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Name	E-Mail	Institution	Discipline	SoTL Project	Interests/ Experience/ Expertise	Domain(s) of Interest: Learning Communities (LC), Student Outcomes Assessment (SAO), Service Learning (SL)
Jan Arabas	arabasj@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Art and Graphic Design	I am interviewing 25 faculty who teach beginning drawing at colleges and art schools across the US. My question: "What are the crucial lessons for beginners in drawing? What are the best ways of teaching those lessons?" The results will be published soon.	Studio Art, esp. drawing and printmaking/PhotoShop/Sailing/Skiing/Scuba Diving/ Walking.	SOA
Lisa Armour	larmour@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Mathematics		Building a Community of Practice for SoTL practitioners	LC, SOA
Diane Ashe	DAshe@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Psychology	Adopt-A-Family: A Collaborative Learning Strategy for Developmental Psychology	Sport Psychology Celebrity Worship
Marcia Babb	babb@carnegiefoundation.org	Carnegie Foundation
Karen Borglum	kborglum@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Amy Bosley	ABosley@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Communications/Speech	Evaluating Hybrid Course Delivery for Fundamentals of Speech	Online and Hybrid Courses Computer-Mediated Communication	SL
Robert Bowles	bowlesr@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Computer, Electronics and Engineering Technologies	Does the Inclusion of “Soft Skill” Training in a Technical Workforce Development Program Effect Student Motivation?	Student success strategies interest me. Also of interest is the general area of assessment	SL
Margie Bleichman	bleichmanm@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Computer Science	exploring issues related to increasing enrollment of, recruitment and retention of women in computer science courses	online computer science courses, team based work in computer science for Domains of Interest, please check "Diversity" for me
Dona M. Cady	cadyd@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	English/Humanities Expert	Tentative Title: How Does Instructor Feedback Using Streaming Media and Tablet Technology Affect Student Experience in an Online Course in a Community College?	Online Learning Community. Other areas: Medieval Archaeology, Theatre	LC
Darren Cambridge	dcambridge@educause.edu	EDUCAUSE
Barbara Cambridge	bcambridge@aahe.org	AAHE
Nia Lane Chester	chestern@pmc.edu	Pine Manor College	Psychology		Portfolio Learning and Assessment
Stephanie Cole	scole@aahe.org	AAHE
Elizabeth Coughlan	elizabeth.coughlan@salemstate.edu	Salem State College
Marilyn Curall	MCurall@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Communications/English	Developmental Writing Linked to Introduction to Humanities	Developmental English Programs for Underprepared Students Academic Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
Judi DeLisle	JDelisle@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Library Science	Internet-Based Instruction on APA and MLA Documentation	Information Literacy
Sandra DeVellis	sdevellis@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	Behavioral Sciences -Psychology, Sociology and Early Childhood Education	I am looking at the Learning Communities on campus. We have been using a 20 item questionaire for students looking at behaviors we think are related to student success in class. I am comparing student scores from Learning Communities with comparable stand alone classes.	I am interested in how feedback from faculty to students (and vice versa) changes the classroom experience. I am also interested in classroom climate.	LC, SOA
James Dottin	dottinj@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Business
Donna Duffy	duffyd@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Psychology	Resilience as a Path to Integration in an Abnormal Psychology Course Case study on Resilient Students, Resilient Communities at: http://www.middlesex.mass.edu/carnegie/MCCCG/Duffy_opening_lines.pdf	Service-learning and civic engagement, developing resilience in students	SOA, SL
Robert Exley	rexley@iwcc.edu	Iowa Western CC
Robert Fera	ferar@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Psychology
Elaine Francis	efrancis@fsc.edu	Fitchburg State College
Donna French	DFrench@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Communications/English, Literature, Speech	Talent Development for Writing Improvement with Collaborative Groups	Women's Studies Writing Process Fiction Writing Grammar
Name	E-Mail	Institution	Discipline	SoTL Project	Interests/ Experience/ Expertise	Domain(s) of Interest: Learning Communities (LC), Student Outcomes Assessment (SAO), Service Learning (SL)
Jean Marie Fuhrman	JFuhrman@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Communications/English, Reading; Humanities	A New Deal for Retention: Emerging from the Great Humanities Telecourse Depression	Poetry Painting Searching for King Arthur
Gary Gard	ggard@iwcc.edu	Iowa Western CC	Psychology
Phyllis Gleason	gleasonp@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Humanities	The Use of Media Can Enhance Students' Intrinsic Motivation	Media Literacy	LC, SOA
Steve Glennon	sglennon@iwcc.edu	Iowa Western CC
Amie Marks Goodwin	amie.goodwin@salemstate.edu	Salem State College
Sophia Graff	SGraff@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Patrice Gray	pgray@fsc.edu	Fitchburg State College	English and Writing Across the Curriculum
James Gubbins	james.gubbins@salemstate.edu	Salem State College	Interdisciplinary Studies	Moral Language and development of first year college students and assessment	World Religions, Ethics, Philosophy, Moral and Religious Psychology	SAO
Jen Hawrylciw	jhawrylciw@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	Elementary and Early Childhood Education	I will be exploring the classroom environment and how it affects student learning. In particular, I will show how the effective use of space helps build communities of learners to achieve academically. I will specifically look at space as it relates to teaching future teachers, and design a model classroom that can be utilized as a teaching tool for both college students and instructors. The model classroom space will be piloted in the fall of 2004. I will be gathering data and feedback from the college community in order to improve upon the model classroom during the fall semester.	I am new to SoTL and looking forward to the experience.
Stan Hitron	hitrons@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	English	Understanding and Fostering Intrinsic Motivation in the Writing Classroom	student engagement in learning Palmer's ideas on encountering the "other" and teaching and learning as self actualization (spiritual growth)	LC
Name	E-Mail	Institution	Discipline	SoTL Project	Interests/ Experience/ Expertise	Domain(s) of Interest: Learning Communities (LC), Student Outcomes Assessment (SAO), Service Learning (SL)
Tracy Hodge	tracy.hodge@salemstate.edu	Salem State College	Physics & Astronomy	How does the introductory physics lab affect students' expectations and attitudes towards learning physics?
Jenny Hu	yhu@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Mary Huber	huber@carnegiefoundation.org	Carnegie Foundation
Ginger Hurajt	ghurajt@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	English	Writing Community Text: I am redesigning my English Composition I class, hoping to create a more relevant course for the students by 1)focusing on the students' communities through assignments involving archival research about their towns, interviews with community members and research on community issues; and 2)creating a "community" within the classroom through "public revision," presentations of papers, and shared reflections about the writing process.
Pat Hutchings	hutchings@carnegiefoundation.org	Carnegie Foundation
Judith Kamber	jkamber@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	Faculty and Staff Development	To serve as a member of the COPPER Cluster and establish an ongoing SoTL project at NECC	Reflective Practice, Creating Communities of Practice, Faculty development
Rob Kaulfuss	kaulfussr@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Computer Science
Jesse Klein	kleinj@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Science	Using Case Studies to Engage General Biology Students	Active learning in the science classroom	SOA
Joan Kleinman	kleinmanj@middlesex.cc.ma.us	Middlesex CC	Computer Science	Comparison of In-Class and Distance Learning Students' Performance and Attitudes in an Introductory Computer Science Course
Tom Laughlin	laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	English	1. Electronic Communication in a Basic Writing Classroom: What Do Students Gain? 2. MCC CASTL/COPPER Website	Developmental writing, electronic communication, WAC, learning communities, SoTL / CASTL website development
Robert D. Lewallen	rlewallen@iwcc.edu	Iowa Western CC	Management and Human Resources; Applied Business and Industrial Technology	Focused on civic engagement and how we can stimulate student learning, enhance interest and involvement in civic activities, and gain commitment to democratic principles and practices through teaching in all disciplines.	Experience: 30 years' military; 6+ in the corporate and academic realms teaching Management and Human Resources.	LC
Miles X. Liu	xliu@hcc.mass.edu	Holyoke CC	English	Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms	American literature, Asian American literature, cross-culture communication (theory and practice)	LC
Rick Lizotte	rlizotte@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	ESL	The Effect of Learning Styles on Teaching and Learning	I am interested in assessing the effectiveness of teaching and learning both quantitatively and qualitatively. Related to this, I am intrigued by the differences in the ways people learn and want to understand more about this so that I and other teachers can become more effective in what we do.	LC, SAO
Name	E-Mail	Institution	Discipline	SoTL Project	Interests/ Experience/ Expertise	Domain(s) of Interest: Learning Communities (LC), Student Outcomes Assessment (SAO), Service Learning (SL)
Don Margulis	margulisd@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Psychology	The Development of a Motivation Based College Course	Teaching and technology, online and hybrid courses, learning styles and individualization of learning environments, active learning models, face-to-face & virtual communities of practice, educational simulations and games, critical and creative thinking, future studies (and the implications for education).
Elise Martin	martine@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Office of Professional and Institutional Development	Hybrid and Online Pedagogy to Promote "Significant Learning" in a Developmental Course: Formative Assessment" Affective Learning Goals Student-Centered Learning Experiences.	These are some of my particular areas of interest: Pedagogy (in any modality - classroom online combination) to better engage students for more meaningful learning. Creating learning environments that empower community college students. This are two areas in which I have experience and have "lessons learned" that I am happy to share: Teaching - Constructivist learning online and in the classroom - use of self and formative assessment strategies collaborative work peer feedback and evaluation etc. Professional Development - Online and Hybrid Course Development Programs
Stephen Mathis	smathis@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	English	For my on-going SOTL project, I'm meeting with former students to find out, in their words, what they actually "took" from my composition classes. I've always wondered what they really did and didn't learn, so this is a chance for me to find out. Along the way, I'm hoping to get a sense of the writing demands placed on them once they leave the course, since so may colleagues feel so comfortable in complaining to us that, "These students don't know how to write!" I'll let you all know what I find out. Stephen	Interests? Music, especially decent local live music. I'm no longer feeling like an expert in much, but I'm starting to figure out that I have a lot of questions about the intersection between class (socio-economic), students, and assignments.
George Medelinskas	gmedelinskas@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC
Eric Metchik Ph.D.	emetchik@salemstate.edu	Salem State College	Criminal Justice	Enhancing the criminal justice field trip experience: What are the critical variables?	Community Corrections Technology and the Criminal Justice System Ethics and Criminal Justice Decision Making
Jack Mino	jmino@hcc.mass.edu	Holyoke CC	Psychology/Interdisciplinary Human Studies	Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning - beginning a descriptive study of how students demonstrate interdisciplinary learning with the goal of creating an interdisciplinary learning assessment rubric. Long term I am interested in documenting the developmental trajectory of interdisciplinary learning, e.g., at the developmental, college, honors levels, and between the classroom and the community via service learning.	Coordinator of Learning Communities Program with expertise in team-teaching, collaborative learning, interdisciplinary curriculum, and integr ative assessment.	LC
Patricia D. Morrow	morrowp@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Business/Humanities	Gathering ideas to apply next year.
John O'Connor	joconnor@aahe.org	AAHE
Jackie Pena	jpena@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	ESL/Developmental Writing	Service-learning for ESL Students
Name	E-Mail	Institution	Discipline	SoTL Project	Interests/ Experience/ Expertise	Domain(s) of Interest: Learning Communities (LC), Student Outcomes Assessment (SAO), Service Learning (SL)
Lynda Pintrich	pintrichl@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Criminal Justice	Course Portfolio for Principles of Correction (CJ 1115)
Yasmeen Qadri	yqadri@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Education	Civic Mission of Schools	Democracy and Muslims and Faith-Based Education Peace and Understanding Across Cultures and Religions
Michele Ramirez	ramirezm@pmc.edu	Pine Manor College	Psychology	Effectiveness of a community based research course to increase civic engagement group work and understanding of the research process.	My interests include: service learning diversity individual differences group work " and interactions in the classroom.
Andrew Ray	ARay@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC	Architecture/Building Construction	Incorporating a Commuinity Service component into the Pre-Architecture program at Valencia CC	Service Learning, Civic Engagement, Affordable Housing, Energy Conscious Design, World Architecture Architectural Design Building Construction Community Partnerships	SL
Diane Reed	dreed3@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Sandi Regan	regans@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Early Childhood Education
Tami Rogers	trogers11@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Marie Ryder	ryderm@middlesex.mass.edu	Nursing	To decrease student nurses attitudes of stigma toward clients who are dealing with mental illness.	Service Learning Portfolios		SL
Bill Schrier	bschrier@iwcc.edu	Iowa Western CC	Manufacturing Engineering Technology		Computer Aided Design / Drafting Computerized Numerical Control
Robert Shea	shearobe@pmc.edu	Pine Manor College
Paulette Smith	Pasmith@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Linda Speranza	LSperanza@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Barbara Stachniewicz	bstachniewicz@necc.mass.edu	Northern Essex CC	English	I am exploring the ways community is created (and assessed) on line. (Eventually I am going to explore the possibility of creating an on-line Learning Community.)	I am just beginning my SoTL project so expertise ... not much! I am interested in the topic of community and the way it can help with learning - students' and my own!
Susan Stone	SUStone@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Dorothy Stumpf	stumpfd@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC
Kathleen Sweeney	sweeneyk@middlesex.cc.ma.us	Middlesex CC	Dental Hygiene	Problem Based Learning in Histology: Are Understanding and Motivation Enhanced?
Margie Szoke	MSzoke@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Marlene Temes	MTemes@valenciacc.edu	Valencia CC
Mónica Torregrosa	mtorregrosa@hcc.mass.edu	Holyoke CC	Foreign Languages, Spanish	To use a web assisted course for Intermediate Spanish and research the effect on this technology on students' oral performance in the target language.		SOA
Hayat Weiss	weissh@middlesex.mass.edu	Middlesex CC	Mathematics
Marsha White	mawhite@hcc.mass.edu	Holyoke CC	Professional Development/English	The Effect of Inclusive, Learner-Centered Classrooms on Student Learning (especially among Latino, ESL, and other specific populations)
Anya Kanevsky	anya_kanevsky@yahoo.com

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