The Senior Advisor to the President, Digital Strategy and Learning Innovation helped establish the University of Ottawa as a leader in digital transformation in teaching, research, knowledge mobilization and lifelong learning. As a past holder of a Canada Research Chair focused on learning through technology, and having launched a series of new learning program initiatives as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Senior Advisor Kee brought a wealth of expertise and experience to this new role.

The Senior Advisor expanded on the long-term aspirations of Transformation 2030, build on the Imagining Our 5G Campus report, and drew from recent initiatives in several Faculties to direct a process that reimagines the role of the University of Ottawa in society, leverages emerging technologies to improve and add to the individual and collective campus experience, and enables a digital transformation in teaching, research, knowledge mobilization and lifelong learning. In this way the Senior Advisor helped the University of Ottawa achieve its goal of becoming more agile, connected, impactful and sustainable.

To pursue this objective, the Senior Advisor fostered a sense of common university purpose by working closely with the vice-presidents and deans as well as engaged with counterparts elsewhere in Canada and internationally. He produced a consultation report, a digital transformation roadmap, a business case, and financial models and market analyses to support the launch of new online courses and programs

As the University moves from digital strategy planning to implementation in the Faculties, the Senior Advisor looks forward to continuing to collaborate with colleagues across the campus in support of the University’s digital transformation. 

For more information on the Senior Advisor’s mandate, read the following article: The Future of Learning is inclusive, adaptive and connected