Wesley
Fryer is a digital learning consultant, author, digital storyteller, educator and change agent. With
respect to school change, he describes himself as a "catalyst for
creative engagement and collaborative learning." Wesley serves as a co-convener for the annual K-12 Online Conference and is the executive director of the nonprofit Story Chasers Inc., the lead partner in the statewide Celebrate Oklahoma Voices digital storytelling project.
His blog, "Moving
at the Speed of Creativity" (www.speedofcreativity.org)
was selected as the 2006 "Best Learning Theory Blog" by eSchoolnews
and Discovery Education, and is utilized regularly by
thousands of
educators
worldwide.
Wesley secured $1.3 million in grant funding for West Texas schools
participating in the Texas Technology Immersion Pilot Project in
2004-2008. He became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009, and was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2005. He was
an elementary classroom teacher for six years in Texas public schools
before serving as a college director of distance learning for five
years. He worked for AT&T from 2006 - 2008 as the Director of
Education Advocacy, and the Director of Technology and Education
Outreach for the Oklahoma Heritage Association from July 2008 - January
2009. Wesley is completing his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction
at Texas Tech University.
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