about reed

a brief bio

Reed Dickson is an educator, speaker, and designer who regularly speaks on AI and the future of teaching, learning, and technology. With over 25 years of teaching and leadership, Reed has given hundreds of talks and workshops to college faculty, K-12 educators, instructional designers, administrators, and EdTech leaders. Reed has led a broad range of courses and seminars in faculty development and teacher education, and he also writes about education and EdTech product design. He has taught across disciplines (from English and Math to STEM and Technology). When not teaching or designing faculty development experiences, Reed advises EdTech startups as well as colleges and K-12 school districts. Connect with Reed via Twitter or Instagram @ReedDicksonUX.

Further Background

Reed Dickson is currently the Director of Online Faculty Experience & Innovation at Pima Community College where he teaches courses for faculty in online pedagogy, instructional design and educational technology. Reed also designs and coordinates the award-winning PimaOnline Educators' Conference which now utilizes D2L as a conference management platform. At Pima, Reed also teaches courses for students in composition, creative nonfiction, poetry writing and literature.

Previously, Reed directed a K-12 teacher education program at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City and has over twenty-five years of experience in teaching, faculty development, teacher education, educational technology, and instructional design. As a designer of professional learning experiences, Reed takes a UX approach that builds upon human-centered design while pursuing "innovations of meaning."

As an advocate for student-centered learning and faculty-centered praxis, Reed has facilitated hundreds of local and national workshops that bridge educators' core beliefs and aspirations with emerging teaching, course design, and EdTech practices. Beyond Pima, Reed has presented on AI-informed pedagogy, educational technology, writing pedagogy and online learning for ASU-GSV/AI Show, OLC, Educause, AACU, ITC, the POD Network, D2L Fusion, MLA and NCTE.

When not teaching or designing faculty development experiences, Reed also advises EdTech startups as well as colleges and K-12 school districts. Connect with Reed via social media (ReedDicksonUX) or email using the links below.

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