RANDY AVERSO

Laureate Education

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RANDY's work combines: Education, Technology, and Helping People

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Director of Content and Engagement

Curate media content for faculty & instructional developers, and then engage users to use that media.

High School
Troy High School
Bachelor's Degree
Education, General
Oral Roberts University
Graduate Degree
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
University of Central Oklahoma
Doctorate
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
University of Oklahoma

Bachelor's Degree: Educational/Instructional Technology

My path in life took a while to figure out

1.
Decided to pursue a teaching degree in a field not supported by my parents.
2.
Left the classroom and direct teaching to become a school administrator.
3.
Moved from teaching children and K-12 learners to working with adult learners.
4.
Left the public sector for the private sector & learned how to apply the different skill sets.
5.
Became a lifelong learner of educational technology and online and blended teaching and learning.
6.
Moved from merely executing tasks to creatively proposing solutions to challenges/problems.

THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
Don't go into the field of education, it never has and never will pay very well.
How I responded:
I knew that my passion was aligned to helping others learn AND love learning - a lifelong skill that I knew could enrich their lives and future choices, while simultaneously providing me with fulfillment knowing that I was making a difference. I also had a sense that by following my passion, I would find a way to make the money necessary to have a good life.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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It was an a-ha moment when I realized there are MULTIPLE ways to solve a problem - rather than assuming there was one right way to solve problems. Seems obvious - but I was liberated when I learned that principle!

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