Provocateurs
Sandy Balli
A Judge in the 1996 ID case event, Sandra Balli rejoins us as
a Provocateur in the 1997 event. Sandy received her Ph.D. in
Instructional Theory & Practice from the University of
Missouri-Columbia. She joined The University of Minnesota in
1995 where she teaches courses in Classroom Instruction &
Assessment, and Educational Technology. She also teaches
several distance learning courses utilizing instructional
television. Her research interests include the exploration of
innovative instructional strategies, and an examination of
mechanisms that support partnerships between the family and the
education community. Her publications have appeared in
Educational Technology, The Educational Forum, The Journal of
Instructional Psychology, and Training & Development. Sandy has
17 years of experience teaching in high school, community
college, university, and corporate settings.
Write to Sandy at
Sandra.J.Balli-1@tc.umn.edu.
Peg Ertmer
Also returning from 1996 is Peg Ertmer. Peg is an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Purdue
University. A former teacher of students with learning
disabilities, Peg has been teaching courses in Instructional
Design (ID) and educational media since she began the doctoral
program at Purdue in 1991. She became interested in using case
studies to teach ID and restructured the advanced ID course to
include the use of case studies. Her dissertation research
focused on how students respond to, and approach learning from,
case-based instruction. Other research interests include the
development of self- regulated (expert) learners, teachers and
technology, and the education of instructional designers. Peg
has been married to her husband, Dave for the past 22 years and
they have four children: Mark (18), Emilie (15), Laura (13),
and Scott (7). They live in Lafayette, IN and like to read,
hike, bicycle, and camp in their free time.
Send e-mail to Peg at
PERTMER@vm.cc.purdue.edu.
Allison Rossett
Allison Rossett received her Ed.D. in Instructional Systems Design
and Educational Technology, University of Massachusettsis. As
Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University,
Allison's work focuses on individual and organizational learning,
job aids and multi-media educational product design, and
instructional and informational design strategies. Allison has
consulted with several organizations as they have attempted to
shift large education units to performance analysis and solution
systems. She was featured in a profile in TRAINING, the magazine
of Human Resources Development, and in the October 1995 edition
of InTRO (Instructional Technology and Research Online). Her book,
A Handbook of Job Aids, co-authored with Jeannette Gautier-Downes,
an SDSU EDTEC alum, won the National Society for Performance and
Instruction's 1991 top book award and the Association for Educational
Technology, Division of Instructional Development Instructional
Design Tool of the Year Award.
Write to Allison at
arossett@mail.sdsu.edu
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Judges
Rob Foshay
Rob Foshay, Ph.D., is Vice President for Instructional Design and Cognitive
Learning for TRO Learning, Inc. TRO makes the PLATO computer-based integrated learning system for adults and young adults. It also is the leading developer of computer-based training for the Aviation industry. Dr. Foshay is responsible for TRO's product designs, development methodology, and internal instructional design training. His background includes faculty positions at the high school and university levels, as well as over 15 years experience in corporate training. His doctorate is in instructional design from Indiana University. He has contributed over 40 major articles to research journals and books on a wide variety of topics in training, technology and education, and speaks frequently before educators and trainers world-wide. He currently serves on the editorial boards of three research journals in educational technology, and is on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Performance Improvement.
RFoshay@compuserve.com
David Graf
David Graf is an Assistant Professor and Instructional/Faculty
Development Specialist at Iowa State University. In addition
to teaching two graduate level instructional design courses and
advising masters' and doctoral students, Dr. Graf works
part-time in the Media Resources Center (MRC) and part-time in
the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). In his MRC role, he
manages the Interactive Courseware Development Lab and fulfills
others duties related to workshops, distance education, and
instructional development. For the CTE, he consults with
faculty, plans workshops, and manages the College Teaching
Seminar, a program for Iowa State University teaching
assistants. Dr. Graf's research interests lie in the ares of
leadership development, distance education, and technology
integration. On Sundays, he rests.
dgraf@iastate.edu
Marshall Jones
Marshall Jones is an assistant professor of Instructional
Technology at Northern Illinois University. In addition to
teaching instructional design and development, he has also
worked as an instructional designer with various businesses and
universities.
mgjones@niu.edu
Brent Wilson
Brent Wilson is associate professor of info & learning technologies at the
University of Colorado at Denver. He has been using e-mail and the Internet
in classes for the last three years, and is keenly interested in the learning
potential of these technologies. He's got four kids (two in college!) and
lives in Louisville, near Boulder. Brent is known for his incredible lack of
organization and his constant encouragement of students.
Brent_Wilson@together.cudenver.edu
