Presenters
Mahmoud Amer
Title: Professor
University: West Chester
Session: Say YES to cell phone use in class: An open invitation for students and educators to truly embrace the BYOD (Bring your own Device) to class.
Bio: Mahmoud Amer is a Professor of Arabic and Applied Linguistics and Chairperson of the Department of Languages and Cultures at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Amer is an Adobe® Certified Expert® and a CompTIA® Certified Technical Trainer (CTT++). His research interests include an active agenda in technology in language teaching and learning, language learning analytics, mobile applications for language teaching and learning, and second language acquisition.
Nancy Barker
Title: Associate Professor
University: West Chester
Session: Curricular Success: Partnering with Instructional Design to Create a Virtual Reality Experience to Teach a Challenging Topic
Bio: Nancy Barker has worked as a professor in the nursing department since 2016. Her research interests include active learning in the classroom. She currently teaches undergraduate nursing and her courses include sophomore and junior level nursing courses.
Danielle Yocom
Title: Associate Professor
Session: Curricular Success: Partnering with Instructional Design to Create a Virtual Reality Experience to Teach a Challenging Topic
Bio: Dr. Yocom's research interest include quality care of the chronically ill older adult, digital storytelling & innovative nursing education strategies. Dr. Yocom has taught nursing at WCU since 2017 and works with the undergraduate population seeking to complete their BSN degree.
Lisa Dise
Title: Manager, Center for Teaching and Learning
University: Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Session: Reimagine Engagement with Nearpod: Innovative Instruction at Your Fingertips
Bio: Lisa is the Manager of the Center for Teaching and Learning at PA College. She currently teaches college seminar series and facilitates workshops for faculty. She has a Bachelor's in Commerce and a Master's in Information Learning Technologies . Lisa has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels for the past several years. Lisa has over 15 years of Instructional Design experience specializing in Online Learning, Course Design, LMS Administration, and Faculty Development.
Alyssa Kirchner
Title: Instructional Designer
Session: Reimagine Engagement with Nearpod: Innovative Instruction at Your Fingertips
Bio: Alyssa is an Instructional Designer at PA College. She currently teaches college seminar series and facilitates workshops for faculty. She earned a BA in Psychology from St. Mary's College and a Masters Degree in Education from Notre Dame of Maryland University. Alyssa has nearly a decade of experience, teaching in both the K-12 and Higher Education settings, as well as designing curriculum and training for government organizations and Healthcare systems.
Joel Rodriguez
Title: Instructional Designer
Session: Reimagine Engagement with Nearpod: Innovative Instruction at Your Fingertips
Bio: Joel is an Instructional Designer at PA College. Joel has taught both undergraduate and graduate students online and face-to-face since 2007. Joel currently teaches college seminar studies, instructional design, retail business planning, and has also taught website development and social media in the past. He has more than a decade of experience in all areas of curriculum analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Joel earned his doctorate from Drexel University's School of Education and an M.A. in adult education and communications technology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Tom Pantazes
Title: Instructional Designer
University: West Chester
Session: Purposeful Podcasting: Building an audio show to advance your teaching & learning goals
Bio: Tom Pantazes is an instructional designer and podcast cohost with the Office of Digital Learning and Innovation whose research examines the practical applications of interactive and multimedia content in digital instructional environments. Towards this end, his work seeks to connect learning theory with affordances of various technologies as they are utilized with students. If he is not building Legos, you can catch him on Twitter @TomPantazes.
Jessica Drass
Title: Educational Technologist
Session: Purposeful Podcasting: Building an audio show to advance your teaching & learning goals
Bio: Jessica Drass is a learning technologist and podcast cohost with the Office of Digital Learning in Innovation. Professional areas of interest include active learning strategies for online modalities, inclusive and equitable course design, and best practices for supporting pedagogy with technology.
Madison Steinbrenner
Title: Instructional Designer
Session: Purposeful Podcasting: Building an audio show to advance your teaching & learning goals
Bio: Madison Steinbrenner is an instructional designer and podcast cohost with the Office of Digital Learning and Innovation. Professional interests include exploring the impacts of technology on pedagogy, gamification, and Artificial Intelligence in education.
Chris Penny
Title: Professor
University: West Chester
Session: Open AI Tools in Higher Education: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges
Bio: Dr. Chris Penny is a Professor of Educational Technology at West Chester University. A graduate of Penn State University where he received a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction. In 2011 he won the West Chester University Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2009 he became a Google Certified Teacher, and in 2007 an Apple Distinguished Educator. He recently published an edited book titled Technology Leadership in Teacher Education: Integrated Solutions and Experiences.
Jessica Drass
Title: Learning Technologist
Session: Open AI Tools in Higher Education: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges
Bio: Jessica Drass is a Learning Technologist in the Office of Digital Learning & Innovation at West Chester University. Her professional areas of interest include active learning in online modalities, inclusive and equitable course design, and using technology to effectively support pedagogy. Her favorite part about her job is interacting with faculty across disciplines - there’s always something new to learn!
Timothy Ray
Title: Associate Professor
University: West Chester
Session: "AI Ain't Going Away: Strategies for Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in the Writing Classroom"
Bio: Timothy Ray is an associate professor of English at WCU, where he teaches a wide variety of writing courses at the undergraduate and graduate level as well as courses in popular culture and the rhetoric of technology. He has developed fully online versions of two undergraduate general education writing courses.
Nobuyuki Yamamoto
Title: Coordinator of Multimedia Services
University: West Chester
Session: Does the shoe fit? Audiovisual technologies in teaching spaces.
Bio: Nobuyuki Yamamoto (Yuki) is the Coordinator of Multimedia Services at West Chester University. He holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS from SUNY Stony Brook. His information technology experience prior to WCU was in PC clone manufacturing. He started at WCU in 2005 supporting desktop computer technology then in 2009 became Multimedia Manager and has witnessed exponential growth in AV technology. He is involved in design and implementation of instructional technology in building renovations and new building projects.
Gary L Albaugh
Title: Deputy-Chief Information Officer/G6 at the US Military Academy at West Point
Session: Does the shoe fit? Audiovisual technologies in teaching spaces.
Bio: Gary Albaugh is the Deputy-Chief Information Officer/G6 at the US Military Academy at West Point. He holds an MS in Information Systems, an MA in American Military History and an MBA. He enlisted for 8 years as an Information Systems Operator/Analyst in the US Army, transitioned to the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce as the Deputy Director at the Network Enterprise Center, Fort Hamilton, NY prior to West Point. He is the Workgroup Leader for the Acquisition Strategy for Higher Education Institutions for the Department of Defense Academic Information Technology Consortium (DAITC) and the United States Army Higher Education Consortium (AHEC).
Craig Underwood
Title: Director of AV Engineering at Moravian University
Session: Does the shoe fit? Audiovisual technologies in teaching spaces.
Bio: Craig Underwood, CTS, is the Director of AV Engineering at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. He holds a B.M. in Music Recording Technology from Lebanon Valley College and is an adjunct instructor in their Audio & Music Production program.
Jeremy Wheeler
Title: Multimedia Technician
University: West Chester
Session: Hybrid Instruction as Inclusive Teaching Practice: Technologies and Strategies
Bio: Jeremy Wheeler is a Multimedia Technician serving the West Chester University of PA community, supporting physical and virtual learning spaces across campus to ensure success for both instructors and students. His work enables him to push the boundaries of teaching and learning technologies and to help instructors to utilize them effectively.
H. Naomie Nyanungo
Title: Associate Provost for Learning and Teaching Innovation
Session: Hybrid Instruction as Inclusive Teaching Practice: Technologies and Strategies
Bio: Naomie Nyanungo works with faculty, students, and staff to advance and champion evidence-based approaches for effective teaching and learning success. She oversees the Office of Digital Learning and Innovation (ODLI) and the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Center (TLAC). She is integrally involved in efforts to promote equitable learning experiences and outcomes and cultivate learning environments that foster a sense of belonging and equitable outcomes for all students.
Angela Guerriero
Title: Associate Professor Music Education & Music Therapy, Music Therapy Program Director
Session: Hybrid Instruction as Inclusive Teaching Practice: Technologies and Strategies
Bio: Angela Guerriero, PhD, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist, assistant professor of music education and music therapy at West Chester University, and is the director of Tempo! Music Therapy Services in West Chester, PA and Nutley, NJ. Angela has her MA in music therapy, M.Ed. in special education, her MM in music education, and her PhD in creative arts in therapy. Her primary research interests are school inclusion, collaboration, and the ethics of self-care.
A. Nicole Pfannenstiel
Title: Dr.
University: Millersville
Session: Approaching Faculty Professional Development with a Digital Just in Time Content Strategy Plan
Bio: Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel is a digital rhetoric scholar who studies videogames and literacies, digital writing, Open Educational Resources (OER) and learning, and the use of games (and play!) in the classroom.
Marie Firestone
Title: Instructional Support Specialist
Session: Approaching Faculty Professional Development with a Digital Just in Time Content Strategy Plan
Bio: Marie Firestone, M.Ed. is an instructional support specialist and LMS Admin with over a decade's experience supporting higher education professionals in the design and facilitation of learning experiences and environments based on evidence based pedagogical and instructional design practices.
Lindsey Keenan
Title: Associate Professor / Athletic Trainer
University: West Chester
Session: Utilizing an App and Patient-Simulation in the Classroom to Inform Clinical Discussion
Bio: Lindsey Keenan is an Associate Professor and Athletic Trainer in the Department of Sports Medicine at West Chester University. She earned her PhD in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Temple University. Dr. Keenan works clinically with the WCU NCAA Women’s Rugby national championship team and teaches in the Sports Medicine Department. Her research focuses on mental health in student-athletes, psychological aspects of concussion, and mental health screening.
James Pannafino
Title: Professor
University: Millersville
Session: Visual Design in an Online Teaching Environment
Bio: James Pannafino is a professor at Millersville University, PA where he teaches web, interaction, experience, and motion design courses for the (BDes) Bachelor of Design degree. James is the author of UX Methods: A Quick Guide to User Experience Research Methods, Interdisciplinary Interaction Design and a frequent conference speaker.
Tom Haughey
Title: Associate Professor
University: West Chester
Session: Animated Case-based Studies in Teaching Preservice Teachers Trauma Informed Practices: A Collaboration
Bio: Professor Haughey serves as the faculty technical director and sound design for the Department of Theatre and Dance. He teaches stagecraft, sound design, scenic construction and rigging. Professionally, he’s done work for Connecticut Reparatory Theatre and ESPN. He’s a member of USITT and has certificates of merit for technical theatre from the KCACTF. He has worked with the museum studies minor in Anthropology and Sociology, recent exhibitions include Beyond the Bell, and WCU 150th celebration.
Michelle Fisher
Title: Director of Instructional Design and Technology, CESW
Session: Animated Case-based Studies in Teaching Preservice Teachers Trauma Informed Practices: A Collaboration
Bio: Michelle is the Director of Instructional Design and Technology in the College of Education and Social Work at West Chester University. She has published in the field of assessment in online courses, online faculty preparation, and educational technology and has presented on student engagement and interaction online, user interface design, and using branching simulation in online courses. She has her M.S. in Instructional Design and Development and her B.S.Ed in Earth Science Education.
Jordan Schugar
Title: Professor
University: West Chester
Session: A Shared Vision for Equitable and Inclusive Course Design
Bio: Professor Jordan Schugar currently serves as the Interim Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Humanities and teaches courses in the English and Digital Humanities programs. His research interests include digital storytelling, digital literacy, eTexts/eBooks, active learning spaces, and mobile pedagogies. In addition to participating in various campus-wide equity-focused initiatives, he also participates in a PASSHE eTextbook grant (PA-ADOPT) funded by the U.S. Department of Education to create and promote free, open-access course materials.
Kristin English
Title: Academic Affairs Special Assistant
Session: A Shared Vision for Equitable and Inclusive Course Design
Bio: On file.
Tom Pantazes
Title: Instructional Designer
Session: A Shared Vision for Equitable and Inclusive Course Design
Bio: On file.
Teresa Hudson
Title: Director, Technical Support Services
University: West Chester
Session: Sustainable IT Practices
Bio: Teresa Hudson is the Director of Technical Support Services within West Chester University Information Services & Technology Department and leads a team responsible for the deployment and technical support of end-user technologies such as computer hardware, printers, software, as well as classroom multimedia/audio-visual systems, and other digital media/video production solutions. She holds a master’s degree in public administration and is a member of the WCU Sustainability Committee where she advocates for sustainable practices campus wide.
Bradley Flamm
Title: Director, Office of Sustainability
Session: Sustainable IT Practices
Bio: Bradley Flamm is the Director of West Chester University’s Office of Sustainability and works with the large and diverse community of students, faculty, and staff members of WCU’s Sustainability Council. He holds a doctorate in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley and a Master in Regional Planning from Cornell and brings to this work the knowledge and skills he developed as a professional transportation planner, researcher and teacher, community development worker, and environmental advocate.
Sarah Burton
Title: Manager, Instructional Design and Innovation
University: Northampton Community College
Session: Nevermore - Building an Edgar Allan Poe Escape Room
Bio: Sarah (she/they) is an Instructional Designer, currently at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. She delights in bringing education to life in unusual methods, often focusing on gamification and creative use of media. They earned their Masters Degree in instructional design and technology from Lehigh University along with an undergraduate degree in film and media arts from Temple University.