Speaker: Kate Beverage

Kate Beverage is the Associate Director of the Academic Technology Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Kate's primary responsibility is to lead the ATC's outreach efforts to the WPI community with regards to the use of instructional technologies in teaching and learning. In her ten years at WPI, she has been supporting faculty development initiatives through the use of instructional technologies and other collaborative applications at WPI for use in campus-based, blended, and distance learning courses. Kate holds a B.A. in Instructional Technologies from the University of Connecticut and a M.S.Ed. in Educational Technology from Boise State University.
 

Speaker: Erin DeSilva

Erin DeSilva recently joined Dartmouth College as an Instructional Designer. Prior to her current position, she has also been involved with NERCOMP/Educause in her roles at Brown University and Worcester Polytechnic University, and has been presenting at regional and national conferences for over fifteen years. Throughout her time in both K-12 and higher education, Erin has worked with faculty to identify student needs, develop and deliver engaging content, and evaluate these efforts within classroom, blended, and online learning environments. Erin received an EdM from Boston University SED, is a 2012 Educause Learning Technology Leadership alum, and has experience in public broadcasting and science education.