Dr. Emma Zone

Dr. Emma Zone is the Senior Director of Academic Affairs at D2L. Dr. Zone has nearly 25 years of experience teaching, leading, and driving change within and across organizations. In her role, she supports the thought leadership strategy and all functions of Academic Affairs.

Previously holding senior leadership roles in higher education and edtech, her work has centered on helping organizations redefine their learning strategies across modalities, with a passion for faculty engagement and access. Dr. Zone has teaching and curriculum development experience spanning the K-12, community college, and university levels.

Dr. Zone has been long committed to shepherding teaching and learning innovation, including leading large-scale institutional initiatives and courseware implementations. Dr. Zone served as the chair of the executive committee for the Courseware in Context framework, and she continues to share in the national conversation on the intersection of educational technology, optimizing teaching and learning, and institutional success.

Dr. Zone holds an EdD in Educational Leadership from Argosy University, master’s degrees from DePaul University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.