Technology in Education

Core Faculty
National Faculty
Staff

Core Faculty

Brenda Matthis, Ed.D.
Director of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Division, Director of Technology in Education Program, Associate Professor
617.349.8443 bmatthis@lesley.edu
Course Designer/Mentor:
ECOMP 6018: Introduction to Educational Robotics
ECOMP 7010: Emerging Technologies
ECOMP 7103: 21st Century Leadership: Supporting All Learners on the Ability Spectrum

Bill Barowy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
617.349.8168 barowy@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 7008: Research in Technology in Education
ECOMP 7100: Fundamentals of Computer Structure
ECOMP 7106: Qualitative Inquiry, Technology, and 21st Century Education
Dr. Barowy's web page

George Blakeslee, Ed.D.
Professor
617.349.8488 gblakesl@lesley.edu
Dr. Blakeslee's web page

Richard Carter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
617.349.8156 rcarter@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 6003: Using Technology to Integrate Mathematics Into the Curriculum
ECOMP 5102: An Introduction to Programming: From Graphics to Microworlds with Logo
ECOMP 5107: Evaluating Educational Technology for the Classroom

Stephan Cohen, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
617.349.8151 slcohen@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 6009: Web Site Design and HTML: Web Publishing for Educators

Susan Cusack, M.Ed.
Instructor
617.349.8353 scusack@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 5007: 21st Century Teaching: Supporting all Learners on the Ability Spectrum

Jo-Anne Hart, Ph.D.
Professor
617.349.8418 hart@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 5022: Technology and Social Studies
ECOMP 6016: Teaching and Learning with Digital Media
ECOMP 7011: Bridging Technology Gaps
ECOMP 6101: Technology: Impact on Society and the Schools

Judi Mathis Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
617.349.8979
jjohnson@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 5004: Technology in the Language Arts Curriculum
ECOMP 5100: Computers, Technology, and Education

Joan Thormann, Ph.D.
Professor
617.349.8387 thormann@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 7017: Teaching Online: Issues and Design
ECOMP 6008: The World Wide Web as an Educational Resource
ECOMP 7101: Practicum and Seminar in Instructional Technology
ECOMP 7104: Technology in Education Thesis Project
ECOMP 8000: Advanced Professional Seminar in Technology in Education

Linda Triplett, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
617.349.8946 triplett@lesley.edu
Course Mentor:
ECOMP 6106: Designing Curriculum That Integrates Technology
ECOMP 6102: Classroom Assessment with Technology
ECOMP 6011: Database Management for Educational Settings
ECOMP 6100: Educational Uses of Systems Thinking, Modeling, and Simulation
ECOMP 7009: Leadership in Educational Technology: Systemic Program Implementation
ECOMP 7105: Using Assessment Data for School Improvement

Maureen Yoder, Ed.D.
Professor
617.349.8421 myoder@lesley.edu

National Faculty

Rachel Bordelon, PhD.
bordelon@lesley.edu

J. Burton Browning, Ed.D. 
browning@lesley.edu

Cal Carpenter
ccarpent@lesley.edu

David Hartranft, Ph.D.
dhartran@lesley.edu

Brenda Heiman, Ph.D
bheiman@lesley.edu

Adrianne Hunt, Ed.D.
ahunt@lesley.edu

Linda Hunt-Brown, Ed. D.
lbrown2@lesley.edu

Staff

Tina Carter De La Cruz
Program Manager, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Division
617.349.8119 tcarter@lesley.edu

Dan Tobin
Assistant Director for Academic Advising and Student Services (TIE and Early Childhood)
617.349.8343 dtobin2@lesley.edu

FACULTY

The Technology in Education faculty are experienced teachers drawn from a variety of academic backgrounds who are focusing their attention on ways of applying technology in educational settings. The core faculty are supplemented by experienced adjunct faculty who bring additional expertise to the program and a strong practitioner focus. The core faculty take academic responsibility for the program, work closely with adjunct faculty, and monitor course syllabi. TIE faculty consult with local educational organizations and school systems on the appropriate use of educational technology in the school curriculum.

Faculty members serve on many educational technology committees and boards, including the Educational Technology Advisory Council to the Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts, Business and Education for Schools and Technology (BEST), and Adaptive Environments. They have conducted and directed conferences and institutes on educational technology, including the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in 1989 and 1994, and the Advanced Educational Technologies Institute.

Faculty have presented work on improving instructional practice with educational technology at local, regional, national, and international education and technology education conferences, including National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Technology Reading and Language Difficulties (TRLD), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), California CSUN, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), American Educational Research Association (AERA), NECC, and the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators Conference (MassCUE). The faculty have received a number of grants in the area of educational technology, including National Science Foundation grants.

Faculty members have published several books on educational technology and publish in many of the leading technology in education reviews such as Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, Educational Technology Review, Electronic Learning, Leading and Learning with Technology, and The Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching.