Opened Practices Users with the Title: Education Consultant

Previously a Project Manager at the School of Education at Syracuse University. Currently working at Three Canoes.

I received my B.S. in Forest Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 2000 and M.S. in Information Management in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University in 2008. Following 6 years of service in the U.S. Navy as an electronic equipment maintenance technician and reactor plant operator on a nuclear submarine and 2 years of experience as a computer support technician, I joined the Living SchoolBook as a Science Field Coordinator until 2008. I am a co-founder of "Three Canoes" a consulting group which offers training, support, technical and implementation services for schools interested in deploying Sakai, OSP and other open source technologies.

My current interests include:

• The IT role in Higher Ed and K12 systems.
• Strategic uses of FOSS to achieve institutional objectives.
• The implementation and development of learning management and portfolio systems which provide tools that encourage differentiated instruction and deepen the relationship between teachers and students.