Education Workshops
The ability to connect with and provide enriching educational experiences for students from a distance has always been a valuable skill for an educator.
Now more than ever, the ability to teach effectively and transition between traditional and online modalities is essential. Robert Morris University, a nationally ranked doctoral granting university and leader in online education for over a decade, is now offering an affordable, accessible series of workshops designed to provide educators of all backgrounds with the education and the insights they need in order to thrive in an online learning environment.
As of July 8, 2020, please contact Patrick Litzinger or Tina Gitelman directly at corporateprograms@rmu.edu or 412-397-6383 to register for any individual workshop in the series.
Upcoming Workshops
Instructor Bios
Dr. Vicki Donne is a Professor in the Education department at Robert Morris University. She teaches courses in research, reading instruction, special education, and assistive technology. Her previous experience includes 15 years as a special educator working in K-12 schools. Dr. Donne’s research involves reading instruction for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, instruction for students with multiple disabilities, and technology and assistive technology use. In addition, she has served as an evaluator and principal investigator on several grants. Dr. Donne consults with a team on the statewide alternative assessment specifically regarding the sub-group of students who are deaf/hard of hearing with concomitant disabilities.
Dr. Richard Fuller is a Professor of Education and serves as the Interim Director of the Ph.D. in Instructional Management and Leadership program and is the Director of the Center for Innovative Teaching at Robert Morris University. Dr. Fuller teaches graduate and doctoral courses in instructional leadership, instructional design for traditional and distance education, and educational technology. He has over 40 years’ experience in education as an administrator, instructor and trainer. He received his Doctorate of Education from The Penn State University. His research interests center on leadership and motivation, creating interaction in distance education pedagogies, and how the use of technology can enhance learning.
Dr. Mary Hansen is a university professor in the Education department at Robert Morris University. Her research interests lie in the areas of educational measurement and assessment. She is interested in design and technical issues related to large-scale test development, as well as classroom assessment practices, including the use and impact of formative assessment practices on student learning, and the impact of instruction as measured through outcomes assessment instruments. For over 10 years, she has worked with alternate assessments administered to students with severe intellectual disabilities. Dr. Hansen specializes in quantitative research design and statistical analysis of data, and she regularly serves as a program evaluator for grant-based projects. She has conducted research related to the use of assistive technologies for students with disabilities, and research related to establishing the validity argument for a statewide alternate assessment through a wide range of evaluation and research studies.
Dr. Lawrence Tomei is a Professor of Education at Robert Morris University. Dr. Tomei also serves as the Director of the RMU Center for Cyber Research and Training and Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Cyber Research and Education. He holds an Ed.D. (USC – Los Angeles, CA), master’s degrees in Education and Public Administration (University of Oklahoma, Norman), and bachelor’s degree in business administration (University of Akron, Ohio). He served in the US Air Force from 1972 until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1994. He moved to Pittsburgh and took a position as a senior administrator, then education faculty member at Duquesne University. He joined RMU in 2004 as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs until 2017 when he returned to full-time faculty. His research interests include educational psychology and learning theories, instructional technology, and cyber security.
Dr. John Zeanchock is an Associate Professor of Education and of Computer and Information Systems, and continues to serve at Robert Morris University (RMU) since 1989. Dr. Zeanchock holds a doctoral degree in Education, Instructional Design and Technology, from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in Counselor Education and Secondary Mathematics Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his position at RMU, he worked as a high school mathematics teacher, computer programmer, project manager, corporate trainer, and IT department manager. Dr. Zeanchock’s primary instructional and research interests include curriculum and instructional design, educational technology, computer programming, and project management. He currently serves as an Operations Board and Advisory Board member for the RMU Center for Innovative Teaching (CIT) and provides various forms of faculty development seminars.