I recently celebrated my six month work anniversary in the College of Education and at the University of Washington. In that time, I have had a chance to meet with many of you and witness the dedication & passion present in your work as teachers, learners, researchers and professionals.
Being new has also given me an opportunity to connect with other leaders in technology and teaching across campus to see what our colleagues are doing in a variety of areas including online learning, instructional technology, IT infrastructure and IT support.
Much of the work moving forward will be organized into three broad themes; stabilize, modernize and innovate. This work carries a broad brush and will touch in some way everything from how we think about integrating technology in our teacher education programs to the technical capabilities of our teaching and meeting spaces to how we best provide ongoing support for our faculty, staff and students.
I look forward to working with each of you to support innovation and improve teaching, learning and research with technology.