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FDI 2008 Staff

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The 2008 Faculty Development Institute staff is comprised of Virginia Tech faculy, staff and students. The functional operations are broken out here by the following categories: Administration and Support; Facilitators; Presenters, and Lab Assistants

FDI 2008 Administration and Support

FDI Director: John F. Moore
FDI Manager: Ed Schwartz
FDI Planning & Coordination: Ed Schwartz, Eddie Watson, Judy Alford
FDI Hardware Support: Bruce Rakes, Greg Campbell, Warehouse Staff
FDI Systems Support: Dave Adams
FDI Faculty Production Support: Shannon Phillips, Online Course Support Staff, New Media Center Staff
FDI Facilities Support: James Dustin, New Media Center Staff
FDI Web Support: Eddie Watson, Amber D. Evans, Dorcas Chao
FDI Instructional Support: Eddie Watson
FDI Logistical Support: Judy Alford, Bruce Rakes

FDI 2008 Summer/Spring Track Facilitators

Track	Workshop Title	Facilitator	Department
Track A	Computing for New Faculty (Summer Only)	Ed Schwartz Eddie Watson	Learning Technologies Learning Technologies
Track B	Teaching with a Tablet PC to Engage Students in the Learning Process (Summer Only)	Eddie Watson Stephanie White	Learning Technologies Agriculture Technology
Track C	Using the Web for Instruction: Blackboard and Other Tools (Spring and Summer)	Marc Zaldivar	Faculty Development Institute
Track D	New Strategies and Tools for Teaching with Technology (Spring and Summer)	Eddie Watson Amber D. Evans	Learning Technologies Learning Technologies
Track E	Creating and Utilizing Media Content for Instruction (Spring Only)	Ed Schwartz	Learning Technologies
Track F	Developing and Delivering Online Instruction at a Distance (Summer Only)	Pete Macedo	Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
Track G	Northern Virginia Track: New Strategies and Tools for Teaching with Technology (Fall-semester only in Falls Church, VA – September)	Ed Schwartz	Learning Technologies
Track H	Student Learning Outcomes: Identifying, Teaching, and Assessing What Matters Most (Summer Only)	Ray Van Dyke Steve Culver	Office of Academic Assessment Office of Academic Assessment
Track I CANCELLED	Curriculum as Design: Constructing 21st Century Engineers (Summer Only)	Lisa McNair	Engineering Education
Track J	Fostering Student Engagement, Learning, and Development (Summer Only)	Suzanna Rinehart Terry Wildman Eddie Watson	Center for Liberal Education / Theatre Arts Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Track K CANCELLED	Community of Practice: A Development Opportunity for Instructors (Summer Only)	Suzanna Rinehart Terry Wildman Eddie Watson	Center for Liberal Education / Theatre Arts Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Track L	Community of Practice: A Development Opportunity for Librarians (Spring Only)	Lesley Moyo Lesley O'Brien	University Librarians University Librarians
Track M	Faculty Inquiry Group: Tablet PCs and the 21st Century University Student (Spring Only)	Tom Walker	Engineering Education
Track N	Faculty Inquiry Group: Learner-Centered Teaching and Technology (Spring Only)	Barbara Bekken	Geosciences
Track O	Faculty Inquiry Group: The Art of the Question (Spring Only)	Joan Watson	Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Track P	Statistics: Statistical Data Exploration, ANOVA, and Regression using JMP (Summer Only)	SAS Presenter	SAS
Track Q	Advanced Statistics: Design and Analysis of Experiments using JMP (Summer Only)	SAS Presenter	SAS
Track R	Using LabVIEW (Summer Only)	Andrew Watchorn	National Instrument
Track S	Life Cycle of a Sponsored Project: Research Administration (Spring Only)	Vicky Ratcliffe	Office of Sponsored Programs
Track T	Merging Online Resources and Technologies to Jumpstart Your Research Agenda (Summer Only)	Vicky Ratcliffe	Office of Sponsored Programs
Track U	Creating Database-driven Web Sites with PHP and MySQL (Summer Only)	Jean Lacoste	Accounting and Information Systems
Track V	Parallel Programming (Summer Only)	John Burkardt	Information Technology
Track W CANCELLED	Visualization and Research Computing: Deep Media for Research and Education (Spring and Summer)	Nick Polys	Visualization and Research Computing
Track X	Independent Study / Project Development (Spring Only)	Ed Schwartz	Learning Technologies
Track Y CANCELLED	LIKES (Living In the KnowlEdge Society) Preparation for Students: How to Enhance Your Courses, How to Participate in the Themed Core (Curriculum for Liberal Education Pathway) (Summer Only)	Ed Fox	Computer Science

FDI 2008 Summer Presenters

Presenter	Department
Steve Beatty	Registrar
Jeff Beeby	VT Institute for Critical Technologies
Tom Bohannon
John Burkardt	Reserach and Cluster Computing
Ben Capozzi	Curriculum and Instruction
Dorcas Chao	Learning Technologies
Steve Culver	Academic Assessment Program
James Dustin	Learning Technologies
Amber D. Evans	Learning Technologies
Margaret Hable
Jennifer Henderson	Interdisciplinary Studies
Gerry Hobbes
Thomas Jeffrey	Learning Technologies
Vicki Kok	Veterinary Medicine Library
Jean Lacoste	Accounting & Information Systems
John Little	Office of Educational Research and Outreach
Jason Lockhart	HPC, Technology Innovation
Britta Long	Communication
Gary Long	Chemistry
Pete Macedo	Institute for Distance & Distributed Learning
Lauren Magruder	Sponsored Programs
Cortney Martin	Industrial and System Engineering
Dave McPherson	Learning Technologies
Todd Ogle	Institutional Research
Nick Pachis	Computer Security
Bob Porter	Engineering Education
Vicki Ratcliffe	Learning Technologies
Susanna Rinehart	Theatre Arts
Ed Schwartz	Learning Technology
Eric Standley	Art and Art History
Joe Tront	Electrical Engineering
Ray Van Dyke	Academic Assessment Program
Melissa Wade	Proposal Development Team
Tom Walker	Engineering Education
Andrew Watchorn	National Instruments
Eddie Watson	Learning Technology
Joan Watson	Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Janet Webster	Proposal Development Team
Stephanie White	Agriculture Technology
Terry Wildman	School of Education
Cyndy Williams	Proposal Development Team
Marc Zaldivar	Teaching and Learning

FDI 2008 Lab Assistants

Assistant	Department/Major	Tracks
Hannah Carlson	Learning Technologies	B3, C2, C3, C4, C5, D4
Dorcas Chao	Learning Technologies	C4, D2, D3, H1, J1
Thomas Jeffrey	Learning Technologies	B3, C5, D2, D4, J1, U1
Gina Mariano		C2, C3, D3, H1, T1
Edward McCann (Tablet Track Only)	Career and Technical Education	B2
Patrick McCann	Statistics	B2, P1, Q1, R1, V1, U1
Devrim Ozdemir	Curriculum and Instruction	B2, P1, Q1, R1, T1, V1

NMC 2008 Summer Lab Assistants (Temp)

Assistant	Department/Major
Ben Capozzi	Learning Technology
Erika Daly	Communication
James Dustin	Learning Technology
Whitney Harrington	Human Nutrition Foods and Exercise
Tyler Henderson	Communication
Whitney Mullins	Music
Trevor Robinson	Music