With prior companies, Alan Rudi led teams that won awards for innovation. At Thesys, he’s recognized every day for creatively guiding development, defining strategy and authoring innovative solutions. With over 20 years of experience in education business management and information services product marketing, Rudi joined Fairmont Education Group in January 2009. Prior to launching Thesys, he developed and implemented an eLearning strategy for Fairmont Private Schools that included a core-out strategy focused on teacher training and on technology application and implementation over installation. Rudi holds a master’s degree in technology management from Pepperdine University as well as a master’s degree in business administration from Oregon State University. Rudi is passionate about the potential value of technology in education and the social need to continually improve education for all students in a global society. Prior to Fairmont, Rudi developed new products and managed databases on 180 million consumers and 25 million businesses for use in the financial services industry. He was also responsible for turning around Concordia University and achieving annual growth of 14 percent. As part of his tenure with Concordia University, Rudi also developed eLearning programs and taught in both the classroom and online environments.

 

Articles by Alan Rudi

Hybrid Learning: How to Reach Digital Natives

(10/10/11)
Hybrid education is still in its infancy, but schools that have adopted it say that it shows great promise. Schools from K-12 through graduate level are using the model. Here is an overview of the thought behind hybrid education and of its benefits.