Disciplinary Interests: NH
Sandra Sinfield
ALDinHE - including LearnHigher research & resources, Third edition textbook: Essential Study Skills: the complete guide to success at university
Sandra Sinfield is University Teaching Fellow at London Metropolitan University and a member of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education. With Tom Burns, she has produced teaching and learning resources since working with Learning Curve Productions(their video 'Take Control' won the 1998 IVCA gold award for education). Currently they are producing the third edition of their textbook: Essential Study Skills: the complete guide to success at university for Sage publications, London, England.
Jos W.M. Maas
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.
James L. Morrison
Editor-in-Chief, Innovate, the journal of online education (http://innovateonline.info), Advisory Board, Middle East Institute of Higher Education (based at the American University of Cairo)
James Morrison is professor emeritus of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His bigraphical sketch is located at http://horizon.unc.edu/bios/Morrison.html
Andrew Middleton
Miriam Almor
Senior Lecturer
Dept. of InterDisciplinary Studies
School of Electrical Engineering
