Andrea Milligan

Andrea Milligan is an innovative and dedicated higher education professional with over twenty-five years of experience in teaching and learning, educational technology, instructional design, online and hybrid course design, faculty professional development, information technology, and library services. She is currently the Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI) at North Shore Community College (NSCC) in Danvers, Massachusetts. Before becoming the Director of the CTLI, she was the Director of Instructional Technology and Design. Prior to coming to North Shore Community College, she served as the Director of Academic Technology at Framingham State University (FSU). She first started at FSU as the Reference and Instructional Librarian. Her most recent positions have provided her with years of practical and theoretical experience in  fostering effective, innovative, and inclusive teaching practices; promoting and facilitating the use of technology as an integral part of the total academic experience; guiding the design and development of hybrid and online courses utilizing quality best practices; providing professional development opportunities to faculty in using technology effectively in the teaching and learning environment; assisting and supporting faculty and students in the use of academic technology tools; maintaining an awareness of current, research-based trends in education; and keeping abreast of  the latest emerging instructional technologies that might have an impact on the teaching and learning environment. Andrea is also an adjunct faculty member at NSCC and FSU. In addition, she is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC) as well as the Department of Higher Education's OER Advisory Council as the representative from NSCC. She has also served on the NERCOMP Board of Trustees (2012-2015) and the EDUCAUSE ELI Advisory Board (2012-2015).  As an advocate of success for all students in the classroom, one of her favorite projects is assisting faculty in integrating OER into the curriculum to replace more expensive, traditional textbooks to help make college more affordable for students (as well as provide faculty with innovative pedagogical approaches to support belonging) which so far has saved NSCC students $2.1M in textbook costs. And in 2017, she was named one of the Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers by the Center for Digital Education.