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Open Source — Opens Learning, Scottsdale, AZ, December 1-3, 2004
The Open Source Summit Presenters:
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John Seely Brown, current visiting scholar
at the Annenberg Center at USC, was Chief Scientist of Xerox
Corporation until April 2002 and, previously, director of the Xerox
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) until June 2000 — a position he held
for twelve years. As head of PARC, Brown expanded the role of corporate
research to include such topics as organizational learning, complex
adaptive systems, micro electrical mechanical system (MEMS) and NANO
technology.
Read more about John on his website: http://www.johnseelybrown.com
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Steven Weber, a specialist in
International Relations, is Director of the Institute of International
Studies at Berkeley, an associate with the Berkeley Roundtable on the
International Economy (BRIE) and the International Computer Science
Institute, and affiliated faculty of the Energy and Resources Group.
His areas of special interest include international politics, and the
political economy of knowledge intensive industries. Author of numerous
publications, his new book, The Success of Open Source, has
just been released (Harvard University Press). Dr. Weber has held
academic fellowships with the Council on Foreign Relations and the
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He is a member of
the Global Business Network in Emeryville, California and actively
consults with government agencies on foreign policy issues, risk
analysis, strategy, and forecasting.
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Tom Rabon is Executive Vice President of
Corporate Affairs at Red Hat.
Tom brings more than 25 years of experience working in government and
the private sector to lead Red Hat's government affairs and public
policy initiatives. He worked extensively with governments around the
world to create market opportunities in emerging markets such as China
and South America.
He recently served as vice president of Global Government Affairs at
Lucent for six years. He led a team of government professionals in the
US and other countries who were responsible for representation of
Lucent with all local, state, federal, and international governments.
Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a state vice president of Law and
Government Affairs at AT&T, and also served in the North Carolina
State Legislature. Rabon received a BA in political science from the
University of North Carolina.
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James B. Stallings Jr. is Vice President,
Intellectual Property and Standards at IBM. IBM's Technology and
Intellectual Property unit was formed in September 2004 to accelerate
collaborative innovation and new business models for clients and within
IBM. Previously, Jim was general manager of IBMıs Strategic Growth
Businesses, an organization focused on delivering integrated client
solutions through the use of innovative technologies (Linux, Grid
Computing, deep computing, virtualization solutions and other emerging
opportunities) to rapidly transform the way clients do business. Jim
also led the transformation of Linux from an emerging opportunity to a
multibillion dollar IBM business touching all IBM technology, solutions
and services. Jim also founded eHouse, an Internet-based home
technology sales and services company.
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Marc Hamilton is the head technology
officer for the global education and research group at Sun
Microsystems. Marc's group is responsible for driving the widespread
adoption and use of Sun technology and products by education and
research institutions around the world. Marc has over 21 years of
experience in the computer industry, the last 11 years, of which, he
has held various technology management positions at Sun Microsystems.
He has published a number of technical articles and is the author of
the book, "Software Development, Building Reliable Systems" that
focuses on the people, process, and technology issues surrounding
software development. Mr. Hamilton holds a BS degree in Math and
Computer Science from UCLA, an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from
USC, and is a graduate of the UCLA Executive Management program.
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Paul Elsner did his Doctoral work at
Stanford University under a Kellogg Fellowship. A graduate of Harvard's
Institute for Educational Management, Paul holds Master & Bachelor
degrees in English, which he taught at the University, College, and
High School levels. Having helped launch over 20 community colleges,
Paul presided for 22 years as Chancellor of the ten-colleges of the
largest community college district in the U.S., the Maricopa Community
College District. He now heads Paul Elsner Associates, formed in 1996.
Read more about Paul on his website: http://www.paulelsner.com
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Jim Austin, Director of Learning
Technologies at the University of Arizona, maintains oversight
responsibility for the Learning Technologies Center and its staff of
professional and student workers. Jim has been involved in the use of
technology in education for over 25 years. He has extensive experience
in instructional design, curriculum development, assessment and all
levels of classroom teaching. Working with others, Jim collaboratively
developed the instructional vision and plans for technology
implementation in the University's Integrated Learning Center. He also
co-developed and teaches intensive weeklong instructional technology
workshops that have been attended by over 200 faculty to date. He
teaches a graduate class entitled Technology in Teaching each semester.
He received a 1999 Staff Excellence Award from the University of
Arizona and the Governor's Excellence award for Faculty Development in
1997. He is a passionate believer in collaborative solutions to
educational problems and enjoys exploring new ideas as they apply to
learning in many different fields.
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Eric W. Bassett is the director of
Eduventures' research practice, conducting and publishing market
research and analysis across the pre-K-12, postsecondary, and corporate
learning markets. As lead analyst covering corporate and government
learning markets, Eric helps senior executives understand and respond
to evolving market conditions, strategic growth opportunities, and
challenges, applying that experience gained from service businesses
such as healthcare and financial and professional services to the
education context. In so doing, he has helped leading Eduventures
clients make prudent investment decisions in the face of market
uncertainty. Eric holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.S. in
international business from Georgetown University.
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Curtis J. Bonk, President of CourseShare
and SurveyShare, Professor of Educational Psychology and Instructional
Systems Technology at Indiana University, founding member of the Center
for Research on Learning and Technology at IU, and Senior Research
Fellow with the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab in DC, Bonk is
recipient of the Burton Gorman Teaching Award (1999), the Wilbert Hites
Mentoring Award (2000), the CyberStar Award (Indiana Information
Technology Association) (2002), Most Outstanding Achievement by an
Individual in Higher Education award from the U.S. Distance Learning
Association (2003), and a 2003 State of Indiana award for Innovative
Teaching in a Distance Education Program. His 1998 book, "Electronic
Collaborators," is cited as a "Breakthrough Book" in Lingua Franca.
Read more about Curtis on his website: http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/
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Lois Brooks is the Director of Academic
Computing at Stanford University which provides technology-based
services to students, faculty and staff. Brooks has worked at Stanford
for many years, focusing on the effective use of technology in
learning, teaching and work processes. She directed the development of
CourseWork, Stanford's course management system, and has recently
embarked on the Sakai project, a collaborate endeavor with three other
universities to develop the next generation of course management and
collaboration tools for higher education. She also directs Stanford's
Residential Computing program, the Digital Services Group which
provides the technology infrastructure for the Stanford University
Libraries, as well as the technology enhanced classrooms, computer
labs, consulting and teaching programs that comprise Academic
Computing.
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Darren Cambridge is Asst. Professor of
Internet Studies and Information Literacy in New Century College at
George Mason University. Prior, Darren spent several years working with
AAHE and EDUCAUSE. As Director of Web Projects at AAHE, he worked to
envision, build and use online collaboration tools to support such
programs as the Carnegie Academy Campus Program and Engaged Campus in a
Diverse Democracy. As a National Learning Infrastructure Initiative
Fellow, he co-led EDUCAUSE's virtual community of practice initiative
and researched ePortfolios and lifelong learning. At the University of
Texas at Austin, he led the design of the award-winning Learning Record
Online electronic portfolio system. Currently, he facilitates EPAC: The
Electronic Portfolios Community of Practice, chairs a development group
on ePortfolios for the IMS Global Learning Consortium, and serves as a
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Larry K. Christiansen is the President of
Mesa Community College (MCC). Previously, while a Dean at Glendale
Community College, Dr. Christiansen established GCC's state-of-the-art
High Tech Center. With a Doctorate in Business and Vocational Education
from the University of North Dakota, Dr. Christiansen's experience,
past and present, includes service as faculty, board member, or
president of such organizations as the National Association of
Distributive Education Teachers, the Arizona Community College
President's Council, the EDUCAUSE Management Institute, the Mesa
Baseline Rotary Club, the National Community College Chair Academy
International Executive Advisory Board, and many others.
Read more about Mesa Community College at: http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/.
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Ted Cook is the Director of US Business
Development for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the global
standard in Linux certification. Ted has been a pioneer and leader in
the Linux industry since 1994, when his company, Enhanced Software
Technologies, Inc. (EST), first ported their BRU backup software to
Linux. Ted has been active in supporting a number of technology and
community organizations. As a member of Linux International's (LI)
Board of Directors, Ted served as Chairman of their Charter Committee,
charged with the reorganization of LI. Ted is also a member of LPI's
Advisory Council, and served on the Board of Directors of AZSOFT.net
and the Governing Board of C.I. Wilson Academy.
Read more about Linux Professional Institute http://www.lpi.org/.
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James Dalziel, one of Australia's leading
e-learning experts, is well known nationally and internationally for
his innovations in e-learning and his contributions to technical
standards. He has been involved in a number of significant
international e-learning projects including Collaborative Online
Learning and Information Services (COLIS) and the Learning Activity
Management System (LAMS). James is currently Director of the Macquarie
University E-Learning Centre of Excellence (MELCOE), which provides an
international focal point for e-learning infrastructure and standards
development. James is also a Director of the LAMS Foundation and of
LAMS International Pty Ltd.
Read more about LAMS at http://www.lamsinternational.com or http://www.lamsfoundation.org.
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William J. Flynn has 33 years of
experience as faculty and administrator in community colleges in
Maryland, New Jersey, Arizona, Ohio, and California. In 2001, Bill
retired after 12 years of service at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA
where he was Dean of the Division of Community Learning Resources. In
2001, Bill became the Managing Director of the National Council for
Continuing Education & Training (NCCET) where he has served as
State Liaison, Regional Director on the Board, National Conference
Director, and Publications Editor. In 1998, he was recipient of the
Council's Award for National Exemplary Leadership. Bill's numerous
publications include the White Paper on Teaching and Learning for the
AACC New Expeditions Project and several articles in the Community
College Journal. Bill produces conferences, institutes and colloquia
for NCCET, and currently co-chairs the annual Learning Summit
Conference for the League for Innovation in the Community College.
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Bernadine Chuck Fong, first woman
President of Foothill College in the heart of Silicon Valley, earned
her Ph.D. at Stanford University. Dr. Fong has served on the board of
Trustees for Stanford University and now serves on the Boards of
Directors for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,
Senior Scholars for the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement
at Stanford University, Academic Advisors for the American Institute
for Foreign Study, and she is Chair of AAHE. Dr. Fong is also a senior
scholar at the Stanford University School of Education, a fellow of the
American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley and the American Council on
Education, and the recipient of numerous achievement awards in higher
education.
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Bernie Gleason, currently Higher Education
Executive Consultant for IBM, served as the Associate Vice-President
for Information Technology at Boston College for 12 years. Upon his
retirement the university bestowed the title of CIO Emeritus. He served
on the Board of Directors of JA-SIG, which has been actively promoting
open source administrative applications. He is an accomplished author
on the topics of portals, Web services and open source software.
Amongst his honors, Bernie was the recipient of the Cause Elite Award
in 1992.
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Jerry Grochow, vice president for
information services and technology at MIT, is a nationally-known
information systems executive and MIT alumnus with 30 years of
experience in technology management for government, industry, and
nonprofit organizations. As CTO to FOLIOfn, Inc., Grochow led a team of
100 in developing the innovative, entirely web-based financial and
investing service. Previously, Grochow spent 27 years with American
Management Systems, Inc., a consulting company in Fairfax, Va., where
as CTO (1992-99), he had overall responsibility for identifying and
introducing new technology. He founded AMS' Center for Advanced
Technologies in 1992. Under his direction, the center became known as a
model for industrial R&D labs. He is the author of two books, "SAA
-- A Guide to Implementing IBM's Systems Application Architecture"
(1991) and "Information Overload -- Creating Value with the New
Information Systems Technology" (1996). He has been quoted in Business
Week, Fortune, and Forbes on IT issues, and his own articles have
appeared in Computerworld, CIO, and eWeek.
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Joseph Hardin is Director of the
Collaborative Technologies Laboratory in the Media Union, and a
Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Information, at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is leading the CompreHensive
collaborativE Framework (CHEF) project that is developing an open
source framework and tools for course management systems, workgroup
support, and support of online research, with support from NSF, NIH and
U Michigan. For some time, Joseph has managed development of online
collaboration systems, including his time as Associate Director of
Software Development at the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois-UC. He is also a
founder and board member of the International World Wide Web Conference
Committee, and is preparing a graduate course on the Semantic Web for
this Winter.
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Toru Iiyoshi is a Senior Scholar and the
Director of the Knowledge Media Laboratory (KML) of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The work of the KML focuses
on the development and diffusion of emerging technology that helps
educational institutions, programs and faculty transform the knowledge
implicit in effective practice into ideas, theories, and resources that
can be shared widely to advance teaching and student learning. Dr.
Iiyoshi is also active with several national and international
initiatives and partners such as the Open Source Portfolio Initiative
where he serves as a Board member. As a learning scientist, he received
the Outstanding Practice Award in Instructional Development and the
Robert M. Gagne Award for Research in Instructional Design from the
Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Read more about the Knowledge Media Lab at: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML/.
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Sally Jackson is a University of Arizona
Professor of Communication and Vice President for Learning and
Information Technologies & Chief Information Officer. Dr. Jackson
is responsible for shaping the University's response to the dramatic
changes occurring in communication technology. She maintains very close
collegial relationships in the Communication Department and
participates in its teaching and research programs. Dr. Jackson's most
important work has been in argumentation theory. She is co-author (with
Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, and Scott Jacobs) of
Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse , which received the American
Forensic Association's Research Award in 1994. Much of this work was
completed while in residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced
Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Dr. Jackson has also had
significant influence on the practice of experimental research in
communication. Her 1983 article "Generalizing About Messages,"
co-authored with Scott Jacobs, received the National Communication
Association's Charles H. Woolbert Award for scholarship of exceptional
originality and influence. Professor Jackson continues to teach in the
area of communication research methods while serving in University
administration.
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Carl Jacobson is Principal Investigator
for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for uPortal development, a
member of the JA-SIG Board of Directors, a member of the Sakai Board
and an advisor to the OSPI Council. As Direction of Management
Information Services at the University of Delaware he managed
"first-of-its-kind" efforts to build secure, organized, dependable Web
front ends to administrative systems. Carl is an outspoken advocate of
re-thinking the roles of the Web and e-business, providing new
opportunities to support teaching and research, revamp business
practices, and improve customer service. Carl received the 2001
EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in Information Technology.
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Sally M. Johnstone heads WCET, the
Cooperative advancing effective use of technology in higher education
at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in
the U.S.A. Dr. Johnstone's areas of expertise include: the effects of
the integration of technology on higher education institutions and
system organizations, collaborations, quality assurance issues, project
development and evaluation, international projects, and generally
supporting WCET members in the planning for and implementation of
eLearning. Johnstone has authored dozens of articles, book chapters and
major reports on distance and distributed learning. She also leads
workshops and gives about a dozen invited addresses each year to higher
education organizations throughout the world. She earned her Ph. D. in
experimental psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Read more about WCET at: http://www.wcet.info.
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Richard Katz, V.P. of EDUCAUSE, is
responsible for developing and delivering the association's educational
program through a variety of publications, international conferences,
workshops, seminars and institutes. Katz spent 14 years prior at the
University of California (UC) in various management and executive roles
where he was responsible for the design and implementation of many of
the nine-campus UC system's strategic management initiatives. At UC,
Katz was awarded the Gurevich Prize, the Olsten Award, and UC's Award
for Innovative Management and Leadership. Katz has authored,
co-authored, or edited more than 20 books, monographs, and articles on
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David Koehler has held positions in
administrative computing in Higher Education for over twenty years. He
has been a director at Stanford University and Princeton University and
is currently the Director of Information Systems at Cornell University.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Master of Engineering,
and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University. He has
been actively involved in national higher education organizations
including five years as chair of the Java in Administration Special
Interest Group (JA-SIG) Board of Directors and as a member of the
EduCause Advisory Group on Administrative Information Systems and
Services (AGAISS).
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David Lassner is the founding CIO for the
University of Hawaii — 10 campuses and 5 education centers on 6
islands. David serves on the Board of Internet2, chairing its
Applications Strategy Council and is the current Chair of WICHE's
Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommuncations (WCET) Steering
Committee. David has played an active leadership role in EDUCAUSE, the
Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) and the Internet Society and
serves on the Board of Directors of Hawaii's High Technology
Development Corporation. He is the Principal Investigator for the
university's $181 million 10-year contract to operate and manage a
major government supercomputing facility and has taught at the
University of Hawaii in computer science, business, education and
communication.
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Clara M. Lovett, President of AAHE, is a
well-known advocate for education reform. A columnist for The Arizona
Republic, she is also a frequent contributor to Change magazine, The
Chronicle of Higher Education and other education publications. Dr.
Lovett has acted as Chief of the European Division at the Library of
Congress, Dean of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington
University, Provost of George Mason University, and President of
Northern Arizona University. Known for innovative uses of technology,
Lovett has advised elected officials in several states on education
policy issues and has served on the boards of directors of numerous
non-profit organizations and corporations, including Western Governors
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Dale E. Mallory is the Assistant Vice
President for Educational Technology Services at Monroe Community
College. Dale provides institutional coordination and oversight of
technology systems, networks and infrastructure. He also is involved
with advanced planning, customer service oversight, project management
and systems interoperability. Dale has oversight of computing,
networking, instructional support, distance learning, word processing,
printing, equipment management, training, the Electronic Learning
Center, "smart classroom" infrastructures and maintenance,
telecommunications, voice, electronic and all other mail services and
the campus libraries. Dale helps to assure that the College is
technologically advanced, secure, and positioned for continuous
improvement.
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Patricia McGee is Assistant Professor of
Instructional Technology in the College of Education and Human
Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Two summers as
ASEE Research Faculty with the Joint ADL Co-Lab led to her work as a
2003 NLII Fellow researching and writing about learning objects. She
has co-edited a soon-to-be-released book about next generation course
management systems. Directing several grants, she contributes to
campus-wide technology initiatives. Currently she is leading an open
source ePortfolio project as well as conducting research about pedagogy
within course management systems and institutional learning object
development and policy. Patricia earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and
Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from the
University of Texas at Austin.
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Curt Pederson, Vice Provost for
Information Services at Oregon State University, has reorganized,
improved and expanded core IT services and continues to build toward a
sound infrastructure for Oregon State University research, teaching and
learning. Most recently, Curt has been given the responsibility for the
information technology division for the Oregon University System
serving the other four regional universities and the Chancellorıs
Office. Under Curtıs leadership the use and promotion of open source
has been fostered with the creation of OSU's Open Source Lab (OSL). The
OSL is a melting pot of all things open source at OSU and beyond;
software development, use and the hosting of some of the world's
biggest open source projects have come together to make OSU the
epicenter of community-based open source projects across the globe.
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Walt Scacchi is senior research scientist
and research faculty at the Institute for Software Research at UC
Irvine. He received a Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science at the
University of California, Irvine in 1981. From 1981-1998, he was on the
faculty at the University of Southern California. In 1999, he joined
the Institute for Software Research, and in 2002 became associate
director for research at the Computer Game Culture and Technology
Laboratory (www.ucgamelab.net).
Dr. Scacchi is an active researcher with more than 100 research
publications. He has directed 40 externally funded research projects,
and currently leads four NSF funded projects investigating open source
software development practices.
More information on his research in open source software development practices can be found at http://www.isr.uci.edu/research-open-source.html.
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Dr. Charles Severance is currently a
Senior Research Programmer at the University of Michigan Media Union
working on tools for online collaboration for teaching, learning, and
research. He is currently working on the CHEF project (www.chefproject.org), NEESgrid project (www.neesgrid.org), and the National Middleware Initive grid portal project (www.ogce.org).
Author of the book High Performance Computing, (O'Reilly and
Associates), Charles has taught Computer Science courses at the
University of Michigan and Michigan State University. He has also
developed several tools to assist in the production of multimedia
web-based lectures: the Sync-O-Matic 3000 and ClipBoard-2000. Charles
co-hosts the t.v. show called "Nothin but Net" and was previously the
co-host of a nationally televised program called Internet:TCI. Charles
also appears as an expert on Internet and Technology on a call-in radio
program on the local Public Radio affiliate (www.wkar.org).
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Dr. Pinny Sheoran is a faculty member and
Information Technology professional with Mesa Community College. Dr.
Sheoran has been actively involved in Information Technology for over
twenty years as both an educator and innovator. Dr. Sheoranıs work
spans a wide variety of areas; such as, new program development
(Information Assurance, Cyber Security, and Bioinformatics) which meet
the needs of the IT workforce in Maricopa County. She develops
curricula for both education and industry. Concurrently, Dr. Sheoran is
the Executive Director of the the Business & Industry Institute and
Network Academy department of Mesa Community College. Additionally she
is Director of the Cisco Academy Training Center (CATC) program for the
Mountain States, which provides teacher training.
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Naomi Story is the Faculty Director of the
Center for Teaching and Learning at Mesa Community College, the largest
of 10 Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona. There, she fosters
faculty learning and develops teaching and learning innovations. Naomi
also provides instructional design support to faculty and
administrators in their efforts and consideration to infuse new
pedagogies and curricula options into programs. Naomi has spearheaded
Mesa Community Collegeıs participation in the Sakai Educational
Partnership Program to be actively engaged in the Open Source arena and
conversation. Naomi Story currently is the convener of the American
Association for Higher Education Asian Pacific Caucus Steering Team and
sits on ASU President Michael Crowıs Minority Advisory. She has a Ph.D.
in Educational Technology/Instructional Design, an M.A. in
Instructional Media from Arizona State University, and a B.A. in
Creative Writing/English.
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Dave Tomcheck is Associate Vice
Chancellor, Administrative and Business Services, at University of
California, Irvine, California. He manages Accounting & Fiscal
Services, Administrative Computing Services, Distribution &
Document Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Human
Resources, Materiel & Risk Management, Campus Police, and the
University Club. With over 36 years at UCI, the majority of his
experience has been in the management, development, and implementation
of administrative application systems. He is a member of the EDUCAUSE
Advisory Group on Administrative Information Systems and Services and a
member of the CUMREC Board of Directors. He holds an M.A. in Public
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Terrence Verity is CIO at Seneca College
in Toronto, Canada where he is also a member of the College Senior
Executive Committee. In addition to being Chair, Applied Arts and
Chair, Computer Studies, FCE, Mr. Verity: established the Centre for
new Technologies in Teaching and Learning; is a member of the ABEL
(Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning) Project steering committee (ABEL
is a $3M project funded by CANARIE to undertake research and
development for teacher training via the national broadband CANet3
network); is a Director of the York Technology Association; is a member
of the Information Technology Association of Canada; is a founding
member of the Ontario College's CIO Council; and much more. In his
current responsibilities he has developed close working relationships
and partnerships with technology industry leaders such as Sun
Microsystems, Blackboard Learning Management, Cisco Systems, Oracle and
Microsoft.
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Barry Walsh is a frequent speaker at
conferences on the application of information technology to business
solutions. As an adjunct faculty member in the IU School of Public and
Environmental Affairs, he taught courses on information technology.
Barry consults with organizations and institutions who are interested
in exploiting web technology or information technology. He is very
active in the portal space and how it may be used to produce more
effective enterprise applications than traditional Web based
technologies. Barry also leads the institution's e-Business Operational
arm, which scopes, defines, implements and manages e-Business solutions
for institutional partners. He is an expert in Enterprise Application
Integration.
Read more about Barry on his website: http://php.indiana.edu/~walsh/home.html
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Dr. Ted Wendel is the associate provost at
the Arizona campus of A. T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU).
He received his undergraduate degree from St. Andrews College in
Laurinburg, North Carolina in 1969. He has both a masters (1973) and
doctorate (1974) in pharmacology from Wake Forest University in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he served on the medical school
faculty for six years before accepting a position as an associate
professor of pharmacology at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine. For the past 15 years, Dr. Wendel has explored innovative
approaches to educating health professionals. Among these projects was
the first successful online masters degree in nursing. As the academic
leader of ATSU's Mesa campus, Dr. Wendel has created an environment
that facilitates the incorporation of state-of-the-art technology into
the education and training of health care professionals.
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Brad Wheeler is the Indiana University
Associate Vice President for Research & Academic Computing and Dean
of IT for IU-Bloomington in the Office of the Vice President for IT
& CIO. Dr. Wheeler is leading IU's efforts to develop its next
generation learning environment based on open source collaborations
using the Sakai architecture. As an Associate Professor of Information
Systems at IU's Kelley School of Business, he teaches MBA courses on
Executive Leadership of IT Strategy. He has taught e-business and
e-learning courses for corporate/academic audiences on six continents
and in 26 countries.
Read more about Brad on his website: http://wheeler.kelley.indiana.edu
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