Board Members

Past President
Rob Moore

Rob Moore is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida in the School of Teaching and Learning and the director of the IDEATE Lab in the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies. He received his Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from North Carolina State University and holds an M.S. in Project Management from Western Carolina University and an M.S. in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University.

Rob's research focuses on engagement, digital ecologies, and learning analytics. Studying learner relationships in digital ecologies means examining structure and engagement to inform actionable strategies to improve learning experiences. He explores these relationships to identify patterns in learner behavior that can influence learning design.

President
Beth Oyarzun

Beth Oyarzun is a Clinical Associate Professor of Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She teaches fully online courses in LDT and serves as the Program Director for both the Master of Education and graduate certificate degrees in LDT.   Her research areas of interest surround online teaching and learning pedagogy and technology integration into effective instruction. Beth has been teaching for over 25 years, teaching high school mathematics, undergraduate teaching in LDT, training university faculty in online teaching, and teaching graduate students in LDT. She currently serves as the President Elect for the Division of Distance Learning in the Association of Educational Communications Technology (AECT)and as treasurer for the Board of Directors of the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (IBSTPI). 

President Elect
Daisyane Barreto

Daisyane Barreto is an Associate Professor and coordinator of the Masters of Instructional Technology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). She earned her Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining UNCW, she worked as a multimedia developer for non-profit and higher education institutions. She was also a research assistant with Disney Connected Learning in the design of learning games. Currently, she has worked with several colleagues and graduate students in the design and development of online professional development for teachers in STEM topics such as Introduction to Robotics, Games and Gamification, and Cybersecurity lesson plan integration. She has also collaborated with colleagues internationally to train teachers virtually in integrating STEAM content & English language learning into the classroom.

AECT Board Representative
Patrick Lowenthal

Patrick R. Lowenthal is a Professor of Educational Technology at Boise State University. He specializes in designing and developing online learning environments. His research focuses on how people communicate using emerging technologies—with a specific focus on issues of presence, identity, and community--in online learning environments. 

Communications
Sheri Conklin

Dr. Sheri Conklin is an Associate Professor in Instructional Technology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). She earned her Ed.D. in Educational Technology from Boise State University. Before moving into this role, she worked as the Director of eLearning over a team of Instructional Designers and multimedia developers. She also worked as an Instructional Designer in higher education for nine years. Before joining higher education, she was a special education teacher in K-12 schools. Her research interests include online course design and instructor social presence. 

Awards
Hajeen Choi

Dr. Hajeen Choi is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Management & Technology, and Instructional Design & Technology programs in the Department of Visual Communications and Technology Education at Bowling Green State University. She teaches courses on the internet and information studies, and instructional design and technology. Dr. Choi received her MBA degree from Duke University and her PhD degree in the area of instructional design and learning technologies from Florida State University. Her research interest includes motivation and engagement in online learning, social media in education, and networked learning in online communities.

Finance
Elisa Shaffer

Elisa Shaffer has worked at NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, a professional association for college and university academic advisors, for the past 14 years. At NACADA, she has led, in partnership with SMEs, in developing many 3.5-week short courses for professional development for academic advisors and administrators for the past five years. In January 2024, she led the launch of microcredentialling for these short courses. Advisors from around the globe have taken these short courses to benefit their students and their institutions greatly. In addition to her role as NACADA's Instructional Designer, she is the Webinar Producer for all NACADA Webinars.

In addition to working full-time, Elisa is a Ph.D. candidate in Instructional Design and Technology at Old Dominion University. Her dissertation focuses on learners with ADHD in online learning environments.

Records
Rebecca Peacock

Dr. Rebeca Peacock is an Instructional Designer and Online MBA Course Delivery Manager at Boise State University. She has an MEd in Instructional Design and Technology from Wayne State University, an MSLIS from Syracuse University, and is currently an EdD in Ed. Leadership/Instructional Design & Technology at Idaho State University. She has been involved in instruction and instructional design, with a focus on online learning, for a decade. Her current research interests include microcredentials, motivational design, universal design for learning, and teaching online in higher education settings.

GSA Liaison
Jason Bock

Jason Bock is the Director of Operations for the Center for Online and Extended Learning at Tiffin University and a doctoral candidate from the University of West Florida. At Tiffin University, Jason teaches design, technology and instructional design courses. His research and work focus on student use of generative AI in online asynchronous classes, student engagement with online students, and removing technological barriers for distance learners.