Institute Faculty

Peter Shea

Peter Shea

Director of Professional Development, Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts

Peter Shea is an experienced learning professional specializing in instructional design, college teaching, and professional development education. Since 2012, he has been the Director of Professional Development at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. Additionally, he served as a teaching assistant for an Adult Learning course at Harvard Extension School. In 2019, he began presenting on AI in education, and in 2020, he founded the LinkedIn group "AI in Education." He is the co-editor, along with Peggy Maki, of the book Transforming Digital Learning and Assessment: A Guide to Available and Emerging Practices and Building Institutional Consensus (Routledge, 2021).


Areas of Expertise

  • AI as a tool for learning and assessment
  • Evidence-based learning design
  • Professional development in higher education