The University of Virginia Team


Team Sponsor: Kay Cutler

Kay is the Information Services librarian in the University's Education Library and also holds a joint appointment in the Curry School Information Technology Program. She teaches Introduction to Information Technologies.


John Fischell

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Lori H.

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Kay McCarron

Kay McCarron is a student in the Ph.D. program in Instructional Technology at the Curry School of Education. She received her Master's degree from the University of Virginia in Anthropology (Archaeology) and has worked as a professional archaeologist for the past 20 years. She has worked for various public agencies including the U.S. Forest Service, the Colorado Historic Preservation Office, Fairfax County (VA) Office of Comprehensive Planning and numerous museums. Her primary area of interest within Historical Archaeology is public education and her intention is to combine her interests through the design and development of multimedia instructional programs.


Kevin McClain

Kevin McClain is a Master's candidate in Instructional Technology at UVa. He holds a BA in Secondary Education/English from the University of South Carolina-Aiken. Kevin hopes to contribute to the development and implementation of instructional multimedia applications for Humanities' studies. Currently, he works in the UVa library's Digital Image Center. In his spare time he enjoys reading early 20th century literature, studying Hypertext theory, and spending time with his wife, Brea. Newly wed in May of 1997, Kevin and Brea are now expecting.


Susannah T. McGowan

Susannah McGowan is an aspiring instructional designer who plans to complete her master's degree in IT at UVa. Before moving to Central Virginia, I (she) received her bachelor of arts degrees in Art History and French at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After working at Monticello and the National Gallery of Art, she hopes to combine her museum experience with a masters in Instructional Technology to contribute more to the education of art. When not at Curry, Susannah teaches ballet, choreographs, and tutors at an all-boys prep school.


Noah J. Merritt

Noah is a master's candidate in Instructional Technology at UVa. Prior to moving to Charlottesville, he has lived in Syracuse New York, Portland Maine, and Ft. Lauderdale Florida. His previous careers include: eight years as a paramedic, six summers as a white water rafting guide, a few winters taking orders for LLBean, time spent as an amateur electrician (we wire for fire), and gross pathology. He has a B.S. in Molecular Biology from the State University of New York college at Oswego. His lifelong love of photography and graphic art brought him to instructional technology with the hope that he had at last found a field broad enough to include most of his extremely varied interests.


Lisa Washington

Lisa is a doctoral student in Instructional Technology at UVA. She received her masters degree in Educational Communication & Technology from NYU. Before starting the IT program, Lisa was the Product Manager of Classroom Prodigy, an online service for K-12 students and educators. Her interaction with teachers led to her current interest in practical applications of technology in the K-12 classroom and the inclusion of technology instruction in preservice teacher education.


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