What are all of the essentials that one lists in a bio…and more importantly, who sets the said standards? Questions like these are ones you’ll find me asking. I am a curious learner, looking to the world to inspire my inquisitive nature. In learning spaces, I try to model this in order to create a similar curiosity among learners — whether they are children or adults. Currently, I am the Assistant Director of Student Experience and Outreach with Michigan State University’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology and Master of Arts in Learning Experience Design programs. I have also worked as a middle school 1:1 technology facilitator in Illinois, a 6th grade science and ELA teacher in Michigan, and as an instructor for the MSU-WIPRO STEM & Leadership Teaching Fellowship. Equity-driven, creative learning and intentional technology are my game and I’m always looking for ways to shake up the pieces.
Education
Michigan State University, Master of ARts in Educational Technology
July, 2012: Learning technology and culture study abroad program
The University of Michigan – Dearborn, Bachelor oF Arts
May, 2009: Major – Language Arts, Minor – Integrated Science
Awards & Distinctions
- MSU’s AT&T Faculty-Staff Instructional Technology Awards:
- CEP 817: 2021 Best Fully Online Course
- CEP 815: 2021 Best Technology Enhancement
- CEP 833: 2020 Best Fully Online Course
- CEP 810: 2020 Honorable mention for Best Fully Online Course
- CEP 812: 2018 Best Fully Online Course
- Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant. MSU’s Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, $15,000 to support BIPOC students and/or students with disabilities in the MAET program during the 2022 – 2023 school year. Liz Boltz, Brittany Dillman, and Candace Robertson.
- Graduate School Mentoring Award. MSU’s Graduate School Outstanding Graduate Program Community Award. 2022. Liz Boltz, Brittany Dillman, and Candace Robertson.
- Professional learning for K-12 educators. Office of the Provost, Michigan State University, $231,000, 2020-2022. PI: Aman Yadav. Role: Co-PI with Liz Boltz and Brittany Dillman.
- Stackable pathways to MA: Increasing access and reducing barriers, College of Education, Michigan State University, $49,000, 2020-2021. PI: Aman Yadav. Role: Co-PI with Liz Boltz, Emily Bouck, Matt Brodhead, Brittany Dillman, Adrea Truckenmiller, and Erin Hamilton.
- Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Effective Practice Award, 2021
- #iteachMSU Educator Award, 2021
- MACUL (Michigan Computer Users in Learning) President’s Award, 2020
- Co-Chair of the CEPSE Fixed-term Faculty & Academic Staff Committee, 2019 – 2021
- MSU’s Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology Innovation Catalyst Grant, 2018
- ICE Conference Spotlight Speaker, 2016
- Teacher of the Year, 2011-2012
- Tech & Learning’s Leader of the Year Runner-up, 2011
- UM-Dearborn Chancellor’s Medallion, 2009
Candace Robertson 