Melody Buckner is the Associate Vice Provost of Digital Learning and Online Initiatives in the University Center for Assessment, Teaching, and Technology (UCATT) for the University of Arizona. She collaborates with university leaders, faculty, and academic staff to articulate the implementation of multimodal deliveries of education and assist in defining the institutional values for digital learning to align with the University’s mission. Her faculty appointment is with the College of Education. She conducts research and teaching in the areas of educational technology, digital and creative literacies, and multicultural education. Her degrees are BS in Architecture, M. Ed in Educational Technology, and PhD in Language, Reading, and Culture. Before coming to higher education, she was a 3D animator/designer and traveled the world with her family living in over 40 locations around the world.