Veronica Diaz
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Veronica Diaz
Instructional Technology Manager
Maricopa Community College District
Tempe, AZ 85281-6941
About Me
My Bio
Dr. Veronica Diaz is the Instructional Technologist for the Maricopa Community College District, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI). In that capacity, she works with faculty professional development and growth and leads various programs that promote the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Diaz serves on various information and learning technology advisory and steering committees at 2- and 4-year institutions that advise on information technology policy, purchasing, strategic alliances (document management, desktop computing, cellular technologies), network master plan, and the wireless network.
Previously, she was responsible for the University of Arizona's, Eller College of Management teaching and learning initiatives, Principle Investigator of the HP Technology for Teaching Grant, and the Eller Tablet PC Initiative. She also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona where she teaches the Target Market and Distribution Channels, Market Planning, the Organization and Employment Environment at the undergraduate level, and Technology in Teaching at the graduate level.
Active in the field of distributed learning and teaching innovation, Diaz is a member of the EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning and has presented seminars nationally on faculty use of instructional technology and intellectual property policies for distributed learning environments. Dr. Diaz’ research has examined faculty member and institutional participation in eLearning activities (instructional technology, distance education, and hybrid delivery models) at 2- and 4-year institutions to understand characteristics of each that lend themselves to high and low participation rates in distributed learning. Diaz also studies intellectual property ownership and control in distributed learning and intellectual property copyright policy as it relates to faculty members and their instructional products and the way in which technology, as well as external agencies and legislation, has shaped institutional behavior, policy formation and organizational responses. Other research interests include distributed learning activities and digital products in higher education along with emerging technology to include digital repositories and learning objects.
Previously, she was responsible for the University of Arizona's, Eller College of Management teaching and learning initiatives, Principle Investigator of the HP Technology for Teaching Grant, and the Eller Tablet PC Initiative. She also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona where she teaches the Target Market and Distribution Channels, Market Planning, the Organization and Employment Environment at the undergraduate level, and Technology in Teaching at the graduate level.
Active in the field of distributed learning and teaching innovation, Diaz is a member of the EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning and has presented seminars nationally on faculty use of instructional technology and intellectual property policies for distributed learning environments. Dr. Diaz’ research has examined faculty member and institutional participation in eLearning activities (instructional technology, distance education, and hybrid delivery models) at 2- and 4-year institutions to understand characteristics of each that lend themselves to high and low participation rates in distributed learning. Diaz also studies intellectual property ownership and control in distributed learning and intellectual property copyright policy as it relates to faculty members and their instructional products and the way in which technology, as well as external agencies and legislation, has shaped institutional behavior, policy formation and organizational responses. Other research interests include distributed learning activities and digital products in higher education along with emerging technology to include digital repositories and learning objects.
