Linda Bruenjes

Developing Online/Hybrid Professional Development materials assessing online/hybrid courses, developing community in the online environment, student engagement in online courses, integration of technology in the classroom, technology across the curriculum

Graduate online education, online/hybrid courses, faculty development, assessment, technology in education, management information systems

Linda Bruenjes, Ed.D. Associate Professor Director, RoseMary B. Fuss Technology for Learning Center Chair, Computer and Information Science Department Dr. Bruenjes has dedicated over 20 years to the field of higher education. During her tenure at Lasell College she has served as Chair of the Coeducational Transition Team, Director of Academic Computing, Chair of the Computer and Information Science Department, and, most recently Director of the RoseMary B Fuss Technology for Learning Center. Dr. Bruenjes is a former Joan Weiler Arnow Professor during which time she furthered her research in the area of computer literacy and the digital divide. She holds an Ed.D. degree in Leadership in Schooling from UMass Lowell and a Master in Business Education degree from Suffolk University. Dr. Bruenjes’ dissertation, A Multi-Case Study Investigating The Disposition Of Faculty Use Of Technology As A Learning Tool In The Higher Education Classroom, continues to inform her work as she directs the Technology Across the Curriculum initiative at the College. Dr. Bruenjes has recently co-authored the chapter on Internet2 for the Handbook of Computer Networks.

Janet Simons

-investigation of multimedia literacy and its relationship to learniing, -scholarly multimedia communication, -investigation of academic support models at the course level

Film, Science, Art, Education, Learning Theory

Janet Simons is an instructional technologist at Hamilton College supporting the scholarship of teaching, digital humanities, and faculty development programs.

Gail Matthews-DeNatale

Storytelling in the Age of the Internet, MCC (Culture Matters), College of Arts and Sciences, Simmons College, A Liberal Arts Approach to Fluency in Information Technology, College of Arts and Sciences, Simmons College, Learning About Learning Online Faculty Institute (hybrid format), Simmons College

Intercultural learning, diversity, equity, Ethnography, community-based experiential learning, Formative and authentic assessment, Social networking and fostering community-building online

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.

Michael Roy

Michael Roy works at Middlebury College where he is Dean of Library and Information Services. He is one of the founding editors of Academic Commons.

Joe Antonioli

social software, virtual worlds

Manger of Web and Interactive Digital Media Technologies at Middlebury College

Randall Rode

Instructional Technology, Mobile Applications, WordPress

Robin Ladouceur

WordPress Mu, MediaWiki, subject matter portal construction

Jolee West

Jolee West works at Wesleyan University, where she is the Academic Computing Manager for Natural Sciences and Mathematics. She occasionally teaches biological anthropology in Wesleyan's Graduate Liberal Studies Program.

G. Ravishanker

Kevin Wiliarty

Linguistics, German Studies

Kevin Wiliarty is Academic Technology Coordinator for the Social Sciences at Wesleyan University where he helps faculty apply digital technologies to their teaching and research. He holds a Ph.D. in German Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley and has taught at Berkeley, Wesleyan, and the University of Connecticut. He has also worked as web technology coordinator for the Henry Carter Hull public library in Clinton, CT. His current professional focus is to explore and promote scholarly and pedagogical uses of web technologies including blogs, wikis, RSS, and social bookmarking.

Deborah Moschella

Jon Shannon

Virtual classrooms, assessment.

Assessment, Learning Objects, distance/outreach technologies

Jon Shannon is Chief Information Officer at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He has leveraged technology to acheive organizational goals in education and administration at higher and secondary education institutions for more than 20 years.

Anne Agee

Anne Scrivener Agee is the Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Jason Gorman

ePortfolios, implementation of emerging technologies in higher education, use of wiki for collaborative learning, Project Manager -- Faculty Showcase of use of technology in teaching and research

learning communities, low-threshold collaborative software, issues of faculty and student fluency

Jason Gorman is an Instructional Designer for Academic Technology at Simmons College. He has a Masters in Instructional Design from UMass Boston and seven years of professional experience both teaching and developing instructional materials for use in a variety of corporate, ESL, and higher education settings. Jason is interested in the use of emerging technologies, stories, and learning communities in higher education. Prior to joining the Simmons team, he worked on online education initiatives at Boston University.

Marilyn S Billings

Institutional Repositories, Integrated Library Systems

Marilyn Billings is the Coordinator of the Five Colleges (MA) Cooperative Library System and Special Projects Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her special area of interest is institutional repositories.

kelly dempsey-little

I am interested in new methods of delivering digital media, information extraction and the general application of cutting-edge, yet useful technologies to the humanities., Human-Computer Interface Design, Integrating technology into teaching

Kelly Dempsey-Little received her B.A. in English and Elementary Education from Norwich University, Northfield, VT in 1988 and her M.A. in Computing and Education from Columbia University's Teacher's College in 2002. Since 2002, she has been the Coordinator of Training and Documentation in the IT Department at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Kelly coordinates college wide technology training for students, faculty and staff, consults with faculty on integrating technology, and develops special projects in multimedia and web technologies.