Keynote Speaker

Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins-Bell

Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins-Bell is a PhD candidate at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She is also a higher education consultant helping colleges and universities integrate Web 2.0 technologies meaningfully into pedagogy. She is the coauthor of Second Life for Dummies and has published many articles related to practical integration of new technologies to increase student engagement and community building. Sarah also consults with Kelley Executive Partners at Indiana University. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the BBC, USA Today, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Links to Sarah's work, videos, and blogs can be found at www.intellagirl.com.

Some of Sarah’s publications and presentations include: “Pedagogy before Technology: Exploring and Applying Tomorrow’s Technology with Today’s Students”; “From If to Ought: Computers, Composing, and the Transformation of Writing Centers”; and “Tagging the Collective: Motivation Analysis and Tagging in Information Literacy.”