Nate Angell works on product development, community engagement, marketing, and business development for rSmart, providing open-source software for education, including enterprise Sakai and Kuali. Nate also serves on the Board of Directors of the Sakai Foundation, a nonprofit organization that stewards Sakai projects and community. Previously, Nate led web communications at Portland State, Oregon's largest, most diverse, and only urban public university. Nate has also served as webmaster at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry. Nate holds an MA in American Civilization from Brown University, focusing on film, television, and digital media. Learn more about Nate on his blog.

Areej El Atwaneh works as an Academic Technology Consultant at San Francisco State University with an emphasis in technical support and instructional design. She provides technical training and support to faculty and students in person, by phone and by computer-mediated communication regarding the use of the instructional technologies such as SF State University’s learning management system (Moodle), Online meeting spaces with web conferencing (e.g., Blackboard Collaborate), online syllabus tool, and ePortfolios. She also collaborates in researching and disseminating effective methods and techniques for using the learning management system (Moodle) to give faculty an online presence to assess student performance and facilitate online interactivity. Additionally, through the Academic Technology Summer Institute, Areej assists faculty in creating a Teaching-with-Technology plan for the academic year to transform their face-to-face course into hybrid, HyFlex, or a fully online course

Maggie Beers is Director of Academic Technology at San Francisco State University (SF State) where she oversees the units that provide services and best practices for online learning and teaching, audiovisual equipment, enhanced classrooms, instructional media and web development. She also coordinates visioning, planning and implementation of Academic Technology within SF State, and in collaboration with sister campuses in the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. She is currently Past-Chair of the CSU Directors of Academic Technology, member of the CSU LMS Standards and Practices Group, and President-Elect/Vice President of DET/CHE. Maggie completed her Ph.D. in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (in Dr. Goldman's Multimedia Ethnographic Research Laboratory), where she investigated ways to prepare teachers to use educational technology to teach culture in second languages. She received her undergraduate and Master of Arts degrees in Spanish and Latin American Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has taught extensively in the US, Canada, Spain and France.

Wen Chaung currently works as an Academic Technology Consultant in the Online Teaching & Learning (OTL) team at SF State, where he helps with faculty institute, faculty support, professional development, and some special projects (e.g. online course evaluation). He was also an adjunct faculty in Instructional Technology department at SF State for two years. Before he joined the OTL team, he was helping with SF State’s iLearn LMS (based on the Moodle platform) maintenance. His previous projects include Moodle Developer’s Course (an Andrew Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration and a collaboration project with Humboldt State University), Moodle quickmail block improvement, and so on. He also presented in EDUCAUSE and Sloan-C ET4Online conferences in the past. He received his Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University, Bloomington (with minor in Computer Science) in 2000, and his M.S. in Computer Science from University of North Texas in 1994.

Brett works for CSU Academic Technology Services, supporting system and campus efforts related to Affordable Learning Solutions, as well as Learning Management Systems Services. Prior, Brett worked as the Director of the Center for Teaching and Professional Development at Sonoma State University and has over 20 years teaching experience in Educational Technology, Teacher Education and Kinesiology. In addition to teaching, he has served in leadership roles in multiple state and national projects, such as Building the Digital Bridge, Light Bridge, EnACT and Access by Design. The primary focus of these projects has been on faculty development, effective and innovative uses of instructional technology, and supporting students with disabilities. This has included implementation and research on the use of Faculty Learning Communities for course redesign and innovation toward a more effective teaching and learning relationship between instructors and students

Brenda Farmer has been engaged in instructional support at UC Berkeley campus for more than thirty years. For much of her career she has been focused on improving the classroom experience. She works extensively with faculty, students, audio/video designers, classroom support technicians, capital projects and campus planning, registrar officials, project managers, architects, and trades people. She was instrumental in the planning and implementation of the Classroom Improvement Project of 2006 when the campus invested millions of dollars in technology and physical improvements of general assignment classrooms.

Currenty, she represents UC Berkeley's Educational Technology Services (ETS) as part of a campus-wide initiative to explore and promote active learning and collaboration spaces, both formal and informal.

Formerly the Director of Information Technology (CIO) for the Sweetwater Union High School District, the largest secondary school district in the United States, Dr. Frazee is now the Director of Instructional Technology Services (ITS) at San Diego State University. He teaches graduate-level educational technology courses for SDSU and at the University of San Diego, and has written and presented widely on the subjects of obtaining, managing and leveraging large state and federal educational technology grants, designing faculty professional development programs, strategic technology planning and using technology to push curriculum reform. James was selected for a Fellowship within the prestigious Educause Frye Leadership Institute at Emory University in 2008. Recently, he has written and been invited to present and lead workshops based on his experience designing learning spaces. His academic research focuses on using technology as a tool to promote active (student-centered) learning strategies in higher education.

James Glapa-Grossklag is Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Distance Learning at College of the Canyons. He supervises Distance and Accelerated Learning, Educational Travel, Interdisciplinary Field Studies, the Library, and the Tutoring, Learning, and Computing Lab. He serves as project director for the statewide Distance Education Captioning and Transcription Grant, designed to support California Community Colleges in making distance learning universally accessible. He also serves as co-director of a US Department of Education FIPSE grant to develop Open Educational Resources. His external service includes serving as President of the Advisory Board of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources and as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Intelecom. James was previously a tenured faculty member in history.

David Grannis has an MFA in film/television production from UCLA, is California Lutheran Universities Instructional Systems and Services Director of Educational Technology. He supervises the university's Media Services department, oversees the Center for Teaching and Learning and teaches television and film production in the Communication Department. His classes’ include Beginning Television Production, Broadcast News Production, Broadcast Sports Production and Beginning and Advanced Cinema Production. Before coming to CLU, he worked as a sound editor for Hollywood feature films. David has served DET/CHE as President in 2007 and previously as the Southern California Regional Director.

Jory Hadsell is a tenured professor at Sacramento City College, and currently serves as chair of the Learning, Tutoring, and Academic Technology Department. He has worked in the field of distance education within higher education for more than 15 years. Jory brings a rich background in multimedia, broadcasting, and educational technologies to his position at City College, a community college with over 25,000 credit students, and with nearly 6,000 enrollments in the distance education program. Jory has a passion for the integration of technology and creative course design. He is an experienced Blackboard and Desire2Learn trainer and system administrator, and has developed online training materials, workshops, and best practices models for teaching in the online environment. He is currently conducting research about online student engagement and learning analytics as part of a doctoral fellowship with Drexel University’s Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento.

Gerard L. Hanley, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) and Senior Director for Academic Technology Services for the California State University, Office of the Chancellor. At MERLOT, he directs the development and sustainability of MERLOT’s innovative open education resources, services and consortium of higher education institutions, professional societies, corporations, and other digital libraries. At the CSU, Gerry oversees the development and implementation of systemwide academic technologies, digital library systems and resources, and accessible technology initiatives supporting CSU’s 23 campuses serving over 400,000 students. Previously held positions in the CSU include Professor of Psychology, Director of Faculty Development and Director of Strategic Planning.

Andrea Henne is Dean of Online and Distributed Learning at the San Diego Community College District, which currently enrolls over 12,000 students each semester in online courses (http://www.sdccdonline.net). Dr. Henne has extensive experience at the community college and university levels in creating accessible, personalized online learning environments that meet best practices in technology-based teaching, faculty development, student learning outcomes, and quality standards. Prior to working for the SDCCD, Dr. Henne was the Systemwide Director of Distributed Learning at Alliant International University, developing and managing online, video-conferenced, and blended courses and faculty development across six California campuses, Mexico City and Japan. She has been a full-time instructor of Computer Business Technology at Los Angeles City College and San Diego Mesa College and an online instructor in Instructional Technology at National University and in Economics as well as Critical Thinking and Problem Solving at DeVry Online. Educated at UCLA in Higher Education Leadership (doctorate) and Business-Economic Education (masters), Dr. Henne currently serves as the 2011 DET/CHE President.

As Classroom Operations Manager at UC Santa Cruz, Bruce Horn is in charge of classroom computing and media equipment. Bruce and his staff work with faculty to ensure that they have the training that they need to make the most effective use of classroom technology and that the classroom equipment is as reliable and easy to use as possible. He also works with UCSC Learning Technologies staff to support campus events, distance education classes and test scoring services and to research new technologies that are useful in enhancing and improving learning. Bruce has a BA in Technical Theater and Film from UCSC and a teaching credential from Chapman College. He has supported learning technology use at UCSC for 17 years. Prior to that he worked as a K-12 classroom teacher.

Ida M. Jones is currently a Professor in the Craig School of Business at CSU Fresno and Special Assistant to the Senior Academic Technology Officer at CSUFresno. In that role, Ida is one of the faculty coordinators for Technology Innovations for Learning and Teaching (TILT), focusing on assisting faculty develop their uses of technology to promote learning. Ida, who is the Verna Mae and Wayne D. Brooks Professor of Business Law, earned her J.D. from New York University. She has taught undergraduate and graduate business law courses in Fresno since 1987. Professor Jones has authored/coauthored instructor's manuals for business law textbooks, prepared Internet exercises for textbook publishers and published articles in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Legal Studies Education.

Jim Julius, Ed.D., became the first Faculty Director of Online Education at MiraCosta College this August. Previously, he was the Associate Director of Instructional Technology Services at San Diego State University. Other professional experience includes software engineering, teaching 4th/5th grade, and teaching instructional technology courses at SDSU and the University of San Diego. He is married to a librarian and they live in San Diego with three daughters, four chickens, two guinea pigs, a dog, and a cat.

Over the past twelve years Alex has served both distributed and centralized IT units at San Francisco State University in a variety of capacities including Computer Lab Technician, Helpdesk Manager, and most recently Systems Administrator. Alex's current responsibilities include data center operations and server infrastructure support for Academic Technology and he continues to pursue his professional interest in cyber security. Before SF State Alex started his IT career at Netscape Communications as a web designer and technical consultant.

Arlene Krebs is the founding director of WeTEC, which advances mobile teaching and learning on campus and in community settings. The Center also organizes regional broadband connectivity aloong California’s Central Coast. WeTEC’s annual conference features hands-on workshops, plenary sessions and forums with leaders in the connected broadband world. Arlene has worked in the e-learning environment for over 30 years—from satellite-based distribution to two-way interactive videoconferencing, online learning and new media applications. She authored four editions of the acclaimed Distance Learning Funding Sourcebook: A Guide to Foundation, Corporate & Government Support for Telecommunications & the New Media. She has published numerous articles and speaks at national and international conferences on education and technology. In recognition of her leadership, Arlene received the "In the Arena Award" in 2004 from the Center of Digital Education. She completed graduate studies in Communications and Culture-Media Ecology at New York University under Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman.

Beth McCullough joined the Academic Computing Services group in Stanford University's Libraries and Academic Information Resources in March of 2008. As Learning Spaces Strategist, she is charged with facilitating the creation of technology-enhanced places to support formal and informal learning experiences in both central and residential settings.

Beth received a BA in Theatre and Psychology from Vanderbilt University and an MA in Education from the University of California, Santa Cruz. In between degrees, she taught elementary school in Los Angeles as a charter member of Teach for America.

Owen McGrath has worked for many years in educational technology at the UC Berkeley. He has led development and implementation efforts for multimedia courseware, collaboration tools, and community source software such as Sakai. For many years he was involved in setting up and supporting UC Berkeley's instructional computing labs. Currently, he manages the Technical Operations group for UC Berkeley's Educational Technology Services (ETS). His group's responsibilities include design, planning, and support for both physical and online instructional environments.

Noelia Mendoza works as an Academic Technology consultant at San Francisco State. She along with the other Online Teaching and Learning team members provide training and support for staff and faculty using various online teaching and learning technologies including Moodle learning management system, web conferencing, online Syllabus, and ePortfolio. She works in close collaboration with colleagues in Academic Technology and other units at SF State and CSU common interest groups and communities of practice to establish support, development, and accessibility improvement processes as they pertain to online course management and delivery using Moodle. Through the Academic Technology Institutes she partners with SF State faculty for an academic year to improve student-learning outcomes using blended and fully online learning environments.

Deborah Nolan is the Distance Education and Faculty Enrichment Coordinator for College of the Sequoias (COS) in Visalia, California. In this role, she works with faculty to help them be successful in teaching online. As chair of Distance Education at COS (DECOS), a subcommittee of the Academic Senate, she developed and delivered a four-module certification program for faculty wishing to be qualified to teach online at COS. The program, taught entirely online, has enrolled two cohorts of faculty as of the Fall 2011 semester. Deborah develops and presents professional development workshops to COS instructors to enhance their understanding of teaching and learning and to support their use of educational technology. She taught elementary school in California for many years and has taught education courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. She earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education (with a specialization in college teaching) at the University of Denver.

Marc Oehlman serves as Project Coordinator for the Tech Rent program and has served CSUMB in multiple roles since 1998. As a faculty member in Information Technology and Communication Design (ITCD), he taught and coordinated introductory technologies both face-to-face and online, using innovative problem solving and project-based learning outcomes. As the Technology Coordinator for the Academic Skills and Achievement Program (ASAP), he coordinated technology support for students across the curriculum and was responsible for the technology at the Center.Since 2004, Marc has served as the Associate Director for the Center for Academic Technologies (CAT) where he is responsible for projects that improve the teaching and learning experience through technology, assistive technologies and accessibility compliance, learning management and space development, media and graphic art production, and professional development for faculty and staff.

Glenn Pillsbury has been the Instructional Designer at CSU Stanislaus since 2009, and has been working in the field of educational technology since the late 1990s. At Stanislaus he works with faculty to design and deliver online and technology-enhanced courses, and he administers the campus's Moodle pilot and its Blackboard Collaborate service. He earned a Ph.D. in Musicology from UCLA in 2003, the research of which became a book on the heavy metal group Metallica in 2006.

Angie Portacio is an Academic Technology Consultant working in the department of Academic Technology (AT) at San Francisco State University. Angie provides technical training and support to faculty and students in person, by phone and by computer-mediated communication regarding the use of the campus supported technologies such as ePortfolios, iClickers, Moodle (learning management system), and Blackboard Collaborate (webconferencing). Angie consults with faculty to enhance their face-to-face courses using technologies that incorporates the three key aspects of sharing content, student engagement, and assessment. Angie helps faculty transform their courses into a hybrid, HyFlex, and/or Online. Angie collaborates and participates in researching and disseminating effective methods and techniques for supported technologies for teaching, learning, scholarship, and service.

Sydni Powell is a junior at California State University, Northridge. She is a Psychology major with an emphasis in Cognition and hopes to go to graduate school to get her Master's degree in Human Factors. Powell's first involvement with Academic Technology was in 2009 when she was appointed to serve on the Academic Technology Committee at her home campus. Since then, she has been reappointed to sit on that committee as well as the Advisory Committee on Academic Technology as well as being elected Technology Officer of the California State Student Association. Powell plans to assist CSSA Vice President Quibuyen in his goals regarding technology but also plans to create a concrete vision of what students' classroom experiences should be in the next decade.

Michael Quibuyen started his involvement with technology issues in 2010 when he was elected the Technology Officer for the California State Student Association (CSSA), where he focused on the standardization of student response systems and the movement to electronic teacher evaluations for all the campuses within the California State University (CSU) System. Michael is a student at CSU Long Beach, an Environmental Science and Policy (B.S.) Michael is also involved at CSU Long Beach as the President of the Environmental Science and Policy Student Organization and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Associated Students, Inc. Michael now serves as the Vice-President of University Affairs for CSSA and this year will focus on technological advances in terms of textbook affordability, mobile application development, and electronic transcripts.

Mike Regan is a Systems Administrator at SF State specializing in virtualization, web application architecture, and the Linux stack. Since 2001 he has fostered the use of open source software in the educational IT services provided through Academic Technology. While not implementing new services or fixing issues you can find Mike in Azeroth fighting the Horde.

Andrew Roderick is the Technology Developer and External Projects Manager in the Academic Technology unit at San Francisco State University. There he leads the systems, software development, and support operations focused on services and applications for teaching, learning, and administrative needs within the institution. He also leads California State University system-wide projects or initiatives including the CSU Moodle Common Interest Group (as part of the Learning Management System Governance Structure) and the CSU Fresca Initiative, an innovative software platform supporting group and faculty research profiles.

Ashley Skylar received her MA in Instructional Technology and her Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. At CSU Northridge she is beginning her 3rd year as Chair of the Academic Technology Committee and was instrumental in passing an online and hybrid policy for the campus. She was also a member of the CSU Online Working Group and has served on technology initiatives/committees at her campus. This year she is returning to work as a faculty associate for the faculty technology center and provides support to faculty in course redesign, prepares training guides and provides workshops on using online tools, and most recently developed a student online readiness survey that is provided campus wide. She has over 10 years experience in teaching courses online in higher education and has never taught a traditional course! Previous to working at CSUN, she was in IT, Professional Development and a middle school teacher for 8 years in the Las Vegas School District in NV.

Terry received his BA in Biology and Life Science teaching credential from Sonoma State University and an MS in Photography was received from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. Terry taught at community colleges in the bay area before being hired at California State University East Bay as a photographer. He has been involved in various aspects of media production and instructional technology as the position at East Bay has evolved.

Warren Wiechmann received his M.D. from the UC Irvine School of Medicine and his MBA from The Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine. Warren teaches Emergency Medicine at UC, Irvine School of Medicine as well as serving as Faculty Director of Instructional Technologies. His interests include Informatics, Instructional Technology, Ultrasound and Mobile Health. He was named UCSF-Fresno Housestaff Outstanding Faculty Teacher of the Year, 2011