Laura Osgood

Laura Osgood has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Starting in 1998, they worked as a Teacher at Pasco County Schools. Laura then moved on to SCHOOL BOARD OF ALACHUA COUNTY in 1999, where they continued their role as a Teacher. In 2002, Laura joined Lee County School District as a Teacher and later took up the position of a Technology Specialist. From 2014 to 2018, they served as an Assistant Principal at the same district. In 2018, Laura joined Florida SouthWestern State College as a Program Assessment Coordinator. Laura then held the position of Director, Exploratory Institutional Research and finally became the Director, Learning Technologies in March 2022.

Laura Osgood's education history is as follows:

From 2012 to 2014, Laura attended Nova Southeastern University and obtained an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership.

From 2003 to 2005, Laura also attended Nova Southeastern University and earned a Master's degree in Educational/Instructional Technology.

In 1998, Laura completed their Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Teaching at the University of South Florida.

Prior to that, from 1995 to 1997, Laura attended the University of Florida and acquired an Associate of Arts - AA degree.

In addition to their formal education, Laura has obtained several certifications, including the Florida Online Innovation Summit, Designing a Collaborative Instructional Technology Support Model 2022 from EDUCAUSE, and various certifications from Badgr, such as Badgr Pro Badge Creator, Badgr Pro Expert, Badgr Pro Integrations Expert, Badgr Pro Onboarding Champion, Badgr Pro Pathways Producer, Badgr Pro Issuer Originator, Badgr Pro Organization Mastermind, and Badgr Pro Subscription Hero.

Laura is also certified as a QM-Certified Higher Education Peer Reviewer, a QM-Certified Applying the QM Rubric Face-to-Face Facilitator, and has completed the Peer Reviewer Course and Applying the QM Rubric from QM Quality Matters.

Furthermore, Laura has earned an Educator Certificate from The Florida Department of Education, a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB) from ets, a Microsoft Certified Professional certification from Microsoft, a CompTIA Network+ certification from CompTIA, and a CompTIA A+ Certified IT Technician certification, also from CompTIA.