Sharon Anderson Dannels is an assistant professor of educational research methods at The George Washington University. She is the coordinator of the research methods faculty for the Graduate School of Education and Human Development and teaches doctoral-level quantitative and qualitative research methods courses. She received her PhD in experimental psychology (biological basis of personality) from the University of Oklahoma and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in internal medicine at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. She was at the University of Maryland in Okinawa, Japan prior to joining the George Washington faculty.
Aaron Doering is an assistant professor in learning technologies at the University of Minnesota. His research focus is on the design, development, and use of distance learning environments within K-16 classrooms.
Tali Heiman is a lecturer and a researcher at the education and psychology department and the head of the learning disability center at the Open University of Israel. She conducted various studies focusing on children and adults with special needs and published qualitative and quantities studies in this field. In her recent researche she attempted to combine the understanding of the difficulties of students in higher education with the advancement of unique learning strategies, use of technology, social support and reduced stress that in turn contribute to the success of students in their academic studies.
Jae Hoon Lim received her PhD from the University of Georgia with an emphasis in qualitative research methodology. She served as a qualitative methodologist at The George Washington University and is currently a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching introductory and advanced research courses in the College of Education. She presented more than 20 research-based papers at various national and international conferences and published several articles and book chapters in academic and professional journals both in South Korea and the United States. Her research interests include qualitative research methods, sociocultural issues in education, and multicultural education.
Jing Liu works in the School of Education at Regent University, having been an assistant professor at Henan University in China. Her academic background includes teaching Japanese, English, and Chinese as a second language. Liu's present research interests include second language acquisition, learner autonomy and technology in language learning, and studying learner motivation of students from different cultural backgrounds.
Charles Miller is a postdoctoral research associate in learning technologies at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on balancing the equation of pedagogy, technology, and design, specifically examining the effects of aesthetics and emotional design on the learner experience.
Alfred P. (Fred) Rovai is professor of education at Regent University, where he teaches statistics and program evaluation in a blended doctor of education program. He coedited a volume published in 2007 by Teachers College Press titled Closing the African American Achievement Gap in Higher Education and is coauthor of a book titled A Programmatic Approach to Distance Education that is scheduled for publication in 2008.
Teoh Ai-Ping is currently attached to the School of Business and Administration, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia as a lecturer and course coordinator in Accounting. She had prior industrial experience involving in various consultancy projects in the area of enterprise resource planning systems and quality management systems. She is presently a doctorate candidate with the School of Management, University Science Malaysia. Her research interests include internal auditing and control, enterprise risk management and learning management systems.
Chih-Hsiung Tu, PhD, is an associate professor at Northern Arizona University. His research interests are distance education, sociocognitive learning, sociocultural learning, online learning community, learning organization, and knowledge management.
George Veletsianos is a PhD student in learning technologies at the University of Minnesota. His research interests revolve around social media and pedagogy.
Ryan Watkins is an associate professor at The George Washington University in Washington DC. He is an author of Performance by Design: The Systematic Selection, Design, and Development of Performance Technologies (HRD Press, 2006), 75 E-learning Activities: Making Online Courses Interactive (Pfieffer, 2005), and the best-selling E-learning Companion: A Learner’s Guide To Online success (Houghton Mifflin, 2005, 2007). In addition, he has coauthored two books on educational planning and more than 60 articles on instructional design, strategic planning, needs assessment, distance education, and performance technology. In 2005 Watkins was a visiting scientist with the National Science Foundation. For more information please visit <http://www.ryanrwatkins.com> or <http://www.how2elearn.com>.
Mervyn Wighting is an associate professor at Regent University where he is the project director for a federally funded Transition to Teaching competitive grant, and where he directs the Career Switcher program for alternative teacher licensure. Wighting’s research interests include studying how motivation impacts student learning.
Wu Bing has been a lecturer with Shanghai TV University for numerous years, serving as the course coordinator and tutor for courses such as management information systems, operating systems, electronic commerce, and network security. He also holds an administrative position as the Director of Database Center of Teaching Affairs Department and has been involving in various government and university-funded projects in the area of learning management systems, data mining systems, and student enrolment systems. At present, he is pursuing a PhD at the College of Management, The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. His research interests include information systems, data mining and multiagent technology.
Cherng-Jyh Yen, PhD, is an assistant professor of quantitative methods at The George Washington University. His research interests include test validation, applications of regression in educational research, and multilevel modeling in longitudinal studies.
