Irene Aiken is Professor and Chair of Professional Studies, Middle Grades and M.A.T programs at UNCP and serves as the director of the M.A. Ed. Elementary Education program. She has taught online courses for over six years and has conducted research in this area.

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Engaging Students in Online Courses

Lynda Aiman-Smith is an Associate Professor in Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the College of Management at NC State University. She teaches courses in People Management, Organizational Culture, and Management of Technology at the graduate level, and is keenly interested in the intersection of people and technology. She is currently doing research and writing on innovation and organizational culture.

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Second Life: Real Teaching and Learning in a Virtual World Triumphs and Tribulations of Teaching in a Virtual World: Voices of Experience

Haya Ajjan is a PhD student in IT in the Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She spent two years in the IT industry prior to joining the PhD program. Her research interests include evaluating and managing portfolios of IT investments and issues related to the use of emerging communication technologies such as Web 2.0. She is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute.

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Exploring the Role of Web 2.0 Technologies in Higher Education

Michael C. Alewine is the Outreach/Distance Education Librarian at the Mary Livermore Library of UNC Pembroke. Michael has work in distance education for over eight years and enjoys creating interactive and media-rich guides, learning objects, and tutorials. He enjoys golf, movies, and travel.

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Simple Media Creation for Librarians

Assistant Professor Teach: Instructional Technology Design for Teachers Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132

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Engaging the Net Generation

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Where in the World is…. 3-D Foreign Language Instruction with Google Earth

Sheri Anderson is a former high School Special Education teacher who recently accepted a position at the UNCW as an Instructional Support Specialist. She is also currently pursuing her Master of Instructional Technology.

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A Support Strategy for Blackboard Vista Instructors

Dr. Annetta is Assistant Professor of Science Education. His research focuses on distance learning and the effect of instructional technology on science learning of teachers and students. He has designed and created online, 3D virtual environments for courses offered at North Carolina State University and is researching effectiveness of this environment. His recent endeavors include HI FIVES; Exploring Sophisticated Data Mining Analytics as A Strategy for Diagnostic Assessment and VOLT.

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Learning in a Technology Rich Environment (LITRE) – Researching Innovative Technologies to Promote Student Learning

Editor and instructional designer, UNCG

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MLS 620 Global Human Rights: An Inquiry-based, Collaborative, Online Graduate Seminar

Dr. Atkinson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at East Carolina University. She teaches in the area of Reading. Dr. Atkinson is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Curriculum & Instruction (JoCI).

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Cross-Campus Conversations About OJS—Kudos, Conundrums, and Future Vision

Vice-Provost

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Virtual Computing Environment