About the Author

Phil Ice, who edited the collection, earned his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and is Vice President of Research and Development of American Public University System. He is researching the impact of new and emerging technologies on cognition in online learning environments. This has won him three Sloan Effective Practice of the Year Awards and the Adobe Higher Education Leaders Impact Award. His research involves embedded asynchronous audio feedback mechanisms, using web tools for collaborative construction of knowledge through integration of RIA's and remote observation of student teaching experiences using asynchronous, flash-based environments.