Georgia Tech Named Finalist in 2025 Learning Impact Awards by 1EdTech

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Georgia Tech Named Finalist in 2025 Learning Impact Awards by 1EdTech admin Thu, 05/29/2025 - 19:14

Georgia Tech has been named a finalist in the 2025 Learning Impact Awards presented by 1EdTech, a global nonprofit committed to advancing educational technology innovation. The annual awards program recognizes outstanding, innovative uses of teaching and learning technology that address the most pressing challenges in education and lifelong learning.

Georgia Tech’s selection as one of seventeen finalists highlights the Institute’s continued leadership in leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance learning and underscores its commitment to creating real-world solutions that empower students, faculty, and educators.

The public is invited to help select an honoree – through online vote – in each of three Learning Impact Trend categories: Learning Environment Infrastructure; Teaching and Learning Innovation; and Educational Insight, Attainment, and Planning. Georgia Tech’s Digital Credential Journey: An Evolution from Internal to External Learner Badge Use, is a finalist in the latter category.

"It is an honor to be named a finalist in the Learning Impact Awards," said Ronnie Godshalk, associate dean of Learning Systems for the College of Lifetime Learning. "The College, in partnership with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and early adopters across Georgia Tech, remains committed to validating learning outcomes and supporting learners throughout their educational and professional journeys. Digital credentialing is a key strategy in this effort."

“Georgia Tech's recognition as a finalist in the awards reflects the hard work and creativity of its faculty, staff, and students who are dedicated to shaping the future of learning,” said Warren Goetzel, director of Academic Technology and Engagement for OIT and director of External and Faculty Engagement for the Center for 21st Century Universities. “It is also a reflection of our successful office partnerships that continually work to transform education through innovation."

Voting for the Impact Learning Awards is open at 1edtech.org/li/awards/2025 and will close on Wednesday, June 4, at noon (EDT). Winners will be announced June 5 at the 2025 Learning Impact Conference in Indianapolis.

Update – June 6, 2025: Georgia Tech received an 'Honorable Mention' for its Learning Impact Awards project submission.

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The public is invited to help select an honoree in each of three awards categories by online vote. The Institute is up for top honors in Educational Insight, Attainment, and Planning.

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Georgia Tech has been named a finalist in the 2025 Learning Impact Awards in the Educational Insight, Attainment, and Planning category.

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Thu, 05/29/2025 - 12:00

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Warren Goetzel Appointed Center for 21st Century Universities Director of Faculty and External Engagement

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Warren Goetzel Appointed Center for 21st Century Universities Director of Faculty and External Engagement admin Fri, 12/08/2023 - 13:43

Warren Goetzel, Ph.D., Office of Information Technology (OIT) director of Academic Technology and Engagement, has been appointed director of Faculty and External Engagement with the Georgia Tech Division of Lifetime Learning’s Center for 21st Century Universities – or C21U – effective Dec. 1, 2023. Goetzel will remain in his position with OIT in tandem with the C21U courtesy appointment by Stephen Harmon, Ph.D., executive director of C21U, associate dean for the Division of Lifetime Learning, and professor with the Georgia Tech College of Design.

As director of Faculty and External Engagement with C21U, Goetzel will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to engage and collaborate with faculty across Georgia Tech on C21U initiatives; building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners – including OIT and the Division of Lifetime Learning – as well as other professional organizations, universities, corporations, and foundations; assisting in the systemic exploration, development, adoption, and assessment of new and innovative educational methodologies and curricular models and furthering the Institute’s efforts in lifelong learning initiatives for both traditional and nontraditional learners; and representing C21U to external audiences.

Goetzel has over 20 years of experience in higher education technology. Most recently, he accepted an invitation to join the 1EdTech Higher Education Executive Council, a distinguished member-based non-profit community partnership that brings together leading educational providers and government organizations. For the past two years, Goetzel has also co-chaired the Affordable Degrees-at-Scale Symposium, a preeminent event for higher education leaders to engage in intensive conversations on the strategies, trends, and challenges associated with scaled degree programs.

In November, Goetzel was also an inaugural recipient of the Advocates for Accessibility Awards by the Office of Equity and Compliance Programs, awarded to campus individuals, departments, and programs who have actively worked to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in the Georgia Tech community.

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Warren Goetzel, Office of Information Technology director of Academic Technology and Engagement, has been appointed director of Faculty and External Engagement with the Georgia Tech Division of Lifetime Learning’s Center for 21st Century Universities – or C21U – effective Dec. 1, 2023. Goetzel will remain in his position with OIT in tandem with the courtesy appointment to C21U.

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