About the Presenter

Catalina Vlad-Ortiz is a registered dietitian, educator, and future technology coach. With a Masters in Nutrition Education, from Eastern Illinois University, Catalina specialized in adult learning. After obtaining her RD, she began working in private practice as a nutrition counselor using her specialty to help patient make sustainable changes. Not long after starting her practice, she also began teaching nutrition in local community colleges as a way to give back to the profession and arm students with good nutrition knowledge. After years of teaching and a recent appointment as DPD director, Catalina understands learning objectives and the disconnect between teaching methods and genuine learning. This disconnect ultimately led to a second masters in Digital Education Leadership at Seattle Pacific University, focusing on bringing education into the 21st century but most importantly, changing teaching techniques to focus on active learning for better learning outcomes and audience engagement.

Blog: http://professorvlad-ortiz.org/

Email: cvladortiz@digitaledleadership.org

Twitter: @cvladortiz