C.V.

Thomas P. Mackey, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. Writing, Teaching, and Criticism, University at Albany, State University of New York, 2001. Dissertation: Collaborative Interface: Writing the Web with Interactive Multimedia and Virtual Reality, Committee: Don Byrd, English, Pierre Joris, English, and Roberta Bernstein, Art.

M.A. English,  University at Albany, State University of New York.

B.A. Communication,  University at Albany, State University of New York.

Faculty and Academic Leadership Experience

Professor, Department of Arts and Media, School of Arts and Humanities, SUNY Empire State University, January 2018-Present. 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Professor, Office of Academic Affairs, SUNY Empire State College, June 2015-January 2018 

Interim Provost, Office of Academic Affairs, SUNY Empire State College, April 2017-June 2017 

Interim Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Office of Academic Affairs, SUNY Empire State College, November 3, 2014-June 2015.

Dean, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College, November 1, 2011-November 2, 2014

Interim Dean, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College, April 1, 2010-Oct. 31, 2011

Associate Dean, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College, August 2008-April 1, 2010

Associate Dean, Sage After Work Program, The Sage Colleges, August 2007-August 2008

Assistant Professor, Information Studies, College of Computing and Information (CCI), University at Albany, State University of New York, September 2001-August 2007

Assistant Director for Instructional Technology, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), University at Albany, State University of New York, April 2000-August 2001.

Instructional Developer, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), University at Albany, State University of New York, April 1999-March 2000.

Additional Teaching and Tutoring Experience

• Adjunct Instructor, School of Information Science & Policy (SISP), University at Albany, State University of New York, 2000-2001. Courses taught: The Information Environment and Web Development.

• Adjunct Instructor, English Department, Hudson Valley Community College, 1997-1999. Courses taught: English Composition I and II.

• Adjunct Instructor, Humanities Department, Sage Junior College of Albany, spring 1997. Course taught: Humanities Seminar II: Language & Community.

• Writing Tutor, Writing Center, Sage Junior College of Albany, spring 1997. 

• Teaching Assistant, Project Renaissance, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1996-1999. Living and Learning Community with a focus on the core themes: Human Identity and Technology.

• Teaching Assistant, English Department, University at Albany, State University of New York, College of Arts and Sciences, 1995. Course taught: Growing up in America.

• Teaching Assistant, Human Diversity Program, University at Albany, State University of New York, College of Arts and Sciences, 1994-1996. Courses taught: Images and Issues of Diversity in the Visual Arts, and A Diversity of Voices in Literature and the Arts: Creating Ourselves and Our Cultures. 

Grants

Invited Collaborator. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Gamification: Optimizing Learning Experiences of Undergraduate and Graduate Education Majors. Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG) 2024. Presented interactive workshop “Integrating Metaliteracy and AI Literacy for Ethical Content Creation with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)” Summer Institute on Teaching & Learning with GenAI. July 24, 2024. SUNY Schenectady. https://online.suny.edu/iitg2/current-projects/entry/1440/.

Invited Participant. International workshop. "Intercultural Perspectives on Information Literacy and Metaliteracy" (IPILM) at the University of Hildesheim, Germany (August 5-9, 2024). Funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture through the INTENSIV funding format, which supports European and international cooperation in science and research. https://ipil.blog.uni-hildesheim.de/.

Principal Investigator with Trudi E. Jacobson (2018).  Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG).  State University of New York.  “Advancing Metaliteracy in a Post-Truth World through the Design of a Global MOOC.”  Top tier funding at $60,000.  

Principal Investigator with Trudi E. Jacobson (2014).  Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG).  State University of New York.  “Designing Innovative Online Learning: Integrating a Coursera MOOC with Open SUNY Badging.”  Top tier funding at $60,000.  http://commons.suny.edu/iitg/iitg-2014-recipients/.

Principal Investigator (2012), Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG).  State University of New York.  “Developing a SUNY-wide Transliteracy Learning Collaborative to Promote Information and Technology Collaboration.” Principal Investigator: Trudi E. Jacobson.  Top tier funding at $60,000.  http://commons.suny.edu/iitg/iitg-2012-recipients/.

External Evaluator (January 2011-June 2015), Fund for Improvement to Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE). “Innovative Information Security Education.”  Principal Investigator: Dr. Sanjay Goel. University at Albany for U.S. / Russia Program. Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) and the University at Albany.  Award number: P116S100004. Amount: $389,777.

External Evaluator (September 2013-June 2015).  National Science Foundation (NSF).  “Flipping the Online Security Classroom – Improving Retention of Security Student Pipeline through Early Intervention.” Principal Investigator: Dr. Sanjay Goel. University at Albany, State University of New York.  Award number: 1 3 1 8 4 8 3. Amount: $298,197.

Honors

2024 SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador.

Recipient of a 2024 Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research for the metaliteracy book written with Trudi E. Jacobson entitled Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers.

Recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2022).

Recipient of the Dr. Susan H. Turben Chair in Mentoring Foundation Award, 2021-2022. 

Appointed Extraordinary Professor, Research Unit Self-Directed Learning, Faculty of Education, North-West University, South Africa (2021-present). 

Special Service Award, College of Computing and Information (CCI), University at Albany, State University of New York, 2006.

Excellence in Teaching Award in the School of Information Science & Policy (SISP) at the University at Albany, State University of New York, May 15, 2004.

Recognized by University at Albany valedictorians for two consecutive semesters as their most influential professor for the School of Information Science & Policy (SISP) in May 2005 by Xiaohua Li, and for the College of Computing and Information (CCI) in December 2005 by Aaron McDonald.  This was a special recognition gathering of faculty and students from across the university at the President’s residence, initiated by former UAlbany President Kermit Hall. 

Research and Publications 

Books

Aird, S.M. and Mackey, T. P., (Eds) Teaching with Digital Storytelling: Inspiring Voices Through Online Narratives. Innovations in Information Literacy series, Rowman & Littlefield, (2024).

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers. New York: American Library Association (ALA)/Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2022.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., (Eds), Metaliterate Learning for the Post Truth World.  New York: American Library Association (ALA)/Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2019.

Jacobson, T.E. and Mackey, T. P. (Eds.), Metaliteracy in Practice. American Library Association (ALA)/Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2016.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners.  American Library Association (ALA)/Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2014.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., (Eds.) Teaching Information Literacy Online.  Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2011.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., (Eds.) Collaborative Information Literacy Assessments: Strategies for Evaluating Teaching and Learning.  Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2009.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., (Eds.) Using Technology to Teach Information Literacy.  Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2008.

Jacobson, T. E., and Mackey, T.P., (Eds.) Information Literacy Collaborations That Work.  New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2007.

Journal Articles – Refereed

Griesbaum, J., Dreisiebner, S., Mackey, T. P., Jacobson, T. E., Thadathil, T., Bhattacharya, S., & Adilović, E. (2023). Teaching Internationally, Learning Collaboratively: Intercultural Perspectives on Information Literacy and Metaliteracy (IPILM). Communications in Information Literacy, 17 (1), 260–278. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2023.17.1.4.

Mackey, T. P., & Aird, S. M. (2022). Integrating Metaliteracy into the Design of a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Course in Digital Storytelling. Open Praxis, 13(4), 397–403. DOI: http://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.13.4.442.

Mackey, T. P. (2020). Embedding Metaliteracy in the Design of a Post-Truth MOOC: Building Communities of Trust. Communications in Information Literacy, 14 (2), 346–361. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/vol14/iss2/9/

O’Brien, K., Forte, M., Mackey, T. P., Jacobson, T.E., “Metaliteracy as Pedagogical Framework for Learner-Centered Design in Three MOOC Platforms: Connectivist, Coursera and Canvas.” Open Praxis. Vol. 9, No. 3. 2017. 

Jacobson, T.E. and Mackey, T. P., (2013) “Proposing a Metaliteracy Model to Redefine Information Literacy.” Communications in Information Literacy, Volume 7, Number 2. 84-91.

Mackey, T. P. (2011). "Transparency as a Catalyst for Interaction and Participation in Open Learning Environments." First Monday, Volume 16, Number 10 - 3 October 2011. 

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., “Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy” College and Research Libraries. January 2011, vol. 72 no. 1, 62-78.  

Mackey, T. P. and Ho J., “Exploring the relationships between Web usability and students' perceived learning in Web-based multimedia (WBMM) tutorials,” Computers & Education Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2008, 386-409.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., “Developing an Integrated Strategy for Information Literacy Assessment in General Education” The Journal of General Education - Volume 56, Number 2, 2007, 93-104.

Mackey, T. P. (2007) “Advancing Information Literacy Assessment as a Collaborative Practice.” Journal of the Library Administration and Management Section (JLAMS) of the New York Library Association, spring 2007 Vol. 3 (No. 1), 50-61. 

Mackey, T. P. and Ho, J., “Implementing a Convergent Model for Information Literacy: Combining Research and Web Literacy.” The Journal of Information Science December 2005. Vol. 31 (No. 6), 541–555.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E., (2005) “Information Literacy: A Collaborative Endeavor.” College Teaching, 53 (4), 140-144.

Mackey, T. P.  “Web Development in Information Science Undergraduate Education: Integrating Information Literacy and Information Technology.” The Journal of Education for Library and Information Science Vol. 46 (No. 1) Winter 2005: 21-35.

Mackey, T. P. and Jacobson, T.E., “Integrating Information Literacy in Lower and Upper Level Courses: Developing Scalable Models for Higher Education.” The Journal of General Education Vol. 53 (No. 3-4), 2004: 201-224.

Mackey, T. P. “Etymology of Code: Distance, Juxtaposition, and Fictive Space.” Rhizomes Issue 6, 2003: Online. 

Book Chapters

Mackey, T. P., and Aird, S.M., "Metaliteracy and Global Digital Storytelling: Building Shared Learning Communities." In Aird, S.M. and Mackey, T. P., (Eds.). Teaching with Digital Storytelling: Inspiring Voices Through Online Narratives. Innovations in Information Literacy series, Rowman & Littlefield, (2024).

Jacobson, T.E., & Mackey, T.P., "Designing Interactive Pedagogies of Play Through Metaliteracy." In Marietjie Havenga, Jako Olivier, and Byron J. Bunt (Eds.). PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING AND PEDAGOGIES OF PLAY: ACTIVE APPROACHES TOWARDS SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING. AOSIS, South Africa, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2023.BK409

Jacobson, T.E., Mackey, T.P., Olivier, J., "Aligning metaliteracy with self-directed learning to expand assessment opportunities." In Elsa Mentz and Anitia Lubbe (Eds.). Learning through Assessment: An approach towards SDL. AOSIS, South Africa. 2021. 

Jacobson, T.E., Mackey, T.P., O'Brien, K.L., "Visualizing the Convergence of Metaliteracy and the Information Literacy Framework." In  Jannette L. Finch (Ed.). Envisioning the Framework: A Graphic Guide to Information Literacy. ACRL, 2021. 

Mackey, T.P., "Exploring Metaliterate Learning through the Frames of Information Literacy." In  Julien, Gross, Latham (Eds.). Implementing the ACRL Framework in Libraries and Pre-Service LIS Education: Case Studies from the Field. Rowman and Littlefield.  (2020).

Mackey, T.P., "Empowering Metaliterate Learners for the Post-Truth World." In Mackey and Jacobson (Eds.). Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World. New York: ALA Publishing, Inc., (2019).

Mackey, T. P., and McLaughlin, J., “Developing Blog and Wiki Communities to Link Student Research, Community Service, and Collaborative Discourse.” In Mackey and Jacobson (Eds.). Using Technology to Teach Information Literacy. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc., 2008 (5-28).

Mackey, T. P., Jacobson, T.E. and Bernnard, D., “Promoting Teamwork and Critical Reflection: Collaborative Information Literacy and Technology Instruction”  In Jacobson and Mackey, (Eds.). Information Literacy Collaborations That Work. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2007, (221-241).

Mackey, T. P., “Transforming the Learning Process: A Case Study on Collaborative Web Development in an Upper-Level Information Science Course.” In, Deborah Lines Andersen (Ed.). Digital Scholarship in the Tenure, Promotion and Review Process. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2004.  (126-144).

Non-refereed Essay

Hill, V., & Mackey, T. (2021). Embracing metaliteracy: Metamodern libraries and virtual learning communities. College & Research Libraries News, 82(5), 219.

Mackey, T. P., and Jacobson, T.E. (2016) “How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital world?” The Conversation, December, 5, 2016. 

Jacobson, T.E. and Mackey, T. P., (2015) “Can’t seem to stop those ads following you around? Why not become ‘metaliterate’?.” The Conversation, August, 7, 2015. 

Invited Essays

Mackey, T. P., “Translating a Blended Cyprus Residency Study in the Digital Arts to Online"  All About Mentoring Issue 55 Autumn 2021, (pp. 37-42).

Jacobson, T.E. and Mackey, T. P., (2019) “Why You Should Fight for Metaliteracy on Your Campus." HigherEdJobs leadership newsletter. Monday, November 12, 2018.

Jacobson, T.E. and Mackey, T. P., (2017) “Advancing Metaliteracy: A Celebration of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week.” Facet Publishing, October 27, 2017. 

Mackey, T. P., Jacobson, T.E., Pitera, J., Forte, M., Allain, N.M., “MOOC Talk: A Connectivist Dialogue about our Metaliteracy MOOC Experience.” All About Mentoring Issue 46, Winter 2015. (34-40).

Mackey, T. P., “Diallo’s ‘Triumph of Access.’” Explorations in Adult Higher Education: An Occasional Paper Series. “Our Values, Our Goals.”  Spring 2013.  Number 2.  32-36. 

Mackey, T. P., “Goin’ Mobile: Designing for Mobility in Networked Social Spaces.”  A review of Open Learning 25(3) Special Issue Mobile Learning: Using Portable Technologies to Create New Learning. All About Mentoring, Issue 39, Spring 2011.  (69-72). 

Conference Proceedings – Refereed

Jacobson, T.E., Mackey, T.P., O’Brien, K.L., “Developing Metaliterate Citizens: Designing and Delivering Enhanced Global Learning Opportunities.” Conference on Learning Information Literacy across the Globe, Frankfurt, Germany, May 10, 2019.  

Mackey, T.P., Jacobson, T.E., O’Brien, K., Forte, M., “Designing for Connectedness and Openness: Advancing Metaliterate Learning through MOOCs and Digital Badging” ICDE2017: World Conference on Online Learning. Teaching in a Digital Age- Re-thinking Teaching and Learning. Track 1 – Emerging Pedagogies and Designs for Online Learning. Toronto, Canada. October 16-19, 2017.

Mackey, T.P., Jacobson, T.E., O’Brien, K., Forte, M., “Don’t Stop Believin’: Exploring A Collaborative Journey of Hybrid MOOC Design” CIT2017: Conference on Instruction and Technology. Teaching and Learning in Multiple Dimensions. SUNY Oneonta. May 31, 2017.

Beheshti, J., Bartlett J.C., Bilal, D., Gwizdka, J., Mackey, T. P., Jacobson, T.E., Limberg, L., Ishimura, Y., (2016). "Information literacy: Bridging the gap between theory and practice." Proceedings of the 79th American Society for Information Science & Technology Annual Meeting: Vol. 53. Copenhagen: American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). 

Mackey, T.P. and Jacobson, T.E. “Re-Conceptualizing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy for Social Media” Conceptions of Library and Information Science 2010: Information Literacy Research Seminar.  The International Information Literacies Research Network Blog. 

Kaufmann, M., and Mackey, T. P. “To Individualize Make It Personalized: Creating Project Based Service E-Learners” Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, 2010.

Hara, N., Shachaf, P., Bonk, C., Mackey, T. P., Hemminger, B., Stvilia, B., Rosenbaum, H., (2007). Wiki a la carte: Understanding participation behaviors. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science & Technology Annual Meeting: Vol. 45. Silver Spring: American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). 

Mackey, T. P. (2007).  "The Social Informatics of Blog and Wiki Communities: Authoring Communities of Practice (CoPs)."  Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference for the Canadian Association of Information Science (CAIS).   Information Sharing in a Fragmented World: Crossing Boundaries. 

Hara, N., Shachaf, P., Haigh, T., Mackey, T. P., Sandusky, R. J., & Davenport, E. (2006). Knowledge sharing in online communities: Digital trends in practice. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science & Technology Annual Meeting: Vol. 44. Silver Spring: American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T).

Mackey, T. P. “An Analysis of Usability Factors in Web-Based Multimedia (WBMM) Tutorials” ED-Media 2006: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications.

Mackey, T. P. “Producing Web-based Multimedia for Web Design Instruction” ED-Media 2005: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications. 

Stefl-Mabry, J., Radlick, M., Druin, A., Bilal, D., Mackey, T.P., Doll, C., & Nahl, D. (2005). Pulling Design Threads Together: Issues in Web Design Across Student Populations (SIG HCI). In Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together. (pp. 561-571). Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science & Technology Annual Meeting: Vol. 43. Silver Spring: American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). 

Mackey, T. P, Gironda, B., Mitchell, J., Smith, J., and Barnes, S., “Mapping Sites for Collaboration and Interconnectivity: Technology Enhanced Connections” Conference Proceedings and Collaborative Multimedia Presentation.  CIT 2000: Conference on Instructional Technologies.  New Partners / New Possibilities.  University at Buffalo – State University of New York. (May/June 2000).

Mackey, T. P. “Collaborative Inter/face: Teaching and Learning Partnerships in the Computer Classroom” Conference Proceedings and Presentation.  CIT 2000: Conference on Instructional Technologies.  New Partners / New Possibilities.  University at Buffalo -State University of New York (May/June 2000).

Keynote Presentations

“Developing Metaliteracy to Empower Learners for the Generative AI Revolution.” Keynote Presentation. XI International Symposium on Curriculum and Educational Policies: Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Magdalena University, Colombia. October 2 and 3, 2024.

"Being a Metaliterate Producer in a World of AI" Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Intercultural Perspectives on Information Literacy Virtual Conference, University of Hildesheim Foundation, Department for Information Science & Natural Language Processing, Hildesheim, Germany, February 25, 2023.

"Metaliteracy: Engaging Students through Assessment as Learning" Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Second Virtual Training Session 4th National Meeting of Information Literacy Competencies, University of Puerto Rico, Virtual Conference, February 11, 2021.

"The Role of Metaliteracy in Designing Open Learning Initiatives" Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Intercultural Perspectives on Information Literacy, Department for Information Science and Natural Language Processing, Hildesheim University Germany and Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, India, Virtual Conference, January 30, 2021.

"Teaching Metaliteracy as a Vital Literacy for Today’s Digital World" Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  Edge consortium’s Annual Teaching with Technology Showcase: Excellence in Action, Virtual Conference on April 24, 2020.

“Building Communities of Trust: Metaliterate Learning for a Post-Truth Society” Keynote presentation. International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) at North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. September 24, 2019.

“Teaching Metaliteracy to Empower Learners in a Post-Truth World” Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Quality of Life Lecture Series. The School of Library and Information Science and the College of Human Sciences & Education. Louisiana State University (LSU).  April 13, 2018.

“Metaliteracy: Reflective and Empowered Lifelong Learning” Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Second Encounter of Reading in Higher Education:Literacy in Everyday Life La Universidad de Guadalajara, November 25, 2017. 

 “Metaliteracy and the Participatory Role of Learners in Today’s Social Information Environment” Keynote presentation and workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson. GenEd Faculty Assembly. General Education Program at Temple University. August 21, 2017. https://gened.temple.edu/partners/2017/07/12/metaliteracy/. 

“Metaliteracy as an Empowering Model for Mobile and Social Learners” Keynote presentation via video conference with Trudi E. Jacobson. University of Puerto Rico. Mobile Learning Week. March 20 2017. 

“Developing Metaliteracy in a Connected World to Engage Citizens” Keynote presentation. Summer Faculty Institute 2016. Mitchell Hall Theater, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, June 1, 2016. http://sites.udel.edu/sfi2016/2016/02/14/tom-mackey/. 

“Crossing the Threshold: Envisioning Information Literacy through the Lens of Metaliteracy” Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  2014 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference. Our New Frontier: Metaliteracy, Threshold Concepts, New Standards, and Other Wild Ideas.  Connecticut Library Association.  Manchester Community College. June 13 2014.

“Changing Models, Changing Emphases: The Evolution of Information Literacy. ”Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  Information Literacy Summit.  Into the Next Generation: The Future of Information Literacy. Sponsored by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library.  Moraine Valley Community College, Illinois.  April 25, 2014.

“Reimagining Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy: Empowering Learners for Participation, Collaboration, and Reflection” Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) Annual Program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.  Libraries, Librarians & Literacies: Information Literacy in Context.  June 21, 2013.  

“Reinventing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy for E-Learning.” Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  Southwestern Ohio Conference for Higher Education (SOCHE) Library Conference. Transitions in Learning: Preparing Engaged Students for the E-Learning Environment.  Wright State University Nutter Center.  May 8, 2013.

“Developing Metaliterate Learners: Transforming Literacy across Disciplines.”  Keynote presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  SUNY-wide “Conversations in the Disciplines.”  SUNY Empire State College.  December 13, 2013.  

“Collaborative Transliteracies in Open, Mobile, and Online Learning” Keynote Speaker. 3 T's: Exploring New Frontiers in Teaching, Technology and Transliteracy Conference.  State University of New York  FACT2 Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching and Technology, and State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA).  Fulton Montgomery Community College. March 25, 2011.

“Effective Information Literacy Programs and Instruction: Collaborating with Faculty, Developing Scalable Instruction Models, and Designing Classroom Activities”  Keynote Speaker.  With Trudi E. Jacobson. The Education Institute, The Ontario Library Association.  March 31, 2005.   

Invited Presentations 

"Metalliteracy for knowledge producers in a world of artificial intelligence (AI)" Virtual Presentation. Innovation and educational technology. 10th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES: "Education as an engine of social change: policies and practices for a just society." The University of Magdalena (Universidad del Magdalena), Santa Marta, Colombia. November 10, 2023. https://eventos.unimagdalena.edu.co/Evento/1027. 

"Reflections on Quality Education: From Cyprus to Online." Virtual Presentation. 2022 Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL) Global program, October 4, 2022.

"Teaching with Metaliteracy: Developing Learners as Producers" Online webinar with Trudi E. Jacobson.  American Library Association (ALA) eLearning Solutions continuing education program on July 14, 2022.

“Developing Learners as Producers through Wikipedia Editing.”  Interactive Workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University, South Africa. Virtual Presentation.  May 20, 2022. 

“Open Pedagogy Scaffolded by Metaliteracy.”  Interactive Workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University, South Africa. Virtual Presentation.  March 17, 2022. 

“Open Pedagogy and Metaliteracy.”  Prestige Lecture with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University, South Africa. Virtual Presentation.  March 8, 2022. 

“Exploring the Application of Metaliteracy in Learning Design.”  Interactive Workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University, South Africa. Virtual Presentation.  February 25, 2022. 

“Metaliteracy and Its Role in Self-Directed Learning.”  Prestige Lecture with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University, South Africa. Virtual Presentation.  February 11, 2022. 

“Advancing Metaliteracy to Rebuild Trust.”  Reason & Respect Initiative. Invited Presentation. President's Office. SUNY Empire State College.  November 2, 2020. 

“Metaliterate Learners Take a Stand Against Misinformation.”  Invited Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson and Kelsey O'Brien. HFM Pathways in Technology (PTECH) Early College High School in Hamilton, Fulton, Montgomery County, New York.  October 30, 2020. 

“Applying Metaliteracy in Teaching and Learning Practices,.”  Invited Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) at North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.  September 25 2019. 

“Integrating Metaliteracy and Information Literacy into Teaching and Learning,.”  Invited Workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University. Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa.  September 20 2019. 

“Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners.”  Webinar workshop.  Developed and facilitated with Trudi E. Jacobson.  ALA Editions eLearning Series.  June 15 2014.

“Applying Open Educational Practices to Develop Active Metaliterate Learners.”  Invited Workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University. Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa.  September 19 2019. 

“Exploring the Foundation of Metaliteracy in Theory and Practice.”  Prestige Lecture with Trudi E. Jacobson.  North-West University. Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa.  September 19, 2019. 

“Promoting Metaliteracy and Metacognition in Collaborative Teaching and Learning.”  Invited presentation via video conference with Trudi E. Jacobson.  NOLA Information Literacy Collective. August 11, 2017. 

“Beyond the Front Row Experience: Blending a University Course with a MOOC.”  Featured Speaker as part of invited panel with Margaret Schedel and Jennifer Adams, Stony Brook University.   Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear: Reflection, Innovation, and Learning.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2014. Cornell University. State University of New York.  May 29 2014.

“Open SUNY.”  Invited Panel Presentation with Carey Hatch, Robert Piorkowski, Alexandra Pickett, Kim Scalzo, Lisa Stephens, System Administration; Michele Forte, Empire State College.  Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear: Reflection, Innovation, and Learning.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2014.  Cornell University.  State University of New York.  May 29 2014

“FACT2 Task Group Experiential Education: A Design for Online Education.”  Invited Panel Presentation with Janet Nepkie, SUNY Oneonta; Fred Hildebrand, System Administration; Gary Halada, Stony Brook University; Cathleen M . Morreale, University at Buffalo.  Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear: Reflection, Innovation, and Learning.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2014.  Cornell University.  State University of New York.  May 28 2014.

“Designing Digital Badges to Generate Engaged Learning.”  Invited workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson.  Information Literacy Summit.  Into the Next Generation: The Future of Information Literacy. Sponsored by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library.  Moraine Valley Community College, Illinois.  April 25, 2014.

“Designing Learning Activities to Promote Metaliteracy.” Invited workshop.  New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) Annual Program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.  Libraries, Librarians & Literacies: Information Literacy in Context.  June 21, 2013.

“The Chancellor’s Online Education Advisory Team – Open SUNY.”  Panel Presentation with Carey Hatch, Lisa Stephens, SUNY System Administration; Kim Scalzo, SUNY Center for Professional Development; Larry Dugan, Finger Lakes Community College.  Transformation in Higher Education: Sharing Ideas and Showing Results.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2013 SUNY IT, Utica.  May 22, 2013.

Panel on On-Line Learning in Higher Education.   Panel Presentation with A. Frank Mayadas, Sr. Advisor, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Todd S. Hutton, President, Utica College.  Higher Education Committee. New York State Education Department. Board of Regents.  March 4, 2013.  

“Promoting Access for All with Open and Online Learning” Invited Presentation.  Westchester Library Association Mid-Winter Conference. The Gateway Center at Westchester Community College.  November 18, 2013.

“Connected Literacies: Teaching with Social Media to Advance Participatory Learning.”  Featured Speaker.  The Power of Connections.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2012. Stony Brook University.  State University of New York.  May 31, 2012.  

Rapporteur for small group discussions and Facilitator of a session on emerging technology with Pearson, CISCO, Datatel, and Brite Computers.  2011 ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents and Policy Forum.  SUNY Global Center, New York City. June 19-22, 2011.  

“Transliteracy and Metaliteracy: Emerging Literacy Frameworks for Social Media.” with Trudi E. Jacobson.  Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Creativity and Multicultural Communication.  October 3-9, 2011.  Center for Distance Learning (CDL), SUNY Empire State College.  http://www.cdlprojects.com/cmc11blog/contents/week-4-untitled/. 

“Using Technology to Teach Information Literacy” Webinar. Education Institute, Ontario School Library Association, a Division of Ontario Library Association. January 15, 2009.

“Information Literacy Collaborations That Work:  Developing Successful Alliances for Teaching Critical Thinking and Promoting Lifelong Learning” Audio Conference. Education Institute, Ontario School Library Association, a Division of Ontario Library Association. January 17, 2008.

“Web 2.0 and Digital Copyright” and “Plagiarism and Digital Copyright Working Session” Keynote Speaker. HFM BOCES Regional Superintendents Conference Day for School Library Media Specialists. October 5, 2007.

“The Evolution of Interaction: Blogs, Wikis, and RSS” Invited Speaker. Government Technology Conference (GTC) East 2006. Improving Government Track. Co-present with Steve Gold, Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Courts Outside New York City, New York State Office of Court Administration.  Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY. September 27, 2006.  

“Using Technology to Support Writing Instruction” Invited Speaker. Teaching Writing in the Disciplines More Effectively workshop offered by the Provost’s Office. University at Albany, SUNY. June 7, 2006. 

“Current Issues in Social Software: Blogging, Wikis, and RSS” Invited Speaker. Center for Technology in Government (CTG).  Research Breakfast meeting.  March 23, 2006.

“Developing Teaching Strategies to Prevent Internet Plagiarism” Invited Speaker. Conference for Library Media Specialists and Administrators. Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA). March 17, 2006. 

“Academic Integrity” Panel Presentation. Invited Speaker with Robert Bangert-Drowns, School of Education and Karen Williams, Writing Center Graduate Student Orientation Co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and the Office of Graduate Studies, August 31, 2006.

“From Blogging to Web Design: Collaborative Technology in the Digital Classroom” Invited Speaker.  Fall 2005 Conference for the Eastern New York Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ENY/ACRL). Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, October 21, 2005.

"The Principles of Web Writing: Information, Collaboration, and Design" Invited Speaker.  Center for Technology in Government (CTG). Web Site Management Using XML: A Testbed Project. September 29, 2005.

“Plagiarism Prevention” Invited Speaker. Co-facilitator with Bob Yagelski, Peter Shea, and John Murphy. School of Education Faculty Meeting.  University at Albany, SUNY. March, 2005.

“Building Information Literacy Dialogue” Invited Speaker.  With Trudi E. Jacobson. New York Library Association Annual Conference.  New York Library Association.  October 22, 2004.  

“Teaching Research, Writing, and Technology Skills” 137th Plenary Meeting University Faculty Senate. Panel on Plagiarism “Students, Plagiarism and Ethics”.  Invited Speaker.  Co-presented with Donald McCabe, Rutgers University, William Morris, SUNY Potsdam, and Stephanie Gross, President, SUNY Student Assembly.  Panel moderated by Janet Nepkie, SUNY Oneonta.  Upstate Medical University – Syracuse, New York. April 23, 2004.

“Digital Design: Usability, Accessibility, and Writing in the Collaborative Web Classroom”  Invited Speaker. The NYS Forum Rockefeller Institute of Government. Webmasters Guild.  February 6, 2004. Albany, NY.

“Information Literacy: A Collaborative Endeavor” Invited Speaker.  With Trudi E. Jacobson. Workshop for Hunter College librarians, faculty and administrators. Hunter College. April 28, 2003.

“Teamwork at the University at Albany: Building Campus Partnerships and Teaching Alliances”  Invited Speaker. With Trudi E. Jacobson.  Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Annual Conference.  Decisions by Design: When Values and Realities Collide. Philadelphia, PA. December 8, 2003. 

“Teaching New York” Session Chair and Comment. Researching New York 2003: Perspectives on Empire State History Conference. University at Albany, SUNY. November 21, 2003. 

“Plagiarism Prevention: How do we make faculty and teaching assistants aware of their responsibility to combat plagiarism?” Hudson Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities. Presentation at the University at Albany, SUNY, November 14, 2003. co-presented with Sue Faerman, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and John Murphy, Judicial Affairs Officer, University at Albany, SUNY.

“Effective Collaborative Models for Teaching Information Literacy” Invited Speaker. With Trudi E. Jacobson.  5th Biennial Conference for Academic Libraries.  NY 3Rs Association, Inc. Reference and Research Library Resources.  October 3, 2003.  Syracuse, New York.

“What Scholars Need to Know to Publish Today: Digital Writing and Access for Readers.”  Wrap-up (closing comments). Invited Speaker.  Symposium. University Libraries.  University at Albany, SUNY.  April 8, 2002.

“Citing Online Sources: Avoiding Digital Plagiarism in the Classroom”  Presentation.  Invited Speaker.  New York Library Association, NYLA 2001.   Albany, NY, 2001.

“Identifying and Preventing Plagiarism,” Invited Speaker, Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), University at Albany, SUNY. 2001-2003.

“Teaching to Prevent Plagiarism (and dealing with it when it happens)” Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), University at Albany, SUNY, 2001-2003.

“Redesigning Your Course to Meet the Information Literacy Requirement” Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), University at Albany, SUNY, 2001-2003.

“Best Practices in Teaching Information Literacy” Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), University at Albany, SUNY, 2001-2003.

“WebCT Success Stories” Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), University at Albany, SUNY, 2001-2003.

“Student Web Pages: Mapping a Digital Archive” Invited Speaker.  Upstate New York Archives Conference.  The Lake Ontario Archives Conference (LOAC).  The University at Albany, SUNY. June 2000. 

Conference Presentations

“Effective Strategies in the Digital Media Arts to Inspire Creativity and Collaboration.” Individual Presentation. Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate 2022 conference, Reflecting Onward: Evidence for a Changed World. November 16, 2022.

“Virtual Exchange: Developing Global Digital Narratives and Metaliteracy in a Shared Learning Community.” Collaborative Virtual Presentation with Dr. Sheila M. Aird.  2nd Annual International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL 2022), North West University (NWU) in South Africa, October 11, 2022. 

“Designing an Online Learning Community to Create Global Digital Stories.” Collaborative Presentation with Dr. Sheila M. Aird. 2022 4th International Research Conference 2022 (AUEIRC). Future of Digital Transformation: Technology, Innovation, and Creativity. American University in the Emirates, United Arab Emirates (UAE). International Higher Education Teaching & Learning Association (HETL). May 22, 2022.

“Integrating Metaliteracy into the Design of a COIL Course in Digital Storytelling.” Collaborative Presentation with Dr. Sheila M. Aird. 2021 ICDE Virtual Global Conference. Upskilling and upscaling for quality Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL). October 25-29, 2021.

“Creating a Global Learning Community Through Digital Storytelling.” Collaborative Presentation with Dr. Sheila M. Aird. University Global Coalition Virtual Gathering. September 28, 2021.

“Teaching with Metaliteracy: Developing Informed, Reflective, and Participatory Citizens” Collaborative Workshop with Trudi E. Jacobson. 7th European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL). ECIL 2021 Board and Steering Committee. September 20-23, 2021.

“Embedding Metaliteracy in Learning Design to Advance Metacognitive Thinking: From OER to MOOCs.” Collaborative Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. 7th European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL). ECIL 2021 Board and Steering Committee. September 20-23, 2021.

“Preparing Metaliterate Learners for the College Environment with SUNY's iSucceed College Success Course.” Panel Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson and Kelsey O'Brien. Learning with Innovative Technology (LIT) Conference. SUNY Empire State College. July 10, 2020.

“Advancing Democratic Dialogue by Applying Metaliteracy in Teaching Praxis.” Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Information Literacy & Democracy Virtual Conference. Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Germany. June 19, 2020.

“Accelerating Metaliterate Learning with a Global MOOC and Digital Badging System.” Panel Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson, Kelsey O'Brien, and Christine Paige. Online Learning Consortium (OLC). OLC Accelerate 2018: Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide. November 14, 2018.

“Digital Ethics in a Post-Truth Society.” Panel Presentation with Nicola Allain, Enrico Bocciolesi, and Diane Gal. Online Learning Consortium (OLC). OLC Accelerate 2018: Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide. November 15, 2018.

“Designing Innovative Online Learning: An Investigation of Digital Badges Integration with Two MOOC Platforms.”  Panel Presentation with Michele Forte, Allison Hosier, Trudi Jacobson, Amy McQuigge, Kelsey O'Brien, Jenna Pitera, and Kathleen Stone.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2015: Rising to Meet Our Challenges: Preparing for Global Success.  SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, May 26-29, 2015.

“Empowering Yourself in a Connected World: Designing an Open SUNY Coursera MOOC for a Global Audience.”  Panel Presentation with Kathleen Stone and Michele Forte.  7th COIL Conference:  The Expanding Landscape of COIL Practitioners, Networks, and Hubs: What’s Next?  Theme: COIL as a Venue for Digital Literacy, Virtual Teams and other 21st-Century Skills. Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), SUNY Global Center, March 19-20, 2015.

“Metaliteracy in Practice: Strengthening Learning through a Connectivist MOOC.” Presentation with Michele Forte, Nicola Allain, Empire State College; Trudi Jacobson, Jenna Hecker, University at Albany.  Transformation in Higher Education: Sharing Ideas and Showing Results.  Learning Design: Creating a Quality Learning Environment.  Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2013 SUNY IT, Utica.  May 30 2014.

“Riding the Wave: Implementing Open SUNY Throughout a Public University Ecosystem” Presentation with Kim Scalzo, Theresa Vamvalis, and Michele Forte. Online Learning Consortium (OLC). Institutional Strategies & Innovations Track. Conference in Orlando Florida, 20th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, October 31, 2014.

“What’s in a Name? Information Literacy, Metaliteracy, or Transliteracy”  Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson.  Association of College & Research Libraries Annual Conference.  ACRL 2013.  Indianapolis, Indiana.  April 10 - 13, 2013.  

“Open SUNY: Transforming Open and Online Education Within a Comprehensive Public University System” Presentation with Alexandra Pickett, Carey Hatch, and Kim Scalzo. SLOAN-C. Open, Global, Mobile Track. Conference in Orlando Florida, 19th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, November 21, 2013.

“Teaching Transliteracy in Collaborative Online Courses” Presentation. SLOAN-C. Technology and Emerging Learning Environments Track. Conference in Orlando Florida, 18th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, October 10, 2012.

“OERu: Reimagining Our Relationship to Content Through the Design of Collaborative Educational Spaces” with Jill Buban and Betty Lawrence. Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in Orlando Florida, 17th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, November 9 2011.

“Digitally Enhanced Humanities: Using Virtual Media to Create Real Worlds” with Nancy Dunlop.  Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in Orlando Florida, 17th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, November 10, 2011.

“Transliterate Thinking: Emerging Literacies for Social Media Development” Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in San Jose, California, International Symposium: Emerging Technologies for Online Learning, July 11 to 13, 2011.

“Community Based Open Learning: Studying Informatics in the Real World” Presentation with Anita Brown. Center for Distance Learning (CDL) Conference.  SUNY Empire State College.  Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York, Opening Minds: Learning from the Past – Shaping the Future, April 29 to 30, 2011.

“Open 2.0: Designing a Web of Learning” Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in Orlando Florida, 16th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, November 4, 2010.

“To Individualize Make It Personalized: Creating Project Based Service E-Learners” with Mara Kaufmann, 26th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI, August 5, 2010.

“Re-Conceptualizing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy for Social Media” Presentation with Trudi E. Jacobson. Conceptions of Library and Information Science 2010: Information Literacy Research Seminar.  University College, London, July 2010.  

“Designing a Hybrid Open Learning Model for Teaching Social Media Online” Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in San Jose, California, International Symposium: Emerging Technologies for Online Learning, July 23 2010.

“Teaching Social Media Online: Everyone has a Digital Story” Presentation. Center for Distance Learning Annual Conference.  SUNY Empire State College.  Saratoga Springs, New York, Learning in the Palm of Your Hand: Emerging, Engaging, Everywhere, April 23 to 24, 2010.

“Creating a Web of Learning: Toward an Open University Model” Presentation with Betty Lawrence, Ken Charuk, and Mete Cetiner.  SUNY Empire State College.  All College Conference. Saratoga Springs, New York, March 2010.

“Ready for Prime Time: The Master of Arts in Adult Learning as a Laboratory for Creativity and Experimentation” Presentation with Elana Michelson, Julie Gedro, Lisa Snyder, Tai Arnold, Bob Clourgherty, and Kathy Jelly.  SUNY Empire State College.  All College Conference. Saratoga Springs, New York, March 2010.

“Leading Societal Change Through Online Service Learning” Presentation with Dr. Mara Kaufmann. SLOAN-C.  Conference in Orlando Florida, 15th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, 2009.

“Integrating Web 2.0 and Service Learning through Collaborative Course Blogs and Wikis” Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in Orlando Florida, 15th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, 2009.

“Promoting a Learner Centered Model for Digital Media Development in Online Courses” Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in Orlando Florida, 15th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, 2009.

“Wiki Transparency in Blended and Distance Learning” Presentation. SLOAN-C.  Conference in San Francisco, California, International Symposium: Emerging Technologies for Online Learning,  June 17 to 19, 2009.

“A Social Informatics Model for Integrating Web 2.0 and Service Learning in General Education” Presentation. Center for Distance Learning Regional Conference.  SUNY Empire State College.  Conference in Albany, New York, Live Locally, Learn Globally: Discover Change in Online Education, April 24 to 25, 2009.

“Peanut Butter Wikis: Examining Authorship and Collaboration in PBwiki.com” Panel Presentation. Wiki a la carte: Understanding participation behaviors (SIG SI and SIG BWP). American Society for Information, Science & Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting. Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing and Information Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 2007.

“The Social Informatics of Blog and Wiki Communities” Presentation. Canadian Association of Information Science.  CAIS/ACSI 2007 Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Information Sharing in a Fragmented World: Crossing Boundaries, May 10 to 12, 2007.

“Exploring authorship and collaboration in student-centered course blogs” Panel Presentation.  Knowledge Sharing in Online Communities: Digital Trends in Practice.  American Society for Information, Science & Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting: Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future for All" Austin, Texas. November 3 to 8, 2006.  

“An Analysis of Usability Factors in Web-Based Multimedia (WBMM) Tutorials” Presentation. ED-Media 2006: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Orlando, Florida, June 29, 2006.

“Examining Design Threads: Issues in Web Design Across Student Populations” Panel Presentation, American Society for Information, Science & Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting: “Sparking Synergies: Bringing Research and Practice Together,” Charlotte, North Carolina, November 2, 2005.

“The Code of Originality: Writing for the Web” Presentation. Originality Imitation Plagiarism Conference, Sweetland Writing Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, September 22-25, 2005.

“Producing Web-based Multimedia for Web Design Instruction” Presentation. ED-Media 2005: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Montreal, Canada, July 1, 2005.

“Informatrix: Integrating Information Literacy and Information Technology in the Classroom” Presentation. Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT2003).  Collaborations for Success.  Information Literacy Track.  State University of New York at Potsdam. May 2003.

“Developing Information Literacy Skills Through Student Centered Web Development”  Presentation.  EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference on Information Technology in Higher Education.  Baltimore, MD, January 2003.  

“Approaching Interface Design Through Online Learning Research” Panel Presentation with Steven Doellefeld and Belle Gironda from the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, University at Albany.  32nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives (ISETA).  Pittsburgh, PA,  October 2002.

“Teaching Information Literacy”  Presentation.  Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT 2002).  Meeting the Challenge: Technology for Scholarship and Teaching.  Information Literacy Track.  College at Oneonta, State University of New York. May 2002.

“Beyond Code: Student Centered Web Development as Collaborative Problem-Solving for Research and Writing”  Presentation.  13th International Conference on College Teaching & Learning.  Teaching, Learning & Technology: Thinking Outside the Box…No Boundaries…No Limits.  Florida Community College at Jacksonville, April 2002.

“Asynchronous Web Based Learning Models: Video Professor Goes Online” Panel Presentation with Steven Doellefeld and Belle Gironda from the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), University at Albany.  13th International Conference on College Teaching & Learning.  Teaching, Learning & Technology: Thinking Outside the Box…No Boundaries…No Limits.  Florida Community College at Jacksonville, April 2002.

“Developing Scalable Student and Faculty Support Infrastructures for Web-based Course Dissemination”  Panel Presentation with Steven Doellefeld and Belle Gironda from the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, University at Albany.  Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT 2001)  An Odyssey of Innovation.  College at Geneseo, State University of New York. May 2001.

“The Awopbop Groupuscle and the Forms of Improvisation” Purkinge Group Reading.  E-Poetry 2001: An International Digital Poetry Festival.  University at Buffalo, State University of New York. April 2001.

“Fusion vs Atomization in the Virtual Classroom” Presentation. 12th International Conference on College Teaching & Learning.  Teaching, Learning & Technology: Humanizing the Learning Technologies.  Florida Community College at Jacksonville, April 2001.

“Teaching and Learning in the Literacy (R)Evolution”  Multimedia Panel Presentation with Belle Gironda from the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, University at Albany.  ED-Media 2000.  World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications.  Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Montreal, Canada. June/July 2000.

“Tracing Hypermedia Through Art: Superimposing the Iconography of Johns, Warhol, Ringgold, Wojnarowicz and the Silence=Death Project.” Presentation. English Department Conference: Carto-Graphic: Bodies of Production, Migration, and Subjectivity.  Session: On the Borders of the Digital: Hypermedia, Pedagogy, Genealogy.  University at Albany, State University of New York April, 2000.

“Teaching with Technology: Re-Defining the Student-Teacher Dialogue in Computer Environments of Word, Image and Sound”  Chair.  Literacy and Technology Session.  Central New York Conference on Language and Literature, Cortland College of the State University of New York. October 1999.

"Exploring Masked Identities in Student Hypermedia Projects" Presentation. Classroom Sampler.  Reflecting on Compressed Moments of Visibility.  The Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, Georgia. April 1999.

"Student Writing in the Web-Based Computer Conference: Exposing/Exploring the De-Centered Self"  Paper Presentation.  Central New York Conference on Language and Literature, Cortland College of the State University of New York (October 1998). Elected to Chair 1999 Technology Session: "Teaching with Technology: Re-Defining the Student-Teacher Dialogue in Computer Environments of Word, Image and Sound." October 1999.

"Writing the Web: The Construction of Student-Centered Electronic Spaces in the Freshman General Education Classroom" Panel Presentation. Constraints and Possibilities: Challenging Traditional Concepts of General Education through Interdisciplinary Teaching Practices.  The Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, Illinois. April 1998.

"The Great Wall/The Great Mall: The Intersection of East and West via Electronic Mail" Collaborative, multimedia, poetry project and presentation.  Crossing the Boundaries V: Translating/Transposing Cultures, Binghamton University. April 1997.

Academic Service 

SUNY Empire State University

• Chair of the General Education Evaluation Committee (GEEC) for Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Information Literacy, and Civil Discourse (2024-present)

• Member of the university-wide Pedagogical and Curricular Implications of Artificial Intelligence OAA Working Group and member of the subgroup for Workforce and Civic Engagement, 2023.

• Chair of the Initial Peer Review Committee (IPRC) for the Department of Arts and Media, 2022-23.

• Member of the Department of Computer Science Faculty Search Committee, 2023.

• Author of the BA and BS in Digital Media Arts Program proposals and Chair of the DMA Advisory Group, 2021-23.

• Member of the faculty team to conduct Outcomes Assessment Critical Thinking General Education Assessment Review (GEAR), May 13 to14, 2020.

• Chair of the Search Committee for Executive Director for International Education (2017).

• Chair of the Search Committee for Dean of Academic and Instructional Services (2016).

• Member of the Vice President for Advancement (VPA) Search Committee (2015).

• Co-Chair of the Course Catalog Steering Committee (2015-16).

• Member of the Web Environment Committee and Content Strategy Team (2014).

• Member of the college-wide team that worked with Open SUNY facilitators Kim Scalzo and Alexandra Pickett to conduct the SUNY Empire State College Institutional Readiness process based on the Sloan-C 70 Quality Scorecard Indicators; final Open SUNY Institutional Readiness Implementation Plan sent to SUNY on December 18 and shared with college community.

• Convener of the Open SUNY Steering Committee (2014-2017).

• Campus Coordinator for Open SUNY (2013-2017).

• Member of the Provost Search Committee (2014).

• Member of the committee for Three Voices That Shape Our Vision: An Inauguration Celebration Webinar Series as part of the Inauguration of Merodie A. Hancock (2014).

• Member of the committee for: Revisioning Adult Higher Education A webinar series hosted by SUNY Empire State College (2013).

• Member of core group that worked with OER Foundation on establishing SUNY Empire State College as anchor partner of OER university (OERu).

• Member of the committee that established a Webinar series to celebrate SUNY Empire State College 40th Anniversary. 

• Co-authored “SUNY Empire State College Statewide Enrollment Strategies: Towards 2025” in Vision 2025 document.   

• Member of the Moodle Advisory Group (2012-2013).

• Member of Morton Bahr Online Scholarship Selection Committee (2010-2014).

• Member of the Saratoga Springs Public Library Community Planning Committee (2011).

• Participated in Provost’s Blue Ribbon Panel to examine faculty, professional, and support staff work life issues; recommendations published November 2010.

• Participated in the initial committee for the Master of Arts in Adult Learning (MAAL).

• Participated in the Emerging Technologies subcommittee, as part of the Master of Arts in Adult Learning (MAAL) committee.

• Chaired CDL Building Technology Committee that made a recommendation for the purchase of presentation, teleconference, and videoconference technology for new building at 113 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York.

• Mentoring Committee, Co-Chair, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College (fall 2008 and spring 2009).

• Planning Committee, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College (fall 2008 and spring 2009).

• CDL Regional Conference Committee, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College (fall 2008-spring 2009).

• Virtual Exhibition Space sub-committee, CDL Regional Conference Committee, Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College (fall 2008-spring 2009).

State University of New York (SUNY)

• Founding member of the Advisory Board for the SUNY UWI Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development.

• Member of the Open SUNY Executive Director Search Committee (2015).

• Member of the Quality Assurance subcommittee of the Provost’s Open SUNY Advisory Committee (POSAC).

• Invited to participate in the SUNY Network of Excellence on Teaching, Learning and Assessment (2014).

• Member of the SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching and Technology (FACT2) (2012-2017).

• Experiential Education Task Force (2013-2014).

• Learning Analytics Task Force (2012).

• Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) “themes and tracks” subcommittee (2013-2014).

• Open SUNY Fellow at Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) (2014-Present).

• Grant Reviewer, Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG), 2012, 2013, 2014, & 2015.

• Participated in the “Multi-State New Models Engagement (Meeting 3)” and the “MOOC Research Initiative (MRI) – Research awards and conference: MOOCs and New Models for Learning and Instruction” as SUNY Representative with Carey Hatch in Arlington, Texas in December 2013.  

• Participated in the system level workshop “Multi-State New Models Engagement (Meeting 2)” as SUNY representative with Carey Hatch at Georgia Tech in August 2013.  Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

• Participated in a Strategy Lab workshop “MOOCs and the Public Higher Education System (Meeting 1)” as SUNY representative with Carey Hatch at the University System of Georgia in April 2013.  The workshop included system representatives from public universities across the country and was supported by the Lumina Foundation Productivity Strategy Labs and led by HCM Strategists. 

• Member of the Chancellor’s Online Education Advisory Team that recommended the adoption of Open SUNY (2012).

• Member of the SUNY Learning Network (SLN) Advisory Board (2011-2013).

The Sage Colleges

• Developed and co-wrote proposal for new undergraduate program in Professional Writing at The Sage Colleges (approved by the New York State Education Department in summer 2008).

• Participated in strategic planning at The Sage Colleges (spring and summer 2008).

• Team leader for Presidential Futures Team, The Sage Colleges (fall 2007-spring 2008).

• Developed accelerated online summer program Sage Sprint (2008).

• Participated in Prospective Student Open House events, The Sage Colleges (2007-2008).

The University at Albany, SUNY

• CIO Advisory Committee, University at Albany fall 2006.

• Developed and proposed new course for the Honors College University at Albany: IST250H: Social and Community Informatics (taught in spring 2007).

• Search Committee for Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) Director position at the University at Albany (Summer 2006).

• Provost’s Advisory Panel on Academic Integrity University at Albany (2006).

• Informatics Minor Committee University at Albany (2005-2006).

• Faculty Marshall for University at Albany Commencement (December 2004).

• Search Committee for ITS Instructional Support Specialist University at Albany (fall 2004).

• Husted Renovation Committee University at Albany (2003-2007).

• General Education Assessment Subcommittee University at Albany (fall 2003).

• Facilitator, New Faculty Orientation at the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning University at Albany (fall 2002).

• Search Committee for Instructional Developer position at CETL (2002).

• Information Literacy Subcommittee (2001-2007).

• General Education Committee (2001-2004). 

Department of Information Studies, College of Computing and Information (CCI)

• CCI IT Support Task Force (fall 2006).

• Scholarship Selection Committee for the St. Paul Travelers Scholarship in the Computing and Information Sciences (summer 2006).

• Department of Information Studies Curriculum Committee (2005-2006).

• Information Science Ph.D. Program Admissions Committee (2005-2006).

• IT Commons Academics Committee (2004).

• Technology Committee (fall 2003-spring 2004).

• Student Affairs Committee (fall 2003).

• B.A. Curriculum Committee (fall 2003-spring 2004).

• Interim Director, Undergraduate Program (fall 2002-spring 2003).

• School of Information Science Curriculum Committee (2002-2003).

• Faculty Development Committee (spring 2002 and spring 2005).

• Chair, Undergraduate Committee (2002-2003).

• Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (fall 2003-spring 2007).

• Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) (fall 2003-spring 2007).

Service to the Profession

• Peer review for Educational Sciences manuscript, January 2019.

• External reviewer for grant proposal entitled "Me and my big data – developing citizens’ data literacies" for Nuffield Foundation. July 2018.

• External Evaluator as part of the evaluation team representing the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) for SANS Technology Institute’s self-study report and campus visit between March 18-21, 2018. Contributed to Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience section of the team report as the lead evaluator.

• External Evaluator for postgraduate degree programme on Online and Distance Learning Education (ODLE), including Post-graduate Diploma in Online and Distance Learning Education, Master of Education (MEd) in Online and Distance Learning Education, Doctorate of Education (EdD) in Online and Distance Learning Education. The University of The West Indies Open Campus. September 2017.

• External Evaluator as part of the evaluation team representing the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) for Strayer University’s self-study report and campus visit between April 27 and March 1, 2017. Contributed to Standard 11: Educational Offerings and Standard 12: General Education sections of the team report as the lead evaluator.

• Member of the Scientific Committee for the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) International Conference 2017 hosted by Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune, India. 2017

• Peer reviewer of the paper “The Peritextual Literacy Framework: Using the Functions of Peritext to Support Critical Thinking” Library & Information Science Research (August 2016)

• External Reviewer for research proposal “Developing Core Digital Competencies in Students through Innovative E-Learning in Collaborative Inter-Cultural Teams.” Division of Social Sciences and Humanities. Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space. (August, 2016).

• External Evaluator, Heavin School of Arts & Sciences Academic Unit Review at Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey, 2015.

• Member of the Advisory Board for Progressio: South African Journal for Open and Distance Learning Practice (2014-2017).

• External Reviewer, The Department of History, Philosophy & Social Sciences at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), 2013.

• Member of the Editorial Team for Open Praxis, the open access peer-reviewed academic journal about open, distance and flexible education that is published by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) (2013-2021). 

• Peer-review of manuscript for First Monday, November 2008.

• Proposal review for Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. December 2008.

• Peer-review of manuscript for Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Special Information Literacy Issue, October 2007.

• Pre-publication reviewer for Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment, Second Edition, Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., February, 2007.

• Peer-reviewer of grant proposal for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, January, 2007.

• Peer-review of manuscript for Computers & Education, December, 2006.

• Peer-review of manuscript for The Journal of Information Science, December, 2006.

• Peer-review of manuscript for the International Information & Library Review (IILR), September, 2006.

• Peer-review of manuscript for the Journal of Education in Library and Information Science (JELIS), April 2005.

• Prepublication reviewer for the award winning book Motivating Students in Information Literacy Classes by Trudi E. Jacobson and Lijuan Xu. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004. 

• Member of the Information Literacy Advisory Panel for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (2002): Contributed to the Information Literacy Guidebook published by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education entitled “Developing Research & Communication Skills: Guidelines for Information Literacy in the Curriculum” (2003).

Community Service

Mohawk Hudson Humane Society

• Chair of the Board of Directors (2022-present)

• Member Board Of Directors (November 2017-present)

• Member of the MHHS Municipal Contracts Task Force (2023)

• Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors (2021-present)

• Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee (2017-22)

• Member of the Executive Committee (2019-present)

• Co-Chair CEO Search Committee (2019)