Peter Woodbridge

Amy E. Hays

Emerging technologies and the Cooperative Extension Model, SoME - Social Media for Education

Catherine Eleise Lee

Association of Art Historians, Higher Education Academy

Catherine Lee is a senior lecturer in Historical and Theoretical Studies in Art & Design at the University of Huddersfield.

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.

David Bogen

American Association of Colleges and University, American Council on Education, American Sociological Association, International Communication Association, International Association for Philosophy and Literature, National Communication Association, Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences, Society for the Social Study of Science

David Bogen received his B.A. in philosophy from Macalester College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Boston University. He is currently the Vice President Academic + Provost at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of Order Without Rules: Critical Theory and the Logic of Conversation(SUNY Press: 1999) and, with Michael Lynch, The Spectacle of History: Speech, Text, and Memory at the Iran-Contra Hearings (Duke University Press, 1996) as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews that explore the intersection of language, technology, and everyday orders of social practice. His most recent work focuses on social, organizational, and perceptual issues in the design of computer mediated interactive environments.

LaRoi M. Lawton

American Library Association (ALA) 1989 - Present, Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) New York Chapter 1995 to Present, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 1994 to Present, Black Librarian's Caucus (BLC-NY) 1999 to Present, Consortium of College & University Media Centers (CCUMC) 1994 to Present, Consortium of College & University Media Centers (CCUMC) Member-at-Large, Publications, Advisory Board July 2006 to June 2009, Computer Security Institute (CSI) 2004 to Present, Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY) Member 1994 to Present, Vice-President, 2004-2005; President, 2005-2006, LexisNexis Academic Content Advisory Committee, 2004 to Present, Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) Library Services Technical Act (LSTA), Advisory Council - 2000 to Present, Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) Professional Advisory Council - 2004 to Present, New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA) 1990 to Present

Tales from the Dark Side:, Organization & Management of CUNY, Media Centers: Past, Present &, Future Challenges. Spring 2007, Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York, Award #68029-00-37 $2960, The Library Association of the City University of New York: It's Past, Present and Future Impact on CUNY Libraries. March 2008

I am currently a tenured Assistant Professor and Deputy Chief Librarian at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, in charge of the Gerald S. Lieblich Learning Resources Center, the media unit of the Library Department. I was also the President-Elect of the Library Association of the City University of New York, (LACUNY) for 2005-2006, and currently of member of its Executive Council. I am also a prt-time Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Queens College Graduate School of Library Science and Information Studies. I teach GSLIS 701-Introduction to Information Science and GSLIS 705- Organization & Management of Libraries.

Lena Henderson

Students as Researchers, Collaborative projects for YSJ practitioners

Michelle Glaros

American Association of University Professors, University Film and Video Association, Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Michelle Glaros is an Associate Professor of Communication at Centenary College of Louisiana where she teaches digital filmmaking and media studies. Her research interests include documentary and experimental film, new media arts, academic labor studies, and fair use. She has published in frAme: Journal of Culture and Technology, Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments, and Academe. Currently, she is completing experimental documentary about the cultural identity of Shreveport, Louisiana.

David R. Burns

Associate Professor David R. Burns holds a MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design. After practicing digital media art in New York City for nearly a decade and teaching at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute in Manhattan, David joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University. David developed Southern Illinois University’s first 3D computer animation sequence of courses and its first 3D computer modeling and animation lab. David specializes in teaching 3D computer modeling, animation, and media arts theory and practice. David takes an interdisciplinary approach to art combining a variety of mediums including 3D computer modeling and animation, digital video, sound design, and physical computing to push the boundaries of artistic expression. David's creative work has been exhibited internationally at art galleries, museums, film festivals, and public screenings. Most notably, his digital animation work has been screened at the National Film Theater in London, the National Media Museum in England, the Red Stick International Animation Festival in Baton Rouge, and the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City. David’s research has been presented and published at numerous international conferences including ISEA 2008 - the International Symposium on Electronic Art in Singapore, ISEA 2009 in Ireland, and the Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA) 2010 international conference in London.

Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss

(IN)VISIBLE, Visual Knowledge Building, Envisioning new interfaces in cooperative media culture, Scale-free networks - the realm of the social, Mobile technologies - mobile thoughts?

Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss (born April 10, 1961 in Wels) is an internationally active communication scholar, art and media educator from Austria. Since 2003 he is professor of communication and education technologies in visual culture at the Aalto University, School of Art and Design in Helsinki. He is head of the international Master of Arts study programme ePedagogy Design – Visual Knowledge Building, which was awarded by the European Commission success story for an outstanding curriculum development project in 2007. He is author and editor of several books, including Mashup Cultures, (IN)VISIBLE. Learning to Act in the Metaverse.

Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel

The Society of Multi-Ethnic Studies of the United States (MELUS), National Association of English Teachers, Modern Language Association, Association of Writing Professionals, Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association

Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel recently obtained her MFA in Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Composition from CSU Fresno. As of fall 2010, she will be teaching English Composition at the University of Nevada, Reno as a term lecturer. While a graduate student, she was the past president of Students of English Studies Association and the San Joaquin Literary Association. She was the creative nonfiction editor for the 2005 issue of the San Joaquin Review. She also served on the Campus Advisory Fees Committee and Task Force for Graduate Culture. Her essay "Mystery Spot" aired on local Fresno radio station KVPR's Valley Writers Read, 89.3 FM, on Jan. 7, 2009 and is available online.

Sue Beckingham

Sue Beckingham is an Educational Developer at Sheffield Hallam University

Nikhila H.

Rethinking the 'crisis' in English Studies, “Gender Debates in Late Colonial and Independent India”

I am Associate Professor in Film Studies and Visual Communication, The EFL University, India

David Smith

Atlas @ Cern, Metaschool, Cosmos, Pskills

David Smith is an Australian living in Austria and is a consultant to the Austrian Ministry of Education on technology and learning. David has long been an advocate for using the appropriate medium to engage not just occupy students in the learning process. He worked in schools for over 20 years before moving to a variety of educational authorities with a view to helping to renovate the learning process. David sees technology as a way in which to engage students but only if it is linked to a learning methodology that challenges students at various levels. He has presented on this topic at various conferences.

Gideon O. Burton

Academic Evolution blog, Biography - Eugene England, New Media Rhetoric

Gideon Burton is Asst. Professor of English at Brigham Young University

Christopher Watts

Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US, International Computer Music Association, College Music Society

Christopher Watts is Director of the Newell Center for Arts Technology and Assistant Professor of Music at St. Lawrence University.

Deb Sarlin

Deb Sarlin is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University.

Mary G. Filice

National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences/Midwest (NATAS), Independent Feature Project (IFP), Association of Women Journalists (AWJ), Convergence Chicago

Researching the impact of media convergence and mutlitasking on student learning and critical thinking. Chosen as a National CASTL Institute scholar (June 2009) focusing on this reserach., Conducting a break-out session at the 29th International Critical Thinking Conference (July 2009): Truthiness, Trust, and Technology: Critical Thinking in the Age of Convergence., Conduct a series of media literacy workshops for Split Pillow, an alternative filmmaking cooperative., Developing a multiplatform "film" based on August Strindberg's one-act The Stronger.

Mary Filice is tenure-track faculty and coordinator of the Media Concentration of the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Department, Columbia College Chicago. As an independent filmmaker and consultant Mary recently assisted Percolator Films (formerly Reetime Film and Video Forum) on their first film festival, The Talking Pictures Festival, which took place in Evanston, IL May 1-3. Mary is also a media literacy advocate conducting a series of media literacy/filmmaking workshops for middle-school children in conjunction with the alternative filmmaking group Split Pillow. Mary has a MA in Film/Video from Columbia College and BA in Theater from Loyola University.

Tona J. Hangen

AHA, OAH, ASA, PCA/ACA, AAR

Collaborative digital archive as teaching tool in US history survey and elective courses., Forthcoming chapter in volume on small-scale digitization projects., Book manuscript in progress on American NGO engagement at the United Nations.

Tona Hangen is an Assistant Professor of History at Worcester State College

Stephen R Chastain

Stephen R Chastain Office of Information Technology The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee src@utk.edu