Officers
Please don’t hesitate to contact members of the Board of Directors with suggestions that may improve our practices and member engagement at CNIE.
President
Rob Power
Dr. Rob Power is an Assistant Professor of Education at Cape Breton University in Sydney, NS. He is also an adjunct professor, teaching courses on instructional design for online learning, educational technology integration, Digital Accessibility issues, and mobile learning pedagogies, at several Canadian universities. Rob is a Past President of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn), and has served as the programme manager and conference chair of the 13th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2013). He is also the President of Power Learning Solutions.
Vice-President
[Vacant]
Past President
David Macdonald
David Macdonald, M.E.T. (UBC), B.Ed. (Nipissing), B.Mus. (McMaster), is a long-time member of CNIE-RCIE, having attended and presented at conferences in Vancouver (CADE-AMTEC), Winnipeg, Montreal, Hamilton, and Ottawa, and has served on several committees and as Member-at-Large, Director for Distance and Open Learning Professionals, and Secretary-Treasurer. He was also co-chair of the organizing committee for the 2018 CNIE-RCIÉ Conference and AGM hosted by the Centre for Continuing Education at Laurentian University in Sudbury. David has been involved in Distance Learning as an instructor, course author, instructional designer, administrator, and student for nearly two decades. He is currently a Distance Learning Program Development Specialist with OpenEd at the University of Guelph. David is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, currently serving as Secretary in addition to participating as a volunteer musician. David and his spouse Bettina live in Sudbury, Ontario.
Secretary/Treasurer
Carol Sparkes
As an Instructional Designer at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and a life-long learner I share my passion for learning by designing student-centered, and activity-based online courses. Prior to moving to TRU, I designed instruction at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, and Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Completing a PhD (Educational Technology) from Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec has been a great personal and professional accomplishment. My research compares the impact of the flipped classroom with the traditional classroom on student achievement in higher education. The foundation of my education is based on a Master of Information Technology Education from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and two undergraduate degrees (Bachelor of Arts in sociology and Bachelor of Commerce) from Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland. I look forward to hearing about how I might serve you in this role as secretary-treasurer.
Directors
Ji Yae Bong
Dr. Ji Yae Bong is an assistant professor of Educational Technology at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She earned her Ph.D. in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies from Florida State University in the United States. Her research focuses on open pedagogy, mobile technology, online learning community, and instructional design practice. She currently serves as a director-at-large of CNIE. She hopes to contribute to CNIE by helping forward the vision of the CNIE, representing the best interests of its members, and addressing new needs of members that might have emerged following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connie (Levina) Yuen
Dr. Connie Yuen is an Assistant Professor of Emerging Technology in Open, Digital, and Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada. Her research draws upon links between learning sciences, psychology, and technology — with an emphasis on cognification for teaching, learning, and assessments using virtual environments, digital technologies, and artificial intelligence. Previously she worked as a K-12 educator, instructional designer, technology analyst, program evaluator, and lecturer in higher education. Connie completed her Ph.D. in Educational Technology at the University of Alberta, where she examined the pedagogical and ethical implications of classroom technology integration. She looks forward to meeting with and contributing to the CNIE community.
Lucas Johnson
With over twenty years of experience supporting the technical and pedagogical aspects of teaching and learning with technology, Lucas is well-versed in many aspects of teaching and learning with technology. At Lakehead University, Lucas is the Educational Technologies Facilitator in the Faculty of Education and a Contract Lecturer. Lucas’ passions, interests and research revolve around teaching and learning with technology. A family man and father in a big blending family with five children, Lucas is always busy and loves to see his children learning and growing. A lifelong learner with a BSc General, a BA Philosophy, and an MEd, Lucas is currently studying in the Joint PhD in Education Program at Lakehead University in the social cultural and political contexts of education with a research focus on the implementation of technology in Ontario K-12 schools. Lucas is a PhD Candidate.
Secretariat
Executive DirectorCam Smith |
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Member ServicesBarb Ford |
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