Summary
Sarah Kettell is an Educational Applications Developer with nine years of hands-on experience blending front-end design and ed tech to make learning more accessible. After a self-taught start in freelance web and graphic design, she earned a B.S. in Computer Science (3.97 GPA) and now applies that technical foundation at Penn State Harrisburg, supporting Canvas, Top Hat, VR initiatives, and custom instructional apps. She partners closely with faculty, instructional designers, and IT to align technology with sound pedagogy, and she’s pursuing an M.Ed. in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education to deepen her theoretical grounding. Comfortable shipping practical code and user-focused interfaces, she brings a rare combination of design sensibility, classroom-facing support experience, and a commitment to reducing barriers in higher education.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Education, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program, Master of Education, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program at Penn State World Campus
Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at Pima Community College
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.97 GPA, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.97 GPA at Penn State Harrisburg
Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College