The George Mason University Team
Team Sponsor: Brenda Bannan
Brenda Bannan teaches courses in the instructional design and
development track of George Mason's Instructional Technology Program. Prior
to coming to George Mason University, she taught instructional design and
computer applications courses at the University of South Florida at Fort Myers
and instructional technology courses at several Pennsylvania Universities
including Juniata College, Penn State Great Valley Campus, and Penn State's
main campus. Brenda's research interests include applying cognitive and
constructivist learning theories to the use of current technological tools,
particularly technologies involving visual based information. Her
dissertation research, The Effects of visual manipulation strategies within
computer-based instruction on various types of learning objectives, examined
learner and system-controlled manipulation of visuals in computer-based
instruction. Brenda is currently a board member for the Division of
Information Systems and Computing in the Association for Educational
Communication and Technology. She has also coauthored articles in
academic journals such as the American Journal of Distance Education and
Educational Technology.
Write to Brenda at
bbannan@mason2.gmu.edu.
Elizabeth Collins
Elizabeth Collins is currently pursuing her Doctorate in
Instructional Design at George Mason University. In addition,
she is Senior Multimedia Instructional Designer at DynCorp for
the Information Management Support Division supporting the U.S.
Department of Energy. She received her Master's Degree from
Boston University in Education and has been developing training
and instruction for approximately ten years.
Write to Elizabeth at
elizabeth.collins@dp.doe.gov.
Linda Crawford
Linda will complete the Masters Program in Instructional Design
in May 1997. She is an Instructional Designer for the Training
Group at ManTech International Corporation located in
Alexandria Virginia. For the past 12 years, she has
participated in the design, development, and maintenance of
curricula with the Department of Defense. Presently, she is
involved in the design and development of a Computer-based
Training project for the U.S. Southern Command in Panama.
Write to name at
lcrawfo2@mason2.gmu.edu.
Karlyn Fisher
Karlyn will complete the Masters program in Instructional
Design in May '97. As the Deputy Group Manager for the
Information Technology Group at AERA, Inc., I have been
involved in the management, development, and production of
multimedia products for the past 4 years. My focus in
multimedia has been on Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
(ITEMs) with embedded training, Computer-based Training (CBT),
and Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS). Additional
areas of concentration have involved Intranets and the use of
WWW technology for training delivery.
Write to Karlyn at
Kfisher1@osf1.gmu.edu.
Danielle Friedenberg
Danielle Friedenberg is a doctoral student at George Mason University,
focusing on learning theory and instructional technology. Danielle has a
M.Ed from Harvard University where she majored in Instructional Techonology.
She has 8 years of experience in designing educational materials in both
educational and training environments, including designing instructional
television programs for children at Maryland Public Television and multimedia
training for adults at Bell Atlantic.
Write to Danielle at
dfriedenberg@ncee.org.
Mike Kostrzewa
Mike is a student in the Ph.D. in Education program at G.M.U.
He has worked for over 25 years as a Human Resource
professional with such major coporations as GE, GTE and ITT. He
holda a BA in English from Warwick University in England, and
an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from GMU, with a major in
Organizational Change. As a practitioner in applied behavioral
science, Mike is interested in the use of Instructional
Technology to help learning to occur at an organizational as
well as individual level. When not deeply engaged in his
coursework, Mike currently designs and delivers training, and
conducts organizational assessments for a variety of companies
and associations.
Write to Mike at
mikekost@aol.com.
Faith Powers
In addition to working full-time as a Project Assistant for an
international consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland, Faith is
currently pursuing a second Master's degree in Instructional
Technology at George Mason University. As an undergraduate,
Faith attended Dickinson College, where she received a B.A. in
Spanish and East Asian Studies. She was awarded a fellowship
by The American University and received a Master's degree in
Spanish and Latin American Studies as well as a Certificate in
Translation. Her interest in instructional technology arose as
a result of the service component of her fellowship that
required her to work 20 hours per week in AU's language lab,
where she created computer-based exercises to accompany the
textbooks used by foreign language students and experimented
with multimedia applications. Faith is hoping to be able to
combine her knowledge of foreign languages and theories of
second language acquisition with what she learns in her
instructional technology courses in order to eventually design
innovative and effective software applications.
Write to Faith at
fpowers1@gmu.edu.
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