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Dennis Frezzo

Dennis Frezzo

Senior Lecturer and Instructional Technology Lead
dfrezzo@umd.edu

Dr. Frezzo has teaching experience in electronics, robotics, physics, networking, Internet of Things (IoT), connected products, and user-centered design, and has co-designed a variety of learning environments including labs and makerspaces. At Cisco, Dr. Frezzo led a team that applied the learning sciences to the rapid prototyping of learning tools for the Cisco Networking Academy program. He has taught successfully at the university, community college, and high school levels. Recently, he helped design the iSchool’s IoT Lab and networking studio, which will support a variety of student activities like building small working models of home LANs, ISP Tiers, cloud services, and end-to-end IoT and cybersecurity systems. He enjoys the opportunity to influence student journeys of lifelong learning and supports the iSchool’s efforts at diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQ+ students.