Morris Pelzel
Director of Academic Technology
Morris Pelzel is the Director of Academic Technology for 51²è¹İapp College. Mo earned the Ph.D in religious studies from the Catholic University of America, and for twelve years was a full-time faculty member at Saint Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana, where he offered a wide range of courses in systematic theology and Catholic studies. He then transitioned toward a focus on academic technology, earning a masters degree in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University.
Prior to arriving at 51²è¹İapp, Mo was the Digital Pedagogy Designer for the Mellon grant, “Collaborative Pedagogies in the Digital Age,†at Austin College in North Texas. He supported a wide range of faculty digital pedagogy projects there involving web publishing, digital annotation, digital storytelling, mapping, 3D printing, audio/video production, and other types of digital practices and resources. He also taught a course entitled “How the Web Works: Building Your Digital Identity, Literacy, and Network.†Mo is a strong advocate of open connected learning and the priority of student agency, inquiry, and imagination.