About Me
Daryl Ann Borel, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Daryl Ann Borel is an international education leader whose work focuses on technology-enhanced teaching and learning and on strengthening educator leadership programs. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, she has served as a K–12 classroom teacher; Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Superintendent in the nation’s fourth-largest school district; executive director of a national nonprofit; business executive; and applied researcher. This breadth of experience, including her early work in the private sector, informs her perspective on how workforce design and development can reshape the way schools are staffed and operated.
Dr. Borel’s current research examines artificial intelligence in education, digital learning and instruction, and leadership development for contemporary school systems. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has chaired more than ten doctoral dissertations, and has presented nationally and internationally on online learning, organizational change, educational innovation, and educational leadership. She is an active member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Artificial Intelligence CIG, Dissertation in Practice CIG, Online and Hybrid Learning CIG, and Advancing Educational Leadership in the EdD CIG; serves on the Executive Committee of the American Educational Research Association’s Qualitative Research SIG; serves as Faculty Senate President; and contributes to numerous university committees. Dr. Borel received the 2026 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University Faculty Success Collaboration Award from the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and the 2026 Instructional Excellence Award from ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University’s College of Education and Human Development.
She earned an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a focus on eLearning, an M.Ed. in Supervision with a specialization in Computer Science, and a B.S. in Mathematics. Dr. Borel is dedicated to fostering inclusive learning environments in which every student feels valued, and to preparing the next generation of educational leaders to thrive in diverse and dynamic contexts.
Dr. Borel’s current research examines artificial intelligence in education, digital learning and instruction, and leadership development for contemporary school systems. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has chaired more than ten doctoral dissertations, and has presented nationally and internationally on online learning, organizational change, educational innovation, and educational leadership. She is an active member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Artificial Intelligence CIG, Dissertation in Practice CIG, Online and Hybrid Learning CIG, and Advancing Educational Leadership in the EdD CIG; serves on the Executive Committee of the American Educational Research Association’s Qualitative Research SIG; serves as Faculty Senate President; and contributes to numerous university committees. Dr. Borel received the 2026 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University Faculty Success Collaboration Award from the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and the 2026 Instructional Excellence Award from ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University’s College of Education and Human Development.
She earned an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a focus on eLearning, an M.Ed. in Supervision with a specialization in Computer Science, and a B.S. in Mathematics. Dr. Borel is dedicated to fostering inclusive learning environments in which every student feels valued, and to preparing the next generation of educational leaders to thrive in diverse and dynamic contexts.