Angela Gunder

Dr. Angela Gunder is a member of the Digital Learning team of UCATT, providing support to the faculty of the iSchool for course quality and design. Additionally, she is the Chief Academic Officer and Vice President of Learning for the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). In this role, she is responsible for gathering, curating, and leveraging the intellectual capital created and disseminated through OLC. Before her position at the OLC, Angela served as the Director of Instructional Design & Curriculum Development for the Office of Digital Learning at The University of Arizona, managing and mentoring the team that builds the fully online programs for the university. From 2013-2021, Angela was an Associate Editor for the Teacher Education Board of MERLOT and the recipient of the 2018 MERLOT Distinguished Service Award, the organization’s highest honor. Since 2010, Angela has been a technical and project lead for four different STARTALK Grants from the National Security Agency, supporting technology literacies and innovations in the world languages classroom. In 2019, Angela was named an OLC Fellow for her dedication to service, innovation, and scholarship to support student success in online learning. Angela is also an online instructor for The University of Arizona School of Information, teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses on instructional design, digital media, web design, and gameful learning. Her research focuses on open remix practices, open culture, digital literacies, narrative digital learning practices, and emerging technology for language acquisition. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Fine Art from Fordham University, an M.Ed. in Education Technology from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies from The University of Arizona, where in 2020, she was named an Erasmus Scholar by the College of Education for her commitment to the college, the university, and the community.