Noelia Franzen

About

Noelia Franzen serves as the Senior Accessibility Coordinator (Info Tech Consultant). She specializes in Alternative Media, Assistive Technologies, and Academic Technologies.

Noelia is an EOP alumna and a first-generation college student. She earned a Master's in Education with an emphasis in Instructional Technologies, and a Bachelor's degree in Raza Studies (Latina/o Studies) from San Francisco State University. In her twenty years as an Academic Technology professional and instructional designer, she has served on the Accessible Technology Initiative Committees at SF State and SSU to advocate for students with disabilities and promote accessible practices campus-wide.  In her various roles, she has provided pedagogical and technical training and support to SSU faculty and students using the campus Learning Management System (LMS), web-conferencing system and other academic technology tools and systems in the SSU service catalog; she also has lead the SSU Affordable Learning Initiative, providing faculty with resources to develop and adopt accessible low-cost instructional materials and in doing so provide students with free or more affordable textbook options. Previous to SSU, she worked as the lead LMS Instructional Designer at SF State. 

She has served as the president of Directors of Educational Technology / California Higher Education (DET/CHE), an organization of academic technology professionals focusing on common management concerns within academic computing, instructional technology, media services, and distance education across all levels of higher education.

Noelia enjoys venturing into nature, kayaking, and playing with her energetic canine companion.

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