Dan Yaffe

Degree(s):

• BA Economics and Philosophy, Lebanon Valley College
• MA ED. Adult Education and Communication Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Experience:

My experience in background before coming to Virginia Tech has been in insurance and banking and corporate training. While in a managerial role I realized I enjoyed the corporate training aspect a lot more than the sales aspect of my job. I was able to transition into a corporate training job and decided to purse a masters degree in Adult Education and Communications Technology. While in this masters I had an advisor that obtained a PHD in Instructional Design from Virginia Tech and they encouraged me to take a look at the program. This is how I came to VT. Once at VT I was lucky to obtain a GA position with TLOS which lead to a job opportunity with in TLOS. I have been Network Learning Initiative Fellow, Instructional Technologist and Curriculum Coordinator, Learning Technology Specialist and now the Director of Learning Technology Support.

Awards, Honors and Certifications:

• VT IT Spot Award
• VT IT Enabling the Future Award
• Educause- Learning Technology Leaders Institute Certificate
• Simon LearnLab (Certificate)
• Zoom Education Ambassador

Professional Interests:

A/V for education, Maker-spaces, Education technology, Student engagement and self efficacy, Lifelong Learning, The science of learning, The art of teaching.