Biography

Linda Jorn retired in 2020 as Associate Vice Provost of Learning Technologies and Division of Information Technology (DoIT) Director of Academic Technology, at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Linda worked with campus leaders to set campus strategic priorities around educational innovation and to design efficient, yet flexible organizational structures that could quickly respond to transformational changes. She worked with team members to make sure Academic Technology services aligned and helped advance the University mission, strategic priorities, and the Wisconsin idea by wisely applying technology to improve learners’ successes. During her work career Linda has led or held membership in over 26 academic technology committees/councils. She has served on the EDUCAUSE Nominations Committee, EDUCAUSE Senior Leadership Roundtable (SLR) Council, EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee for Teaching and Learning, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Advisory Board, and served as the CIC Learning Technology chair-elect, chair, and chair emeritus. In addition, she has served on ten CIC and national conference and program planning committees. Currently, Linda is faculty for theCouncil of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT) Leadership Institute and faculty for the EDUCAUSE Executive Leadership Academy. Linda has a twenty-year history of publishing and presenting about the impact of technology on teaching and learning with over 84 presentations, 19 grants, and 16 publications. She is dedicated to an interdisciplinary intellectual approach to her work and draws on key theories and practices from such disciplines as education, rhetoric, communication, computer science, and leadership.