Donald E. Hanna
is Professor of Educational Communications for the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He
has provided leadership in the implementation of learning technologies at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington State University, and the University of
Wisconsin, and he has also taught in the graduate programs in adult and continuing
education at these three universities. He currently teaches graduate courses on the
organization of educational technology, continuing and higher education, and
organizational change in higher education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
is Professor of Educational Communications for the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He
has provided leadership in the implementation of learning technologies at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington State University, and the University of
Wisconsin, and he has also taught in the graduate programs in adult and continuing
education at these three universities. He currently teaches graduate courses on the
organization of educational technology, continuing and higher education, and
organizational change in higher education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Don received his Ph.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from
Michigan State University in 1978. His experience in online education began in 1987, when
he was the coordinator of an online conference as part of the Kellogg National Leadership
Program. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters. Most recently he
authored and edited Higher Education in an Era of Digital Competition: Choices and
Challenges (Atwood Publishing 2000). He is also the co-author and editor (with Colin
Latchem) of a forthcoming book, Leadership in Open and Flexible Learning (Kogan
Page Publishers, to be published in 2001).
Don's primary focus for this book has been on the overall
organization of technology; how appropriate (and inappropriate) uses of technology
contribute to organizational and faculty acceptance or rejection of online technologies
and methodologies; and how the effective use of learning technologies can improve learning
outcomes.
Michelle Glowacki-Dudka is
Coordinator of the Wisconsin Statewide Family Literacy Initiative, in association with the
Wisconsin Technical College System Board. She received her doctorate in Adult and
Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999. Her research has
focused on interorganizational collaboration among the public, private, and nonprofit
sectors for developing educational programs. is
Coordinator of the Wisconsin Statewide Family Literacy Initiative, in association with the
Wisconsin Technical College System Board. She received her doctorate in Adult and
Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999. Her research has
focused on interorganizational collaboration among the public, private, and nonprofit
sectors for developing educational programs.
Michelle has multiple interests in organizational development
through collaboration, community dialogue, the use of technology in support of
learners’ needs, and the role of adult educators within higher education. Along with
coordinating family literacy programs in the state, she is the co-chair of the Midwest
Research to Practice Conference (2000). She has also team taught graduate courses in
continuing and higher education that incorporate the web and computer conferencing. She
will teach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Fall 2000.
Michelle's primary focus for this book has been on finding
concrete connections between philosophy and practice in the implementation of online
learning environments. She has concentrated on coordinating the development of the big
picture of online learning. She has also shepherded the many details of this project.
Simone Conceição-Runlee is an
Instructional Design/Technology Consultant for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Education. Her research interests include distance education, educational
technology, instructional design, staff development, and adult learning. Her experience
involves designing web-based courses for instruction and coordinating staff development
activities for faculty and staff. is an
Instructional Design/Technology Consultant for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Education. Her research interests include distance education, educational
technology, instructional design, staff development, and adult learning. Her experience
involves designing web-based courses for instruction and coordinating staff development
activities for faculty and staff.
Simone holds a Master of Science degree in Adult and
Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and she is currently
pursuing her doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the area of adult and
distance learning. Her dissertation focus is on the experiences of college faculty who
teach online.
Simone's focus for this book has been to address issues of
faculty development from the perspective of good teaching and instructional design, with a
special emphasis on meeting learners’ needs in the online environment. She has also
researched and contributed many aspects of good practice in online environments, and she
is an expert in helping faculty understand online and web-based technology tools,
software, and design processes.
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