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FDI 2009 Staff
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The 2009 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 2009 Administration and Support
 
FDI Senior Director, Strategy and Planning
John F. Moore
FDI Director, Dev. Programs Administration and Collaboration
Ed Schwartz
FDI Director, Professional Development and Strategic Initiatives
Eddie Watson
FDI Coordinator of Instruction
Amber D. Evans
FDI Planning & Coordination
Ed Schwartz, Eddie Watson, Amber D. Evans, Karen Gray, Judy Alford
FDI Hardware Support
Bruce Rakes, Greg Campbell, Warehouse Staff
FDI Systems Support
Dave Adams
FDI Registration Systems Development & Support
Will Humphries, Jonathan Kensler
FDI Faculty Production Support
Online Course Support Staff, InnovationSpace Staff
FDI Facilities Support
James Dustin, Josh Wirt, InnovationSpace Staff
FDI Web Support
Bryan Friel, Aimee Brenner
FDI Instructional Support
Eddie Watson, Amber D. Evans
FDI Logistical Support
Karen Gray, Judy Alford, Bruce Rakes
 

FDI 2009 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) TBD TBD
Track C

Using the Web for Instruction: Using the Web for Instruction: Scholar and Other Tools (Spring and Summer) Amber D. Evans Learning Technologies
Track D

New Horizons: Emerging Strategies and Tools for Teaching with Technology (Spring and Summer) Eddie Watson
Jennifer Sparrow
Learning Technologies
Learning Technologies
Track E

Interdisciplinary Problem Solving: Improving Pedagogies through Computational Thinking (Summer Only)

Ed Fox

Seungwon Yang

Computer Science
Track F

Planning, Developing, and Delivering Online Instruction (Spring and Summer) Aaron Bond Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
Track G

Improving Online Instruction: Strategies, Pedagogy and Best Practices for Advanced Online Instructors (Spring Only) Aaron Bond
Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
Track H
CANCELLED

Student Learning Outcomes and ePortfolios: Identifying, Teaching, and Assessing What Matters Most (Summer Only) Steve Culver

Ray Van Dyke

Marc Zaldivar
Office of Academic Assessment
Office of Academic Assessment
Learning Technologies
Track I
NVC Track: Improving Instruction using Technology – Strategies, Pedagogy, and Best Practices (Fall – Only Available in Northern Virginia) Amber D. Evans
Aaron Bond

Learning Technologies
Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
Track J

Fostering Student Engagement, Learning, and Development (Summer Only) Peter Doolittle
Shelli Fowler
Eddie Watson
CEUT
GEDI
Learning Technologies
Track K
Community of Practice: A Development Opportunity for Librarians (Spring Only) Lesley Moyo
Lesley O'Brien
University Libraries
University Libraries
Track L Faculty Inquiry Group: The Art and Science of Large Class Teaching - Strength in Numbers (Spring Only) Suzanna Rinehart Theatre Arts
Track M Faculty Inquiry Group: Problem-based Learning (PBL) and Case-based Teaching Across the Disciplines (Spring Only) Shelli Fowler GEDI
Track N
CANCELLED
Faculty Inquiry Group: Learner-Centered Teaching and Technology (Spring Only) Barbara Bekken
Shelli Fowler
Geosciences
GEDI
Track O
CANCELLED
Faculty Inquiry Group: Familiar and Foreign - A Consideration of Millennial Culture (Spring Only) Joan Watson Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Track P

Statistics:  Statistical Data Exploration, ANOVA, and Regression using JMP (Summer Only)

SAS Presenter

SAS - Higher Education Division
Track Q

Advanced Statistics:  Design and Analysis of Experiments using JMP (Summer Only) SAS Presenter
SAS - Higher Education Division
Track R

Managing Sponsored Research Projects and Programs at Virginia Tech (Spring Only) Vicky Ratcliffe

Office of Sponsored Programs
Office of the Vice President for Research
Track S

The New Age of Interdisciplinary Projects (Summer Only)

Beth Tranter
Vicky Ratcliffe

Office of Sponsored Programs
Office of the Vice President for Research
Track T

The New Age of Interdisciplinary Projects (Summer Only)

Beth Tranter
Vicky Ratcliffe

Office of Sponsored Programs
Office of the Vice President for Research
Track U

Using the Virginia Tech Enterprise GIS System (Summer Only) Seth Peery
Peter Sforza
Enterprise GIS Research and Development Administration
Track V

Using Virginia Tech HPC (High Performance Computing) (Summer Only) Nick Polys

Kevin Shinpaugh

Research Computing
Research and Cluster Computing
Track W
Visualization and Research Computing:  Deep Media for Research and Education (Spring Only) Nick Polys Research Computing
Track X Independent Study / Project Development (Spring Only) Ed Schwartz Learning Technologies

FDI 2009 Summer Presenters

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Presenter
Department
Steve Beatty Registrar
Jeff Beeby VT Institute for Critical Technologies
Tom Bohannon SAS
John Burkardt Research and Cluster Computing
Chris Cornelius ICTAS
Steve Culver Academic Assessment Program
James Dustin Learning Technologies
Amber D. Evans Learning Technologies
Rob Fentress IDDL
Frank Fitzgerald Office of Sponsored Programs
Jennifer Henderson Interdisciplinary Studies
Mike King Office of Sponsored Programs
Vicki Kok Veterinary Medicine Library
Gary Long Chemistry
Kim Linkous Office of Sponsored Programs
Katie Lucas Office of Sponsored Programs
Pete Macedo Institute for Distance & Distributed Learning
Lauren Magruder Office of Sponsored Programs
Cortney Martin Industrial and System Engineering
Sharron McElroy Office of Sponsored Programs
Dave McPherson Learning Technologies
Nick Pachis Computer Security
Seth Peery Enterprise GIS Research and Development Administration
Vicki Ratcliffe Learning Technologies
Susanna Rinehart Theatre Arts
Ed Schwartz Learning Technologies
Jennifer Sparrow Learning Technologies
Teggin Summers Learning Technologies
Eric Vance Department of Statistics - LISA
Ray Van Dyke Academic Assessment Program
Tom Walker Engineering Education
Eddie Watson Learning Technologies
Joan Watson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Marc Zaldivar Learning Technologies

FDI 2009 Lab Assistants

Assistant
Department/Major
Tracks
Samantha Blevins Career and Technical Education A1, Z1
Aimee Brenner Curriculum and Instruction A1, C2, C5, D2, E1, J1, Y1, Z1
Bryan Friel English B1, B2, C5, D2, E1, Y1
Alex  Orchard-Hays English C2, C3, C4, C5
Heather  Holbrook Curriculum and Instruction A1, C4, S1, T1, Z1
Sunha Kim Curriculum and Instruction B1, B2, P1, Q1
     
     
     

InnovationSpace 2009 Summer Lab Assistants (Temp)

Assistant
Department/Major
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
 
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