Nancy
McCoy-Wozniak became
Stony Brook University's first
Learning
Architect in The Faculty Center where she consults with faculty
on the planning and design of courses and effective course
management methods. She received her Masters of Arts in
Education, specializing in Instructional Technology from the
University of
Akron. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from
Hiram College
and studied television production and communication at
Lorain County Community
College.
Nancy has worked as an instructional designer,
educational technologist and online learning coordinator for over
10 years, and has been dubbed the
Wizard of Woz at her previous academic
positions. She has taught online and traditional courses in
computer applications, multimedia design, communication, and
business. Currently,
Nancy is documenting future
technology trends and challenges in Distance Learning and the
pedagogy of Web 2.0 and 3.0 technologies in the classroom.
Nancy
has shared her experience and stories with us from her work as a
Learning Architect. She
discusses her work and research on blending Web 2.0 tools into a
traditional, distance, and blended settings through use of
applications and devices called
clickers. She also touches upon the issues of
having to follow school system standards, the uses and struggles to
promote social networking communities like
Facebook to
creatively connect to students of all ages for lifelong
learning.