Vitae


 * (Jim and Misty - I grabbed these from the website in order to have some info to help Catherine, Claudia, and Cynthia make an informed decision. )

JIM BOSCO:** Jim has taught at the associate degree level for the past 9 years in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. During that time, he was promoted to Dean of Academic Studies and given responsibility for curriculum design, faculty development, and student success. He has earned his B.S. in Mgmt., Masters in Education, and is working on his dissertation to complete his Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. Presently, Jim is rewriting COMM 103, technology in the classroom for undergraduate education majors. Jim has provided his faculty with diverse teaching methodologies in order to meet the needs of a heterogeneous student population. He believes in the power of the individual teacher to impact change and echoes Jean Piaget who challenged schools to create men and women capable of doing new things and not merely repetition of what was done in the past.


 * Misty O'Connor,** President of Point Click Learn, has both education and business experience, giving her an edge in the computer training and consulting industry. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, a Masters in English, over seven years teaching experience, twenty years computer technology experience, and seven years in the computer software industry, Misty brings her education and experience together to provide exceptional consultation to her clients. Misty's friendly easy going nature allows her to develop trusting relationships with her clients, who keep coming back to her as technology continues to develop.

Awards/Recognitions:

 * SBDC Small Business of the Year: 2007
 * American Education Corporation “Top 5” Partner 2006
 * American Education Corporation “Top 5” Partner 2005
 * AutoSkill International, Top Performer “Percentage of Plan” 2005
 * American Education Corporation “Top 10” Partner 2004
 * AutoSkill International, Top Performer “Percentage of Plan” 2004
 * AutoSkill International, “Million Dollar Club” 2004
 * AutoSkill International Most Improved Partner, 2003
 * American Education Corporation “Rookie of the Year,” 1999
 * SBDC Rookie Business of the Year, 1999
 * PA Business Plan Contest State Finalist, 1999
 * M.A. University of Central Florida, 1993
 * Certificate of Completion, Cambridge University, England, 1992
 * B.A. University of Evansville, 1987

In 2001, Peggy moved to Greenville, SC where she taught at Stone Academy of Communication Arts. There she attended the University of South Carolina at Columbia to begin her MLIS. Ms. Sheehy is currently concluding her studies in the MLS program at Southern Connecticut State University. While in Greenville, she served as a district technology curriculum developer and teacher trainer and continued to facilitate workshops and give presentations on technology in education and 21st century literacy. Sheehy helped design Greenville County’s Technology Plan. In 2002 she was named Teacher of the Year at Stone Academy. In 2003, she returned to the New York area and serves as ITF/ Media Specialist at Suffern Middle School. Very active in the district’s teacher technology training program, she is a fierce advocate for the meaningful infusion of technology in education and in 2006 established their educational presence in Teen Second Life: Ramapo Islands. Suffern Middle School is the first middle school to use the virtual world for education. After great success with the first group of 400 8th grade students, Ramapo now serves 1000 students. Ms. Sheehy has presented her work with students in Teen Second Life at the Tech Expo, NYSCATE, NECC, EdNet, and the Tech Forum NY 2007. She attended the Virtual Worlds Conference in San Jose where she made a strong case for the blending of the technology industry and education. She will be presenting at Alan November’s BLC Conference 2008. As a true pioneer in teaching in virtual worlds, she is sought out for advice, curriculum direction and professional development for those that would follow in the footsteps of Ramapo Central. Her vision encompasses a globally collaborative 3-D virtual world campus where learning is student-centered, product-based, playful, and creative.
 * Peggy Sheehy**: After a twenty-five year as a professional vocalist, Peggy Sheehy received a BS in Musical Performance and Education from Empire State University. She began teaching in 1997 at Mt. Sinai Elementary School in Mt. Sinai, New York and was also a district technology trainer. After receiving her Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from Stony Brook University, she became an advocate for technology in education, and presented her ideas and experiences at technology conferences and workshops throughout the North East. She received the Technology Teacher of the Year for two consecutive years from ASSET, (Association of Suffolk County Supervisors for Educational Technology) where 1999- 2001 she presented "Tomorrow's Classroom Today".



Cynthia Calongne, also known as Lyr Lobo in Second Life, joined Colorado Technical University’s Computer Science Department in 1996. Her doctoral research focused on developing an immersive virtual reality system on a PC with a novel user interface. For thirteen years, she worked as a software engineer on mission critical projects for Air Force Space Command and on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

She has hosted over 35 conference presentations and two keynote addresses on education, virtual worlds and digital media. In 2005, she completed an artificial intelligence project for San Juan College and the National Science Foundation.

Today, her classes include software engineering, systems engineering, robotics and game design projects in Second Life. She mentors 8th grade students at Ramapo on Second Life’s Teen Grid and researches serious games and virtual worlds.