Steven Hawks, Director of Undergraduate Assessment, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Steven Hawks serves as a campus-wide resource on undergraduate assessment and works with faculty, staff, and administrators to develop, implement, and coordinate assessment efforts of undergraduate student learning outcomes across the undergraduate experience. He also is responsible for compliance with accreditation criteria on assessment of student learning, and is the institutional representative for undergraduate SERU (Student Experience in the Research University) survey. Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Steve served as the Assistant Director of Assessment at Kansas State University.

Dr. Natasha Jankowski, Higher Education & Assessment Consultant, N/A

Dr. Natasha Jankowski is the former Executive Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and previously served as a research associate professor with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is co-author of the book Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education, as well as co-author of Degrees that Matter: Moving Higher Education to a Learning Systems Paradigm, and co-editor of Student-Focused Learning and Assessment: Involving Students in the Learning Process in Higher Education. A forthcoming book focuses on equity and assessment. Her areas of focus include assignment design, transparency, evidence-based storytelling, equity, mapping and alignment of learning, and all things assessment. Dr. Jankowski is the recipient of Kent State University’s Alumni Award and the Young Alumni Award from the College of Education at UIUC. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Kent State University, and a B.A. in philosophy from Illinois State University.

Jared Stein, Vice President of of Higher Education Strategy, Instructure

Jared Stein is Vice President of Education Strategy for Instructure for Instructure’s Canvas learning management system (LMS) where he and his team work with higher education and K-12 institutions nationwide to uncover the impact of educational technology on online teaching and learning. These insights drive Instructure’s efforts and contributes knowledge to the broader field of online learning technology. Stein frequently speaks at industry conferences, including InstructureCon, and contributes to various online learning publications and blogs. He is also co-founder and director of the Teaching With Technology Idea Exchange (TTIX). Prior to joining Canvas, Stein served as Director of the Innovation Center and Director of Instructional Design Services at Utah Valley University where he helped teachers design effective blended and online programs by emphasizing real-world learning, openness, student engagement, and usability. He also held adjunct and associate professorships. Additional higher education efforts include planning for present and future challenges through grassroots, faculty-driven initiatives and top-level leadership strategies like the Hybrid Teaching Initiative. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Utah State University.

Mustafa Sualp, Founder, AEFIS

I'm the founder, and servant leader of AEFIS — the leading Education Technology (EdTech) company that partners with Higher Education to improve learner success and empower authentic lifelong learning. At AEFIS, our passion is to empower authentic lifelong learning. We partner with colleges and universities to deliver end-to-end solutions for authentic lifelong learning, skills recognition, and employability enablement. AEFIS's powerful software helps our partners to transition to authentic assessment for learning, drives measurable results, and engages students throughout their lifelong learning journey with the Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR). High-quality education is at the core of innovative, forward-moving, and just societies. Our work is helping higher ed transition to authentic assessment for learning and lifelong learner success. This is also disrupting inequitable systems and providing actionable equity and transparency through data. I am forever grateful for my amazing team (A-Team), our incredible mentors and phenomenal partners, and for the opportunity we have been given to create a strong positive social impact during a time of uncertainty and disruption. And yes, I am with the resistance…