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Staff IconThe Office of Online Learning and Academic Technology staff is dedicated to providing excellent support to students and faculty in all aspects of online learning. Whether you're a student interested in how online courses can help you achieve your educational goals, or an instructor looking for the best technology to help you engage with your students, the OLAT team is here to help you find success with your online courses.

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Photo of Tom Kemp     tom.kemp@tri-c.edu

  • More than 24 years in engineering instructional technology and senior management in higher education
  • Oversees new training initiatives, institutional learning management, academic support vendors, software's and technologies
  • Co-Chairs the Distance Learning Steering Committee and responsible for project development for online instruction for the College
  • Reports to the AVP of Academic Professional Development, Online Learning & Technology, Transfer & Articulation

Photo of Kyle Malmberg     kyle.malmberg@tri-c.edu

  • Over 10 years supporting technology in higher education
  • Extensive experience and research in support of online and distance education
  • Focused on using technology to support academic objectives in ways that capitalize instructor and student strengths

Photo of Shawn Haring     shawn.haring@tri-c.edu

  • More than 10 years in instructional engineering and senior management in higher education
  • Responsible for the administration of Blackboard Learn
  • Manages LTI and building block integration into the LMS
  • Supports the faculty in the use of Blackboard Learn

Photo of Matthias Pratt    matthias.pratt@tri-c.edu

  • Provides day-to-day administration and technical support of the Learning Management System and related applications
  • Provides help desk level 3 support
  • Analyzes and diagnoses technical issues

Photo of Michelle Reed     michelle.reed@tri-c.edu

  • More than 20 years in online and distance learning in higher education
  • Develops and integrates video captioning procedures to move the college toward ADA 508 compliance
  • Oversees improvement and management of video storage and lecture capture solutions
  • Responsible for developing an all-encompassing College-wide solution and procedure for successful lecture capture, captioning, storage, management and student retrieval of videos

Photo of Kari Vara     kari.vara@tri-c.edu

  • Instructional designer with 12+ years of experience at Cuyahoga Community College
  • Oversee OLAT eLearning courses, including Blackboard Boot Camp, My Online Readiness Experience, and Basic Computer Skills Course +Coordinate and present synchronous training sessions on Tri-C technology for teaching and learning
  • Instructional design work in the Learning Management System Review process 
  • Establish and maintain OLAT course templates in Blackboard 
  • Collaborate on interdepartmental instructional design projects

Photo of Rebecca Wigginsrebecca.wiggins@tri-c.edu

  • Over 10 years in higher education instruction and administration
  • Contributes to OLAT eLearning courses, including Blackboard Boot Camp, My Online Readiness Experience, and Basic Computer Skills Course
  • Presents synchronous training sessions on Tri-C technology for teaching and learning. 
  • Collaborates on interdepartmental instructional design projects
  • Responsible for instructional design work with faculty participating in the Learning Management System Review process

Photo of Arlo Graham     arlo.graham@tri-c.edu

  • More than 20 years in the digital media industry
  • Responsible for creating online training, assessment tools, and digital learning objects
  • Manages Tri-C's online proctoring services provided by ProctorU
  • Manages and maintains department internet, intranet, and social media accounts
  • Responsible for managing content for instructional designers and developers
  • OLAT and online marketing video creation

Photo of Crystal Hester     crystal.hester@tri-c.edu

  • Responsible for ensuring accessibility and compliance standards are implemented in the College’s online learning environment
  • Responsible for the management of and training on the Ally accessibility tool in Blackboard
  • Develops and delivers accessibility training for faculty

Photo of Karen Gray     karen.gray@tri-c.edu

  • More than 20 years in the education field with a Master’s in Education
  • Provides technical assistance and training in the areas of the learning management system (Blackboard Learn) and other college wide academic technologies
  • Develops training documentation for college wide academic technologies

Photo of Robert Pratt     robert.pratt@tri-c.edu

  • More than 10 years in the education field
  • Provides Level 2 support and training for students, staff, and faculty in the college's academic technologies
  • Creates and develops asynchronous/synchronous learning support resources for faculty and students

Photo of David Hooker    david.hooker@tri-c.edu

  • Assists the learning management system administrators (LMS) and other OLAT staff with testing, training, and troubleshooting
  • Works with LMS Admin(s) and Mediasite system administrator to improve college utilization and creation of video content and deployment
  • Conducts research relative to LMS problems and usage
  • Refines and contribute support documentation

Photo of Jacqueline Brunner       jacqueline.bruner@tri-c.edu

  • Assists the learning management system administrators and other OLAT staff with testing, training, and troubleshooting
  • Provides Level 2 support and training for students, staff, and faculty in the college's academic technologies
  • Provides technical assistance and training in the areas of the learning management system and other college- wide academic technologies
  • Conducts research relative to LMS problems and usage

Photo of Derek Bracey      derek.bracey@tri-c.edu

  • Online teaching experience with a Master’s in Educational Technology
  • Assist faculty and students through the use of the Tri-C Help Desk
  • Research potential technologies that may benefit online instruction and learning
  • Collaborate with the OLAT team to discuss, evaluate, and implement assistive technologies

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