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Meet Travis Grandy, New Associate Director, Learning, Research & Technology

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Published June 4, 2021

We are excited to have Travis Grandy as the new Associate Director of Learning, Research and Technology (LRT). Travis has been an instructional technologist the joint Libraries-ITS LRT group for the last three years. In his new position as Associate Director, Travis is committed to empowering faculty to learn and adapt new technologies in ways that advance their teaching objectives and create effective and engaging learning experiences for their students.

Travis works with faculty across disciplines through pedagogical consultations, project management, instructional design, faculty development workshops, in-class workshops, and learning assessment support. He also provides training and support for faculty with technologies including Moodle, Poll Everywhere, Google Suite, WordPress, and emerging academic technologies.

Travis has experience teaching undergraduate classes in blended and fully-online formats, and approaches teaching with an emphasis on active learning, problem-solving, and collaboration. He has a strong background in writing studies and does research on public discourse, writing across the disciplines, and digital media.

Contact

Feel free to reach out to Travis at tgrandy@smith.edu