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Project Leaders & Program Managers

Director of e-Learning, Head of Academic Technology, Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Director of Innovative Technologies...whatever your official title and however many hats you wear, you need one thing:  answers.
 
Considering how an upgrade affects your faculty and your technology?  Looking for programs you can implement that raise the profile of e-Learning on campus?  Do you need to report on how Blackboard systems are being used by faculty and students?  The sessions below are for you.
 
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Tuesday, 7/14/2009
Back to Basics: Five Elements of Exceptional Technology Enhanced Learning
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Featured Speaker(s), Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Stephen Laster, CIO, Harvard Business School
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Blackboard Learn, Release 9 - Now Open for Engagement
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
National Harbor 13

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led

Speakers
Julie Kelleher, Senior Manager, Solutions Marketing, Blackboard
Nick Schiavi, Solutions Manager, Blackboard
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Communication & Technology: Moving Institutions to Gain a Competitive Edge
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Respondus Theater (Chesapeake G/H)

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Policy Considerations

Speakers
Esther Hugo, Outreach Counselor, Santa Monica City College
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Moving to Blackboard CE, Release 8 with Managed Hosting Services
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies

Special Topics
Funding/Budget Pressures

Speakers
James Johnson, Special Assistant Program Manager, Pierce College - Military Program
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Platform 8 ¾: GGC's Vista Courses taught via Blackboard NG (Bb9)
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
National Harbor 10/11

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Featured Speaker(s)

Speakers
David Robinson, LMS Administrator, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Delivering a Domain-based Blackboard Implementation with Central Administration to a Multi-Institutional University
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Day to Day Technical Management, IT Scalability and Strategies

Special Topics
Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Ronald M. Pristin, Information Technology Project Manager, City University of New York
Kimberly Steele, Information Technology Project Manager, City University of New York
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Taming the Internal Documentation Monster
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
People and Project Management, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Policy Considerations

Speakers
Martha E. Sells, eLearning Coordinator, San Jacinto College District
Niki Whiteside, Vice President - Educational Technology, San Jacinto College District
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Underloved to Enterprise, the Fast and the Furious 9.0 Implemented
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
National Harbor 10/11

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies, People and Project Management, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Policy Considerations, Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Daniel Cooke, Director of Infrastructure and Support, Loyola Marymount University
Crista D. Copp, Director of Academic Technology, Loyola Marymount University
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Using Notification Technology to Take Campus Communication to a New Level
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Respondus Theater (Chesapeake G/H)

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Speakers
Ellen Wagner, Principal Analyst, Sage Road Solutions
Designing and Implementing the Blackboard Solution for the USAF Air Command and Staff College (ACSC)
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Chesapeake J/K

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Focus on ProEd, Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Sallie J. Johnson, Professor of Distance Learning / USAF Liaison, Air University, Air Command and Staff College / Troy University
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Doing More with Less: Innovations in Online Learning
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Featured Speaker(s), Funding/Budget Pressures

Speakers
Becky Vasquez, Executive Director, Student and Technology Services, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univeristy Worldwide Campus
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How Content Management Can Help Reduce Costs, Streamline Processes and More
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
National Harbor 13

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Led, Funding/Budget Pressures

Speakers
James Till, Chief Marketing Officer, Xythos Software, a Blackboard Company
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MobilEdu Overview and Demo
7/14/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Maryland Ballroom A-D
The Future of Mass Notification
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Respondus Theater (Chesapeake G/H)

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Led

Speakers
Bing Chen, Vice President of Product Development, Blackboard Connect
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Bb9: From Beta to Pilot to Production
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
National Harbor 10/11

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Featured Speaker(s), Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Santo Nucifora, Manager of Systems Development and Innovation, Seneca College
David Robinson, LMS Administrator, Georgia Gwinnett College
Daniel Szabo, Technical eLearning Specialist, Seneca College
Donna Wicks, Systems Administrator, Kettering University
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e-Learning is Green Learning in New Mexico
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Funding/Budget Pressures, Policy Considerations

Speakers
Donna M. Harrington, Chief Technology Officer, IDEAL - NM
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LMS VOI: Measuring the Value of Your Blackboard Implementation
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Featured Speaker(s), Funding/Budget Pressures

Speakers
Jon Mott, Assistant to the Academic Vice President – Academic Technology, Brigham Young University
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The Road Ahead: Special Focus for Blackboard "Classic" Clients
BbWorld '09
7/14/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Potomac Ballroom A

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led, Featured Speaker(s)

Speakers
Lara Oerter, Vice President, Solution Strategy and Marketing, Blackboard
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Wednesday, 7/15/2009
I'm not a Techie, So Why Does Open Source Matter to Me? Find Out with OSCELOT!
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Chesapeake J/K

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Featured Speaker(s), Openness and Extending Blackboard Software

Speakers
Paul Erickson, Academic Technology & Middleware Coordinator, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Malcolm R. Murray, LTT Leader, Durham University
Mark A. O'Neil, and Board of Directors, OSCELOT, Curricular Systems Engineer, Dartmouth College
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Increase Retention and Engagement with the New Wimba Collaboration Suite™ 6.0
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Potomac 5/6

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Partner Led

Speakers
Annie Chechitelli, Vice President of Product, Wimba, Inc.
Carol Vallone, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Wimba, Inc.
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Managing Change: Teaching and Learning in Blackboard Learn, Release 9.0 for CE and Vista Users
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
National Harbor 10/11

Theme
People and Project Management, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led

Speakers
Mel Johansson, Blackboard Training Services Consultant
Jennifer Matthews, Director, Blackboard Training Services, Blackboard
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We survived! NYU upgrades from Bb 6.2 to 8.0
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies

Speakers
Shannon McPartland, Faculty Technology Specialist, New York University
Lillian Moran, Faculty Technology Specialist, New York University
Meredith Rendall, Faculty Technology Specialist, New York University
Kelvin Shivers, IT Accounts, Access, and Identity Management Specialist, New York University
Max Whitney, Senior Information Technical Specialist, New York University
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Evaluating Blackboard Use on Your Campus - A review of the "Project ASTRO" Greenhouse Grant
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Day to Day Technical Management, IT Scalability and Strategies

Special Topics
Featured Speaker(s), Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Eric Kunnen, Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College
Santo Nucifora, Manager of Systems Development and Innovation, Seneca College
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The Art of Developing Policies for Distance Learning
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Distance Learning

Speakers
Bryan T. Fendley, Director of Academic Computing, University of Arkansas at Monticello
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Blackboard Learn – The Community Engagement Best Practices Showcase
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Respondus Theater (Chesapeake G/H)

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Blackboard Led, Community Engagement

Speakers
Jonathon Lunardi, Community Engagement Manager, Blackboard
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It takes a World to build a product: Client perspectives on collaboration with Blackboard's Product Development Client Programs
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
National Harbor 13

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9

Speakers
Scott Schuth, Instructional Design & Tech, Concordia University Chicago
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Leading the Definition of Quality Online Education with a Learning & Career Outcomes Infrastructure
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Focus on ProEd, Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Brady C. Anderson, Manager / IT Learning Systems, Capella University
Nick White, Course Quality Assurance Manager, Capella University
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Listening Session: The Blackboard Executive Team
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
National Harbor 10/11

Special Topics
Blackboard Led, Featured Speaker(s)

Speakers
Craig Chanoff, Senior Vice President, Client Success, Blackboard
Michael L. Chasen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blackboard
Jessica Finnefrock, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Blackboard
Ray Henderson, President, Blackboard Learn, Blackboard
Lara Oerter, Vice President, Solution Strategy and Marketing, Blackboard
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SUE @ BU - Evaluating every course using Blackboard
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Barbara A. Newland, Manager Educational Development Services, Bournemouth University
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Today's Students Speak Up About 21st Learning - Are You Listening? Prepare for Future 'Free Agent Learners' at Your Institution
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
National Harbor 2

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Blended Learning (K-12), Featured Speaker(s), Focus on K-12, Student Success

Speakers
Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow
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Caterpillar to Butterfly: Implementing Blackboard Learning System in a large multi-college environment.
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies, People and Project Management

Speakers
Amita Mahajan, network Analyst, Alamo Community College District
Laura Reza-Hernandez, Director of Distance Education, Northeast Lake View College
Helen Torres, Director of Distance Education, San Antonio College
Usha Venkat, Director of Technology and Communications, San Antonio College
April Zimmerman, Technology Support Supervisor, Alamo Community College District
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Creating Blended Learning Evangelists: Babson's Faculty Fellows Program
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Program Committee Top Pick

Speakers
Tova Duby, Senior Manager, Blended Learning Implementation, Babson College
Michael Fetters, Walter Carpenter Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Accounting at Babson College, Babson College
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MobilEdu Overview and Demo
7/15/2009 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Potomac 5/6
Using Respondus Applications to Enhance Blackboard Assessments
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Respondus Theater (Chesapeake G/H)

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Blackboard Led

Speakers
Shea Ramquist, Senior Consultant, Respondus
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ANGEL Learning Island in Second Life
Birds of a Feather
7/15/2009 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Chesapeake I

Special Topics
Birds of a Feather
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Birds of a Feather: Prepping for Successful Upgrades
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
People and Project Management, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Birds of a Feather
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Ensuring Student Success: Creating a Student Success Network
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning, People and Project Management

Speakers
Ruth E. Newberry, Director Educational Technology, Duquesne University
Jennifer Nightingale, Assistant Professor of Information Management, Duquesne University
Keith Solarczyk, Academic Advisor, Duquesne University
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NBC News – Integrating Digital Media for 21st Century Learning
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Potomac 4

Special Topics
Partner Led

Speakers
Michael Levin, Director, Digital Product Development, NBC Learn
Nicola Soares, Vice President, NBC Learn
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Social Networking, Text Messaging and Web Technologies to Support Web-based Teaching and Learning
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Speakers
Edgar Gonzalez, Asst. Director for Instructional Technology, University of Texas - Pan American
Christopher G. Jazinski, Systems Integration Specialist, University of Texas - Pan American
Ruben D. Zamora, Help Desk Manager, University of Texas - Pan American
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Student Identity Verification - Best Practices and Practical Experience
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Potomac 5/6

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies

Special Topics
Partner Led, Policy Considerations

Speakers
Michael Jortberg, Education Industry Leader, Acxiom Corporation
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The Road Ahead: Special Focus for CE/Vista Clients
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Potomac Ballroom A

Special Topics
Blackboard Learn, Release 9, Blackboard Led, Featured Speaker(s)

Speakers
Lara Oerter, Vice President, Solution Strategy and Marketing, Blackboard
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Assessing and Aggregating Learning Outcomes: Easier Than Herding Cats?
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Policy Considerations

Speakers
Kaye Shelton, Dean, Online Education, Dallas Baptist University
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Getting Involved with your Blackboard Community
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
National Harbor 13

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning, People and Project Management

Special Topics
Blackboard Led, Community Engagement

Speakers
Sahar Javadi, Senior Manager, Client Engagement, Blackboard
Jan Poston Day, Senior Director, Client Engagement, Blackboard
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Partners for Improving Student Readiness and Success
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Potomac 5/6

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Partner Led, Student Success

Speakers
Mary Ann Perry, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Pearson
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Perspectives of Using Analytics to Support Student Success
BbWorld '09
7/15/2009 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
National Harbor 4/5

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Program Committee Top Pick, Student Success

Speakers
Kimberly E. Arnold, Educational Assessment, Purdue University
Nancy Wilson Head, Executive Director TLT, Purdue University
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Thursday, 7/16/2009
A System-wide Approach to Learning Management Systems
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Potomac 1/2

Theme
IT Scalability and Strategies, Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Policy Considerations

Speakers
Kathy Fernandes, Director of LMS System-wide Initiatives, Calif. State University
Gerry Hanley, Senior Director of Academic Technology Services, Office of the Chancellor, California State University
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Moving Beyond Accreditation: Using Institutional Assessment to Ensure Student Success
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Blackboard Led, Policy Considerations

Speakers
Rich Caccavale, Senior Director, Outcomes Solutions, Blackboard
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Implementing Acxiom Identify-X in Blackboard Software
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Potomac 5/6

Theme
Strategic Initiatives

Special Topics
Partner Led, Policy Considerations

Speakers
Michael Jortberg, Education Industry Leader, Acxiom Corporation
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Making Blackboard Your ERes System - Navigating the Transition
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Potomac 1/2

Theme
People and Project Management, Strategic Initiatives

Speakers
Leslie D. Harris, Instructional Technologist, Bucknell University
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Moderated Birds of a Feather: You Just Attended BbWorld '09 - Now What?
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Respondus Theater (Chesapeake G/H)

Theme
People and Project Management

Special Topics
Birds of a Feather

Speakers
Sherry Clouser, Coordinator of Instructional and Distance Technologies, The University of Georgia
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Satisfying Multiple Constituents' Distance Learning Needs: A Case Study
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
National Harbor 6/7

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Speakers
Richard Coe, Coordinator of Continuing Education, LIM College
Carolyn Disnew, Registrar, LIM College
Jo-Ann Rolle, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, LIM College
Adam S. Rosen, Director of Academic Administration/Blackboard Administrator, LIM College
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Showcase the Learner! A tailored approach to the Bb Portfolio System
BbWorld '09
7/16/2009 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
National Harbor 12

Theme
Expanding and Improving Online Learning

Special Topics
Focus on ProEd

Speakers
Rosann Cahill, Courseroom Product Manager, Capella University
Matthew Roscoe, Project Manager, Capella University
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