Vincent Spezzo, Ed.D.
Associate Director of AI, Online, and Emerging Digital Pedagogies
Vincent Spezzo is the associate director of AI, Online, and Emerging Digital Pedagogies in the Center for Teaching and Learning, where he provides leadership and support in the pedagogical integration of various emerging technologies, including Generative AI, and practices in online teaching and learning. With over 20 years of higher education experience, Spezzo has served in various roles including that of teaching faculty (both in person and online), instructional technology specialist, learning systems administrator, instructional design coordinator, and technology and pedagogy development facilitator. In his current role, he designs and facilitates faculty and TA development programming and resources, consults on online pedagogy, Generative AI, and educational technologies, and partners with stakeholders to pilot and scale solutions that improve digital student learning and success. He is the 2025 recipient of the Wagner Award for Distance Education Leadership and has served as an invited faculty mentor for the 2024 and 2025 AAC&U Institutes on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum.
vincent.spezzo@gatech.edu
Phone
404-894-2340
Office
Clough 457
Teaching Interests
Educational Technology
General Psychology
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Instructional Design
Online Teaching and Learning
Pedagogy and Course Design
Teaching with Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
Universal Design for Learning
Research Interests
Gamification
Generative AI in higher education pedagogy (including student skills, reflection, and course design implications)
Instructional Design
Online learning and learner experience (including learner expectations, classroom environment factors, and innovative practices)
Programmatic innovation in online faculty development and scalable course design support
Teaching and learning technologies (including best practices, impacts on student well-being, and mindful usage)
Education
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Valdosta State University, GA
Ed.S. Instructional Technology, Valdosta State University, GA
M.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Valdosta State University, GA
B.A. Psychology (Experimental), Westminster College, MO
B.A. English (Creative Writing), Westminster College, MO
Recent Publications
Spezzo, V.M., & Rudchenko, T.V. (2025), Leveraging ChatGPT for Personal Learning: Innovations and Challenges in Higher Education Pedagogy. Distance Learning Administration Annual: Proceedings of the Distance Learning Administration 2025 Conference (pp. 108-112). Carrollton: Georgia.
Spezzo, V.M., & Gokhman, I., (2024), How students’ GenAI Skills and Reflection Affect Assignment Instructions. Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-students-genai-skills-and-reflection-affect-assignment-instructions
Spezzo, V.M., & Rudchenko, T.V., (2022), Interactive Videos: Student Perceptions Before and After the Great Pivot. In M. N. Clay & L. Robison (Eds.), Distance Learning Administration Annual: Proceedings of the Distance Learning Administration 2022 Conference (pp. 87-92). Carrollton: Georgia.
Spezzo, V.M., & Rudchenko, T.V., (2022), Interactive Videos: Student Perceptions Before and After the Great Pivot. The Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration https://ojdla.com/articles/interactive-videos-student-perceptions-before-and-after-the-great-pivot?fbclid=IwAR1R7UwtIfe9x5mcQRZbRXu-ClycuYPQIq2uV7nBVK1dKruE0yHNwVYWQj0
Spezzo, V. M., & King, A. J. (2018). Using the Adult Classroom Environment Scale to Evaluate Learner Expectations. In M. N. Clay & M. Bennafield (Eds.), Distance Learning Administration Annual: Proceedings of the Distance Learning Administration 2018 Conference (pp. 181-186). Carrollton: Georgia.
