ELI Short Course: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mobile Learning Initiatives

George Saltsman

George Saltsman is the Executive Director of the Task Force for Innovation in Learning and Educational Technology at Abilene Christian University and Instructor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. As the leader of ACU’s Connected Mobile learning initiative, George works closely with faculty and administrators who are deploying and researching mobile learning within education. George is an Apple Distinguished Educator, mobile learning policy advisor to UNESCO, and winner of multiple awards, including Campus Technology Innovator of the Year and The New Media Consortium’s Center of Excellence award. As a researcher, George has overseen over 40 empirical investigations into mobile learning and worked with partners that include Cambridge University Press and Bell Labs France. George is co-author of An Administrators Guide to Online Education and multiple other works focused on the integration on technology in education.

Veronica Diaz

Veronica Diaz has been the associate director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative since 2009 conceptualizing and developing resources that support its nearly 300 member institutions in integrating teaching, learning, and technology on campus. She provides leadership to various ELI programs: Seeking Evidence of Impact, the 7 Things You Should Know About series, and management for EDUCAUSE teaching and learning activities. Prior to her position at ELI, Veronica supported and led learning technologies and faculty development initiatives at the Maricopa Community College Center for Learning and Instruction serving its 10-college system. While at Maricopa, she served as co-principal investigator for Maricopa’s Technological Literacy National Science Foundation grant, as co-chair to the Instructional Technology Leadership Council responsible for directing the Maricopa Community Colleges’ learning technology strategic plan, and managed the district-wide Teaching and Learning with Technology Grants Program supporting research and development in the areas of emerging technologies, assessment of online learning, and blended learning.