Yun-Jo Anis an instructional designer at Option Six, Inc. She has a PhD in instructional systems technology from Indiana University. Her research interests include online problem-based learning, games and simulations, and immersive learning environments.
Shujen L. Changis an assistant professor in the Psychology Department of the Asia University in Taichung, Taiwan. She received her PhD in instructional systems from Florida State University and her MS in applied computer science from Illinois State University. She teaches research literatures in psychology and statistical software applications in psychology research in Asia University after teaching learning theories and instructional design at the University of Houston-Clear Lake for 5 years. She has been an active member of several professional organizations, such as Educational Research Association, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition, and the North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association.
Patrick J. Fahy,PhD, is a professor in the Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University, and coordinator of the center’s graduate diploma in distance education technology.
Tara Halinski,MDE, is a graduate of Athabasca University’s master of distance education program. She served as research assistant on this project.
Sow-Lai Kongis a senior science teacher and head of the Educational Resources Unit of the Sungai Ara Secondary School in Penang, Malaysia. She supervises the Media Library and Educational Resources support for instruction in the school and regularly conduct courses for school teachers in educational technology at the State Education Resources Centers. She has a PhD in Multimedia Instruction and is actively participating in paper presentations in the use of ICT in education.
Patricia McGeeis an Associate Professor of instructional technology and program coordinator for the master’s program in adult and higher education at The University of Texas at San Antonio. With support from the Office of Naval Research and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, she has been studying learning objects, distributed learning pedagogy and emerging technologies, and next-generation course management systems. She is a lead editor of Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy, and she is leading an effort to establish a professional organization for instructional designers.
Wai-Kong Ngis a professor in instructional design and the director of educational technology at Wawasan Open University, Malaysia and is formerly a professor of instructional technology at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He heads a team of four instructional designers that work with the course coordinators and course writers to develop printed learning modules for distance education and the presentation of course support materials on WawasanLearn. He has supervised many postgraduate students in educational technology and multimedia and is currently the external examiner for PhD theses from a number of Asian universities.
Charles M. Reigeluthhas a BA in economics from Harvard University and a PhD in instructional psychology from Brigham Young University. He has been a professor in the Instructional Systems Technology Department at Indiana University since 1988, and served as chairman of the department from 1990-1992. His primary area of expertise is instructional design and methods and theories of instruction. His most recent area of research is learning organizations, systems thinking, and systemic change in public school systems. He has published eight books and more than 100 articles and chapters on those subjects. Two of Reigeluth’s books received an “outstanding book of the year” award from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. He has also received the “Distinguished Service” award from AECT and the “Distinguished Alumnus” award from Brigham Young University.
Tuncay Saritasis an assistant professor of computer education and instructional technology at Necatibey School of Education, Balikesir University. He holds a doctoral degree from Iowa State University in instructional technology. His primary interest in teaching, research and service activities are related to computer-based learning applications, distance education, virtual campuses, conceptual changes, meaning creation, knowledge construction, teacher education, and lifelong learning programs. His recent research in distance education has included computer-mediated communications, social interactions, and the design of distance learning systems to promote knowledge construction. Currently, he is engaged in research concerned with the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in learning environments. He is also actively involved in the projects and activities with respect to Lifelong Learning Programs of European Commission.
Bob Spencer,PhD, is an associate professor and director in the Center for Distance Education, Athabasca University
Leah E. Wickershamis an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Her research and professional interests include critical thinking and building learning communities in the online learning environment, formative and summative assessment of student learning outcomes via electronic portfolio development, and diffusion and adoption of technology in systems. She teaches graduate courses in instructional design, technology and learning theory, technology integration, research methods, and technological change.
