I have been teaching at the University of Missouri since 2000 in The School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. My research with this department has impacted the field of learning technology by providing assessment tools for the field of recruiting women into engineering. It has also promoted meaningful learning in online settings and using cognitive technology tools for enhancing learning.
I received my Master's degree from the University of Kansas and then went on to work at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Denver. I worked for them as a software engineer for nine years. It was a great job and a great company to work for but I realized I wanted to do something more people orient...