Kevin
Barry has a BS in Marine Biology, an MS and Ed.S. in
Science Education. He was appointed Assistant Director of the
Kaneb Center in January of 2000 and promoted to Associate Director
in July of 2004. He first came to Notre Dame In 1994 to work for
the OIT as an Educational Technology Consultant. Prior to that
Kevin was a middle school Earth Science teacher and worked with
high school teachers to help them use internet resources in their
classes.
Kevin is available
to help faculty members and TAs choose and implement pedagogical
strategies and/or technology tools to enhance teaching and learning.
He is also involved in the development of technology based curriculum
resources and the design of teaching and learning spaces.
In addition
to his duties with the Kaneb Center Kevin is a concurrent lecturer
in the Computer Applications Program (CAPP) where he has taught
'Applied Multimedia Technology' and 'Advanced Multimedia' and
team teaches a CAPP/Spanish cross listed course, 'La telenovela:
historia, influencia cultural y producción'. In the past
he has taught 'Introduction to Computers in Education' and 'Directed
Readings in Science Education' for the Alliance for Catholic Education
and 'Computers in Business' for the College of Business' Management
Department.
Thomas
C. Laughner, Ph.D., is Director of Educational
Technology for Information Technology Services
at
the Smith College. Tom's work involves identifying
appropriate technologies to assist in the teaching and learning
process.
Tom's current research interests include effective use of learning
spaces and learning communities in online courses. Tom is a concurrent
instructor in the College of Arts and Letters' Sociology department.
Tom received
his Ph.D. from Andrews University. His dissertation
"Psychological Sense of Community in On-Line Learning Environments"
focused on the differences in sense of community among several
student
populations. He received his M.A. (Education and Human Development)
from George Washington University and his B.S. (Psychology) from
the University of Arizona.
Tom has consulted
with schools on issues relating to the educational use of technology,
including the selection of a course management system, designing
effective learning spaces, and issues relating to students' sense
of community in online classes. Tom
lives in northern Indiana with his wife, Lori and four kids (Sara,
Allison, Michael, and Benjamin).
Barbara
E. Walvoord, Ph.D., (no longer a presenter) was founding director
of the John A. Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, as well
as concurrent Professor of English and Fellow of the Institute
for Educational Initiatives at Notre Dame. 1987 Maryland English
Teacher of the Year, Barbara has lead hundreds of faculty workshops
at institutions across the US, along with publishing widely about
teaching, learning, assessment, and student writing across disciplines.
