Disruptive Technologies in Education and Workforce Development

Julie Delello is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the College of Education and Psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Science and Technology from Texas A&M University. She has served in education for over 27 years with extensive experience in K-16 teaching, administration, and leadership. She has authored numerous publications, and her professional interests focus on academic innovations, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, gerontechnology, and social media platforms for authentic learning. Rochell McWhorter is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Soules College of Business at The University of Texas at Tyler. Her long-term research agenda includes the study of virtual scenario planning (VSP) as the development of leadership capability and capacity within virtual environments for the purpose of preparing organizations for times of uncertainty. Her passion for emerging technologies includes the study of virtual human resource development (VHRD) to discover its implications for research and practice in the field of HRD. She utilizes various techniques in the classroom such as social media, infographics, digital badges, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence; and, she is a champion of service-learning and researcher of eSports.