KRIS HANS & ERIK CHRISTIANSEN
Expert Voices:
Watch as Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen discuss the importance of preparation, communication, reusable resources, collaboration software, and netiquette.
Watch as Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen discuss the importance of preparation, communication, reusable resources, collaboration software, and netiquette.
Profiles
Kris Hans
Kris Hans is an ideas generator capable of turning dreams into reality and truly a social entrepreneur. He continues to undertake diverse roles and responsibilities that bring his skills and experience to serve Calgary’s many communities—a testament to the value that he places on civic participation and social enterprise. Currently, Kris is co-founder and strategist at Market Grade, an interdisciplinary consultancy focused on marketing, design, innovation, and strategy. Kris teaches business management, design thinking, economics for business, entrepreneurial thinking (opportunity identification & technology for entrepreneurs), global challenges, strategic planning, and strategic selling at the University of Calgary, Canada. At Mount Royal University he’s been teaching business communications since 2016 and he taught entrepreneurship and marketing in the past. Kris also served as the first-ever entrepreneur in residence at W21C in the O’Brien Institute of Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Kris continues to work with students and start-up ventures to help grow their businesses and diversify the Alberta economy.
- marketgrade.com
- edtechexamined.com
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishans/?originalSubdomain=ca
- @KrisHans
Erik Christiansen
Erik Christiansen is the subject librarian for psychology, counselling, health and physical education and the Music Conservatory at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. Erik has experience working in information technology, and previously he provided instructional design, education technology and research support at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education. His research interests are centred around open education, integrating information literacy into the academic curriculum and web usability. He is an active member of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) community. Erik also has a long-held interest in computing, interface design and music.