Rachel Smith

Rachel S. Smith is Vice President, NMC Services for the New Media Consortium (NMC), an international consortium of  nearly  300 world-class universities,  colle ges,  museums, research centers, and technology companies dedicated to using new technologies to inspire, energize, stimulate, and support learning and creative expression. She is recognized for her work in making newtechnologies approachable for higher education faculty and staff through talks, trainings, and written materials. A specialist in project coordination, user interface design, and visual facilitation, Ms. Smith leads the NMC’s fee-based services units, directs the NMC's involvement in projects such as the opensource Pachyderm project, and directs all NMC internal and external publications. She serves as an inter-organizational liaison, bringing together NMC members from around the globe to develop new projects. Ms. Smith authors instructional materials, guides, and monographs on the creative and technical aspects of teaching with technology.