List of Presentations
Teaching the Humanities in a World Wide Web Environment
A National Endowment for the Humanities Focus Grant

Robert Glenn Brown
Phone: 703-450-2553; E-mail: nvbrowr@nvcc.edu
Instructional Media Specialist, NVCC--Loudoun
Coordinator/Instructor for the Multimedia Certificate program offered by the Continuing Education Office
Adjunct professor of communication design, NVCC--Loudoun
Teaches introductory and advanced multimedia design, Adobe Premiere, Authorware, cinema appreciation, and basic video production courses
Presentation:  Introduction to Interactive Media

Yitna Firdyiwek
Phone: 804-924-4055; E-mail: ybf2u@virginia.edu
Instructional Technology Advisor, University of Virginia
Formerly assistant professor of English at NVCC, Loudoun and freshman composition instructor and liaison for computer lab at The American University, Washington, D.C.
Presentation:  Presentation on technology options available for faculty

Jennifer Egan
Phone: 703-450-2547; E-mail: nveganj@nvcc.edu
Instructional Services Librarian, NVCC, Loudoun
Pagemaster for Loudoun Campus Library web site at http://www.nvcc.edu/loudoun/library
Presentation:  Introduction to Web Sites.

Dr. Bob Godwin-Jones
E-mail: rgjones@vcu.edu; Web Site: http://www.fln.vcu.edu/gj.html
Dirrector, Instructional Technology Development Center, Office for Information Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Professor of foreign language (German)
Presentation:  Web Design for Teaching and Learning

Dr. John O'Connor
Phone: 703-993-1436; E-mail: joconnor@gmu.edu
Dean, New Century College at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Formerly vice-provost, Information Technology and Services, director of Composition with Computers Program, director of composition 0
Presentation:  New Century College:  a model of the interdisciplinary teaching of the humanities

Dr. Arnold Oliver
Phone: 804-225-2118; E-mail: sooliva@so.cc.va.us
Chancellor, Virginia Community College System
Provided impetus for the VCCS to develop a strategic plan on information infrastructure and obtained consensus from colleges to provide universal access to e-mail and the Internet for all faculty and students
Presentation:  The technology revolution in higher education.

Susan P. Polyson
Phone: 804-360-3968; E-mail: spolyson@vcu.edu
Project Manager, Instructional Development Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Formerly manager of user services, Academic Campus Computing Services
One of the developers of Web Course in a Box course management system
Presentation:  Web Design for Teaching and Learning

Emilio Ramos
Phone: 214-669-6407; E-mail: eramos@dcccd.edu
Director of Academic Computing, the Dallas County Community College District LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications, Dallas, TX
Co-owner of EdWare, Inc, a company that develops multimedia products for the consumer market
Presentation:  Dallas TeleCollege:  a Distance Learning Model

Dr. Agatha Taormina
Phone: 703-450-2565; E-mail: nvtaora@nvcc.edu
Professor of English, NVCC, Loudoun; Assistant Grant Director
Also teaches HTML; Webmaster, NEH Focus Study Grant; Site Manager, Loudoun Campus Web site
Presentation:  Introduction to Web Page Design.

Dr. Diane Thompson
Phone: 703-878-5669; E-mail: nvthomd@nvcc.edu
Professor of English, NVCC, Woodbridge and ELI; Assistant Grant Director
Teaches courses via distance education and online
Presentation:  Introduction to Distance Learning

Last revised:  April 22, 1998
Send comments to:  Aggie Taormina