Disciplinary Interests: learning

Dr. David Neville
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. Dr. Neville's research interests include interactive instructional tool building, advanced interactive multimedia design, problem-based learning (PBL), cognitive load theory (CLT), digital game-based learning (DGBL), online collaborative learning, computer-assisted language learning (CALL), medieval German language and literature, medieval Franciscan theology and mysticism, medieval paleography and codicology, and text and image in medieval manuscripts.
Aaron Prevots
Aaron Prevots is Assistant Professor of French at Southwestern University. In addition to French through Songs and Singing, his current projects include studies of contemporary French poetry and numerous translations, in particular the full-length bilingual poetry volume Retour au calme / Return to Calm (Jacques Réa, trans. Aaron Prevots, Austin: Host Publications, September 2007).
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel is currently concluding work on her MFA in Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, at CSU Fresno. She is the current Co-Coordinator of Students of English Studies Association. She was the editor for the San Joaquin Review and former President of the San Joaquin Literary Association. Her essay "Mystery Spot" has recently been accepted by local Fresno radio station KVPR's Valley Writers Read 2008-09 reading series.
Dr. Mel Alexenberg
Mel Alexenberg lives in Israel where he is Founding Dean of a new School of Art and Multimedia at Netanya Academic College, Professor Emeritus at Ariel University Center of Samaria, Head of Programs in Art and Design, Emunah College in Jerusalem, and formerly Professor at Bar-Ilan University. In the USA where he was born and educated, he was Dean at New World School of the Arts in Miami, Professor and Chairman of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute, Associate Professor of Art and Education at Columbia University, and Research Fellow at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies. His artworks exploring digital technologies and global systems are in the collections of more than forty museums worldwide, including: Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Baltimore Museum of Art, High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Malmo Museum in Sweden, Museum Moderner Kunst in Vienna, Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Museo de Art Contemporaneo in Caracas, and Israel Museum in Jerusalem. He is author of the books: 'Educating Artists for the Future: Learning at the Intersections of Art, Science, Technology, and Culture' (Intellect Books/University of Chicago Press, 2008), 'Dialogic Art in a Digital World: Judaism and Contemporary Art' (Jerusalem: Rubin Mass House, 2008) in Hebrew, 'The Future of Art in a Digital Age: From Hellenistic to Hebraic Consciousness'(Intellect Books 2006), 'Aesthetic Experience in Creative Process' (Bar Ilan University Press), 'Light and Sight' (Prentice-Hall), and with Otto Piene, 'LightsOROT: Spiritual Dimensions of the Electronic Age' (MIT/Yeshiva University Museum). He was art editor of 'The Visual Computer: International Journal of Computer Graphics', and has written numerous interdisciplinary papers.
Dr. Linda E Kvamme
John Ottenhoff
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.
Janet Simons
Janet Simons is an instructional technologist at Hamilton College supporting the scholarship of teaching and faculty development programs. Janet specializes in tailored course designs that integrate technology and learning theory to achive specific learning goals.
Shona Mairi Morse
Lecturer - MSc in the Management of Training and Development
Gail Matthews-DeNatale
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.
Paul Draper
Paul Draper is a Professor of Digital Arts at Griffith University and Head of Music Technology at the Queensland Conservatorium. His portfolio includes strategic leadership for digital arts communities across Griffith's visual and performing arts faculties. As an educator, he has written and convened degree programs in music technology, multimedia and popular music and is the recipient of grants and awards in these areas. Paul is the Director of IMERSD, the Australian university sector's premier 5.1 surround-sound recording and post-production studio, engaging in industry projects, consultancies, work-integrated learning and postgraduate research training. He publishes as an active record producer and writes on education and the arts
Paula Vincini
Paula Vincini is the Instructional Design Specialist for Academic Technology in the University Information Technology (UIT)Department at Tufts University. She received her Ed.S. from the Instructional Systems Technology program at Indiana University.