Parke Rhoads
Principal
As a technologist, Parke explores the human-centric design of high technology environments and the innovative organizations that create them. His work and public speaking are informed by a wide variety of experiences, including as a scientist, professor (Physics & Astronomy), technology design consultant, academic consultant, and former Chief Technology Architect of the United Nations.
In his role as Principal and Higher-Education practice leader for Vantage, Parke’s professional interests include STEAM curriculum development, academic technology, technology systems, human-centric design, organizational behavior, and futurism/innovation planning.
Select Presentations
Point/Counterpoint: What Activates Learning, Space or Technology?
EDUCAUSE ELI (Education Learning Initiative)
February 2019
- Audience Size: 150
- Format: Presenter
Impact of COVID19 on Technology
American Institute of Architects & Society of College and University Planners
June 2020
- Audience Size: 150
- Format: Moderator and Panelist
Beyond the Information Commons: A Field Guide to Evolving Library Services, Technologies, and Spaces
Rowan & Littlefield Publishers, 2020 (Forrest, C. & Halbert, M. ed.)
September 2020
- Audience Size:
- Format: Co-Author
S2E2: Where Ideas Come From
The Good from Dickinson College Podcast
September 18, 2019
- Audience Size:
- Format: Featured Guest
Revolutionary Challenge Ideation and Proposal Workshop
Dickinson College Dept. of Institutional Advancement
- Audience Size: 80 in person, 120 virtual
- Format: Presenter and Workshop Facilitator
IllumUNations: Combining Technology and Sociology to Enhance “Place” at the United Nations
Harvard Art : Technology : Psyche Conference
- Audience Size: 250
- Format: Presenter