October 2023 Development Day Speaker Bios

Universal Design for Learning

MS. CHRISTINE SCHERER

Christine Scherer (she/her) is the Senior Content Specialist at Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies Distance Learning Department. Over the last four years, she has spearheaded the department’s accessibility standards, taking the department from zero web accessibility considerations to a WCAG 2.0-compliant process that builds in accessibility from day one. She has developed and facilitated training for faculty and staff, consults on accessibility topics and issues during course development, and reviews all course sites for compliance with accessibility standards before launch. She partners with the university Disability Support Services office, AccessibleNU, to provide as-needed web accessibility consultations and serves on multiple university-wide accessibility councils and committees.

She has an MA in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse and a BA in Political Science from DePaul University, proving that the path to web accessibility isn’t always a direct one. Outside of work, she enjoys board games, sewing, and volunteering at her local farmers market.

You can connect with Christine on LinkedIn and see her work on the SPS DL website blog and accessibility guidelines.

Artificial Intelligence

DR. ANNA CATTERSON

LinkedIn; Eastern Kentucky University Online

Excerpt; follow the link for more details: Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) named Dr. Anna Catterson as the executive director of EKU’s Office of Online Learning. Catterson will join EKU on July 1, 2023, and will oversee the daily operations of EKU Online including the management of over 4,000 students currently enrolled in online learning.

Catterson earned both a bachelor’s in business and computer science and a master’s in instructional design and technology from Emporia State University in Kansas. Additionally, Catterson received a doctorate of philosophy in higher education from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.