International
Journal of
Educational
Technology

January, 2001 - Authors

The Construction of Shared Knowledge in an Internet-based Shared Environment for Expeditions (iExpeditions)
[Editors' Feature Article]

Minjuan Wang, San Diego State University

Minjuan Wang is assistant professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University. She completed her Ph.D. work in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia. Before coming to San Diego, she worked as a research coordinator for the Center for Technology Innovations in Education at the University of Missouri. Her primary areas of interest include computer-supported collaborative learning, technology and teacher education, and design of instructional systems and materials. She currently teaches Technologies for Teaching, Educational Research, and Instructional Design at San Diego State.

Email mwang@mail.sdsu.edu
URL: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/EDTEC/EDTEC_Home.html

James Laffey, University of Missouri-Columbia

James Laffey is associate professor of Learning Technologies and Director of the Center for Technology Innovations in Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He earned his Ph.D. in education from the university of Chicago. Before coming to Missouri, Laffey worked for 6 years as a research scientist at Apple Computer, Inc. His areas of research include networked learning systems, technology appropriation, and the application technology in urban school settings.
Email LaffeyJ@missouri.edu
URL http://www.ctie.missouri.edu and http://internetschools.org

Melissa J. Poole, University of Missouri-Columbia

Melissa Poole is completing her doctorate in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she works as a researcher at the Center for Technology Innovations in Education.  Her areas of research interest are technology in teacher education and strategies and tools for facilitating collaborative online learning communities.
E-mail poolem@missouri.edu

Highly Interactive and Effective Online Learning Environments for Teacher Professional Development

Sandra R. Levin, University of Illinois

Sandra Levin is the CTER OnLine Program Coordinator at the College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research publications include topics such as distance learning, technology integration in classroom settings, and educational reform. She also teaches courses in Alternative Assessment and Technology and Education Reform for the CTER OnLine Program. Dr. Levin received her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois.
E-mail slevin@uiuc.edu
URL http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/slevin

Gregory L. Waddoups, Brigham Young University

E-mail greg_waddoups@byu.edu

James Levin, University of Illinois

Jim Levin is a Professor of Educational Psychology, and a Faculty Affiliate at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on finding ways to improve problem solving through collaborative interaction through networks and to help people learn to be better problem solvers by providing powerful distributed learning environments. He has developed several innovative models of learning, including the concept of teleapprenticeships. He has recently been studying "teaching teleapprenticeships", instructional frameworks that allow education students to learn within the context of remote K-12 classrooms. He has been exploring ways to use advanced technologies to improve education, locally, nationally, and internationally.
E-mail j-levin@uiuc.edu
URL http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/j-levin

James Buell, University of Illinois

Jim Buell is a doctoral student in educational psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include distance learning, educational uses of web-enabled databases, standards-based instruction, authentic assessment and situated evaluation. He holds a master's degree in linguistics and language teaching from Ohio University. During the 1980s and 1990s, Jim taught English to second-language learners in Japan, China, Hungary and the U.S.
E-mail jbuell@uiuc.edu
URL http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/jbuell

Mass Customization: Designing for Successful Learning

Margaret Martinez, The Training Place

Margaret (Maggie) Martinez, CEO at The Training Place has worked in the fields of learning, information, and technology for more than fifteen years. Previously she was the Worldwide Training and Certification Director for WordPerfect Corporation. Martinez has provided leadership, insight, and perspective on learning issues to major corporations worldwide as they cope with rapidly changing business opportunities, performance improvement, and accelerated technological advancement. Ms. Martinez' professional initiatives have focused on demystifying the world of learning and performance by pioneering individual learning difference and personalization research. This research explores the powerful impact of emotions and intentions on learning and performance. She has a Ph. D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology, regularly presents at major conferences, and publishes in academic and trade publications. She continues to work on innovative adaptive WBT technology, designs,(that identify and support individual learning differences), and distance learning standards, programs, and services.
E-mail maggiez99z@cs.com
URL http://www.trainingplace.com

Myers Briggs Type Preferences in Distance Learning Education

Carolyn Soles, Penn State University

Carolyn Soles, M.Ed., is currently employed as a Professional Development Consultant in the corporate Human Resources department at SAP America. Prior to SAP, she has held training and development and communication roles in profit and non-profit organizations. Carolyn received her M.Ed. in Instructional Systems from Penn State University.
Email carolyn.soles@sap.com

Leslie Moller, Penn State University

Leslie Moller Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Systems at Penn State University. Previously, Dr. Moller worked, for over 15 years, as a corporate and consulting instructional designer. He is currently a contributing editor for Performance Improvement Quarterly and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Educational Technology and Quarterly Review of Distance Education. Leslie has authored over two-dozen articles and book chapters related to instructional design. He received his doctorate in Instructional Research and Development from Purdue University.
Lxm31@Psu.edu

Process Redesign and Online Learning

John D. Ferguson, University of Strathclyde

John D. Ferguson is currently a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Strathclyde University, Glasgow. He is the author of several textbooks related to microprocessor systems engineering and numerous papers for academic journals. Interests include quality issues related to on-line learning and computer networks and distributed systems.
E-mail jf@cs.strath.ac.uk

John N. Wilson, University of Strathclyde

John N. Wilson is a lecturer in the department of Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde. He has an MSc in Computer Systems Engineering and an MEd both awarded by the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are focussed on the impact of information systems and database technology.
E-mail jnw@cs.strath.ac.uk

Strategic Planning of Online Instructional Programs

Steve Downey, University of Illinois

Steve Downey is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Human Resource Education Department where he teaches Instructional Technologies for Educational & Training Settings and Design of Instructional Systems. He also holds an appointment with the Office of Instructional Resources and is an affiliate with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. A former National Science Foundation Graduate Researcher and a William Chandler-Bagley Fellowship recipient, his areas of interest include three-dimensional virtual reality based concept mapping, strategic planning of online instructional programs, and dynamically produced online instructional systems.
E-mail downey@uiuc.edu
URL http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/downey/

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