Biography

Kristen (Allen) Palmer serves as the team lead for Academic Partnerships in the Online Education and Educational Technology office at Butler University. She completed her BS in Middle/Secondary Mathematics Education with minors in Business Administration and Business Law and her MS in Strategic Communication at Butler University. Prior to working at Butler, she spent time in the Middle East volunteering with a church and teaching English, followed by three years working in client service at a local Indianapolis wealth management firm. Kristen's education and training experiences include leading or teaching middle/secondary learners in a traditional classroom, corporate trainings with adult learners, English-language learners in non-profit settings, one-on-one discipleship and small groups in faith communities, and faculty-focused workshops about teaching with technology.

Scholarly Activity

Presentations

MacIsaac, Olivia; Allen, Kristen; and Turner, Tatum. (2020) "Making Cultural Heritage Artifacts into 3D Digital Objects Using Photogrammetry." Poster presented at the iLRN2020 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning.

Neal, S., & Allen, K. (2019). “QR’ing the Library: Learning about physical and online library resources through a QR-coded tutorial.” Poster presented at the Celebration of Innovations in Teaching and Learning, Indianapolis, IN.

Publications

MacIsaac, Olivia; Allen, Kristen; and Turner, Tatum, "Making Cultural Heritage Artifacts into 3D Digital Objects Using Photogrammetry : Final Report" (2020). Scholarship and Professional Work. 79. https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/librarian_papers/79

Grants

PALNI 2023 Innovation Grant: Open Repository for AI Class Activities

PALNI 2019 Innovation Grant: Photogrammetry

PALNI 2018 Innovation Grant: Using Augmented Reality for Place-Based Library Instruction

Courses Taught

ED 245: Integrating Technology

Specialty Areas

BU Systems: Canvas, Panopto, Zoom, WordPress, Poll Everywhere

Digital Literacy

Graphic Design (Photoshop, Canva, Adobe Spark, Piktochart)

ePortfolio & Website Design and Development

Podcasting

Digital Storytelling

Data Analysis & Visualization (R studio, Excel, machine learning with big data)

Photogrammetry

Extended Realities (AR, VR, XR)

Generative AI

Kristen Palmer

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