Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

• Master of Arts Instructional Technology (2005)

Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)

• Master of Arts Music Education (1999)
• Emphasis wind conducting
• Research into computer-enhanced learning for music

University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

• BA cum laude Music (1996)
• Emphasis in music composition

Technical Expertise

• Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)
• Aperture
• Apache Web Server
• Apple iWork (Pages, Keynote)
• FileMaker Pro
• Final Cut Pro (FCP, Soundtrack Pro, Compressor)
• Finale (Music Notation)
• iLife (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
• Mac OS X Tiger (including Mac OS X Server)
• Microsoft Office
• Motion
• Weblogs (Blosxom, Blojsom, MovableType, WordPress, WordPress-µ)
• Wikis (MediaWiki, PMWiki, Instiki)
• XHTML, CSS - Web Standards

Publications

• RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis published by ISTE, available March, 2008
• “Integrating the Use of Moodle: Develop a Creative Project with Podcasting”, VSTE Journal, Volume 25, No. 1, (May, 2007)
• “Bookmarks for All,” Leading & Learning with Technology, (October, 2006)
• “Usability and Accessibility in Virginia School Division Websites,” VSTE Journal, Volume 18, No. 2, (Spring, 2004)
• “Educators as Content Publishers,” VSTE Journal (Spring 2003)
• “A Place for Authenticity in Education: Taking a Musical Debate a Step Further,” Philosophy of Music Education Review, Fall 1999.

Select Presentations

Since 2000, I have delivered over forty presentations at EdTech, VSTE, NECC, and through video conference with classes at the University of Richmond. I have recently begun sharing some of my presentations via SlideShare.

• Success with the Read/Write Web

  How Goochland County implemented a required blog for every teacher, and is encouraging podcasting and blogging as a classroom practice.

• Building an Electronic Testing Environment with FileMaker Pro

  Using FileMaker Pro 4 or higher—how can you administer semester tests without having to grade them? Using my lab I did that—using this database for Mac or Windows. Students took exams within a FileMaker database and the exams were self-graded.

• What Makes a Great, Integrated Lesson

  I share 10 things you ought to be doing in the classroom to encourage “technology integration.”

• Applications of Rendezvous Networking (Zero Conf)

  What can you do with Apple’s “Bonjour” or “Rendezvous” networking? We introduced iChat, SubEthaEdit, and other software that takes advantage of this no-configuration networking protocol built into every Mac.

• Advanced Photoshop Techniques

  A 2.5 hour workshop on advanced techniques for educators using Photoshop, including layer manipulation, compositing, and photo touch-up techniques.

• Exploring the GoogleEarth

  What can you do with GoogleEarth to enhance learning? A one-hour session designed for hands-on participation.

• Podcasting 101

  Explore the world of podcasting and its mechanics. How to subscribe, find, and listen to video and audio podcasts? How might they be used in the classroom?

• Better Communication through Blogging & Podcasting

  How to connect parents in the home—who enjoy busy lives that may not include regular access to school activities—in their students’ learning? Communicate in innovative ways.

• Creating Online Safety Videos

  A 4-day workshop in creating professional-quality videos centered around safe online behaviors for students.

• Developing Your Own Courses with Moodle

  How might you integrate this powerful course management tool into a typical classroom?

• 3D Movie-Making with Bryce

  Create a movie using Bryce 3D rendering software with Quicktime and animation.

• Introducing OS X Jaguar; Introducing OS X Panther, Introducing OS X Tiger

  9-hour session introducing teachers to the complete OS X operating system on iBook laptops. Included is 60-page book on the OS.

• Designing and Using WebQuests

  How do you create Web Quests? What is a Web Quest? What are some best practices in using Web Quests?

• Workshop in Beginning Macromedia Flash

  Want to learn vector-based animation? This workshop (2.5 hours) introduces you to the world of Flash.

• Developing Teacher Webpages with the Plone CMS

  Plone is a popular, open-source content management system. We explore creating an easy-to-edit teacher webpage with Plone.

• Discovering RSS and Syndicated Content

  What is RSS? At NECC 2005 in Philadelphia, we explored the world of RSS and the concept of newsfeeds and podcasts. Participants learned about news aggregators and a new way of using/reading content on the Web.

• Electronic Worksheets with Acrobat

  Making your own worksheets? Why not make them interactive? Build forms, computation, and more into PDF!

• Digital Audio for Instruction

  What do the theories behind audio in education say? How might digital audio and editing assist your students? We introduce uses for audio and explore the concept of podcast.

• Developing Podcasts with GarageBand

  How to use GarageBand to create enhanced podcasts.

• Developing Podcasts with Audacity

  How to use Audacity to create audio-only podcasts, and publish podcasts using Blogger and FeedBurner.

• Point, Shoot, Click! - Applications for Imagery and Digital Photography in the Classroom

  A 4-day session based on project-based learning techniques and the theories behind visual literacy, focused on standards-based subjects and best practices of integration.

• Personal Productivity with Software and GTD

  Explore the organizational concepts behind David Allen’s Getting Things Done and how you can use software to assist in staying organized.

My Fall 2005 PDF-based Portfolio shares some more highlights, organized around AECT standards.