Tolulope Noah, EdD, is an educational developer with a deep passion for teaching, learning,
and technology. She works as the instructional learning spaces coordinator at California State
University, Long Beach, where she designs and facilitates professional learning programs for
instructors. Previously, Tolu worked for Apple as a senior professional learning specialist, helping
educators nationwide explore how they could use technology to enhance teaching and learning.
She also has 16 years of teaching experience in higher education and K-12, and she facilitated
professional learning programs for other professors and teachers throughout this time. She was an
associate professor in the undergraduate teacher education program at Azusa Pacific University,
where she received the university-wide Teaching Excellence Faculty Award in 2019. Prior to
becoming a professor, Tolu was an award- winning teacher in Los Angeles.
Tolu believes in the transformative power of professional learning, and she enjoys designing
and facilitating engaging workshops and keynotes about a variety of teaching, learning, and
technology topics. She also writes about teaching and facilitation, and her work has been featured
in EDUCAUSE Review, Faculty Focus, and Edutopia.