Associate Vice President for the National SMART Technology Innovation Center at Tennessee State University
Dr. Robbie K. Melton, selected as one of the 2024 Top 50 Women Leaders in
Education and the 2024 recipient of the HBCU Lifetime Achievement Faculty
Network Award, serves as Interim Provost/Vice President for Tennessee State
University Academic Affairs and Vice President of Technology Innovations for the
SMART Global Technology Innovation Center, and tenured professor at
Tennessee State University. She serves as a global researcher and international
consultant for SMART Artificial Intelligence (AI) an Academic eSports for
Education and Emerging IOE (“The Internet of Everything”) Smart Mobile
Technology of mobile devices, smart phone-tablets, wearables, smart gadgets
and tools, and mixed reality of VR and AR. She formerly served as the Associate
Vice Chancellor for Emerging Technologies for the Tennessee Board of Regents
and the primary developer and chief administrator for the system wide Regents
Online Degree Programs. Her tributes include: The 2023 Top 50 Women
Leaders in Education, 2019 USDLA Hall of Fame, 2018, Distinguished Women of
Legend, 2017 OLC Leadership, 2016, WCET Life Time Achievement, 2014 Top
30 Technologists, 2013 Apple Distinguished Educator, 2012 Top Fifty
Technology Innovator; and 2012 WOW EdTechnology Awards. She was a
featured speaker at the International UNESCO Mobile Learning Symposium. She
known as an ‘Appologist, for her extensive research of best practices with mobile
devices (smart phone, tablets, wearable, and the creation of a Mobile App
Resource Center. Currently advocating for Open Education Resources (OER) for
global access to education content. Plus, serving as an Education Technology
Trainers for Malawi and various countries in South Africa in promoting worldwide
that “Everyone Can Code and Create” and “Academic eSports – Mixed Reality
Gamification” for the new innovations of SMART Immersive Teaching and
Learning and a passionate advocate for empowering underserved populations,
especially Black females, in becoming innovators and entrepreneurs for the
digital world.