Mike also facilitated classes at Rosemont College and has done contract work through Rowan University. His other topics include Business Research, Organizational Theory, Organizational Behavior, Introductory Statistics, New Technologies in Communication, Business Process Reengineering, Construction Estimating, Planning, and Scheduling, and Customer Service Practica.

In December 2001 he made a presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Regional EDUCAUSE Conference in Baltimore entitled Creating Online Courses - From an Art to a Craft. In March 2002 he presented a paper at the International SITE (Society for Instructor Technology in Teacher Education) Conference in Nashville, entitled The Significant Challenge that Distance Learning Represents to Educators. At the E-Learn 2002 World Conference in Montreal, in October 2002, Mike presented his paper entitled Workplaces Are Evolving Quickly - is Adult E-Learning Keeping Pace? His paper, Leveraging Adult Student Value in E-Learning Environments - a Pedagogical Shift was presented in March 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the SITE 2003 Conference. His paper entitled Pedagogical Issues Related to Redesigning and Delivering Web-enhanced or Web-based Courses was presented at the international Slice of Life conference, in Philadelphia, in June 2003. In November 2003, Mike conducted a half-day workshop/seminar on Leveraging Adult Learner Experiences and Expectations in Distance Learning Settings at the international EDUCAUSE 2003 Conference, in Anaheim, CA.

In 2004, Mike presented his paper, No Adult Left Behind: Ensuring Meaningful Academic Experiences for Nontraditional Students in Distributed Learning Settings, in Atlanta in March at the SITE conference, in April at the Northeast Regional WebCT Users Conference, and in November at the E-Learn 2004 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education conference in Washington, D.C. (This was recognized as an Outstanding Paper at this conference. It was one of 13 that were so recognized from a pool of over 800 submitted papers.) At the CUMREC conference in May, he presented Developing a Viable ASP Model for Distributed Learning and co-presented ERP Implementation as an Agent of Organizational Change, in Austin. At the national WebCT Users Conference in July, Mike presented his paper Managing Your Discussions and Chat Tools While Maintaining Course Quality, in Orlando.

In 2005, at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in January, Mike made a presentation called Synchronous or Asynchronous Course Elements? Why Choose? Use Both! in Baltimore. Also in January, Mike was interviewed for two articles that appeared in Distance Education Report and Online Cl@ssroom Report, published online by Magna Publications, Madison, WI. In June at the National Educational Computing Conference, Mike will conduct a half-day workshop entitled Ensuring Online Course Quality while Managing the Faculty Workload, in Philadelphia. For the remainder or 2005, Mike has several proposals for papers and workshops submitted to various international and domestic conferences on topics such as nontraditional students, the use of technology in higher education, and distributed learning in general.

In his graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Mike received an M.S. in Organizational Dynamics. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Drexel's School of Education in Educational Leadership Development and Learning Technologies. Mike put on hold his pursuit of a second Masters degree at Penn, this time in Philosophy. During his graduate work Mike had the opportunity to study in Shanghai, Beijing, London, Windsor, Dublin, Belfast, and Stockholm.

Mike works full time now in Drexel's Information Resources and Technology department, in its Instructional Technology Support area as a coordinator of distance learning and faculty development.

Mike's Dissertation focuses on the perceptions of nontraditional students versus those of the educators regarding course content, pedagogy, and applicability - and the expectations that those nontraditional learners bring to the classroom. He is also interested in doing research on distributed learning specifically, and adult education and nontraditional learners in general, among myriad other topics.

Mike's wife, Donna, is a CPA. His son Daniel, an artist, is a junior at the Savannah College of Art and Design, in Georgia.

Drexel faculty Web Site:
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~mes27 /