Dr. Nicole Johnson

Dr. Nicole Johnson is internationally recognized as a leading digital learning expert.

As Founder and CEO of Digital Learning Leadership and Executive Director of the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association, she has extensive experience conducting research studies, exploring innovative solutions, building online communities, and navigating complex challenges related to technology use in education. In all that she does, Dr. Johnson strives to make high-quality learning experiences available to more people through strategic and responsible technology use. Dr. Johnson’s areas of expertise include analyzing digital learning trends, examining the implications of artificial intelligence in education, exploring potential futures for higher education, investigating faculty experiences with technology, researching the use of open educational resources (OER), defining and categorizing different types of learning experiences, and understanding how adults learn informally in digital contexts. She is deeply committed to knowledge mobilization and scholarly dissemination: she has a robust publication record and a love for connecting with academic, policy, and practitioner audiences through presentations and facilitated discussions.

Dr. Johnson works remotely from her home in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, which is on the traditional, ancestral, unceded shared territory of the Sema:th First Nation and the Máthxwi First Nation. These two First Nations are part of the Stó:lō Nation and the Stó:lō people have lived in the Fraser Valley for 10 000 years. She acknowledges that she is an uninvited guest and is committed to treading gently on the land while she learns more about the history of her community and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.