Director of Teaching Excellence and Support, Northern Illinois University.

Stephanie Richter is Director of Teaching Excellence and Support at Northern Illinois University’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. She provides leadership for the center’s programs and services to support faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants with teaching, online teaching, and integrating technology in teaching.

Stephanie co-chaired NIU’s AI Task Force working group on teaching and learning and led the development of the university’s AI Literacy Framework and AI Network community of practice, advancing AI integration across disciplines. Ms. Richter holds an M.S.Ed in Instructional Technology from NIU and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Instructional Technology.