Rate My Professor Carey Larson

Larson's career at PCC has progressed to Academic Professional in the LAPP/Student Learning Center. In Summer 2020, she undertook a professional leave at 100% salary to fulfill responsibilities of staying current in technological skills and software certifications, investigating new training materials and technology learning tools for students, faculty, and staff. This effort supported PCC's core themes of access, student success, quality education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, enriching contributions to digital literacy in higher education. As leader of the PCC Digital Literacy Program, she manages Digital Navigation Assistance, employing expert student digital navigators to deliver holistic, individualized support to students and community members. This includes assistance with affordable internet access, device acquisition, technical skills development, and application support for services like benefits, taxes, healthcare, classes, and social services, many now exclusively online. The program features Northstar Digital Literacy and positions digital literacy as an essential basic need on par with food and housing. Larson co-presented a session titled 'Digital Literacy at PCC' at Teaching Week 2022 with Roberta Richards and Rachel Bridgewater.