My name is Michael. During the day I help Elon faculty, staff, and students find new ways to use technology to enhance their teaching and learning. I've also collaborated with SMEs, faculty and instructional designers to design and develop fully online courses, presented for high school and college audiences on social media and educational technology, and have a background in faculty training for elearning technologies.

Presenting is a passion of mine. I love using comedy to talk about social media and how it affects our lives, our learning, and our future. I've done this in front of nearly 40,000 people since 2010. My most popular session is called Online Living & Learning. OL&L is a comedic presentation targeted at high school and college students that challenges them to think about how social media affects their lifestyles. You can view the introduction to OL&L here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnjZbgyvoIY

I'm also kind of a big deal on a fairly irrelvant social media website (that falsely inflates my ego). I run a Tumblr blog about educational technology, social media, and things I find interesting (interspered with personal opinons and stories about the love of my life). It has over 53,000 followers, 300,000+ pageviews in 2012, and was named one of The 90 Best Tumblr Blogs of 2011 by BuzzFeed.com. You know. No big.

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Campus Kick-Off, Kent State University Tuscarawas; New Philadelphia, OH (Aug 2012)

• Online Living & Networking — Featured Presenter: Cleveland Hillel Foundation; Cleveland, OH (Jul 2012)

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Destination Kent State (freshman intake program, 25 sessions); Kent, OH (May, Jun, Jul 2012)

• Technology is Awesome (And No One Cares) — Keynote Speaker: Kent State University Department of Residence Services, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Apr 2012)

• Leveraging Lecture (Effective Slideware Design) — Workshop Facilitator: Kent State University Faculty Professional Development Center, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Apr, May 2012)

• Online Living & Learning, Tech That Will Revolutionize Education — Featured Conference Presenter: Ohio Middle Level Association 2012 State Conference; Columbus, OH (Feb 2012) 

• Social Media: The Ways We Connect Today — Event Speaker: Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, OH (Feb 2012)

• Using Technology to Reach Students — Workshop Facilitator: Kent Academic Support & Advising Association; Kent, OH (Jan 2012)

• Participating Isn't Leading — Keynote Speaker: Jobs for Ohio Graduates Leadership Development Conference; Akron, OH (Nov 2011)

• Ed Tech Potential — Featured Presenter: Amherst Public Library Staff Retreat; Amherst, OH (Oct 2011)

• I Share Therefore I Am — Presenter: Kent State University Student Success Series, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Sep 2011)

• Online Living — Presenter: Kent State University Department of Residence Services, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Sep 2011)

• The Benefits of Social Media — Presenter: Kent State University Admissions Office, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Sep 2011)

• Online Living & Learning, The Best Worst Decisions — Featured Presenter: Campus Kick-Off, Kent State University Trumbull; Warren, OH (Aug 2011)

• The Best Worst Decisions — Featured Presenter: Welcome Weekend, Kent State University; Kent, OH (Aug 2011)

• Online Living & Learning, Ed Tech Potential — Featured Presenter: Dublin City Schools, Middle School Teacher Retreat; Dublin, OH (Aug 2011)

• Ed Tech Potential — Conference Presenter: Creativity and Technology Integration in Innovative Education conference, Central Catholic High School; Toledo, OH (Jun 2011)

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Destination Kent State (freshman intake program, 25 sessions); Kent, OH (Jun, Jul 2011)

• Social Media: The Ways We Connect Today — Keynote Speaker: Law Student Speed Networking (Cleveland Hillel Foundation); Cleveland, OH (Mar 2011)

• Online Living & Learning — Presenter: Central Catholic High School; Toledo, OH (Nov 2010)

• Ed Tech Potential — Presenter: Central Catholic High School; Toledo, OH (Nov 2010)

• Online Living — Presenter: National Distance Learning Week (Cuyahoga Community College District); Cleveland, OH; Parma, OH; Highland Hills, OH (Nov 2010)

• How Facebook Changed Our Lives — Presenter: Student Success Series (Kent State University); Kent, OH (Nov 2010)

• I Share, Therefore I Am — Presenter: Student Success Series (Kent State University); Kent, OH (Nov 2010)

• Online Living & Learning — Presenter: Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH (Oct 2010)

• Participating Isn't Leading — Keynote Speaker: Kent State University Fall Leadership Conference; Kent, OH (Sep 2010)

• Online Living — Presenter: Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy; Rootstown, OH (Sep 2010)

• The Best Worst Decisions — Presenter: Kent State University; Kent, OH (Aug 2010)

• Online Living & Learning — Presenter: Kent State University (Trumbull Campus); Warren, OH (Aug 2010)

• Online Living & Networking — Presenter: Cleveland Hillel Foundation; Cleveland, OH (Aug 2010)

• Online Living & Learning — Featured Presenter: Destination Kent State (freshman intake program, 25 sessions); Kent, OH (Jun, Jul 2010)

• Participating Isn't Leading: Facebook, Twitter and the Rise of Tribes — Presenter: On Course National Conference; Raleigh, NC (Apr 2010)

• Rethinking Creativity — Presenter: On Course National Conference; Raleigh, NC (Apr 2009)

• Electronic Communication — Presenter: Kent State Student Success Leader Saturday training sessions; Kent, OH (Feb 2006, Mar 2007, and Mar 2008)

• Students Teaching Students: The Power of Peer Instructors and Mentors — Concurrent Session Co-presenter: On Course National Conference; St. Louis, MO (Mar 2006)

• Pop Culture in the Classroom — Presenter: On Course National Conference; St. Louis, MO (Mar 2006) and Houghton Mifflin College Survival Conference, Cincinnati, OH (Jun 2006)

Presenting, public speaking, training, course design, course development, distance learning, educational technology, instructional technology, pedagogy (specifically as it relates to educational technology)