Tara Jeffs, PhD is part of the dynamic Technology & Learning Connections (TLC) Team as the Assistive Technology Support Services Coordinator. The Technology & Learning Connections (TLC) Team is a part of Florida’s Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project at the University of South Florida. Tara provides technical assistance in the areas of accessible educational materials (AEM), assistive technology (AT), instructional technology (IT), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and virtual/online learning (VI) technologies. She earned a PhD in the areas of Assistive Technology and Instructional Design from George Mason University. Tara is a passionate assistive technology specialist and teacher educator that implements Universal Design for Learning Principles with over 20 years of teaching experience and professional development utilizing diverse formats (face-to-face, online, and blended) and innovative teaching tools.
Dr. Jeffs feels privileged to work and write with teaching practitioners and educational researchers who bring a wealth of experiences focusing on the infusion of assistive and emerging technologies in the classroom. Tara has disseminated knowledge and expertise in assistive/ emerging technologies and Universal Design for Learning through more than twenty-five articles and book chapters and 130 presentations at state and national conferences over the past 23 years.
