Dr. Ann Musgrove is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University. She enjoys working with faculty and administrative teams to create, administer and deliver meaningful, flexible, learning environments. Ann has extensive experience designing professional development programs for instructors transitioning into online and blended learning environments. She embraces the philosophy of “Pedagogy before Technology”. Currently Ann teaches education courses online and face to face at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and has been teaching online for over 15 years. She is actively involved with both the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and Quality Matters (QM). She facilitates and creates workshops for OLC and has completed OLC’s Online Teaching Certificate (OTC) program. Ann found the OTC learning experience to be transformational and continues to support this valuable program by facilitating the foundation workshop and mentoring students in the program. Two courses she has developed have been nationally recognized by QM. Her QM experiences include serving as an Institution Representative and a master course reviewer. She also facilitates the online versions of the QM cornerstone workshop “Applying the Quality Matters Rubric”, "Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery" and "Peer Review Certification".

When she’s not wrangling, (or being wrangled by) her two rescue dogs, Jess is the Learning Design Manager for MSU IT Teaching and Learning Technology and the Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology at Michigan State University. She guides a team that helps faculty, staff, departments, and academic programs execute and transform teaching and research through consultations, demonstrations, workshops, and hands-on development. She has worked in information technology since 1998, spanning the private and academic sectors. She lives in Lansing with her pretty amazing partner Ryan and two silly rescued pitbulls. She loves thinking, teaching, reading, volunteering, longboarding, and playing the ukulele.

Jennifer Jaiswal is currently a Senior Instructional Technologist at Stony Brook University, which is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). She has been working in the field of instructional technology and design since 2005. She completed her Masters Degree in Instructional Technology and Media at Columbia University: Teachers College in 2011. In 2012, Jennifer completed the SUNY Instructional Designer Certificate Program with distinction. Jennifer has a commitment to lifelong learning and facilitating better learning through design.

Dr. Lujean Baab serves as the Senior Director for Learning Experience Design, a unit Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies at Virginia Tech. She leads a team of instructional designers, instructional technologists, support and content development specialists, graphic and media developers, digital image repository management, digital media services, assessment and research specialists who with faculty to develop online courses, provide instructional design and course development through cohorts, faculty working groups and individual consultation.

Dr. Baab has been a faculty member and administrator for online learning programs for over 15 years. She has previously served as Director of Educational Technology for Moravian College in PA, a Director of Distance Learning for Northampton Community college in PA, and the Director of Graduate Programs in Education for DeSales University in PA. She holds an Ed.D. from Pepperdine in Educational Technology and an MA in Communications from Marywood University. She also holds a K-12 certification as Instructional Technology Specialist and was responsible for building and administering an online program in PA leading to that certification.

I've been an educator since 1997 - unless you count from my 1st grade report card in 1972 when I got into trouble for helping other students while I was supposed to be in my seat studying! I love helping others so, naturally, I've also spent the past 19 years helping other educators with teaching and technology. Thankfully, bad report cards no longer come into play and I can help all I want without getting sent to the principal's office. I proudly wear the 'geek' and 'educator' name tags simultaneously. I study technology for how it can help us teach and I gladly interact with other educators to learn from them and to teach them what I have learned. Hopefully, you and I will have many opportunities to interact and teach/learn from one another.

In my non-geek life, I spend a good deal of time teaching others how to knit and crochet.  I can say with absolute certainty that teaching a hands-on skill to people who are interested learning a new hobby is quite different than teaching  online teaching skills to faculty or even teaching education topics to graduate students.     But, I do have fun!

Leah has been teaching and learning in the online environment since 2005. She earned each of her degrees and certificates online, as well. She is currently a virtual-preneur not only with The Online Learning Consortium since 2013, but also for Emory College and Southern New Hampshire University. At Emory, she leads the online summer program and facilitates the Emory College Online Teaching Strategies eight-week course for new-to-online faculty members. Within three years the program has expanded to 33 liberal arts course offerings. Her position at Southern New Hampshire University is as a Core Network Instructional Designer, which translates to working with subject matter experts and instructional designers to design engaging and real-world courses for student satisfaction and success. She also recently supported the first online summer program at Spelman College (HBCU). 

To find out more about Leah and her interests and skills check out her interactive instructor page.

Dr. Donna E. Scribner has more than 35 years of experience in education, as a teacher at the middle, high school and college levels, and in developing and delivering professional development opportunities for teachers. A seasoned conference speaker, she frequently addresses groups on the effective use of technology in the mathematics and engineering curricula, creating instructional environments that support a student's motivation to engage and persist in learning, and has conducted professional development workshops for teachers all over the country. One of Donna’s frequent messages is about the power and the promise of online learning.

Most recently Donna held the position of Vice President and leader of the Center for Teaching and Learning at American Public University System (APUS). Before joining APUS, Donna was the Chief Learning Officer for Virtual High School Global Consortium (VHS) where she was responsible for overseeing VHS’s online curriculum for students and professional development for teachers. In addition, Donna held the position of the Director of Online Learning for Project Lead the Way (PLTW). She created their Virtual Academy, an online school offering professional development opportunities for teachers to learn the skills and content needed to teach pre-engineering courses. She started at PLTW as a National Associate for Curriculum and Training. While in this position, she traveled the country designing and delivering all day professional development workshops for the PLTW teachers.

Donna holds a BS in Mathematics Education from the University of New Hampshire, a MA in Education from Antioch New England, and a Ph.D. in Instructional Design for Online Learning from Capella University. She lives in NH with her husband of 39 years.

Dr. Melanie Shaw has over fifteen years of educational experience ranging from classroom and graduate level teaching to counseling and administration. She is Director of Online Curriculum and Instruction at Clemson University. In addition, Melanie is a dissertation chair, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses online, and develops curriculum for a variety of higher education institutions.

Melanie’s primary research interests include online teaching and learning, organizational leadership, and distance learning instructional practices. She is the author of several books, articles, and chapters including: An Evaluation of Student Outcomes by Course Duration in Online Higher Education; Establishing an Online Professional Development Community to Promote Faculty Engagement and Excellence; Distance Learning Courses: A Survey of Activities and Assignments; and Online Course Activities: A Survey of Assignment and Assessment Types. In addition to Melanie’s publications, she has presented at national conferences on topics related to distance learning. She is the winner of the Wagner Award for Outstanding Instructional Support and the Online Learning Consortium’s Effective Practice Award.

Melanie received a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Curriculum and Teaching from Northcentral University, a master’s degree in Education Administration from Grand Canyon University, and a second master’s degree in School Counseling from University of West Alabama. She received her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies and Music from Excelsior College. She holds teaching certificates in online teaching, elementary education, and guidance counseling. She lives near Colorado Springs with her husband and two daughters.