Web Site Links
Here's a list of links to a variety of the products I've profiled on this site, with some history thrown in for good measure...
Recommendations
A zipped file of my recommendations on PDF file format can be found here...
A complete list of my references has been posted on this page.
Business Card
A Flash version “business card” can be viewed here.
Online Resume
If an HTML version is preferable, the same information can be found here.
Contact Info
Fimian@InstructionalTech.Net
37 Gay Rd
Brookfield, Massachusetts 01506
508-867-5909
http://www.instructionaltech.net/
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MFimian@Providence.edu
Providence College
305 Feinstein
549 River Avenue
Providence, RI 02918,
401-865-1832
http://itdp.providence.edu/
Background
Off-line Work. Off-line CD-based work -- including that done with ToolBook and other authoring programs -- can be sent upon request; I've also dabbled with Authorware 3.0-6.0, IconAuthor and other authoring programs. I am proficient in Photoshop 7.0 and other graphics programs, dabble with Illustrator 10, use DreamWeaver (4.0 UltraDev and MX 2002 and 2004), and am currently working on my Flash/Fireworks MX skills (both V. 8).
Online Work. I originally started with CD-based work in 1991 after 25 years of my own instruction; I later branched out to develop and run instructional technology training programs for faculty and teachers, and produced online instruction as the Web became more prominent in the institutions in which I worked over the last decade: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Morehead State, and Providence College. And, as a graduate student at Utah State University in the late '90s, I was extensively involved in teaching both face-to-face and online courses, and was involved in the development of other online courses for Special Education faculty. Over the last few years, I’ve increasingly depended on the Internet to distribute training files. Depending less on the actual physical distribution of CDs and other media types has improved turn-around, decreased distribution costs, and assured that only the most recent versions of the instructional files are available to users. Versioning has its place, but can be cumbersome when you’re dealing with hundreds of files.
Samples
Some samples include our Video Help library at http://itdp.providence.edu/Help/Video_Help.htm; these files were created using Camtasia Studio 2.0, with some audio editing via Sound Forge. These video help files – each of which teaches a single skill on a JIT basis, have proved popular with the Providence College faculty; we’ve experienced over 6,500 hits on our Video Help Library since December of 2004. More recently, I’ve experimented with a combination of PowerPoint 2003, Captivate 1.0, Camtasia Studio 2.0, SnagIt 7.0, and Articulate’s presenter to develop the prototypes for our future version of the online training library. These can be viewed at, and are best seen by pressing the F11 key when in your browser:
Digital Presentations
During the summer of 2005, dozens of PC faculty provided usability feedback for final tweaks before the production cycles started. As work progresses on this version of the Video Help Library, a hundred or so of these instructional modules should be available by the end of the '05-06 academic year. This library is profiled here...
Evaluative Data Summaries
Digital Handouts
Using a variety of tools, I've developed a number of digital handouts. Here are some samples.
Web Tours
Using Camtasia and Snagit, it's possible to create and use a brief walking tour of a web site; these are used to direct students to sites and to attend to specific aspects or attributes of sites.
Recent History
Having been the Project Director and primary instructor in Project CADRE at Appalachian State University in the mid-90s, the position gave me an opportunity to work with dozens of faculty and teachers, teaching them multimedia skills. After the end of the funded Project, I returned to school to obtain another terminal degree; this one in Instructional Technology (minors: instructional software development and multimedia software development.). Having completed some time-limited work at Arkansas State and Morehead State Universities since then, and with a hiatus to complete my dissertation, I've been busy the last few years. Presently working as the Instructional Technology Design Specialist at Providence College in Rhode Island, I'm responsible for the development and management of the Instructional Technology Development Program, training and supporting scores of faculty, assisting them in the development of online courses (via a courseware product called Angel), and for the creation of multimedia work and instructional sequences and presentations, both online and CD-based.
Budget Responsibilities
In prior positions, I've supervised, trained, managed and administered projects and programs with staff numbers ranging from 2 to 2,000, and with budgets ranging from $89,000 to $68,000,000.
- Project CADRE at Appalachian State | $750,000 (direct) for a three-year time period;
- Morehead State's PT3 Project | approximately 1.1 million per year;
- Southbury Training School | approximately $66,000,000 to $68,000,000 per year, give or take a few hundred thousand;
- Presently, I am responsible for a three-year $300.000 budget which I was instrumental in procuring, contributed by the Davis Educational Foundation to Providence College for the development of the Instructional Technology Development Program.
Recent Employment History
Providence College. I am presently the Instructional Technology Design Specialist at Providence College -- a catch-all phrase reflecting the diversity of the role. Like my prior positions at Morehead and Appalachian States, this position spans a wide range of coordinative, supervisory, and development activities, while working with primarily with faculty and undergraduates (as outlined in the new site that I'm preparing -- still under construction: http://itdp.providence.edu/ ); much of this work entails:
Since our courseware Angel was licensed by PC in the early Summer of 2001, the number of online course offerings have risen from 3 to 40 to 75 to 150 to 260 to 410 during the last few years, with approximately 120 faculty now using Angel for varied levels of course support; projections are that this number will double in the next 36 months. Training for Angel is provided as face-to-face small group, individual, and online 24/7 supports.
Morehead State University. Before my current position, I was the Director of Instructional Technology at Morehead State. This role also encompassed a range of coordinative, supervisory, and development activities:
- working with undergraduates, faculty, and public school teachers
- starting and developing an instructionally-related web site
- coordinating Morehead's PT3 grant (1.1 million dollar annual budget)
- directing the training and supervision of a number of faculty in their development
- establishing annual technology conferences
- providing periodic workshops to faculty and teachers alike
Earlier Samples
From the following list you can find, access, and review samples of my online work under the following categories:
Online Instruction and College Courses
Samples of online coursework can be seen at http://InstructionalTech.Net/College_Courses.htm . Some of these look quite dated -- reflecting the changes that have occurred in light of online "Look and Feel" practices over the last ten years; I've opted to keep the sites in their original condition as I occasionally use them as examples of good -- and bad -- site design. They include:
Sitemill, Pagemill, FrontPage, and eventually DreamWeaver were used to construct these.
Online Instruction (not course-related)
This year’s face-to-face workshop sequence: http://itdp.providence.edu/Training/Training_2006.htm
Recent Samples (online PowerPoint-based tutorials):
Recent Samples (mixed media formats such as WMV, Flash, PDF, HTML):
Somewhat older Flash-captures of various workshops:
Should you have any questions or comments, I can be reached at 401-865-1832 during business hours and 508-867-5909 evenings and weekends. Other contact information can be found at the end of this post. Also, an online version of a detailed resume and downloadable versions can be accessed at http://www.instructionaltech.net/Resume.htm .
References
The following are professionals who have volunteered to act as references. Feel free to contact them... Other references from where I presently work will be available in the near future.
Providence College
Mr. Charles Haberle (my immediate and present supervisor)
Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs, 208 Harkins
Providence College
Providence, RI
1-401-865-1154
Mr. Bernard Colo
Director of Academic Media Services
300 Feinstein
Providence College
Providence, RI
1-401-865-2118
Dr. Marian Mattison
Professor, Department of Social Work
Providence College
Providence, RI
1-401-865-2526
Morehead State
J. Michael Seelig, Dean
College of Business
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
(606) 783-2040
m-seelig@morehead-st.edu
Elizabeth Ann Regan, Chair
Department of Information Systems
College of Business
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
606-783-2730
e.regan@morehead-st.edu
Dr. Ron Spangler, Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Education and Technology
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
606-783-2432 - Phone
r.spangl@moreheadstate.edu
Arkansas State
Dr. Kent Layton, Dean and Professor
Professor and Dean, Office of the Dean
College of Education, University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118-5000
(770) 836-6570 - Phone
(770) 836-6729 - FAX
KLayton@WestGA.edu
Appalachian State
Ms. Susan Newlin
Watauga High School
Boone, NC 28607
828-264-2407
NewlinS@watauga.k12.nc.us
For a complete list of letters, please see the main recommendations page.
Please feel free to contact any of the following:
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Dr. Margaret Ruggieri |
Assistant Professor, Accountancy
1-401-865-2654
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Dr. Giacomo Striuli |
Professor, Modern Languages
1-401-865-2234
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Ms. Diane Smith-Wilkes |
Trainer, Information Technology (Computer Services)
1-401-865-2715
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Dr. Caroline Wilcox |
Assistant Professor, Marketing
1-401-865-1000
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Dr. Patricia Raub |
Associate Professor, School of Continuing Education
1-401-865-1000
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Dr. Michele Holt |
Professor, Music
1-401-865-2209
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2004 |
Mr. Richie Kless |
Director, Off Campus Housing
1-401-865-2605
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2004 |
Dr. Alice Beckwith |
Professor, Art/Art History
1-401-865-2354
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2004 |
Dr. Richard Elkington |
Professor, Art/Art History
1-401-865-2120
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2004 |
Dr. Carol Hartley |
Professor, Accountancy
1-401-865-2154
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2004 |
Dr. Ann Norton |
Professor, Art/Art History
1-401-865-2520
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2004 |
Dr. Robert Hackey |
Associate Professor, Management
1-401-865-2453
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2004 |
Dr. Stephen J. Mecca |
Professor, Engineering/Physics/Systems
1-401-865-2099 -- Please Call only
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2004 |
Dr. Kathleen Cornely |
Associate Professor, Chemistry
1-401-865-2866 -- Please Call only
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2004 |
Dr. Pamela D. Sherer |
Professor, Management
1-401-865-2036
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Dr. Catherine Gordon-Seifert |
Associate Professor, Music
1-401-865-1898 |
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