Project Manager, Educational Technology, Newport News Shipbuilding
Mia Joe is an Educational Technology professional with Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). As a member of the Information Technology department, Ms. Joe manages operational aspects of ongoing educational technology projects and serves as liaison between program and trade management. Ms. joe specializes in the analysis and identification of appropriate technology when designing and developing instructional solutions. Ms. joe has over twenty-seven years of instructional design experience and has developed educational programs for various branches of the military, federal and state government agencies, and corporate entities.
As a NNS Emerging Leader alumni, Ms. Joe has served as project lead for multiple shipbuilding educational research projects which focused on deploying new technology for various workforce development initiatives. Ms. Joe is a Doctor of Philosophy candidate (PhDc) in Educational Technology and holds a Master of Science degree in Higher Education and Bachelor of Science degree in Instructional Design and Technology, Magna Cum Laude.
Simulation and Training has long been used by the government and industrial entities with great success. However, this often involved prohibitively expensive “bucks” or physical training machinery and proprietary software licenses. This panel conversation will explore the numerous ways companies can leverage this technology.