About Michael
I graduated from The State University of New York at Albany with a Ph.D. in psychology in 1991. Prior to this I obtained my B.A. in Psychology at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1982. During my undergraduate education I also went to Fairfield University in Connecticut, and I spent my 3rd year abroad at the L’Ecole des Psychologues Practiciens in Paris, France. After graduating I decided to get some work experience before going on to a graduate degree. From 1982 to 1986 I worked at a childcare home in Poughkeepsie, then as a Teacher’s Assistant at the Krieger School, and then as Senior Counselor in a halfway house in Mahopac, NY. I decided that of all the things I enjoyed doing, teaching was the thing that attracted me the most, so from 1986-1990 I attended the University of Albany where I studied Psychology, focusing in particular in the areas of Motivation and Teaching.
I began teaching Psychology at Marist College in 1990. I was there for 10 years, earning tenure in 1996. During my stay at Marist I taught Introductory Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology, History and Systems of Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Graduate Program Evaluation. I also taught an online course in Educational Psychology in the Masters Degree program in Educational Psychology at Marist College.
Although I was a member of the Psychology Department, all of my students were majors in Psychology/Special Education, so much of my teaching and research was in the area of teaching and learning.
As the internet started to blossom in the mid ’90s, a few colleagues and I began doing consulting work in the area of online education with Prentice Hall publishers. At first our work consisted of posting commentary on how current events connected to what students were learning in their classrooms. Our work blossomed, and soon we were doing educational video as well.
In 2000 our consulting company was purchased by Pearson Education (parent company to Prentice Hall, Allyn and Bacon/Longman, and other publishing imprints) and I decided to leave Marist College to pursue this interest. I currently work full time for Pearson Education and serve as an adjunct instructor with Marist College.
I love to explore how technology can be utilized in the teaching and learning process. It is out of that passion that I decided to start this site. On the personal side, my life is kept pretty busy with my full time job, my wife and twin 8 year olds, and my love for the theatre, but it all keeps the creative juices flowing.
I hope you find the content here interesting and helpful. I invite your comments.
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