The COL Team

Gary has been involved in technology mediated learning for more than 30 years.  His teams have received seven best research awards on studies ranging from quality learning and course design, engaging diverse stakeholders, and on faculty attitudes and motivation for teaching online and for adopting innovation.

His educational experience is not defined exclusively by technologies. He has been a National Learning Communities fellow and has served as an editor or on advisory boards for five professional journals. As a program evaluator he has been involved with a variety of NSF and FIPSE and NIH evaluation projects. He was a recipient of Washington’s first statewide teaching, learning, and assessment awards. He has taught in three disciplines and taught collaboratively in eight more. Gary has written and presented extensively on undergraduate learning and assessment. He was the lead developer for the FIPSE funded WSU Critical Thinking Project, and, in collaboration with the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) he joins with colleagues from a variety of professional associations on the Evidence of Impact project.

Gary is also the Co-Director of the International Association for Authentic Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) and is a Senior Scholar with the Association for American Colleges and Universities where he has worked with the AAC&U VALUE project and serves as Assessment Lead on the new Quality Collaboratives project, a national initiative in collaboration with the Lumina Foundation designed to pilot strategies for using competencies to guide student transfer between 2 and 4 year institutions.

Sarah has a background in media production and web development, with a a Ph.D in film and media studies and a Master’s in interactive telecommunication from NYU. She has taught media studies and production at several universities and been adjunct faculty at PSU since 2002. Her current research is on participatory learning and trans-media literacy.

Johannes specializes in the organizational and policy-related aspects of online/hybrid learning. Previously he worked at the Media and Learning Unit of the University of Leuven, Belgium, as a team coordinator and policy officer, where he was responsible for policy analysis, faculty development and service-design. He was also active in the EuroPACE network as a project manager for a range of European Commission funded innovation projects. From 2009-2011 he was Chair of the eLearning Taskforce of the Coimbra Group Universities network. He holds a MA from the University of Leuven, a MSc. from the University of Amsterdam and a Postgraduate degree in Management from the University-college of Brussels.

Michael specializes inhybrid instruction and learning management system planning and development. He received his Masters of Science in Instructional Technology and Design from the University of Houston, Clear Lake in 2002. He was an instructional designer for the College of the Mainland, the University of Houston, and at PSU since 2005.

Steve has spent fifteen years in academic technology-based learning, curriculum design and course development project management. Prior to that he worked in computer programming and user interface design. He has a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Educational Technology. He has an MS in software design and usability and a BS in computer science.

Molly has worked with faculty to design over one hundred new courses in a variety of disciplines, including University capstones, literature seminars, economics surveys, and Public Administration certificates. She has an M.S. in sociology and is completing a Ph.D. in public administration. Her doctoral research is on technology in higher education.

Marie has spent twenty years working with faculty to develop and design online courses across a variety of disciplines, platforms, and learning management systems. She has led numerous faculty training workshops and is certified to teach in the Quality Matters online learning consortium.

Vince has a background in teacher education and uses a variety of pedagogical perspectives to offer creative insight into online learning, including assignments, assessments, and course evaluation. Vince earned his Master's Degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Michigan State University (1994) and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Portland State University (2004).

Mark received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Hawaii Pacific University and has an M.A. in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. He has worked in a variety of IT technical support and training positions for several different colleges and universities. He has been an Adjunct Instructor for PCC since 2008 in the Computer Applications & Office Systems department, teaching fully online and face-to-face classes.

Aifang Wang holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction: Instructional Technology, and a master’s degree in Computer Education & Technology from Ohio University. Her major research interests include technology in the development of distance learning, instructional technology and cognitive style interactions with computer-mediated instruction. Prior to joining the PSU community, Aifang served as a curriculum assistant with the Academic Affairs Instructional Development, College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University.