Sonia Chaidez
DigLibArts Co-Coordinator
Instructional Media Designer
Sonia Chaidez works as part of a collaborative community in which creativity and technology lead to new methods of research, learning, and publication.
She helps to build programs and projects that blend pedagogy with digital technologies. She teaches digital storytelling as a pedagogical tool to engage students in higher order thinking, deep learning and to build digital literacy skills. Sonia’s teaching and learning interests are also mapping, wearable technologies, augmented reality and film studies. She’s currently partnering with Whittier College’s social work and education departments to hold community-based workshops to expand digital literacies. Sonia has also made documentary films in Mexico, Cuba, Syria and Iraq to show the plight of cultures trying to preserve their history while adapting to modernity. This fall, Sonia will be attending the Council on International Education Exchange conference to help promote study abroad opportunities to underrepresented students and explore how technology can enhance international learning experiences.