Peg Sherven has been appointed service owner for Sherven, Peg.jpgacademic technology tools. Service offerings include:

  • Anti-Plagiarism (Turnitin)
  • Course Management System (Moodle)
  • iTunes U
  • Learning Object Repository (Equella)
  • Online Course Evaluations
  • Surveys (UMSurvey)

Peg has 19 years of experience at the University of Minnesota working in various areas. At the Crookston campus, Peg was the computer help desk manager, and adjunct instructor in the College of Business and Technology. Peg transferred to Minneapolis in pursuit of a PhD in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development. While taking courses, she worked in application support where she developed a deep knowledge of enterprise tools such as Moodle, WebVista, Google, UMSurvey, and more. Most recently, she has been a member of the Educational Technology Services team and Academic Technology Tools.

In the coming weeks, the former service owner, Chris Ament (senior director of academic technology), will work with Peg to ensure a smooth transition. Congratulations and best wishes to Peg as she takes on this new role!