Tolulope (Tolu) Noah
Tolulope (Tolu) Noah, Ed.D. is an educational developer with a deep passion for teaching, learning, technology, and facilitation. She currently serves as the Instructional Learning Spaces Coordinator at California State University, Long Beach, where she designs and facilitates professional learning programs for instructors about teaching and technology.
Previously, Tolu was a Senior Professional Learning Specialist at Apple, helping educators nationwide explore how they could use technology to enhance teaching and learning. Tolu also has 16 years of teaching experience in higher education and K-12. She was an associate professor in the teacher education program at Azusa Pacific University, where she was honored to receive the university-wide Teaching Excellence Faculty Award in 2019. Prior to becoming a professor, she was a 5th and 6th grade teacher in Los Angeles.
Tolu is also the author of the book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality: A Guide to Crafting Engaging Professional Learning Experiences in Higher Education (published by Routledge in 2025).
- Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
- University of Southern California
- Master of Arts in Elementary Education
- Loyola Marymount University
- Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
- Azusa Pacific University
- Noah, T. (2025). Designing and facilitating workshops with intentionality: A guide to crafting engaging professional learning experiences in higher education. Routledge.
- Noah, T. (2023, September 15). Mistakes I used to make in digital accessibility– and how to fix them. Edutopia.
- Noah, T. (2023, July 6). Enhancing flipped learning with microlectures. Edutopia.
- Noah, T. (2023, March 14). Designing virtual edtech faculty development workshops that stick: 10 guiding principles. EDUCAUSE Review.
- Noah, T. (2023, February 13). Microlectures 101: What, why, & how? Faculty Focus.
- Noah, T. (2023, January 20). The importance of teaching all students about tech accessibility features. Edutopia.
- Noah, T. (2022, September 1). A handy framework for choosing edtech. Edutopia.
- Noah, T. (2022, August 10). 8 ways to use QR codes in higher education classrooms. EDUCAUSE Review.
- Best-in-Track Award for the Engaged and Effective Teaching and Learning Track (Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference, 2023)
- Named as one of the 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow (EdTech Magazine, 2023)
- Teaching Excellence Faculty Award (Azusa Pacific University, 2019)
