Overview
John has held a wide variety of roles in both the public and private sectors, working for large universities, small colleges, startups and fortune 500 companies. He has been a web developer, corporate trainer, adjunct lecturer, editor, instructional designer, educational technologist, and now is the executive director of the Media Resources Center at Wichita State University.
John has a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Wichita State University and a Master’s degree in English from Kansas State University. He grew up in Western New York, completed his Bachelor’s in History and English at SUNY Binghamton (now Binghamton University).
Information
- Accessibility, Adaptive Technology, and Accommodations
- Artificial Intelligence, esp. Large Language Models in academic use
- Change Management
- Video production
- Instructional Design
- Educational Technology
- Web Development
- Web Accessibility
- Web Marketing
- Open Source
- Creative Writing
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Accessibility and Web Development
7/2021-Present. Executive Director, Media Resources Center (Wichita State University, Wichita, KS)
6/2015-6/2021 Director, Media Resources Center (Wichita State University, Wichita, KS)
1/2014-6/2015 Manager, Instructional Design and Technology (Wichita State University, Wichita, KS)
11/2011-1/2014 Program Manager, EPG Engineer Education (NetApp, Wichita, KS)
1/2007 – 10/2011 Director of New Media and Web Services (ESSDACK, Hutchinson, KS)
9/2005 – 12/2006 Director of Alumni Networks (Wichita State University Alumni Association, Wichita, KS)
7/2005 – 12/2006 Web Development Consultant (Wichita, KS)
4/2002 – 7/2005 Web Developer/Account Manager (LineSight, Inc., Wichita, Kansas)
8/1999 - 5/2007 & 8/2014 – present Adjunct Instructor
1/2000 - 4/2002 Managing On-line Editor