Sallie
Draper is the Technology
Trainer for the
Wisconsin Evangelical
Lutheran Synod (WELS).
WELS is an international
Lutheran church body
with over 400,000
members. Sallie’s role
as Technology Trainer
for WELS allows her to
do three of her favorite
things - work with
computers, learn loads
of new things, and teach
others, primarily
through distance
education. In addition
to training synod
employees and volunteers
on the various software
solutions adopted by the
synod, Sallie also
enjoys supporting WELS
members at large on an
assortment of
tech-related topics
including congregational
web sites and church
management software
solutions. The primary
platform she uses for
training is
WELS.net University, a Moodle
installation. In 2006
Sallie completed Moodle
certification. Sallie
also co-hosts a weekly
podcast,
WELSTech,
where the discussion
centers around the
intersection of
technology and ministry.