Jeff Nugent is Director of Learning & Applied Innovation in ITS, and Associate Director of the Center for Learning, Teaching and Research at Colgate University. In his current role at Colgate, Jeff provides leadership to advance teaching and learning with technology through enhanced support for faculty, program development and ongoing assessment of services. He has broad experience leading educational development of initiatives including the design and facilitation of faculty learning community programs, support for online course design and teaching, exploration of learning space design, and promoting learning innovation through the use of digital technologies. His current interests focus on the use of web-based platforms to support connected learning, and understanding factors that shape faculty adoption of technology to support their teaching practices in face-to-face and online environments.