Xena Crystal Li-chin Huang

AECT, AERA, ISTE-NECC, AVCTE, CVACTE, NEA, WEAC, WTCS, CVTCTE.

Jerome Yavarkovsky

Immersive Education Initiative, Co-chair, Library Technology Working Group

Emeritus University Librarian, Boston College

Kathy Takayama

International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, American Society for Microbiology, Australian Society for Microbiology, POD

Kathy Takayama is the Director of the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry at Brown University.

Susan E. Sterrett

Silvia-Adriana Tomescu

Academic Writing Guide, Pedagogical Values of Museums, archives and libraries collections, Romanian-Canadian Relations Bibliografic Research

Bucharest University Letters Faculty PHD Humanities Magna cum laude

Dr. Linda Kvamme Cirocco

The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) fosters human development in higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development., The College Art Association (CAA) promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skill in the teaching and practices of art., The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote the visual arts in higher education.

MUSE Conference: The Measuring Unique Studies Effectively conference, or MUSE, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, is designed to build a community of art and design professionals who share an intellectual curiosity about student learning and are committed to facilitating continuous improvement at the program, classroom and institutional levels., Critical and Creative Thinking, A Collaboration, Chair: Kristie Bruzenak, Savannah College of Art and Design, Dr. Linda Kvamme, Savannah College of Art and Design, Defining Art and Design Education: Creative and Critical Thinking, Joel Varland, Savannah College of Art and Design, Creativity: Alternating Modes of Perception and Location Within the Body, Cheri Jacobs and Nancy Emmeluth, Savannah College of Art and Design, What Relationships Exist Between Critical and Creative Thinking?, Laura Ng, Savannah College of Art and Design, Measuring Creative Thinking – The Roles of the Critic the Critique and Context, Mary Lou Davis, Savannah College of Art and Design, The Challenge of Developing Creativity

Higher Education Professional and Fine Art Photographer.

Gary R Carlson

Phi Delta Kappa, Rotary International, ACICS, Lutheran Chidren Family Service

Faculty Training, Student Success, Student Customer Service

Dr. Gary Carlson has had over 42 years of experience in the academic field. He started with his first teaching job working with incarcerated youth age 18 and younger. Later he was teaching at the high school level and coaching football, basketball and track in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1970, he became the first special education teacher in a Jr. High School in Omaha. His love for special education and the challenges in the public schools with the educationally challenged youth in the public schools he accepted the position of Supervisor for Special Education. Later he would become a Director of Special Education for 33 school districts in Iowa. After five years he accepted the challenge of running a school at a children’s home and became their main fund raiser which resulted in a new school, gymnasium and housing. In 1990, Dr. Carlson became a Campus Director for a business college in Lincoln, Nebraska. Most recently Dr. Gary Carlson was the very first Vice President for Academic Affairs for ITT Technical Institute in the corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was responsible for academic administration and academic leadership for 127 colleges. After 14 years with ITT he retired. Within a short period of time he started gCarlson Inc. a consulting company for higher education colleges and universities. During the past 42 years Dr. Carlson has been President for a school board, President for the State of Nebraska Council for Exceptional Children, served on many APSCU committees, has worked with ACICS for 21 years as an evaluator, committee member, Commissioner and currently Chair for ACICS. He has always stayed close to teaching and instruction by teaching at Crieghton University, online teaching and conducting training for faculty in colleges and Universities. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha-----B.S. Secondary Education University of Nebraska at Omaha----M.S. Special Education University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE. Ed.D. Administration, Curriculum and Instruction

Maureen T. Matarese

1. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2001-present, 2. Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA) 2001-present, 3. TESOL 2002-present, 4. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007-present, 5. Discourse and Narrative Analysis in Social Work and Counseling 2007-present, 6. Communication, Medicine, and Ethics (COMET) 2007-present, 7. International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) 2008-present, 8. NYS TESOL 2008-present

Institutional linguistic ethnography examining how “reading” and “literacy” are discursively positioned by professors and students in two community college developmental literacy classrooms. (in IRB proposal stage for Spring/Summer 2011 data collection), Co-investigator on sociolinguistic project Ghanaians in New York City: Language use and resources with Dr. Mabel Asante, examining the use of Ghanaian churches in NYC for bilingual language maintenance., Co-investigator on qualitative project exploring possible benefits of taking a Language & Culture course for students also taking college-level developmental skills courses. (2010-2011, to be presented at AAAL 2011), Dissertation Research:, Institutional linguistic ethnography exploring the one-on-one discourse between six shelter caseworkers and sixteen homeless clients in a New York City shelter over nine months, particularly in light of new NYC policies that consequently shaped practice and the talk used in practice.

Maureen Matarese is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY. A graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University with a doctorate in International Educational Development (Language, Literacy, and Technology), she has focused her work around issues of sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and literacy in multicultural, institutional settings. She has taught on the graduate level at Teachers College and at Long Island University, teaching courses in Sociolinguistics, TESOL, and Bilingual Education, and on the undergraduate level she taught Freshman Composition at North Carolina State University, and she teaches Academic Critical Reading and Language & Culture (LIN100/ANT115) at BMCC. She also taught ESL, Literacy, and GED Preparation in a transitional homeless shelter in Washington Heights, where she worked for many years. Professor Matarese's research focuses on sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. She has conducted sociolinguistic research in North Carolina, West Virginia, the Bahamas, and in New York City, and she has conducted qualitative research on teacher response techniques (particularly when students use nonstandard dialect features in their writing). Discourse analysis, and specifically institutional linguistic ethnographies, are her area of expertise. In this vein, she has conducted research on caseworker-client interaction in a New York City shelter. That study speaks to the ways in which institutional hierarchies and their policies are enacted in everyday practice by street-level bureaucrats who negotiate between the needs of the client and the needs of the administration/policy. This research additionally speaks to the ways in which language diversity (Spanish language) were addressed in everyday practice by individual caseworkers. This research has implications for both policy and practice, as well as for street-level bureaucrats of other institutional types (e.g. school teachers). She is currently working on a linguistic ethnography in Academic Critical Reading classrooms. Professor Matarese has published within and outside the field of (socio)linguistics and has presented at many national and international academic conferences where her work has been well received. In all facets of her work, she has worked with linguistic minorities (and/or minoritized languages/dialects), and she continues to be interested in exploring the relationship between institutions, talk, policy, and practice.

Paul T. Henley

NITLE, Association for the Supervision of Curriculum Development, Music Educators National Conference, International Reading Association, Pi Delta Kappa, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Professional Staff Association

See http://www.nitle.org/about/staff.php#henley

Brijida Charizma A. Navarro

IT educator for 12 yrs.

Akilah Jackson

iThink Digital. iLearn Digital. iTeach Digital. Current Position: ELMS Administrator/ University of Maryland Alternative Position: Freelance/Consultant www.starbrite.info Tweets about: Education, Technology, Life, Art, People, Philosophy, Music Location: Mid-Atlantic, East Coast

Elizabeth Romero

The International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), IEEE Computer Society

Self-efficacy effects on professional development in higher education faculty, CReaTE: A four dimension framework to integrating technology in the classroom

Dr. Elizabeth Romero is an electronic engineer from Universidad National Autónoma de México. She holds a master in computer science from Tecnológico de Monterrey, a master in education from Western Kentucky University, and a Ph.D in Organizational Development from the University of Louisville, USA. From 1995 to 2003, she was the director of the Virtual University at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus. For the last eight years, she has been a Senior Instructional Designer in the Office of Distance Learning at Western Kentucky University (WKU) where she provides consultation and training to faculty in developing online courses. Additionally, she teaches technology-related graduate level courses in the School of Teacher Education at WKU.

Alyson Vogel

Academic program developer, coach and project manager with significant expertise in course design, curriculum planning, online teaching, training, coaching & mentoring and major event logistics & execution. In depth knowledge of media education and of integrating the Internet and new media into teaching & learning. Researching, developing, administering and evaluating large and small scale adult education courses, conferences, seminars and study tours. Design and teach workshops for teachers on web and data mining, document publishing, grant writing and the use of social media tools. My experience in course programming and media education spans nearly 10 years. Most recently I was a Program Development Specialist for Teachers College, Columbia University until our organization was closed as a result of restructuring. At Teachers College I liaised with faculty and administration to research, develop, administer and evaluate hundreds of large and small scale adult education courses, conferences and study tours. I am best known for my soup to nuts approach to academic project management, and I add a unique blend of coaching and mentoring support to thought leaders in their field who want to communicate for ultimate impact with their students in the new millennium.

Alice Macpherson

STLHE, ISSoTL, EDC, UCIPD BC, ISW Network

Instructional Skills Workshop as a Transformative Learning Experience, Transformative Dialogues (ejournal), Communities of Practice Implementation Practices

Alice Macpherson holds an PhD in Education combining Education and Leadership through an organizational development lens. She has worked with many facets of post-secondary and adult education in curriculum development and the development and delivery of professional development educational opportunities. Alice is the Professional Development and Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator at Kwantlen, where she works with employees at all levels to increase their strengths and harness their creativity to work with students and improve learning. Alice has worked with many facets of post-secondary and adult education in curriculum development, instructional design, and the development and delivery of professional development educational opportunities. She is a senior trainer in the International Instructional Skills Workshop Network (http://www.iswnetwork.ca/) and works with other trainers and facilitators from around the world to support the development of evidence based good teaching practices to promote positive learning environments.

Terry Hebert

Association of Theological Field Educators, Evangelical Association of Theological Field Educators, Association of Theological Schools

Terry Hebert is an associate director of spiritual formation and leadership and internship coordinator at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Signe M. Anderson

Strengthening the relationship between the ACM - an international consortium of residential liberal arts colleges - and the University of Costa Rica, Promoting my current position (Visiting Professor of English) to other recent ACM college graduates

Signe Anderson is a Visiting English Professor at the University of Costa Rica (ACM)

David Nickles

Dr. David A. Nickles is a professor of science education, currently serving as Director for Research Communications and Outreach at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. His three decades of work in California science education include teaching science and mathematics in grades K-16 and science methods for Masters’ students and candidates seeking primary and secondary teaching credentials at four California State Universities. He has also held administrative leadership positions in two California County Offices of Education (Monterey and Contra Costa) and an educational research institute (West Ed). His research interests include teacher candidates' formation of conceptions about teaching science and curriculum development guided by changing students' conceptions of science teaching. Dr. Nickles has initiated a number of professional development programs in both science and mathematics for in-service teachers and has been a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops. He developed a mentor teacher workshop to train experienced teachers to mentor new science teachers. He was co-author of the text "Health, Science and Safety in the Elementary School". He continues to be involved in local educational committees with the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and the Monterey County Business Council.

Winona Wynn

American Studies Association, Native American Indigenous Studies Association, National Indian Education Association, National, Council of Teachers of English

Developing an Indigenous Studies Major (global north and south focus) that is community integrated, Ethnographic Study of young at-risk minority women (gang affiliated), Community Engagement Development (moving beyond the service model), Native American Retention at the high school and college level (strategies for curriculum development and family intervention), Women in prison--local and global human rights issues, literacy and education

Winona Wynn earned her Ph.D. in American Studies from Washington State University. She currently serves as Chair of English and Humanities. Her research interests include indigenous identity constructs, Native American education and retention, ethnographic work with at-risk girls and women in prison. From her house, she can hear both train whistles and church bells.

Rashmi Watson

Rashmi Watson is a Senior Lecturer in Perth, Western Australia.

Ray Tolley

Hon Fellow, Educational Institute of Desigh, Craft & Technology (1988), Associate Member of the Chartered Quality Institute (1997), Member of the British Institute of Learning Developers (2008), Fellow of the National Association of Advisors in Computer Education (2008)

Ray Tolley is an ardent promoter of e-Portfolios for all ages in the UK. see: www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm