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Educational & Engagement Technology Team

What We Do

The Educational & Engagement Technology team manages and supports Canvas, the University’s learning management system, all external applications that integrate with Canvas, as well as Yale Connect, the campus engagement platform for the University. We partner with ITS, the University Registrar’s Office, professional school registrars, the University Library, Office of the General Counsel, University Life, Yale College Student Affairs, Yale’s cultural centers, and a network of over 200 distributed support staff and administrators from across the University. We provide consultations, workshops, and just-in-time support for faculty, staff, and students to support the use of our teaching, learning and engaging technologies.

Educational & Engagement Technology, by the Numbers

Our team supports widely adopted and impactful tools used to improve teaching, learning, and engaging at Yale.

  • 5,500+ Course Sites

    created each year on Canvas

  • 35 External Tools

    integrated and available in Canvas

  • 1,500+ Groups

    active on Yale Connect

Meet our team

    • Educational and Engagement Technology

    Pilar Abuin

    Senior Director, Educational & Engagement Technology
    • Educational Technology

    Clare Ankawi

    Associate Director, Educational & Engagement Technology
    • Educational Technology

    Devon Barker

    Assistant Director, Educational & Engagement Technology
    • Business & Operations

    Claire Kerrigan

    Program Coordinator
    • Educational Technology

    Micah Nellums

    Assistant Director, Educational & Engagement Technology
    • Educational Technology

    Ryan Sobeck

    Associate Director, Educational & Engagement Technology
    • Engagement Technology

    Heidi Wilson

    Assistant Director, Educational & Engagement Technology