Dr. Lori Werth is the the Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the University of Pikeville and has served as a higher education administrator and faculty member over the past 23 years. In her current position, Dr. Werth leads Academic Affairs, Athletics, Admissions, Registrar, Institutional Research, Library Services, Student Services, and Student Success. Werth was one of 32 provosts nationwide selected to participate in the Association of Chief Academic Officers Digital Learning Fellowship. The program was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and designed to provide provosts with critical information, effective resources, and tested strategies to adopt high quality digital courseware. Prior to this fellowship, Dr. Werth lead a research initiative in the State of Idaho in collaboration with Sal Khan and Khan Academy bringing technology support to over 10,000 K-12 students in a statewide pilot project. Having taught both face-to-face and online, Dr. Werth understands the value technology can play to support teaching and learning in the classroom.