Timothy P. Hickman, MD, MEd, MPH is an Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics at UMKC School of Medicine and Health Profession Education Program, Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, UMKC School of Education. He received a MD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and completed a residency and chief residency in Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center. He attained a M.Ed., with an Emphasis in Adult Education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and an MPH from Saint Louis University, School of Public Health. He completed additional doctoral courses in Research Methodology and Health Promotion/Disease Prevention at SLU School of Public Health. He received a Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics from the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at the Oregon Health and Science University. His knowledge of predictive analytics stems from his interest in Evidence Based Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical and Public Health Informatics including syndemics and contagion theory. He is a champion of online learning and recognizes the value and application of predictive analytics to student progress and course development.

Dave Antonacci is the Director of Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), where he provides campus leadership in the use of technology-based teaching and learning strategies, both in the classroom and at a distance. Dave transformed this department from primarily an online learning technical support unit into an award-winning, recognized leader in using technology to enrich and transform the teaching and learning experience. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Information Management at KUMC, teaching (lead instructor) HEIM 501: Information Resources for Health Professions. Dave has a Doctorate in Instructional Technology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His interests include virtual worlds, case-based reasoning, emerging technologies, online learning, and technology integration.

Michelle Moore is an online learning consultant specializing in Moodle. Over the past ten years, she has helped thousands leverage Moodle’s features to design quality online, blended, and mobile learning experiences. Michelle presents regularly at conferences around the world with a strong emphasis on online pedagogy and best practices. Her interest in predictive analytics is driven by a desire to further inform and refine these best practices. In addition to her work as a consultant, Michelle is pursuing a doctorate in Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas where she is actively researching online education and constructivist teaching methods. Follow Michelle on Twitter at @michelledmoore or reach her at michelle@elearningconsultancy.com.

Christine Ormsbee is Assistant Provost & Director of the Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE) at Oklahoma State University. ITLE supports the delivery of high quality instruction in traditional, blended and online formats. Services provided to instructors include instructional design, instructional technology consultations, multi-media services including graphics and animations, and video production.

Becky Lopanec serves as the Academic Advancement Coordinator at Western Governors University (WGU) where she works on a team dedicated to assisting partner colleges across the country develop their own competency-based education (CBE) programs. Becky has taught in both K12 and higher education environments as well as face-to-face, hybrid and online. Prior to joining WGU, Becky was an instructional designer for the University of Missouri. She assisted university and system administrators to create infrastructures supporting online education. Becky also served as the eLearning Coordinator at Saint Louis University. In this role, Becky developed and implemented policies and practices to enhance program and course quality. Becky’s research interests are in the areas of adult online learners and retention strategies.

Vincent Miller works at Johnson County Community College as the director of the Educational Technology Center and Video Services. Prior to that, he was a project manager in Information Services at JCCC and holds a PMP certification. Before JCCC, he worked in Information Technology at Aquila/Utilicorp in Kansas City, MO. He studied at the University of Kansas and the University of Pennsylvania, where he did his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics.