Disciplinary Interests: Assessment
Linda Bruenjes
Developing Online/Hybrid Professional Development materials assessing online/hybrid courses, developing community in the online environment, student engagement in online courses, integration of technology in the classroom, technology across the curriculum
Linda Bruenjes, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Director, RoseMary B. Fuss Technology for Learning Center
Chair, Computer and Information Science Department
Dr. Bruenjes has dedicated over 20 years to the field of higher education. During her tenure at Lasell College she has served as Chair of the Coeducational Transition Team, Director of Academic Computing, Chair of the Computer and Information Science Department, and, most recently Director of the RoseMary B Fuss Technology for Learning Center. Dr. Bruenjes is a former Joan Weiler Arnow Professor during which time she furthered her research in the area of computer literacy and the digital divide. She holds an Ed.D. degree in Leadership in Schooling from UMass Lowell and a Master in Business Education degree from Suffolk University. Dr. Bruenjes’ dissertation, A Multi-Case Study Investigating The Disposition Of Faculty Use Of Technology As A Learning Tool In The Higher Education Classroom, continues to inform her work as she directs the Technology Across the Curriculum initiative at the College. Dr. Bruenjes has recently co-authored the chapter on Internet2 for the Handbook of Computer Networks.
Gail Matthews-DeNatale
Storytelling in the Age of the Internet, MCC (Culture Matters), College of Arts and Sciences, Simmons College, A Liberal Arts Approach to Fluency in Information Technology, College of Arts and Sciences, Simmons College, Learning About Learning Online Faculty Institute (hybrid format), Simmons College
GAIL MATTHEWS-DENATALE works with faculty and administrators on strategic plans for teaching and learning with technology across the curriculum. She has a Ph.D. from Indiana University and over ten years of experience developing, implementing, and assessing online educational projects. Previously, she was a faculty member with George Mason University's Institute for Educational Transformation, Projects Manager for Northeastern University's EdTech Center, and Learning and Technology Specialist for an NSF-funded online Masters in Science Education degree program developed in collaboration by TERC and Lesley University. Her interests include: culturally-responsive teaching, intercultural learning, qualitative research, formative assessment, and fostering learning communities online.
Dr. David Neville
Currently pursuing an interdisciplinary software development project that will program a 3D digital game-based learning environment for the teaching of the German language, vocabulary, and culture to beginning university students. Specifically, the team will develop a graphic adventure game requiring students to navigate a virtual German train station while meeting specific instructional goals such as purchasing a train ticket, locating the appropriate track, making sense of arrival and departure tables, and interacting with non-player characters (NPCs). The DigiBahn Project research blog can be found at http://digibahn.blogspot.com
David O. Neville is assistant professor of German Language and Literature and Director of Language Learning Technologies at Elon University. He holds a Ph.D. in German Language and Literature, with an emphasis in Medieval Studies, from Washington University in St. Louis, and a M.S. in Instructional Technology from Utah State University.
Regi L. Wieland
AERA - American Education Research Association, ASCD, Association and Supervision of Curriculum Development, NREA (National Rural Education Association, USA (United School Administrators, PDK, Phi Delta Kappa
Research on building relationships between faculty and students in an online environment, Research on curriculum mapping and its benefits and challenges in the higher education setting, Research on courses that will benefit teacher-leaders
Assistant Professor in the Advanced Educational Programs Department, Building Leadership Program, College of Education and Technology at Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS. Curriculum/School Improvement consultant. Former public school music teacher and educational service center consultant and director.
Ameet Doshi
Ameet Doshi is the User Engagement Librarian and Assessment Coordinator at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Robin McMullen
Assessment of desktop technology knowledge and skills needed by college students to produce excellent work., Pedagogical considerations and instructional design for desktop technology courses
Robin McMullen is a Lecturer in Technology at California State University, Monterey Bay
Ken Graetz
Developing an online Clinical Lab Science program, Exploring the academic applications of digital ink, Opening new faculty and staff learning commons on campus
Ken Graetz received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. Specializing in Social Psychology, his research interests include team and group dynamics, social cognition, psychometrics, and computer supported collaborative work. A faculty member for 10 years at the University of Dayton, Dr. Graetz taught such courses as Experimental Psychology, Team and Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Processes, and Statistics. He also served as the Director of Collaboration Technology and eLearning in the UD Ryan C. Harris Learning and Teaching Center. Dr. Graetz joined Winona State University in 2002 and now serves as the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Services. He is engaged currently in the development of learning opportunities for faculty and staff, academic technology project management and support, and numerous research and development projects.
Patrick S. Williams
Creating an Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Redesigning university's general education program
Pat Williams is Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Ellen L Nuffer
developing hybrid course modules for Master's in Education program, creating video podcasts on current news items related to education, developing a wiki on History and Foundations of Education, teaching cross disciplinary courses that develop critical thinking and writing skills in first year students
Ellen L. Nuffer, Ed.D., is a school psychologist and Professor of Education at Keene State College, a public liberal arts college in New Hampshire.
Martin G. Smith
Researcher - Front Line Coordinator providing access resources to the MATH Not METH Colaborative
Mary Orem
Mary Orem is a school librarian/educational and instructional technology integration specialist at Wren High School in South Carolina.
Jon Shannon
Jon Shannon is Chief Information Officer at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He has leveraged technology to acheive organizational goals in education and administration at higher and secondary education institutions for more than 20 years.
Tony White
Art Libraries Society of North America, American Library Association, College Art Association, American Printing History Association, Visual Resources Association.
Steering Committee for the College Book Arts Association, Exhibition research on offset printed artists books, new course research and development.
Tony White is Assistant Professor and Art & Architecture Librarian at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.
D. Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson is Director of the Instructional Development Program at the University of Oklahoma and an Asst. Professor of Adult and Higher Education.
Scott Simkins
POD, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (IS-SOTL, American Economic Association
Investigating adaptability of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discipline teaching and learning innovations for economics education (National Science Foundation grant DUE #04-11037.
Scott Simkins is Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Economics at North Carolina A&T State University.
