Roxanne Desforges

Roxanne Desforges is a professional with extensive experience in educational technology and online learning. She currently serves as the Director of Education on the Board of Directors for Hands On Media Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing digital and media literacy training and resources to youth and adults.1

Professional Background

Roxanne is the Founding Partner of Pure & Applied, a research, strategy, and learning design firm she co-founded in 2017.1 The company focuses on building online learning solutions to inform and empower communities, professionals, and youth, collaborating with non-profits, associations, universities, and EdTech organizations.1

Academic Experience

Roxanne has also held academic positions:

• Lecturer in the Department of Education at McGill University (September 2017 - December 2018)
• Taught courses on Media, Technology and Education, as well as Religion and Globalization1

Previous Work

Before founding Pure & Applied, Roxanne worked as:

• Head of Academic Relations at Learning Bird Inc. (July 2012 - June 2017)
• Designed and managed professional services, training, and custom e-learning development for over 200 schools across Canada and the U.S.1

Education and Interests

Roxanne's educational background spans from 2003 to 2018, with a focus on the philosophy of education, particularly education and democracy.1

Skills and Expertise

Roxanne specializes in:

• Learning & Development
• Learning design
• Social R&D
• Community-based research
• Market and customer research
• Knowledge mobilization1

Her work at Pure & Applied emphasizes inclusive design practices and high-quality video production in both English and French.1

Roxanne Desforges is bilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in English and professional working proficiency in French.1