Aria Duggan

Learning Technology Rover
aria.duggan@ubc.ca | 604.827.2114

What are your main “big picture” responsibilities at LDDI?

My main responsibilities at LDDI are helping the faculty use learning technologies and assisting the LDDI team with workshops and other projects. This involves activities like communicating with faculty members and educators, updating Canvas pages and validating links, and helping out with projects involving multimedia content or new technologies like AI.

What are some of your specific, hands-on, day-today tasks at LDDI?

At LDDI, my day-to-day tasks are responding to emails and calls with inquiries about learning technologies such as Canvas, Kaltura and Padlet. I provide support to faculty members and instructors to use the technologies and to resolve any issues.

How does your work help support the LDDI office, and the Faculty of Education as a whole?

My work supports the LDDI office by assisting with projects and organization. For example, I help with planning and taking notes for our events in the Faculty of Education, and I help present during workshops about learning technologies like Canvas or AI. I support the Faculty of Education as a whole by working directly with faculty members and instructors to solve problems regarding the learning technologies that help courses run smoothly.

What are your specific areas of interest in the field of educational technology or beyond? How is your work at LDDI contributing or playing into those areas of interest?

I am interested in how technology can impact our day-to-day lives and interactions with others. As an aspiring math instructor, I am especially interested in how educational technology can be used to make resources more engaging and accessible. At LDDI, I am working with many useful learning technologies, and I am supporting faculty members and instructors to utilize them to benefit learning.