## [#  Nick Wilson 

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### **Director of Teaching Innovation**

Nick provides leadership and vision for the HILT program and teaching and learning activities across Harvard as well as oversight of the HILT team, portfolio of activities, and events. Working across the University by liaising with Deans of Schools, faculty, and academic professional colleagues in the schools, Nick collaborates on the design and implementation of innovative educational programs.

A trained learning scientist, Nick earned his Ed.D. and M.Ed. in Learning Technologies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Prior to joining HILT, he held positions at the Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning, Boston University Center for Teaching and Learning, and Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning through Research at Northeastern University. Nick’s work has appeared in several peer-reviewed journals and edited books, including the Journal of the Learning Sciences, Cognition and Instruction, and Educational Technology Research & Development. He has presented internationally at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences, the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, and the International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, among other venues.

[nicholas\_wilson@harvard.edu](mailto:nicholas_wilson@harvard.edu)