Kena Ray

Kena leads instructional design and learning technologies in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Office. The College is the largest and most diverse college at ASU, home of 21 schools and many centers within the divisions of Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.

Kena works to optimize teaching and learning experiences by innovating processes and initiating change through collaboration with a wide variety of partners, including ASU administration, faculty, EdPlus, Enterprise Technology, and peer leaders of other colleges across ASU.

She leads the adoption of learning technologies for The College, including change management for learning platform changeovers and implementation of high-impact initiatives, such as the use of Artificial Intelligence in operations, teaching, and learning.

She also leads Instructional Designer staffing, onboarding, and support for The College, and cultivates communities of practice for IDs and technologists. She is an advocate for diversity and inclusion, and amplifies differing ideas to ensure all voices are heard.

Kena is currently pursuing her doctorate in Education Leadership and Innovation. Her research measures the relationship between instructional designers, course quality, and withdrawal/fail (DEW) rates.

She has worked in online higher education since 2005. She lives in Tempe with her husband, stepdaughter, and dog. She spends her off hours on design projects and facilitating a book club and a movie club.