Project Team Members
Alan R. Dennis, Principal
Investigator, is Professor of Information Systems and holds the John
T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in the Kelley School of Business
at Indiana University. He received his Ph.D. in Management
Information Systems from the University of Arizona, his MBA from
Queen's University, and his Bachelor of Computer Science from Acadia
University. His research focuses on team collaboration,
knowledge management, and the use of the Internet. He has
written four books and more than 100 journal articles and conference
papers, and has won numerous awards for teaching and research.
He is currently the publisher of MIS Quarterly Executive and
serves as Senior Editor for MIS Quarterly.
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Thomas M. Duffy,
Principal Investigator, is a Professor of Learning Sciences and
Cognitive Science and holds the Barbara Jacobs Chair of Education and
Technology. He is the founding Director of the Center for Research
on Learning and Technology. Dr. Duffy received his Masters and
Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign. He has served as Vice President and Chief
Learning Officer at Unext.com, a high profile start-up offering online
MBA degrees in conjunction with leading universities including Stanford
University, the University of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University.
Before that, he was Director of the Communications Design Center at
Carnegie Mellon. His research focuses on the design of
problem-centered learning environments and the study of cognitive and
motivational processes related to learning. Dr. Duffy has authored
or edited five books and has published more than 100 articles.
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Barbara A. Bichelmeyer,
Senior Research Associate, is Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Technology in the School of Education at Indiana University . Dr. Bichelmeyer received her Ph.D. in
Curriculum and Instruction and her Masters in History and Philosophy of
Education from the University of Kansas. Her research explores the uses of instructional design and technology to foster intentionality toward learning among students. She has written articles that have been published in refereed journals such as Educational Technology Research & Development, Performance Improvement Quarterly, College Teaching,
and Distance Education. Dr. Bichelmeyer has won numerous awards for teaching and research.
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JoAnne C. Bunnage is
the Project Manager for the Cisco Network Academy Evaluation project. Previously, she was
Project Associate with the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and held administrative positions at the University of Notre Dame, Oregon State University, and the University of Washington.
Dr. Bunnage consults with GEAR UP, Upward Bound, and Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program. She has co-authored articles on focus group research and student-athlete achievement. Additionally, she has provided technical assistance for a monograph on college choice
for the Lumina Foundation for Education and women's involvement with the College Board. She is currently researching factors influencing postsecondary participation
for lower-income rural students. Dr. Bunnage earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University , her Masters of Administration from the University of Notre Dame, and her Masters and Bachelors degrees from Oregon State University.
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Hasan Cakir,
Research Assistant, provides analytical, computer and research support to the team. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Instructional Systems Technology in the School of Education at Indiana University . He earned his M.S. degree in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University and B.S. degree in Electronics Technical Education from Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey . He served as
President of GIST (Graduates in Instructional Systems Technology) and as
co-coordinator of the fourth annual IST conference. His research focuses on the relationships between instructional practices, student engagement and student achievement in various learning environments for technical training.
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Ali Korkmaz,
Research Assistant, provides database, analytical, computer and technical support to the team. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Instructional Systems Technology in the School of Education at Indiana University. He earned his M.S. in Science Education and
his B.S. in Mathematics Education from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey. His research focuses on teaching and learning strategies. His main area of interest is exploring ways to improve teaching and student learning
with a particular focus on the design and development of instructional environments and the evaluation of teaching and learning methods, strategies and practices.
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Semiral Oncu, Research Assistant,
provides database, analytical, computer and technical support to the
team. He is a Ph.D. student in Instructional Systems Technology
in the School of Education at Indiana University. He earned his
M.S. in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University and his
B.S. in Electronics Technical Education from Gazi University, Ankara,
Turkey. His research focuses on instructional design factors
that have a direct influence on student learning and student success
in different educational settings including distance and blended
learning. His research interests include student motivation and
the effects of teacher guidance on student achievement.
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Elizabeth Pfaffle,
Survey Coordinator, provides daily service to more than 225 CCNA and Comparison
Group instructors. Among other tasks, she is the Editor of the
e-newsletter, E-News. She is also a Lecturer in Horn and Associate Instructor, Coordinator of Brass and Percussion at
the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. This position includes experience organizing and collating both brass and percussion teaching schedules, instructing undergraduate brass students, participating
in and organizing master classes, and assisting the faculty as well as new and current students in the horn studio.
Dr. Pfaffle earned her Doctorate of Music from Indiana University in
2005. She is the winner of the 2004 Midwest Solo Competition and her performance experience includes work with the Ohio Light Opera, American Wind Symphony,
the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and both the Akron and Youngstown, Ohio
Symphonies.
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Emily Wong,
Survey Coordinator, provides daily service to more than 225 CCNA and Comparison
Group instructors. Additionally, she maintains the Project's
website. She is also a
third year D.M. student in Brass Pedagogy and Literature program at the
Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Emily is a French hornist and music scholar having received her B.M. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.M. from Indiana University,
both in horn performance. Her current academic focus includes Musicology
and Arts Administration. Past performance experiences include
extensive work on campus in university and chamber ensembles, the
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, the Owensboro (KY) Symphony and the
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra.
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Nylmer Cruz, Survey
Coordinator, provides database and technical support to members of the
staff. Previously, she worked at Citibank and Deloitte and
Touche in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has a Bachelors in Hotel
Administration from Cornell University and is currently working
towards a Masters in Business Administration at Indiana University's
Kelley School of Business.
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Xiaojing Kou is a Project Assistant for the Cisco Networking
Academy Evaluation Project and provides support on database related
tasks to the team. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Instructional Systems
Technology in the School of Education at Indiana University. She
earned her M.S. degrees in Linguistics at Shanghai International
Studies University, China, and in Instructional Systems Technology at
Indiana University. She earned her B.S. degree in English Language and
Culture from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China. Her research
focuses on computer-mediated communication, content analysis and
discourse analysis of online academic discourse, and distance
education.
Elizabeth Norton is a Project Assistant for the Cisco Networking
Academy Evaluation Project. Among her duties, she coordinates mailing to
survey participants and acts as a liaison with staff in the Indiana
Center for Survey Research. She is entering her third year as an
undergraduate at Indiana University, and was recently admitted to the
very competitive Bloomington Nursing Program. Previously, she worked at
the Indiana Statehouse in the Budget and Fiscal Management Department of
the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).
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Omer
Delialioglu is a Visiting Scholar for the
Cisco Networking Academy Evaluation Project. He is also doing
post-doctoral research as a visiting scholar in the department of
Instructional Systems Technology in the School of Education at Indiana
University. He received both, his M.Sc. degree in Science Education and
his Ph.D. degree in Instructional Technology from the Middle East
Technical University (METU). Besides teaching in instructional
technology and computer networks related courses in METU, Instructional
Technology and Computer Education Department, he also took part in many
computer and computer networks related technology certificate programs
including the Cisco Networking Academy Program (CNAP). Dr. Delialioglu
has severed as a CNAP instructor since 2000. His main areas of research
interest are hybrid/blended instruction,
computer
networks, authoring languages and multimedia production, web-based
instruction, instructional design, teacher education, and generally the
use of instructional technologies.
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Kelly McNamara
is a
Visiting Scholar for the Cisco Networking Academy Evaluation Project.
Dr. McNamara was an associate professor at University of Tampa before
joining Indiana University. She received both her Ph.D. in Management
Information Systems and her Masters of Applied Mathematical Sciences
from the University of Georgia, along with her B.A. in Math/Physics from
State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Dr. McNamara's research and
teaching interests involve group decision making via computer
collaboration, object oriented programming, and mathematics. Her
research has appeared in various journals, and she has presented at
numerous national and international information systems conferences.
While her research is behavioral-based, Dr. McNamara has a strong
technical background and interest.
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