Jennifer Calvin, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Workforce Education and Development in the College of Education and Human Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her areas of expertise include learning in novel environments and building online learning communities.
Cathy Cavanaugh is an associate professor of educational technology in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. Her research includes studies of effective practices in virtual schools, classroom technology and professional development in Florida schools, and online course design. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Research Award in 2009 form the International Association for K-12 Online Learning.
Claire de la Varre is a PhD student in educational psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds a master's degree in information science. De la Varre previously worked at Edinburgh University in Scotland as an e-learning developer on the Edinburgh Electronic Medical Curriculum, which was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education in 2005.
Thomas Farmer is an associate professor in the College of Education at Pennsylvania State University. His research includes a focus on the school adjustment and educational aspirations of rural adolescents.
Beth Winfrey Freeburg, PhD, is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Workforce Education and Development in the College of Education and Human Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her areas of expertise include educational research and using technology to enhance learning.
Wallace Hannum is an associate professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the associate director of the National Research Center on Rural Education Support. His research and development work focuses on instructional uses of technology, especially distance education.
Matthew Irvin is a research scientist at the National Research Center on Rural Education Support. His research has focused on risk and resilience, student engagement and adjustment, rural youth, and distance education. He has taught in and developed online university courses.
Tiffany A. Koszalka is an associate professor in the Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation Department at Syracuse University. Her research is in the exploration of relationships among learning, instructional design, and technologies. She has a long history of designing, developing, facilitating, and evaluating face-to-face and distance instruction enhanced by different technologies for K-12, higher education, and business contexts.
Heng-Yu Ku is an associate professor in the Educational Technology Program, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado.
Feng Liu is a PhD candidate in the educational technology program at the University of Florida. His current research interests include the investigation of online learning success and the effectiveness of virtual schooling, and the use of e-game/simulation for knowledge gain, attitude change, and motivation promotion in areas such as science and second language acquisition. He holds an MEd in educational technology.
Crystal Pauli is an associate professor and director of field services in the College of Education at Dakota State University. She works primarily with student teachers and candidates completing field experiences prior to student teaching and has taught kindergarten and special education courses at DSU. Her research interests include effective dispositions of teacher candidates and candidate readiness.
Jeanne Repetto is an associate professor of special education in the School of Special Education, School Psychology & Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Her research includes studies of secondary transition practices and service, middle school diverse learners, health care transition, and student outcomes. She has received several national and state awards for her work in transition.
Ling Thompson is an instructional designer in the College for Professional Studies at Regis University where she works with faculty to design online courses.
Nicola Wayer is an instructional designer and doctoral student in educational technology in the University of Florida's School of Teaching and Learning, focusing on distance learning for special populations and international education. She is a National Board certified special education teacher who previously coordinated a distance and open learning center for deaf high school students.
Yiyan Wu is a doctoral student working on her dissertation proposal in the Instruction Design, Development and Evaluation Department at Syracuse University. Her research focuses on investigating science/engineering students' collaborative problem-solving within a technology-enhanced distributed educational environment.
