As director of learning design, technology and media within the Harvard Graduate School of Education Teaching and Learning Lab, Patrice Torcivia Prusko oversees the design, development, and project management of online and technology enhanced courses in the TLL portfolio. Most recently, her team led the design and development of the first fully online Master’s program at HGSE. Patrice’s research interests include the assessment of pedagogical practices in online learning, application of theory to practice, and cultivation of care. She is passionate about increasing global access to STEM education for all women and believes this will enable more communities across the globe to thrive and flourish.
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Anh Nguyen has spent her career helping scale mission-driven organizations. For over 20 years, she has worked in the private and non-profit sectors across K12, higher ed, edtech, and HR tech. Anh worked as a senior program officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was on the founding team of a company focused on soft skills development and assessment, and now serves as the CEO of Adjacent Academies. She holds an BA in the history of science from Harvard and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Cyndi Rowland is the founder and director of WebAIM and the National Center on Disability and Access to Education at Utah State University. Since 1999 she has focused on research, tool and resource development, training, and policy initiatives for web accessibility. WebAIM and NCDAE are viewed as important resources. Both groups have a rich history of research and product development to benefit the broader community and inclusive web. Cyndi engages in her accessibility work at top tier national and international levels. Examples include sitting on U.S. Section 508 refresh committee and working on initiatives out of UN organizations.
John Jones has held a wide variety of roles in both the public and private sectors. He has been a web developer, corporate trainer, adjunct lecturer, editor, instructional designer, educational technologist, and now is the director of the Media Resources Center at Wichita State University. John has been an active leader in writing policy, creating training, and coordinating efforts across units to meet the standards set in WSU’s agreement with the National Federation of the Blind. He has been the chair of the WSU Faculty Senate Accessibility Committee, regularly consults on efforts to make accommodations for students with high impact needs, and builds systems that ensure that those needs are met reliably.
Jason Rhode (pronounced “Roady”) is currently executive director of the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Northern Illinois University. In his role at NIU, Jason serves as chief online learning officer and provides strategic leadership and long-range vision for development and delivery of online education. He also holds a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment at NIU where he develops and teaches courses and conducts research in instructional design and educational technology administration.
David Capranos is the director of market strategy and research at Wiley Education Services. In his role managing the market research team, David conducts extensive research to identify demand, market opportunities, and potential challenges to ultimately highlight academic programs that align with current demand. His team plays a vital role in determining the viability of educational programs in the online market and helping universities stay ahead of industry and market trends. David has a background as a business analyst in higher education marketing, evaluating marketing tactics, and helping implement technologies such as a student relationship management and project management system.
Christina Anderson is the director of learner experience at Wiley Education Services. She joined Wiley in 2013 to lead the development of a media-rich, online Business Foundations program. As part of that program, she built and then subsequently grew the instructional media team, and currently oversees Wiley’s US learning design and media teams. Prior to joining Wiley, Christina spent over 10 years in the online learning industry, from designing interactives for organizations like the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to managing the development of global e-learning courses for Fortune 500 clients.
Rob Coyle has spent the last two decades helping learners acquire knowledge and develop new skills, both as a teacher and by collaborating with other educators to create meaningful learning experiences for students at all levels. As assistant vice president for course development at the University of Maryland Global Campus, Rob works with education and learning design experts alongside leaders from undergrad, grad, and doctoral programs to help define an entirely new learning model that supports the unique needs of UMGC students. His team collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts to design entire programs and courses that leverage experiential learning, digital storytelling, career-relevant competencies, true authentic assessments, and extensive use of open educational resources.
Rebecca Van de Vord is assistant vice president and director of learning innovations for Washington State University’s division of Academic Outreach and Innovation. Rebecca completed her MA and Ph.D. in WSU’s Murrow College of Communication as well as a graduate certificate in instructional design, also from WSU. Rebecca worked several years as an instructional designer for online classes and one year as special assistant to the provost for student success. She is committed to fostering instructional methods that enhance student access, success, and retention.
Jonathan Poritz is associate professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Colorado State University Pueblo. Before CSU Pueblo, Jonathan was one of those tattered minstrel mathematicians one sees wandering dusty backroads with nothing but chalk on his coat and a theorem on his lips: in total, he was a student or faculty member at around a dozen universities in five time zones on two continents. Jonathan has written two OER textbooks, serves on Colorado’s Open Educational Resources Council, and, in his spare time, teaches the Creative Commons Certificate course. See poritz.net/jonathan for more information.