Center Staff

Daniel Cabrera,  Multimedia Coordinator
Ph.D., Public Health
Adams Hall, Room 301 
Phone: (815) 753-0613
Email: dcabrera@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Programs on multimedia technologies, consultations on integrating multimedia into teaching, use of Digital Multimedia Laboratory, referral to multimedia resources on campus, and general technology assistance.

Amy Deegan,  Department Office Support Specialist
B.A., Communication
Adams Hall, Room 319
Phone: (815) 753-0595
Email: adeegan@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Center staff support, program schedules and registration, processing Faculty Development and Supportive Professional Staff development grants, and referral to Center staff and other units.

Jeff Geronimo, E-learning Design Coordinator
M.A., Professional Writing
Adams Hall, Room 320
Phone: (815) 753-2690  
Email: jgeronimo@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Programs and consultations on E-learning course design, Blackboard training and consultations, technology resources, clickers, and general technology-related assistance.

Janet Giesen, Instructional Design Coordinator
Ed.D., Instructional Technology
Adams Hall, Room 310
Phone: (815) 753-1085
Email: giesen@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Programs on teaching effectiveness, consultations, instructional design support, Blackboard training and support, and general teaching and technology-related assistance.

Brenda Hodges, Program Coordinator
Ed.D., Adult Continuing Education
Adams Hall, Room 320
Phone: (815) 753-3015
Email: brhodges@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Program coordination, New Faculty Mentoring program, assessment of Center's programs, information dissemination on Center's programs, and general programs-related assistance.

Murali Krishnamurthi, Associate Provost for Academic Technologies and Faculty Development 
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering
Presidential Teaching Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering
Adams Hall, Room 318
Phone: (815) 753-6502
Email: mkrishna@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Center administration, Faculty Development and Supportive Professional Development grants, mentoring, career consultations, and general contact on Center's functions.

Tracy Miller, Online Teaching Coordinator
Ed.M., eLearning
Adams Hall, Room 312
Phone: (815) 753-8315
Email: tracy.miller@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Programs and consultations on online teaching, Blackboard training and consultations, online technologies, and general technology-related assistance.

Cherie Quillman, Information Technology Coordinator
M.B.A., Business Administration
Adams Hall, Room 311
Phone: (815) 753-3239
Email: cquillman@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Maintaining Center's computing facilities, assisting Center staff with the technology-related needs for their programs, developing and delivering training programs on information technologies, and general technology-related assistance.

Jason Rhode, Director of Distributed Learning
Ph.D., Instructional Design for Online Learning
Adams Hall, Room 104
Phone: (815) 753-2475
Email: jrhode@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Providing leadership on various aspects of distributed learning, including: facilitating partnerships, researching and coordinating the development of institutional policies and quality standards to support distributed learning needs and growth, coordinating faculty training and support on distributed learning pedagogies.

Assistant Director
Adams Hall, Room 321
Phone:
Email:

Responsibilities include: Programs and consultations on integrating technology into teaching, Blackboard training and consultations, program planning, referral to technology resources on campus, and general technology-related assistance.

Stephanie Richter, Instructional Technologies Coordinator
M.S. Ed., Instructional Technology
Adams Hall, Room 313
Phone: (815) 753-0614  
Email: srichter@niu.edu

Responsibilities include: Programs and consultations on integrating technology into teaching, general teaching support, Blackboard training and consultations, teaching assistants support, and general teaching and technology-related assistance.

Last Updated: 6/18/2013