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eLearn Magazine is where eLearning professionals turn to produce more innovative and effective online education and training. We strive to be the leading source of high-quality information on technology for corporate training and higher education.

eLearn Editors - Advisory Board

eLearn Editors

Jane Bozarth is editor-in-chief of eLearn Magazine. She has been in training and development for 20 years and now works as eLearning Coordinator for the state of North Carolina. She is the author of Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging eLearning with Powerpoint; From Analysis to Evaluation; eLearning Solutions on a Shoestring; and Social Media for Trainers. She is a popular conference presenter and can often be found at industry events. Dr. Bozarth's dissertation focused on social learning and communities of practice. She is a heavy user of social media and can most often be found on Twitter @janebozarth.

Denise Doig is a Senior Editor at ACM for eLearn, Ubiquity, XRDS: Crossroads, the student magazine of the ACM, and Computers in Entertainment. Denise began her career with the ACM four years ago as the Managing Editor of interactions. She was previously the Managing Editor at trade publisher Outsourcing Today, providing editorial and production support for three titles. She has experience in technical writing and book publicity and marketing. Denise holds a BSE from Princeton University and a certificate from the Columbia University Publishing Course. She also works as a freelance writer and copyeditor. 

Lisa Gualtieri is the founding editor of eLearn Magazine. She is adjunct clinical professor in the Health Communication Program at Tufts University School of Medicine where she teaches Online Consumer Health and Web Strategies for Health Communication. In addition, Lisa is a consultant who specializes in health and education; this includes being project manager for Plimoth Plantation's award-winning Online Learning Center, "You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving" and conducting a program evaluation for Goucher College's master's degree in Historic Preservation. Lisa has keynoted at numerous conferences and has published extensively. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Roger C. Schank, eLearn Magazine's contributing editor and opinion columnist, is one of the world's leading researchers in AI, learning theory, cognitive science, and the building of virtual learning environments. He is President and CEO of Socratic Arts, a company whose goal is to design and implement low-cost, story-based learning by doing curricula in schools, universities, and corporations. One of Roger's earliest career achievements was becoming the first person to get computers to be able to process typewritten, everyday English language sentences.

Advisory Board

Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa is an assistant professor at the Information Technology Department, CCIS, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She received her MSc degree in Information Systems (2001) from King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA, and her PhD degree in Computer Science (2007) from Southampton University, U.K. Al-Khalifa has participated with more than 45 research papers in symposiums, workshops, and conferences and has published many journal articles. Since 1999, she has also worked as a technology writer in Al-Riyadh Arabic daily newspaper, and she moderates an Arabic blog called tech2click.net, which contains information about new trends and technologies in eLearning and online. Her areas of interest include web technologies (semantic Web/Web 2.0), technology enhanced learning (eLearning, adaptive hypermedia), computers for people with special needs, and Arabic language and computers.

Mark Britz  is the Manager of Learning Solutions at Aspen Dental Management Inc. (ADMI). He earned his Masters of Science Degree in Inclusive Education from Syracuse University and has been designing and managing learning solutions for companies such as Smarforce (SkillSoft), KnowedgeNet, and Pearson Digital Learning. He has worked to infuse learner-centered principles into formal learning design and development for over 12 years. A self-described Enlightened Practitioner, he challenges conventional beliefs about organizational learning through the pragmatic use of collaborative technologies to enhance formal training and create increased opportunities for peer-to-peer learning. Mark resides in Syracuse, New York with his wife and two children, and can be found on Twitter @Britz.

Jeannette Campos,  is currently an Instructional Design Project Manager at the Central Intelligence Agency. Prior to joining the CIA, Campos served as a Project Manager and Senior Instructional Designer to multiple contracts awarded by the United States Department of Defense and Department of Labor. She is a graduate professor of Instructional Systems Design at UMBC and held an adjunct faculty appointment at The National Labor College. She also teaches ISD for Project Managers to other organizations within the United States intelligence community.

Saul Carliner is an associate professor with the graduate program in educational technology at Concordia University in Montreal. He also has extensive experience consulting on workplace learning and communication in both the business and government sectors. Carliner has written eight books, including the E-Learning Handbook: Past Promises, Present Challenges (with Patti Shank). He is a Certified Training and Development Professional (through the Canadian Society for Training and Development), a national board member of the Canadian Society for Training and Development, a past Research Fellow of the American Society for Training and Development, and a fellow and past international president of the Society for Technical Communication. He holds a PhD in instructional technology from Georgia State University.

Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., is a professor of instructional technology at Bloomsburg University, and an expert on the convergence of learning, technology, and business operations. Kapp helped start Bloomsburg's online eLearning developer's certificate. As assistant director of the university's Institute for Interactive Technologies , Kapp helps government, corporate, and nonprofit organizations-such as the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, L'OREAL, Kellogg's, Sovereign Bank, and several pharmaceutical firms-leverage learning technologies to increase employee productivity and organizational profitability. He is author of four books including, Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning, and Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration (2010). As the father of two gamers, he also keeps busy with the latest gadgets, games, and gizmos.

Don Norman calls himself a "user advocate." Business Week calls him a "cantankerous visionary"—cantankerous in his quest for excellence. Dr. Norman is president of Unext Learning Systems, a division of Unext.com, a distance education company located just north of Chicago. He is also cofounder of the Nielsen Norman Group, an executive consulting firm that helps companies produce human-centered products and services. In this role, he serves on the advisory boards of numerous companies. Norman brings a unique mix of the social sciences and engineering to bear on everyday products: he is a strong advocate of human-centered design and simplicity. He has served as an executive at Hewlett Packard and vice president in charge of the Advanced Technology Group at Apple. He is a professor emeritus at the University of California-San Diego, where he was founding chair of the Department of Cognitive Science and chair of the Department of Psychology. He was one of the founders of the Cognitive Science Society and has been chair of the society and editor of its journal, Cognitive Science. He is a fellow of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, the American Psychological Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mark Notess conducts user research and manages software development for the Indiana University Digital Library Program. The Variations digital music library has been his primary focus for several years. Mark follows developments in learning management systems closely, having been program manager for a worldwide learning portal project at Agilent Technologies and more recently having worked on the Sakaibrary project. Prior to working at Indiana University, Mark was Director of User Experience at Unext, an online higher education startup, where he enjoyed working with Don Norman. He also spent 11 years in software development and management roles at Hewlett-Packard. He holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and consults on education-focused technology topics through Very There Consulting.

Clark Quinn leads learning system design through Quinnovation, providing strategic solutions to Fortune 500, education, government, and not-for-profit organizations. He earned his Ph.D. in applied cognitive science from the University of California, San Diego, and has led the design of mobile, performance support, serious games, online learning, and adaptive learning systems. He's an internationally known speaker and author, with a book and numerous articles and chapters. He has held management positions at Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio, Open Net, and Access CMC, and academic positions at the University of New South Wales, the University of Pittsburgh's Learning Research and Development Center, and San Diego State University's Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education.

Dr. Allison Rossett is professor emerita of educational technology at San Diego State University, as well as a consultant to organizations seeking to leverage technology for learning and performance. She was selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the Naval Education and Training Learning Strategies Consortium, and has been recognized by both ASTD and ISPI for contributions to thought and practice in workplace learning. Originally from New York, and a former Ping-Pong champion—emphasis on "former"—she now teaches classes, offers keynotes, and conducts studies on readiness for technology-based learning, with a focus on the professional development of instructional designers and technologists. Recently, she updated her award-winning book, First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis, 2nd edition. In 2007 she co-authored Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving from Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere. She also edited The ASTD E-learning Handbook, published by McGraw-Hill, and co-authored Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World. Rossett serves on boards for The eLearning Guild, Chief Learning Officer magazine, and eLearning for Kids.

Ryan Tracey is the E-Learning Manager at AMP, a financial services organization based in Sydney, Australia. His work focuses on adult learning in the corporate sector, and he maintains a particular interest in blended learning, informal learning and social media. Tracey has worked in the eLearning field for several years in the finance industry, following several more years in the higher education market. He holds a master's degree in Learning Sciences and Technology from the University of Sydney. He is a regular contributor to various industry magazines, and he has won several training awards in the Asia-Pacific region. He blogs as the E-Learning Provocateur and can be found on Twitter @ryantracey.