Biography
Dr. Kimberly Arnold is the Director of Teaching and Learning Program at EDUCAUSE, where she leads efforts to advance community inspired, data-informed, teaching and learning across the higher education landscape. She is a nationally recognized thought leader with two decades of experience shaping transformative strategy at the intersection of academic innovation, digital ecosystems, and learner success.
Prior to joining EDUCAUSE, Dr. Arnold served as Distinguished Director of the Learning Analytics Center of Excellence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she led institutional efforts to modernize teaching and learning infrastructure, advance responsible data practices, and promote technological innovation to optimize the teaching and learning environment through a student-centric lens.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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Sophie and Jenay discuss findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition and their implications for higher education institutions with Michael LaMagna, Kim Arnold, and Nicole Muscanell.
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The 2026 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Horizon Report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability concerns are reshaping instructional practice and institutional strategy.
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Sophie and Nicole discuss the 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Data and Analytics Edition with researchers and panelists Todd Barber and Kim Arnold.