
- kflammer@ucsd.edu
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9500 Gilman Dr
Mail Code: 0175-W
La Jolla , California 92093
Director of Digital Learning
Dr. Karen Flammer is the Director of Digital Learning at UC San Diego. She served as Interim Director from March - September 2017, during which time she worked with UC San Diego faculty and the Teaching + Learning Commons to launch a MOOC Professional Certificate Program on the EdX platform and launch a Micromasters in Data Science online.
Dr. Flammer has successfully directed and managed large-scale programs, developed complex online learning programs, applied research in pedagogical strategies to program development, worked collaboratively with diverse audiences, and successfully authored million dollar grants.
Dr. Flammer received her
Prior to her appointment at SDSC, Dr. Flammer worked at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS) as the Principal Investigator for a NASA funded K-16 STEM engagement program: EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students) that engaged over 600,000 K-12 students from 80 countries.
Dr. Flammer is also co-founder and former Senior Vice President of Sally Ride Science, a STEM education technology company dedicated to inspiring young people in