Mary Dereshiwsky
Northern Arizona University

Mary I. Dereshiwsky is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Research at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with 24 doctoral credit hours in applied quantitative methods. Mary has developed and teaches online courses in introduction to educational research, research design, qualitative research. In addition, she serves on doctoral dissertation committees as chair, co-chair or member. Mary enjoys mentoring doctoral students in the presentation and publication process. Her own publication and presentation interests include designing effective online learning spaces, mentoring and evaluating online faculty, and effective student engagement practices in online instruction.

Michael Schwanenberger
Northern Arizona University

Laura Sujo-Montes
Northern Arizona University

Cody Lestellele
University of Hawaii at Mānoa

Cody Lestelle is a PhD student of Decolonial Futures proposing to utilize games, hip hop, and sports in lieu of killing in international and intergalactic warfare. Cody leads the Academy for Gameful & Immersive Learning Experiences, which is taking its Minecraft Multiversity to the next level as a full time PK-12 option beginning Fall 2022. Cody is also currently serving as Coordinator of Outdoor Education for Seattle Public Schools, Outdoor & Community Education being one of the four pillars of the Department of Liberatory Studies.

Peter Leong
University of Hawaii at Mānoa

Dr. Peter Leong is an Associate Professor with the Department of Learning Design & Technology, University of Hawaii-Manoa. He has extensive experience in the development and delivery of online courses and distance education. Dr. Leong was honored as one of Hawaii’s 2007 top high-technology leaders and was recognized with the University of Hawaii Board of Regents’ Medal for Teaching Excellence award in 2012. Dr. Leong was the developer of the College of Education’s island in Second Life and he organized the first virtual graduation at UHM, which allowed LTEC students both on Oahu and off-island to experience a virtual graduation ceremony in spring 2010. He was a co-investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to evaluate new approaches to improving engagement, diversity, and retention in undergraduate computer science and currently serves as a co-investigator of a Computer Science for All NSF grant focused on culturally-relevant computing . His research interests include culturally-relevant computing, student satisfaction with online learning, faculty support for technology integration, technologies for distance education and teaching & learning in virtual worlds.

Celeste Endo
Queen Kaʻahumanu Elementary

Celeste is a PreK-5th Computer Science Teacher, at Queen Kaʻahumanu School, who is learning how to improve her teaching with Computer Science Unplugged lessons. Celeste co-coaches the after-school Tink Think Tank Tech Team (T5), where keiki & kumu joyfully teach each other. Currently T5 is rebuilding the ʻIolani Palace in Minecraft, originally inspired by Cody Lestelle. Celeste is an eager learner who loves to give haumāna time, repetition, song, movement, & overtly goofy videos to support meaningful learning.

Manu Mei-Singh
Purple Maiʻa

Manu Mei-Singh is a polymath creative technologist and educator, working as a kumu at Purple Mai'a Foundation. He has dipped his fingers into a variety of fields and knowledge pools; these experiences are then used to homespun, refine and create curriculum, pedagogy and courses that present what the future of CS education could be.

Risa Blair
Purdue University Global

Dr. Blair is a passionate educator, global trainer, and instructional designer with extensive experience in business and higher education, including teaching and training on subjects including diversity and inclusion, sales, technology, project management, and curriculum development for face-to-face and online learning. She has exceptional skills in facilitating training for all audiences to include the international community customizing the delivery to meet the client's needs and exceed expectations. Her degrees (EdD in Instructional Technology and Distance Education, MS in Organizational Behavior, MS in Cybersecurity Management, and BA in Communication Arts) have provided her with a solid foundation for successful teaching and training. Some of the courses she has developed and taught include Cultural Diversity, Organizational Behavior, Learning Theory, Student Success, Critical Thinking, Software Applications, Web Development, and Assessment, Curriculum Development, Business, Education, and Instructional Design. She also has experience working in corporate training at several companies and in developing training for federal agencies. Regardless of the education or training ecosystem, Dr. Blair is an adamant supporter of combining real-world learning with technology to foster student collaboration and reinforce memorable learning experiences. She routinely conducts research and has presented at numerous conferences.

Tina Serafini
Post University

Originally from Pennsylvania, I have been an on-ground and virtual instructor at other Universities since 2003. I hold a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where I studied Information Systems Management. I also hold a Master of Science in Information Systems & Communications and a Doctor of Science in Communications & Information Systems from Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. I have studied both in-person and online course content, and I am a lifelong learner!

During my career, I have worked in various management roles in curriculum development, higher education, sales & marketing, and corporate facilitation; my passion is engaging learners and developing successful customer-focused teams to work virtually and exceed the company goals! In academic research, I focus on student engagement, best practices, leveraging technology, and curriculum design.

I enjoy all types of travel, cooking, studying foreign languages (currently, I am studying Italian!), reading daily (on various topics), and completing community service projects in my spare time. However, I remember the challenges of balancing work, home, and school life to earn my degrees! It’s all about the journey!

Matthew Schigur

Matthew Schigur has 22 years of experience in higher education holding positions in academics and in academic administration. Some of the positions he has held are Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Visiting Professor, adjunct instructor, Chair, Faculty Chair – School of Business, Academic Affairs Specialists, Interim Campus Director, Associate Dean – College of Business, Management, and Economics, and most recently Director of the College of Business, Management, and Economics. Matthew is completing his Doctorate in Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater which is an AACSB accredited school and program. Matthew also holds master’s degrees in Business Administration, Project Management, and Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management- Wisconsin. Additionally, he is a certified Project Management Professional, a certified academic coach, and an advanced tutor from the National Tutoring Association. Matthew also has over 35 years of experience in consulting and entrepreneurship in business development, strategic management, information technology, business analytics, project management for both for-profit and non-profit clients.

Hajeen Choi
Florida State University

Hajeen Choi is a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies program at Florida State University. Her research interests include motivation and engagement in online learning, lurking, othering, networked learning, and social media in education. Currently, she is working on the projects such as the feeling of othering in online learning, lurking in online learning, Twitter Conference Backchannel for building PLN and online presence, and network analysis in education. In regards to teaching, she teaches an educational technology course to pre-service teachers and had been working as a teaching assistant for various online courses. She may be contacted at hc16b@my.fsu.edu.

Dan He
Florida State University

Dan He is a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies program at Florida State University. Her current research interests include using social media for formal and informal learning, online course designs, and culturally responsive teaching. She is currently involved in research projects related to students’ feeling of othering in online environments, networked knowledge activities, and educators’ professional development. Dan is dedicated to creating and fostering inclusive and equitable digital learning environments. She may be contacted at dh16e@fsu.edu.

Ömer Arslan
Florida State University

Ömer Arslan is a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies program at Florida State University. He is interested in online course design and facilitation, particularly how instructors design and facilitate course activities in online classrooms. Currently, he engages in activities that contribute to his personal and professional development including but not limited with teaching and researching. He may be contacted at oa18h@my.fsu.edu.

Vanessa Dennen
Florida State University

Vanessa Dennen is a Professor of Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies at Florida State University. Her research is situated in both formal and informal learning environments and focuses on identity development, knowledge management, and knowledge brokering within online networks and communities of practice. Vanessa currently serves as Editor in Chief of The Internet and Higher Education. She may be contacted at vdennen@admin.fsu.edu.

Faye Furutomo
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Faye Furutomo is a program and project manager specializing in web and online learning projects at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Education, and leads the college’s Distance Course Design & Consulting group. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Learning Design & Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and has earned an M.B.A. and B.F.A. from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa and a B.A. from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Her research interests include technology innovation in higher education, online learning and organizational culture.

Christine Sorensen Irvine
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Tracy Crawford
University of Phoenix

Tracy Crawford is a full-time faculty member for University of Phoenix, teaching entry-point and foundational courses for the College of General Studies. She has been with University of Phoenix for nearly 18 years and she is passionate about helping her students learn the foundational skills that will help them as college students as well as in their professional and personal lives. During her time as a University of Phoenix faculty member, Tracy has also served as a faculty trainer and mentor, facilitated both faculty and student workshops and was designated as a Certified Advanced Facilitator. Prior to working at University of Phoenix, Tracy taught at the elementary level and has been involved with education for the past 21 years not only as a teacher, but also as a volunteer with United Way, Head Start, Art Masterpiece and as a Faculty Supervisor for student teachers. Tracy earned a bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master of Arts in Education – Curriculum & Instruction/Adult Education Distance Learning and also completed a Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program for teacher certification.

Tracy lives in beautiful Encinitas, California with her husband, Simon and 3 sons, Brady, Chase, & Peyton and their dog, Piper.

Jennifer Romano
University of Phoenix

Lauren Critchley
University of Phoenix

Lauren earned her Bachelor of Arts in English at Brigham Young University in 1994 and her Master of Arts in English at University of North Florida in 1997. While completing graduate school at UNF, Lauren taught developmental reading and writing at Florida Gateway College in Lake City, Florida. After graduating from UNF, Lauren accepted a full-time faculty position at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. Lauren has since taught writing, speech, reading, and literature courses at Richland Community College in Illinois, Roane State Community College in Tennessee, and Brigham Young University in Idaho (online). In 2013, Lauren accepted a full-time teaching position with University of Phoenix where she currently teaches introductory writing courses along with college skills and critical thinking courses. Lauren has over 25 years of experience teaching in higher education with ten of those years in online education.

Lauren has presented at the Virginia Tech Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy as well as at the Teaching, Colleges, and Community Conference (TCC Hawaii).

Peter Leong
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Dr. Peter Leong is an Associate Professor with the Department of Learning Design & Technology, University of Hawaii-Manoa. He has extensive experience in the development and delivery of online courses and distance education. Dr. Leong was honored as one of Hawaii’s 2007 top high-technology leaders and was recognized with the University of Hawaii Board of Regents’ Medal for Teaching Excellence award in 2012. Dr. Leong was the developer of the College of Education’s island in Second Life and he organized the first virtual graduation at UHM, which allowed LTEC students both on Oahu and off-island to experience a virtual graduation ceremony in spring 2010. He was a co-investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to evaluate new approaches to improving engagement, diversity, and retention in undergraduate computer science and currently serves as a co-investigator of a Computer Science for All NSF grant focused on culturally-relevant computing . His research interests include culturally-relevant computing, student satisfaction with online learning, faculty support for technology integration, technologies for distance education and teaching & learning in virtual worlds.

Daniel Hoffman
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Dan Hoffman is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design & Technology at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. He is a passionate educator and researcher in the field of digital learning. He is a former K-12 teacher researching interactive experiences and their impact on learning. He is currently the coordinator for AECT's International Division's Professional Development Committee, as well as an Associate Editor for the IAFOR Journal of Education's special issues on Technology in Education.

Rochelle Ka'aloa
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Seungoh Paek
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Seungoh Paek, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning Design & Technology (LTEC), University of Hawaii at Mānoa. She earned her doctorate in instructional technology and media at Teachers College Columbia University. She also holds Master’s degrees in Education and Applied Statistics. Dr. Paek’s research focuses on the design and development of interactive media and their impact on cognitive development and learning. She’s particularly interested in the ways in which digital environment design influences how learners engage—cognitively and behaviorally—with to-be-learned content.

Ömer Arslan
Florida State University

Ömer Arslan is a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies program at Florida State University. He is interested in online course design and facilitation, particularly how instructors design and facilitate course activities in online classrooms. Currently, he engages in activities that contribute to his personal and professional development including but not limited with teaching and researching. He may be contacted at oa18h@my.fsu.edu.

Vanessa Dennen
Florida State University

Vanessa Dennen is a Professor of Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies at Florida State University. Her research is situated in both formal and informal learning environments and focuses on identity development, knowledge management, and knowledge brokering within online networks and communities of practice. Vanessa currently serves as Editor in Chief of The Internet and Higher Education. She may be contacted at vdennen@admin.fsu.edu.

Ji Yae Bong
Concordia University

Dr. Ji Yae Bong is an assistant professor of Educational Technology at Concordia University, Canada. She also serves as a chair of 2022 Canadian Network for Innovation in Education conference. Her research focuses on open and online learning community and instructional design practice.

Peter Leong
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu

Dr. Peter Leong is an Associate Professor with the Department of Learning Design & Technology, University of Hawaii-Manoa. He has extensive experience in the development and delivery of online courses and distance education. Dr. Leong was honored as one of Hawaii’s 2007 top high-technology leaders and was recognized with the University of Hawaii Board of Regents’ Medal for Teaching Excellence award in 2012. Dr. Leong was the developer of the College of Education’s island in Second Life and he organized the first virtual graduation at UHM, which allowed LTEC students both on Oahu and off-island to experience a virtual graduation ceremony in spring 2010. He was a co-investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to evaluate new approaches to improving engagement, diversity, and retention in undergraduate computer science and currently serves as a co-investigator of a Computer Science for All NSF grant focused on culturally-relevant computing . His research interests include culturally-relevant computing, student satisfaction with online learning, faculty support for technology integration, technologies for distance education and teaching & learning in virtual worlds.

Quiana Bradshaw
Purdue University Global

Dr. Quiana Bradshaw is from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and married with 3 beautiful children. I have received my Doctor of Computer Science with a concentration in emerging media in September 2013 and was noted making a significant contribution to the field. I have published research on educational games and learning game design characteristics. My dissertation was titled “Dissertation: Learning Game Design Characteristics through the study of flow and the Elemental Tetrad in the World of Warcraft & Minecraft.” I serve as a Software & Industry Information Association Codie Judge since 2016 to present & Serious Play Conference 2018 International Serious Play Awards Game Judge to present. Aside from being a faculty member, researcher, and author and enjoys game-based learning initiatives. I am a member of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance. I am a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and the International Game Developers Association.