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Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Current location: Fishers, IN

Current Occupation: Education Coordinator for the IU Histotechnology Program (Pathology Department, School of Medicine). This course is offered 100% online with synchronous and asynchronous portions. It also has a practicum portion where students work on hands-on lab assignments at the laboratories where they work (and/or train)

What do you want to do all day?
It depends on the day. Spending time with my daughter comes in first place. I also like staying at home and cuddle with my pets. Cuddling in general is A-OK with me. I wish I had time to make more drawings  There's much more, but these come to mind first.

But what do you really do all day?
Interact with my students, come up with ideas to make our recorded lectures better with technology use, take care of Zoe, my awesome daughter, try to keep the house in order, cook, clean, and do small home repairs.

Who is your superhero alter ego:
Captain Mar-Vel. Probably the mightiest and most overpowered Marvel superheroes. I like girls who kick-BX&@!

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are:
doing what I really do all day, described above ↑

Last thing I learned:
How to screen a porch by myself.

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Hometown: Bremerton, WA

Current Location: Columbia, MO

Current Occupation: Learning Specialist at the High School level, I specialize in co-teaching in the general education setting.

What do you want to do all day?  Be outside!  Whether its hiking, kayaking, doing yard work, anything outside.

But what do you really do all day? Most days I get up and go to the gym, then I go to work and prepare lesson plans, track IEP data, etc.  Then I go home and spend as much time as I can with my family.

Who is your superhero alter ego? My superhero alter ego would most likely be the Flash, so I can run around and get everything done faster so I would have more time to relax.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are:  Working around my house, I am constantly changing or renovating something.  I also try to spend as much time outside as I can, lately its been too hot though.

Last thing you learned:  I just started teaching at a new district, so I recently learned how to use the new Special Educational Services system.

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At Opryland-Clogging Competitions for my daughter

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Full Name: Tiana Iruoje

Hometown: Bloomington, IN

Current Location: Bloomington, IN

Current Occupation: Director of Student Engagement and Success in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indiana University.

What do you want to do all day?: Read, spend time with my husband and kids, and sleep

But what do you really do all day?: Work, teaching, meetings, creating and developing programs to help students navigate IU and Luddy.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
My parents.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: Walking with my husband and our dog, spending time with our kids. Traveling with my family, spending time on projects around the house, going to see live bands .

Last thing you learned: I learned some different ways to develop my class on canvas.

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Full Name: Beau Scott
Hometown: Battle Ground, IN
Current Location: West Lafayette, IN

What do you want to do all day?: Listen to the Grateful Dead and read about Hobbits.

But what do you really do all day?: Listen to the Grateful Dead and inspire teachers, principals, and superintendents to try new and crazy things in their classrooms, schools, and districts.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Joanna Constantine

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: doing whatever my wife has on my project list.

Last thing you learned: I learned how to utilize a new EdTech App called Miro.  I fell in love with it this summer and began exploring all the possible applications it has.  I have been able to use it to create engaging presentations, carry out onboarding with new team members, plan out support resources for learners who have different learning styles.  It's really been amazing.

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Full Name: Megan Harbach

Hometown: Long Island, NY

Current Location: Philadelphia, PA

Current Occupation: College math lecturer (and also looking for full-time work in Philly)

What do you want to do all day?: Work with a non-profit organization to increase protections for LGBTQIA+ youth and work with teachers to create classroom environments in which LGBTQIA+ youth feel supported and empowered.

What do you really do all day?: School work, communicate with students, plan meetings

What is your superhero alter ego?: I'm not a big superhero person - yikes - but I watch this show called Motherland: Fort Salem, and I'd love to be a witch with healing powers

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: taking yoga classes, playing sports in a Philly league, watching TV, playing with my kids

Last thing you learned: How to draw in Illustrator using an ApplePencil for R542 (I feel like there's something more recent, but I can't think of anything...)

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Hometown: Elkhart, IN
Current Location: Indianapolis, IN
Current Occupation: I own/manage a 12 unit apartment building (maintenance, landscaping, and construction included) and am a student in the IST EdD program at IUB.

What do you want to do all day?: Create a lasting and positive change in our world.

But what do you really do all day?:  Try to stay on task, but really, I don’t meditate enough. I occupy my days with school reading/writing/posting, working with contractors, assisting tenants with big and small needs, painting, lawn care (both the house and apartment), house chores, coordination of neighborhood board meetings and fundraisers, grabbing espresso, and cooking.

Who is your superhero alter ego?: My superhero’s are polyglots who typify the best the human condition has to offer.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: having friends over to the pool, going to cabaret shows, drinking coffee, lawn care, conducting or participating in neighborhood leadership meetings and events, and chatting with my husband (my best friend).

Last thing you learned: Some things you are good at and others you aren’t. Don’t beat yourself up for the things you aren’t good at, but instead use the realization you aren't good at something as an opportunity to meet new people with the strengths you don’t.

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Full Name: Gina Londino-Smolar

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA - then lived in Londonderry, NH for a while - now in Carmel, IN

Current Location: Carmel, IN

Current Occupation: Teaching Professor at IUPUI in Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Forensic and Investigative Sciences program & Faculty Fellow with the Office of Collaborative Academic Programs through the Office on Online Education at IU

What do you want to do all day?:
Stay at home with my 4 kiddos and play!

But what do you really do all day?:
I really want to develop innovatives ways to teaching science at the college level, including on online

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Wonder Woman

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: Driving 4 kids around to all their activities, cooking, cleaning, and drinking beer.

Last thing you learned: That a narwhal's horn is a tooth

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Full Name: Chris Herrera

Hometown: Alta Loma, CA

Current Location: Rio Rancho, NM

Current Occupation: Learning Experience Designer

What do you want to do all day?:
Travel to new places and explore the outdoors whether it is fishing or bicycling.

But what do you really do all day?:
Work in the field of instructional design mornings to afternoons and coursework during the evenings. Occasionally, work on a project around the house.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Batman

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: Cramming my brain with home projects.

Last thing you learned: Learning new artificial intelligence software for avatar generated voiceovers and Microsoft PowerBI

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Full Name: Meika Billings Dopwell

Hometown: Montego-Bay, Jamaica

Current Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

Current Occupation: Speech-language Pathologist & IUB EdD IST student

What do you want to do all day?:
Work on my website, go sightseeing, get more involved in mentorship work, spend time with family, work fully remote as an instructional designer/Edtech consultant specializing in supports for individuals with communication disorders

But what do you really do all day?:
Help improve speech and language in children and young adults with disabilities above plus try to complete a ton of insurance compliance documentation and write reports.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Neo (The Matrix)

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: finding something to do outdoors, watching a movie, updating my to-do list, completing tasks on my to-do list

Last thing you learned:
It was more of a refresher, but it resonated differently this time. "Your attitude determines your altitude"- I often heard it in high school. But recently, it crossed my mind as new complex tasks arose at work. The right attitude will help you be successful in any task.

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Full Name: Aaron Jones

Hometown: Arkadelphia, AR

Current Location: Norman, OK

Current Occupation:
Coordinator, Data Analytics and Project Management, OU College of Professional and Continuing Studies

What do you want to do all day?: Alternatingly, travel to new locations and ‘veg out’ on the couch.

But what do you really do all day?:
Work, School, Sleep, Repeat 😊

Who is your superhero alter ego?: Spiderman or Iron Man. One accidently became a superhero and had to learn how to manage that reality, and the other does not have any superpowers, but tries to use his knowledge to solve problems.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are:
Playing and listening to music, watching new TV shows and football (in the fall), spending time with family

Last thing you learned:
Not so much learned, as reconfirmed: new knowledge does not mean new discovery. Sometimes one learns a new skill or acquires information and is a little slow to realize that many others already possessed that knowledge. I have been on both sides of that equation when developing new programs, and it is a reminder that communication is important in any project.

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Full Name: Wesley Burton

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA

Current Location: Bloomington, IN

Current Occupation: Baseball Player and Graduate Student at IU Bloomington

What do you want to do all day?: I am pursuing a career as a professional baseball player - so the ideal day is centered around my workouts and training plans!

But what do you really do all day?: Honestly, not too far off of that. Just with the addition of some online classes here and there.

Who is your superhero alter ego?: My mom. As a single parent, she built her own law firm all while taking care of my every need through childhood. She's amazing.

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: Training, riding my bike, reading, or cooking. Occasionally hosting a podcast or tweeting things I find amusing.

Last thing you learned: Boredom can be an incredible tool to encourage productivity.

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Wes with Mic for D1PS Announcement copy-2

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Full Name: Chris Cruz-Gonzalez

Hometown: Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Current Location: Bloomington, IN

Current Occupation: TESOL/TEFL professor and AI with CEP at IU

What do you want to do all day?:
Traveling different countries and exercising.

But what do you really do all day?:
Work, do assignments and attending class. Plus, house chores.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
My mom. She is an example of surviving three cancers.

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: watching Netflix and exercising.

Last thing you learned:
I learned how to use and navigate CANVAS

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Full Name: Patrick Healy

Hometown: Nanuet, NY (about 40 minutes northwest from NYC)

Current Location: Nanuet, NY - previously in Boston, but moved back home during COVID and still here!

Current Occupation: Learning Experience Designer, Consultant, Tutor, Ed.D. Student

What do you want to do all day?:
Read psychology and philosophy, take online courses, travel, and be outside

But what do you really do all day?:
Read, write, research, do coursework, go to Zoom meetings, plan and organize projects, meet with clients

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Batman - no real superpowers, but he still works with what he has to do good. Also doesn't kill bad guys...

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: working out, meditating, listening to audiobooks and podcasts, spending time with family, on the phone with friends, bowling, watching old films

Last thing you learned:
I took an online course recently on eHealth that focused on the design and technology of healthcare products and applications. I'd love to do more work in this space in the future, focused on the design of apps for mental health and wellness.

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Fall Name: Xiaojiao Sun

Hometown: Henan, China
Current Location: Bloomington, IN

Current Occupation: Master Student in IST, School of Education

What do you want to do all day?:  Taking my son to the planetarium.

But what do you really do all day?: Reading, doing coursework.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
My father.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: cleaning my house, taking a walk with my husband,  playing with my son, going to park with my families, watching Chinese dramas.

Last thing you learned: Speaking ”Thanks“ in Spanish, this is "Gracias".(My son taught me yesterday. He learned it at kindergarten. Again, I want to say that school always helps children grow up quickly.)

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Full Name: Xiaoying Zheng

Hometown: Fujian, China

Current Location: Bloomington, IN

Current Occupation: Graduate Assistant (GA) in IST, School of Education

What do you want to do all day?:  go hiking, go driving, organize things, workout.

But what do you really do all day?: read, write, do coursework, work, various chores

Who is your superhero alter ego?: Mr. Max

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: cooking, cleaning, take a walk,  watching movies.

Last thing you learned: The New Normal Learning Framework by Dr. Badrul Khan.

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Full Name: Edward Queen

Hometown: Lafayette, IN (from 10 years old; born in Huntington, WV)

Current Location: Lafayette, IN

Current Occupation: Senior Instructional Designer at the Center for Learning Design and Technology, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

What do you want to do all day?:
Fly my drone, read, play on the computer, ride my bike...

But what do you really do all day?:
Meet with faculty, help design and develop online classes, be a father to my 3 children.

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Kuiil - "I have spoken."

When you are not cramming your brain in class you are: going to kids' high school marching band events, going to/volunteering at church, cooking, cleaning, playing with my golden retriever Hugo, or orange tabby Milo.

Last thing you learned: You can create packages in Camtasia that you can share with others in your working group to apply consistency to video creation projects (e.g., themes, favorites, libraries, other settings).

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Me back in 2017... the same except I don't have glasses now. Thank you Lasik!!

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Full Name: Nathaly Gal (pronounced "Natalie")

Hometown: Oak Lawn, IL

Current Location: Lockport, IL

Current Occupation: Associate Director for the Center for Instructional Design & Academic Technology (CIDAT)

What do you want to do all day?: Cook, ride horses, clean (can you believe it?), drink martinis, and read crime novels.

But what do you really do all day?: Course design, LMS troubleshooting, meetings, and video creation (tutorials).

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Steve Irwin. He lived his passions - an inspiration to us all!

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are:  running, making new dishes, drinking wine, reading, and loving my 3 cats and 1 dog (plus a lizard).

Last thing you learned: Hyflex Course Model. This is an instructional method that allows for in-person, synchronous, and asynchronous learning all-in-one. The model is designed to be flexible for students while providing the same quality of learning. I am currently working with an instructor to test out Hyflex model for their class.

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Full Name: Bob Pacheco (I am an observer in the course.)

Hometown: Providence, RI

Current Location: Fallbrook, CA (think San Diego)

Current Occupation: Learning design, business analysis, and educational evaluation.

What do you want to do all day?: Work in my small orchard.

But what do you really do all day?: Work with colleges and small businesses in improving performance (human performance technology).

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Mr. Spock.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: working in a field, sweating and trying to understand nature and my role in it.

Last thing you learned: Subsidiarity. The principal that the best way to help a person is at the local personal level. That is, what individuals are able to do, society should not take over, and what small societies can do, larger societies should not take over.

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Full Name: Ge Yan

Hometown: Jilin, China

Current Location: Bloomington, IN

Current Occupation: Executive Director of Digital Technologies at Kelley School of Business

What do you want to do all day?: Kayak & Foodie Tours

But what do you really do all day?: Meeting, Meeting, Meeting...

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
Star-Lord

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: cooking, cleaning, watching the urban deers eating my tomatoes

Last thing you learned: I recently learned how to stage a shoot (pretend) in the brand new $16 million Jellison studio. If anyone is interested in a tour of the new studio, let me know!

https://kelley.iu.edu/about/directory/offices/learning-technology/jellison-studios/index.html

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A $10 million gift from the Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation provides Kelley faculty with the technology and tools create engaging and creative virtual and live classes on site.

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Full Name: Sunmi Seol

Hometown: Seoul, Korea

Current Location: Palo Alto, CA

Current Occupation: A mobile app developer at Stanford University and an EdD student at Indiana University Bloomington

What do you want to do all day?: I really want to watch Korean dramas

But what do you really do all day?: Having a meeting, writing codes, debugging, testing, writing documents, reading articles, doing assignments, leaving comments, doing home chores, gardening, riding for kids, and communicating with contractors and handymen

Who is your superhero alter ego?:
My mother is my hero. I really want to be a mother like my mother.

When you are not cramming your brain in class, you are: crying, watching dramas, taking a walk, gardening, drinking alcohol, drinking coffee, and chatting with friends.

Last thing you learned: The person I have to fight for is me, and never give up whatever I try