, leading client relationship management, advisory, and leadership offerings to build strategic capacity and capabilities for clients globally. Vishal brings extensive knowledge of each market and its industries, collaborating with leaders across the organization to achieve measurable results. Previously, Vishal served as Global Managing Director of North America. He also served as Global Managing Director for Asia and the Middle East. He has worked with a broad selection of global and super-regional companies in mining, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, media, professional services, and consumer packaged goods. Vishal has a depth of experience with leadership development and education that began as a teacher in New Orleans with Teach for America.  He focuses on helping clients solve some of their toughest challenges and writes on topics like Trust, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, and recently How to Be a Leader in an AI-Powered World (Fast Company, March 2023). Vishal completed his BA and M. Ed. from the University of Virginia and MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
	Robert Prakash is the Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director, Product and Finance for the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD), the unit responsible for working with Stanford faculty and instructors, departments, schools, and centers to create and extend engaging, best-in-class online, in-person, and blended Stanford learning experiences. The courses and programs are available through Stanford Online, the university's online learning provider, which is operated and managed by SCPD. He works at the intersection of strategy, process, and policy, leveraging innovative technologies and data to transform the organization’s products, services and business processes. His teams manage the full pipeline required to develop, design and deliver learning experience including studios and capture-equipped classrooms, LMSs, websites, enterprise curriculum and enrollment management system, and revenue collection and distribution. He has over 15 years of experience in higher education and is on the executive committee of the International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE). Prakash earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin (Go Horns!) and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
	Katriina Schrey-Niemenmaa has a broad experience in professional development and education, especially in engineering. Currently she is a senior advisor in the consultancy company HRLUS Oy. She has earlier worked in industry (KONE Corp & Nokia), TEK (Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland) and as a member of academic staff in universities. Her own life-wide learning covers degrees in electrical engineering, quality management and technology additionally to the teachers’ pedagogic qualification. Throughout her career, Katriina has been active in national and international co-operation to develop education. Currently amongst other responsibilities she is chair of the special interest group of engineering education attractiveness in SEFI (The European Society for Engineering Education), a Council member of IACEE (International Association for Continuing Engineering Education) and vice chair of the Educational Board of TEK. Additionally, she has been active in numerous international projects and has published over 80 papers about attractiveness, quality and pedagogy
	Daita Serghi has a strong interest for both higher education and sustainability. Her focus at AASHE is on managing all the education and professional development offerings including: webinars, workshops, and the program of the annual conference. Prior to joining AASHE, Daita was the first Interim Sustainability Coordinator for the University of Hawai‘i System, and the main coordinator for the Annual Hawaii Sustainability in Higher Education Summit. Additionally, Daita lectured at the University of Hawai‘i both introductory biology classes to non-majors as well as advanced molecular or cell biology classes. She was involved in developing new curricula to integrate sustainability in the classroom. Furthermore, she was the coordinator of the non-profit organization Sustainability Association of Hawaii where she developed programs, organized workshops, and conferences, and was involved in the passing of legislation to allow Hawai‘i businesses to operate as Sustainable Business Corporations. Daita is a LEED Green Associate, a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certified reporter, and an ISSP Certified Sustainability Professional, and holds a BS degree in Molecular Biology and Biosciences from the University of Bucharest, Romania, and MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Biological Sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York.
	Dr. Ellen Sjoer is professor of Sustainable Talent Development at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. Her research focus areas are: professional development/HRD, lifelong learning, boundary-crossing learning communities, and educational innovation. She has published books for the vocational practice and has published in various scientific journals. She participates in (inter)national networks aiming at the renewal of learning and development for complex transitions. She is a board member of the International Association for Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE).
	Lisa Stephens, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Dean at the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences leading the Office of Online Education, and also serves as Senior Strategist for Academic Innovation in the Office of the SUNY Provost.  She holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor appointment in the School of Communication. Lisa leads strategic development of online programs within the School, promoting interdisciplinary opportunities, and leads operational program delivery. Her SUNY portfolio includes serving as Program Manager of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG) seed fund program to support the Chancellor's strategic innovation plan, leadership of the Open SUNY Coursera initiative, and Interim Director of FLEXspace.org™ (Flexible Learning Environments eXchange), a global open education repository of learning environment exemplars.  Research interests include administrative choice of technology adoption, with publications in EDUCAUSE Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of Distance and Online Learning, the College and University Media Review, as well as various presentations and research reports.

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