Caroline Kong is the Instructional Designer and Technologist at the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center where she partners with instructors to assist them with course design, identifying the best uses for technology in instruction, and providing support in implementing education technology in class – largely to help engage students with their learning.
A self-proclaimed instructional and ed tech enthusiast, she is constantly on the hunt for inspiration among my colleagues, higher ed blogs, and chat rooms. With more instructors wanting to incorporate technology in their teaching, she finds the challenge exciting and thrives off collaborative work in the pursuit of learning. She has been involved in numerous campus initiatives that brought educational technology to campus, such as the Common Collaborative Learning Environment (CCLE), Bruin Learn, and Zoom.
Caroline earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UCLA and spent 15 years as the Instructional Technology and eLearning Manager at the UCLA Social Science Center for Education, Research, and Technology (SSCERT) supporting the Social Sciences Division.