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UMUC
Full-Time/Staff
- Dr. Stella Porto
- sporto@umuc.edu
- University of Maryland University College
- Graduate School of Management and Technology
- Program Director & Collegiate Professor
- OMDE 601, 602, 603 & OMDE 632
Adjuncts
- Dr. Michael Beaudoin
- University of New England/USA
- OMDE 604 & OMDE 690
- Dr. Zane Berge
- Training Systems Design Program
- University of Maryland Baltimore County/USA
- OMDE 621
- Dr. Ulrich Bernath
- Center for Distance Education at Carl von Ossietzky
- University of Oldenburg/Germany
- OMDE 601 & OMDE 690
- Dr. Mauri Collins
- DePaul University's School for New Learning
- Center for Distance Education's Instructional Designer
- OMDE 607 & OMDE 603
- Ms. Eileen Frank
- University of South Florida
- OMDE 611
- Ms. Anne Forster
- University of Sydney, Australia
- OMDE 622
- Dr. Inez Giles
- University of Maryland University College
- OMDE 607
- Dr. Gila Kurtz
- Bar Ilan University, Israel
- OMDE 603 & OMDE 631
- Dr. Som Naidu
- University of Melbourne/Australia
- OMDE 607
- Dr. James Rawson
- University of Maryland University College
- OMDE 623
- Ms. Judy Roberts
- Judy Roberts & Associates/Associés Inc/Toronto, Canada
- OMDE 603
- Dr. Eugene Rubin
- University of Maryland University College
- Founder and former head of the MDE department
- Dr. Robert Sapp
- Director of LeADS, Information Technology Unit, University of Maryland University College
- OMDE 632
- Dr. Merrily Stover
- SUS, University of Maryland University College
- OMDE 604
Oldenburg University
Full-time/Staff
- Dr. Thomas Hülsmann
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg/Germany
- OMDE 601, OMDE 606, OMDE 625 & OMDE 626
- Dr. Ulrich Bernath
- Center for Distance Education at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg/Germany
- OMDE 601 & OMDE 690
Adjuncts
- Dr. Jane Brindley
- Centre for Psychological Services
- Department of Psychology
- University of Windsor/Canada
- OMDE 608
- Dr. Greville Rumble
- Open University/UK; Former Editor, Open Learning
- OMDE 602 & Visiting Expert - OMDE 606
- Ms. Christine Walti
- Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland
- OMDE 601 & OMDE 608, Facilitator OMDE 900
- Dr. Olaf Zawacki-Richter
- Hochschule für Bankwirtschaft - Business School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt a.M./Germany
- OMDE 620
Visiting Experts
- Dr. Tony Bates
- Professor of Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya/Spain
- former Director of Distance Education and Technology, University of British Columbia/Canada
- OMDE 606
- Dr. Tom H. Brown
- Deputy Director, Telematic Learning & Education Innovation,
- University of Pretoria/Republic of South Africa
- OMDE 620
- Dr. Dr. h.c. (mult.) Börje Holmberg
- Former Rector, Private FernFachhochschule Darmstadt/Germany &
- Executive Director of the Institute for Distance-Education Research, FernUniversität Hagen/Germany
- Professor Emeritus of Distance-Education Methodology, FernUniversität/Germany
- OMDE 601
- Dr. Michael G. Moore
- Professor of Education, Editor of The American Journal of Distance Education
- Founding Director of the American Center for Study of Distance Education, The Pennsylvania State University/USA
- OMDE 601 & OMDE 626
- Dr. Dr. h.c. Hilary Perraton
- The Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD) of the Von Hügel Institute at St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge; Cambridge/UK
- OMDE 625
- Dr. Dr. h.c. (mult.) Otto Peters
- Professor Emeritus of Distance-Education Methodology
- Founding Rector, FernUniversität Hagen/Germany
- OMDE 601
The “Visiting Experts” concept embedded in the MDE is designed to bring distance education scholars, researchers, and practitioners into the online classroom to facilitate a course module or short-term discussion on their topics of expertise. Students read books and articles written by their visiting experts and then have the opportunity to directly interact with them online in class. This approach is important not only in ensuring that the program curriculum is informed by the latest developments in the field, but also in helping students broaden their interests, understand the importance of research, and make theory-to-practice connections.
MDE faculty have been editors of internationally renowned journals in distance education, written articles and books in their respective areas of expertise, and received awards for their work in the field.