Special Session: Animating the Future: APPA’s Ed-Tech Innovation with the 10 Core Principles of Juvenile Justice

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Abigayle has spent most of her career in the realm of Adult Learning and Professional Development for corporations, nonprofits, and small businesses. As an Instructional Designer, she recognizes the unique opportunities and the lasting impact a training experience has on the learner. She takes pride in curating learner-focused trainings where the experience is rooted in accessible, diverse, inclusive, and innovative principles. People learn differently and in order to achieve a project’s goals and intentional outcomes, a training must incorporate a web of various learning styles. Abigayle has built a substantial number of training courses and curricula ranging from ILT, VILT, E-learning, character animation, to live action videos resulting in successful information retention. Since joining APPA, she has worked alongside various Subject Matter Experts in the Community Corrections Field to build relevant and impactful trainings, to members of APPA as well as training institute attendees. Each day she is reminded of the importance this work has on communities and its transformative power to evoke positive change in the world.

Joshua Nelsen is a devoted husband and father to two daughters, with a background that includes roles at Oracle Korea and the Korean National Diplomat Academy. He played a pivotal role in establishing an undergraduate program in Song-Do, South Korea, in collaboration with The State University of New York, Stony Brook. As the Professional Development Manager at the American Probation and Parole Association, Joshua has led initiatives in business strategy, content creation, and innovating experiences for members, focusing on achieving short and long-term goals. With a demonstrated history in educational initiatives, he mentors interdisciplinary teams and brings a disruptive mindset to foster avant-garde solutions. Joshua is well-versed in ed-tech, utilizing imaginative approaches in areas such as E-learning, needs analysis, learner assessment, curriculum mapping, and creative writing. His communication skills extend from engaging the C-suite to connecting with boots-on-the-ground positions on various phygital key performance indicators. With over 15 years of experience, Joshua Nelsen is a valuable presence in the education field.