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The University of Nebraska Technology Services (ITS) and the University of Nebraska Online (NU Online) are jointly hosting NU Amplify 2021: A Symposium on Digital Education, Technology and Inclusion. The virtual event on May 11th combines insights from the Symposium Innovation in Education and Technology and the IT conference Women Advance.
NU Amplify 2021 offers University of Nebraska employees the opportunity to hear from nationally recognized experts, share their experiences, and learn from peer-to-peer initiatives across systems. The 2021 event focuses on how teaching and learning in higher education endured a time of uncertainty.
The nationally recognized keynote speakers at the event are:
Shigeru Miyagawa, Ph.D. is Senior Associate Dean of Open Learning and Professor of Linguistics at MIT. Miyagawa works at MIT with all aspects of digital education. He was a member of the original MIT committee that proposed OpenCourseWare. He is also co-director of Cultures Visualization with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John W. Dower. With Dower, Andrew Gordon from Harvard and Gennifer Weisenfeld from Duke, he created Visualizing Japan, a Harvard-MIT MOOC offered by edX. Visualizing Japan was a finalist for the prestigious Japan Prize. Miyagawa is also the producer of the StarFestival multimedia program, which features George Takei as the voice of the main character. StarFestival received the Distinguished Award at the Multimedia Grand Prix 2000. In linguistics, he has over 50 articles and several books, including three recent monographs from MIT Press.
Paige Francis is Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer of the University of Tulsa. Francis is a strategic and performance-oriented manager with more than 15 years of innovative, energetic technology leadership in a variety of industries. She is an expert in defining and implementing strategic priorities for applying technology in any environment, building consensus, promoting teamwork and collaboration, and creating a constant learning environment at the pace of technology. She is also a motivating and nationally recognized leader who is known for clearly defining mission and goals, aligning people and resources, and consistently delivering results that exceed expectations. Francis’ passion projects include writing for Forbes, advocating women in technology, writing pocket guides with devotion, and leaning on lively technical discussions on Twitter.
The symposium is offered free of charge to administrators, faculties, and staff of the University of Nebraska. Registrants will receive a record of the event in addition to being able to attend the event live.
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