Ms. Diana Billeter
BCT Lab Coordinator/Faculty
Carl Sandburg College
dbilleter@sandburg.edu
Coordinator, Diana Billeter currently teaches full time in the Business and Computing Technology (BCT) lab at Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL. She is also the coordinator for the BCT labs on all three Carl Sandburg College locations. Her educational background includes a bachelor of science from Illinois State University in business education and a master’s degree from Western Illinois University in instructional technology and telecommunications. Over the past decade, she has been a certified trainer for several different software packages and traveled across the state conducting training workshops. Recently, Diana has acquired WebCT Senior Certified Trainer status and become a "Who Moved My Cheese" Certified Trainer.
Mr. JP Dunn
WebCT Administrator
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
jpdunn@siu.edu
JP Dunn is the WebCT Administrator and Web Developer for Morris Library's Instructional Support Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Education with a specialization in Computer Based Education (Instructional Technology). For over ten years JP has provided technical and administrative computer and Internet support, as well as customized programming for university faculty and staff. JP divides his time between instruction in Internet technologies, development of software to assist in the creation of web-based materials, administering the WebCT server, and serving on campus committees for distance learning.
Ms. Jan Engle
Instructional Designer
Governors State University
j-engle@govst.edu
Jan Engle and been designing, developing and teaching online courses for 6 years. As an Instructional Designer for the Center for Online Teaching and Learning at Governors State University, her responsibilities include faculty development related to online teaching, instructional design, consulting, and developing fully online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses. Additionally, she oversees the Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching, which she developed and for which she currently teaches two courses. She has developed more than 15 original online courses and has worked with faculty in original development and modification of publisher courses representing another 20 fully online and hybrid courses.
Dr. Terry Fencl
Professor
Triton College
tfencl@triton.edu
Since 1980, I have been a full-time instructor of speech and theater at Triton College. I teach in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department which offers interdisciplinary packages of general education courses in communications, fine arts, social and behavioral sciences and humanities. Department members collaborate in curriculum and lesson planning, assignments and exams, the assessment of learners, team teaching, etc. In 1998, we moved our learning community to an online format preserving the interdisciplinary mandate and connecting the virtual community of online learners to the classroom community of on-campus learners. I teach online theater courses in this Community Of One model. Additionally, I teach what is somewhat of a rarity online public speaking courses. I also teach the Encouraging Communications course in the MVCR program.
Mrs. Kathy Ford
English Instructor/Academic Technology Coordinator
Lake Land College
kford@lakeland.cc.il.us
I received both my bachelor''s and my master''s degrees from Eastern Illinois University and have been an instructor of English for a number of years. I currently teach English Composition, Research writing, Intro to Literature, Creative Writing (fiction and poetry), Bible as Literature, Children’s Literature and Developmental English. Fortunately, I don’t teach them all at one time. I began teaching online several years ago and really enjoy it.
I am also the Academic Technology Coordinator for Lake Land College. Part of my responsibilities is to train faculty members in online learning and new technologies.
Dr. Norman Garrett
Professor, Computer Information Systems
Eastern Illinois University
nagarrett@eiu.edu
Dr. Garrett is currently a professor of Computer Information Systems in the School of Business at Eastern Illinois University, teaching courses in programming, networking and management information systems. For the past 33 years he has worked as a teacher and administrator at the high school, community college, and university levels. Among other duties, he has served as a high school athletic director, community college dean, university academic computing specialist, and as associate director of a university computer institute. He loves to teach using a blended learning approach and is a frequent presenter and speaker on the subject of electronic collaboration.
Dr. Leaunda Hemphill
Assistant Professor
Western Illinois University
ls-hemphill@wiu.edu
Leaunda Hemphill teaches instructional design and technology-integration courses to undergraduate and graduate students in Instructional Design and Technology Department at Western Illinois University. She also teaches the MVCR course on Student Assessment in Online Courses. Dr. Hemphill provides training to higher education faculty and develops online and face-to-face professional development curriculum and workshops. Her research interests include developing effective measures for improving online student learning, using adaptive learning strategies for computer-based and online instruction, and improving techniques for integrating technology into the K12 classroom. Dr. Hemphill’s educational background is in instructional technology, distance education, secondary education, and the theory and practice of writing.
Mr. Kevin Johnson
Instructional Designer
University of Illinois
kejohns@uillinois.edu
Kevin’s interest in technology started at age 14 when he purchased his first computer: a Commodore 64. Within a year of that purchase, Kevin was hired by the University of Illinois as a computer programmer. Anyone remember Plato? Kevin spent three years working with the Computer Adaptive Testing and Measurement team developing online study materials for students. For the past eleven years, Kevin has developed curriculum and taught in both academic and corporate settings. He is currently an Instructional Designer for ION where he supports faculty, designs/redesigns/teaches online course, and facilitates a state-wide initiative on quality standards for online course.
Mr. Michael Lindeman
Director, Illinois Online Network
University of Illinois
mlindema@uillinois.edu
Michael W. Lindeman is Program Director of Illinois Online Network. During his 7 years with ION, Michael has given over 50 presentations at more than 30 different higher education institutions in Illinois. He has taught more than a dozen online courses, and he has had the pleasure of meeting with administrators, faculty, and support staff at various FSI conferences, Faculty Trainer Institutes, Steering Committee Meetings, and other ION sponsored events.
Dr. Michel Nguessan
Head of Library & Academic Technology
Governors State University
m-nguessan@govst.edu
Professor Michel Nguessan is Head of Library and Academic Technology at Governors State University. He is responsible for library systems, academic software applications and university-wide digital initiatives. He is also in charge of faculty development workshops in the area of technology. Throughout the academic year, he teaches workshops covering emerging technologies and online learning/teaching tools. Dr. Nguessan holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of Quebec (ETS-Montreal), a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and a PhD from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign).
Dr. Anthony Piña
Coordinator of Learning Technologies
Northeastern Illinois University
a-pina@neiu.edu
Dr. Anthony Piña is Coordinator of Learning Technologies at Northeastern Illinois University, where he also teaches in the Department of Educational Leadership and Development. He is President-Elect of the Division of Distance Learning of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Anthony also serves as adjunct professor of Educational Technology and Distance Learning at La Sierra University. He has been a consultant to Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, university consortia, K-12 schools and the U.S. Military. Anthony has delivered over 70 invited presentations on instructional technology and distance learning at conferences and has developed and taught over 150 technology workshops.
Mr. Paul Riismandel
Manager, ATLAS Digital A/V Production and Support
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
p-riism@uiuc.edu
Paul Riismandel accidentally turned his obsession with media and technology into a career. He is the manager of Digital A/V Production and Support for ATLAS, in the College of LAS at UIUC. His specialty is streaming and internet media, which he’s been producing since 1996.
Paul is also a doctoral student at the Institute of Communications Research. In Spring 2006 he designed and taught an undergraduate class on understanding and creating new media.
Outside of work and school Paul hosts and produces Mediageek (http://www.mediageek.net), a nationally syndicated weekly half-hour community radio program covering independent media issues and politics.
Mr. Roger Runquist
Assistant Professor, WebCT Admin, FD Tech Assoc.
Western Illinois University
Roger Runquist teaches in the Engineering Technology Department at Western Illinois University. He also serves as both the Faculty Development Technology Associate and the WebCT administrator at Western. Roger teaches course in Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash.
Mr. Ray Schroeder
Director of OTEL
University of Illinois at Springfield
schroeder.ray@uis.edu
Ray Schroeder is Professor Emeritus, Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and Faculty Associate at the University of Illinois Online. He has taught 30 online classes. As Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning he is dedicated to faculty development and pedagogical support of the online initiative. As Faculty Associate, Schroeder is engaged in the formation of online learning policy for the University of Illinois. He is a Sloan Consortium Distinguished Scholar in Online Learning 2002-2003 and the recipient of the 2002 Sloan-C award for the “Most Outstanding Achievement in ALN by an Individual.”
Dr. Linda Simpson
Associate Professor
Eastern Illinois University
ldsimpson@eiu.edu
Linda Simpson, Ph.D., Eastern Illinois University, has extensive experience teaching in the online environment. Since 1998, she has developed and taught two online courses at the graduate level and one at the undergraduate level. In addition, all on campus courses are web assisted.
Dr. Simpson has over 20 abstracts and articles published and has presented at over 20 international, national, state, local, and online conferences in the area of online teaching and learning. An example of conferences she has presented at includes the International Online Conference on Teaching Online in Higher Education, Stop Surfing Start Teaching Conference, Illinois Online Conference, Syllabus, and the Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference. Topics of expertise include the transition of an on campus course to an online course, online assessment, managing time online, academic integrity in the online classroom, building effective online communities, and opportunities and challenges of using technology in the classroom.
Mrs. Cheryl Steele
Senior Account
ANGEL Learning
csteele@angellearning,com
Cheryl Steele maintains accounts for ANGEL Learning customers and provides answers with solutions for institutions seeking a LMS. In this role, she consults with institutions to identify and envision their teaching and learning technology objectives, develop strategies, and implement the solution. Cheryl came to ANGEL Learning with an extensive background in solution selling and customer service with AT&T and Ameritech. She has experience in developing marketing plans for business partners in her role as a marketing manager with one of IBM’s US distributors. Additionally, she launched a support services division with a telecommunications consulting company. Cheryl’s desire is to utilize this background to assist educators in extending the limits of teaching and learning.
Mrs. Dawn Sweet
Instructional Technology Systems Manager
Western Illinois University
DR-Sweet@wiu.edu
Dawn Sweet is an Instructional Technology Systems Manager at Western Illinois University in Macomb. She manages the Interactive Multimedia Lab in the College of Education and Human Services at Western, and coordinates the Faculty Innovators program. Dawn provides training for faculty, staff, and students on technology initiatives including, online course development, emergent technologies, multimedia authoring, web-page development, and video-editing. Dawn also writes and produces episodes for Western’s TecheNews, Mobile Learning News, and TechKnowCast. She has presented at the Illinois Education & Technology Conference and Western’s Office of Teacher Education Partnerships Summer Experience.
Mr. Brandon Taylor
Dean, Center for Distance Learning
City Colleges of Chicago
btaylor02@ccc.edu
Brandon C. Taylor is the Interim Dean of the Center for Distance Learning (CDL) at the City Colleges of Chicago and Adjunct Faculty member for CDL. In this role, Brandon is responsible for all aspects of distance learning for campuses of the City Colleges of Chicago including instructional design, course development, faculty assignment and development, student support and training, videoconferencing and satellite systems, etc. Brandon was the Instructional Designer and Adjunct Faculty member for CDL prior to his appointment as the Interim Dean of CDL.Brandon’s research interests include culture and technology, distance learning, assistive technologies/accessibility and human performance technology/improvement.
Mr. Virgil Varvel
Computer Assisted Instruction Specialist
University of Illinois
Vvarvel@uillinois.edu
Currently, I am a Computer Assisted Instruction Specialist for the Illinois Online Network at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Concurrently, I am a finishing graduate student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My research projects include the use of wireless networks in educational settings and the influence of online components to offline courses.
My work with instructional technologies began when I first entered the Teacher Certification program at the University of Illinois. For support, I worked as a Technology Consultant and Technical Troubleshooter for the Office of Educational Technology for several years. During that period and before, I also developed several web resources for organizations, University departments, and individuals. While I have no coursework in computer science, I have been working with computers since the early 1980's when I suppose you could say that I really began my instructional technology experience when I wrote a Constitution testing program in 8th grade. Furthermore, I have taken and taught courses and seminars on various aspects of instructional technology.
Mr. George Williams
Instructor
Chicago State University
GeorgeWilliams@netop-illinois.com
I have a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Mary’s and an M.A. in English Literature from Northeastern Illinois University. I am Director of the English Computer lab at Chicago State University ( 7 years) where I have taught for 20+ years, and I am Chairperson of the Distance Education Committee at CSU. Using Blackboard, I have taught online courses for 5 years at CSU and Moraine Valley Community College. I have been the Illinois licensed reseller of Netop and partner with Crosstec Corp. for the past 3 years and president of The Williams Group. I have exhibited and presented Netop at the Illinois Faculty Summer Institutes for the past 3 years and exhibited Netop at the Illinois Business Educators and NBEA conventions, at NECC and at NCTE. In addition, I have conducted training seminars in Netop School, Blackboard, and Turnitin. I currently am a member of NCTE and ISTE.
Mrs. Paula Willig
Associate Professor of Interpreter Preparation
John A. Logan College
paulawillig@jalc.edu
Paula Willig, Associate Professor of Interpreter Preparation at John A. Logan College, has been teaching online since 1999. She has presented workshops and poster sessions for FSI and authored one of the first case studies presented by the Illinois Online Network, "The Use of Streaming Media and Animation to Teach Fingerspelling and Vocabulary in American Sign Language." Paula is also the webmaster for John A. Logan College's Interpreter Preparation Program website, and numerous other sites. http://www.jalc.edu/ipp
Dr. Jim Witte
Instructional Technology Specialist
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
jwitte@uiuc.edu
Jim has been working since 1998 as an instructional technologist in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has a PhD in German from UIUC, and teaches a course in computer-assisted foreign language teaching. Current areas of interest include visual representation of information, content management, web usability and design. Hobbies include cycling and brewing beer.
