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The Notre Dame Learning team is made up of talented individuals from three units:

• the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence (KCTE) and the Office of Digital Learning (ODL), both of which are housed in Notre Dame Learning, and
• the Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) group, which is part of the University’s Office of Information Technology.

You can use the search bar below to find team members whose work focuses on areas such as academic media, AI in teaching and learning, assessment, the Canvas learning management system, course design and/or redesign, teaching inclusively, learning analytics, learning design, learning research, online course design, and extended reality (XR) for learning.

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1. 

   Kevin Abbott

   Academic Tech Specialist

   • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence
   • Teaching & Learning Technologies

2. 

   G. Alex Ambrose

   Director of the Lab for AI in Teaching and Learning

   • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

3. 

   Brian Burchett

   Academic Tech Specialist

   • Teaching & Learning Technologies

4. 

   Roberto Cásarez

   Academic Tech and AI Literacy Specialist

   • Teaching & Learning Technologies

5. 

   Samara Chamoun

   Postdoctoral Researcher

   • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

6. 

   Si Chen

   Postdoctoral Researcher

7. 

   Yanran Chen

   Program Director for Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Development

   • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

8. 

   Laura Cira

   Academic Tech Professional

   • Teaching & Learning Technologies

9. 

   Annie Conaghan

   Digital Program Manager

   • Office of Digital Learning

10. 

    Andrew Craker

    Academic Tech and Learning Analytics Specialist

    • Teaching & Learning Technologies

11. 

    Kevin DeCloedt

    Senior Video Producer and Editor

    • Office of Digital Learning

12. 

    Crystal DeJaegher

    Associate Director of Teaching & Learning Technologies

    • Teaching & Learning Technologies

13. 

    Horane Diatta-Holgate

    Program Director for Faculty Development

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

14. 

    Ted Fox

    Program Director, Communications and Administration

15. 

    KC Frye

    Director of Academic Media and XR

    • Office of Digital Learning

16. 

    Colin Gallagher

    Motion Graphics and Media Designer

    • Office of Digital Learning

17. 

    Kevin Guidry

    Assessment Program Director

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

18. 

    Ashley Henry

    Assistant Director for Graduate and Postdoctoral Teaching Initiatives

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

19. 

    Chad Hoefle

    Academic Tech Specialist

    • Teaching & Learning Technologies

20. 

    Sonia Howell

    Director of the Office of Digital Learning

    • Office of Digital Learning

21. 

    Kuangchen Hsu

    Senior Learning Designer

    • Office of Digital Learning

22. 

    Kael Kanczuzewski

    Academic Tech Specialist

    • Teaching & Learning Technologies

23. 

    James Lang

    Professor of the Practice

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

24. 

    Michael Lerma

    Senior Project Manager

    • Office of Digital Learning

25. 

    Yi Lu

    Learning Designer

    • Office of Digital Learning

26. 

    Ron Metoyer

    Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning

27. 

    Derrick Patrick

    Video Producer and Editor

    • Office of Digital Learning

28. 

    Kathy Quardokus Fisher

    Assistant Director for Faculty Teaching Initiatives

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

29. 

    Beatrice Maria Rosso

    Graduate Associate

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

30. 

    Kristi Rudenga

    Director of the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

31. 

    Melissa Scheve

    Program Director for Teaching and Learning Initiatives

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

32. 

    Nara Schmitt

    Program Manager for Teaching Initiatives

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

33. 

    Kyler Schubkegel

    Graduate Associate

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

34. 

    Matthew Simmons

    Video Producer and Editor

    • Office of Digital Learning

35. 

    Monica Stefaniak

    Graduate Associate

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence

36. 

    Brianna Stines

    Senior Learning Designer

    • Office of Digital Learning

37. 

    Steven Varela

    Director of Teaching & Learning Technologies

    • Teaching & Learning Technologies

38. 

    Gelei Xu

    Graduate Associate

    • Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence