Dr David Guralnick
David Guralnick holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Northwestern University, where his work synthesized concepts from the fields of computer science, instructional design, and cognitive psychology. Over the past fifteen years, he has designed and developed simulation-based training applications, electronic performance-support systems, and specialized authoring tools, which allow non-technical people, such as writers and trainers, to build e-learning sites. The cornerstone of David’s design philosophy is the concept of content-driven, goal-driven design using the information and the needs of the end-users, rather than the technology, to lead the design process. David is president of New York-based Kaleidoscope Learning and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University.

David Guralnick

Dr Dan Remenyi
Dr Remenyi is a Visiting Professor in Information Systems Management at the School of Systems and Data Studies at Trinity College Dublin and an associated member of Faculty at Henley Management College in the United Kingdom. His original academic interests are in the field of information systems management and he has researched and been published widely in that area. In recent years he has taken a strong interest in research methodology and the sociology of research. He now works extensively with research candidates and their supervisors at both doctoral and masters level. He conducts a number of seminars to topics related to improving effective academic research and obtaining better results. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 books and some 50 academically refereed papers. He is published in all 4 of the A rated Journals in the United Kingdom in Information Systems Management. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Acta Commercii (a general management journal) and the Journal of Information Technology. He is the editor of the Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation and advisor to a number of other electronic journals.

Dan Remenyi

Dr John B. Black
John B. Black is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Telecommunications and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in the Cognitive Studies and in the Communication, Computing and Technology Programs. He is also the Director of the Institute for Learning Technologies. He is the author of over 100 scholarly journal publications and four books. His current research focuses on applying cognitive theories and research to create more effective learning environments.

John Black

Professor Mike Hart
Mike Hart worked for many years in the Business School at De Montfort University, Leicester before taking up his present position as Professor of Business and Informatics at University College, Winchester. He is interested in all aspects of business studies education and has recently published papers in the areas of e-learning, plagiarism and communities of practice in several international conferences.

Mike Hart

Amanda Jefferies
Amanda Jefferies is a University Teaching Fellow and Principal Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She has been closely involved in the university’s own developments in e-Learning and is attached to their Blended Learning Unit, which is a national Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning. Her teaching responsibilities include evaluating and promoting usability through HCI principles. Her current research interests include investigating the impact on staff and students of e-Learning initiatives and the design of accessible and usable web-based learning. She has spoken widely at e-Learning conferences in the UK and abroad.

Amanda Jefferies