The Northern Illinois University Team
Team Sponsor: Peggy Bailey
Peggy has been teaching courses in instructional design and performance
technology at Northern Illinois University for three years. Prior to NIU,
she spent six years as an instructional designer in business and industry.
She developed and is currently teaching the Advanced Instructional Design
course for NIU's masters and doctoral students in Instructional Technology.
Margaret's research interests include distance education, streamlining
instructional design, and models for problem-based/action learning.
Write to Peggy at
pbailey@niu.edu.
Diane Alberts
Diane is pursuing her Master's in Instructional Technology at NIU. For the
last three years she also has worked at MetLife Insurance as a training
consultant. After graduation, Diane hopes to secure a job where she can do
instructional design work on a full-time basis.
Katherine Frank
Katherine is a Master's candidate in Instructional Technology at NIU. She has
a B.S. in Economics from NIU and worked for several years in retail purchasing.
She is currently employed in the Purchasing Department at NIU.
Nancy Garrison
Nancy Garrison is a graduate student in the Master's program in Instructional
Technology at NIU. She is also employed full time as an Instructional Design
Consultant with CARA Corporation. She has experience with designing and
developing computer-based, web-based, and classroom-based training.
Lori Hamilton
Lori is currently a graduate student in the Master's program in Instructional
Technology at NIU. She will be graduating in May, 1998 and is searching for
employment in the field with an emphasis on instructional design. During her
graduate school experience, she was a graduate assistant in the Office of
Distance Education. Most of her time was spent designing, developing, and
implementing a training program for first-time professors teaching courses
via two-way videoconferencing. Other interests within her assistantship were
designing the homepage for NIU's Online University, along with sites online
learners would view to access information about the Online University. In her
spare time, Lori enjoys mountain biking, hiking, making silk flower arrangements,
and traveling. Write to her at: lhamilto@niu.edu
Betty Hornor
Betty will graduate in the summer of 1998 with a Masters degree in
Instructional Technology from NIU. She is currently working as an independent
consultant in the areas of technical writing and systems documentation. Before
discovering her true calling, Betty spent 10 years as a systems analyst and
programmer. She looks forward to bridging her two careers after graduation
through CBT and the design of instructional materials for technical applications.
Write to Betty at bhornor@niu.edu.
Sheryl Lombardo
Sheryl is currently a Master's student in Instructional Technology. She has a
M.S.Ed. in Adult Education from Northern Illinois University and a B.A. in
Communication Arts from Cedarville College.
Michelle McElwee
Michelle is a Master's candidate in the Instructional Technology program at
NIU. She anticipates graduating in the Summer 1998. The past seven years of
Michelle's career has been spent in special and regular education working with a
variety of age levels and impairments. Michelle is looking forward to the new
paths that her degree may take her.
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