WCET's 28th Annual Meeting
 


Title
Learning Innovator
Company
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Bio
Laura Gogia, MD, PhD is a learning innovator and educational researcher specializing in connected learning, networked learning, and open education. Recent design and research activity have focused on the integration of digitally networked participatory culture into higher education, professional development, and adult learning environments. Gogia completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Academic Learning Transformation (ALT) Lab and received her doctorate in educational research and evaluation, both at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Prior to returning to school to obtain her doctorate, she practiced gynecologic surgery in rural Virginia for five years. She currently works for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.