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.

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.

John Ottenhoff

MLA, NCTE, Renaissance Society of America, Educause, CLAC

John Ottenhoff is Vice President of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, a consortium of 14 independent liberal arts colleges located in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.

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.

Nancy Chick

ISSOTL, NCTE, MLA

Nancy Chick is Associate Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin--Barron County and a member of the ISSOTL Board of Directors.

Marlene G. Forney

American library Association, California Library Association, Arizona Library Association

D. Kent Johnson

AAC&U, ASHE

Leveraging Technology to Improve Learning at OU, Service Learning and the Disciplines

Kent Johnson is Director of the Instructional Development Program at the University of Oklahoma and an Asst. Professor of Adult and Higher Education.

Kathy Takayama

Kathy Takayama is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology at the University of New South Wales. She is a Carnegie Scholar (2003-2004) and Regional Vice President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Miriam Unruh

College Reading and Learning Association, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Miriam Unruh is the coordinator of the Learning Assistance Centre at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg).

Cyprien Lomas

Educause, Association Computing Machinery, Society of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Educause Learning Initiative

ePortfolios, distance learning, blended learning, social software, blogs, ELI Seven Things

Cyprien Lomas is an Educause Learning Initiative Fellow and the Director of The Learning Centre in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of British Columbia.