Sean Hobson

Chief Officer and Clinical Assistant Professor,

EdPlus at ASU

Other ASU affiliations

Affililate Faculty Member, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Sean.Hobson@asu.edu

ASU Skysong 1365 North Scottsdale Road Skysong 200 Mail Code 9508 Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Mail code: 9508

Campus: Scottsdale
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Long Bio

Sean Hobson is Assistant Vice President and Chief Design Officer for EdPlus at Arizona State University, where he leads strategic design initiatives to solve complex challenges in higher education. Sean’s strong background in communications and instructional design fosters his ability to work well with technology and complex systems to achieve favorable outcomes.

As ASU’s first Chief Design Officer, Sean believes design is at the core of driving meaningful innovation. He has directed some of ASU’s most impactful course redesign efforts, garnering recognition in The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Scientific American.

Sean is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education Transformation at Dublin City University. He regularly advises universities and educational technology companies on advancing meaningful change through purposeful design and research-based best practices.

Education

Ph.D. Dublin City University
M.S. Clarion University, Pennsylvania
B.S. Clarion University, Pennsylvania

Research Interests

Organizational Design and Change
Academic Innovation
Emerging educational technologies
Faculty perceptions regarding online teaching and learning
Best Practices in online teaching and learning
Communicating with Technology
Design thinking
University culture and change

Expertise Areas

Artificial Intelligence

Change Management

Community Partnerships

Design

Design and Design Thinking in Education

Design Thinking

Educational Leadership and Administration

Higher and Postsecondary Education

Innovation and Success

Online Education: Online Teaching and Learning

Organizational Change