Keynote Speaker: Dr. Donna Petherbridge
Vice Provost for Digital Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), North Carolina State University
Dr. Donna Petherbridge is Vice Provost for Digital Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) at North Carolina State University. Donna is actively involved in NC State University committees, task forces and IT strategic planning endeavors, working closely with IT and academic leaders across campus, where she facilitates conversations around academic technology opportunities, challenges, governance and practices that support student success. She is currently serving on the EDUCAUSE Board and the EDUCAUSE Review Advisory Committee.
She is co-founder of both the NC State’s Women in Technology interest group and the statewide UNC CAUSE Women in Tech+ interest group. She was a 2025 winner of the NC State University Women's Equity Award. In addition, Donna is an Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor in the Educational Leadership, Policy & Human Development (ELPHD) in the NC State College of Education, where she teaches online courses, mentors graduate students, and serves on dissertation committees. She has been an associate member of the graduate faculty since 2008. Donna has more than 27 years of experience in supporting higher education faculty members in leveraging technology to support their instructional goals.
Donna holds a B.A. in English (Elon University), a Master’s degree in Information Science (North Carolina Central University), an Ed.D. in Adult & Community College Education (North Carolina State University), and an Executive Women in Leadership Certificate from Cornell University.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
ACTUAL Intelligence: A Guide for Achieving the Extraordinary
The introduction of large language models (LLMs) to the general public has resulted in a groundswell of discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications. As instructional support staff, we need to understand AI, develop AI strategies, figure out how to drive business value with AI and yes, help lead AI transformations at our institutions. However, amidst the hype, let’s not overlook the importance of ACTUAL intelligence, the genuine human curiosity and capacity that allows us to learn, to reason, to understand and to imagine possibilities in a rapidly changing world. This keynote will focus on the importance of leveraging our ACTUAL intelligence in shaping the future of education, recognizing that human ingenuity remains essential in our work as instructional technologists.
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