Michele Jacobsen University of Calgary, Canada

Michele Jacobsen, PhD, is a professor in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, whose case study, action research, and design-based research focuses on designs for participatory learning environments with technologies that sponsor knowledge building and intellectual engagement. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to peer mentoring for strong transitions to graduate school, research-based learning in graduate education, faculty development for graduate supervision, and complex adaptive learning systems in K-12 schools. She is currently president of the Canadian Association for Teacher Education, and she is on the Board of Education Canada.