Micah Modell

Bio

After years as a professional software developer, Micah switched gears and moved into education. He completed his Masters in Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation while teaching English to K-12 students in South Korea and later as an Curriculum Manager for Red Hat, based in New York City. Later, Micah moved to Bloomington, IN, to earn a PhD in Instructional Systems Technology where he focused on computer-supported collaborative learning analytics and human-computer interaction design. After spending time as a faculty member in South Korea, Micah returned to New York to join the faculty at Mount Saint Mary College. Micah relishes the opportunity to conduct independent studies with his students and, every summer, Micah entices enthusiastic students to work with him as colleagues in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program.

Degrees
PhD, Indiana University (Instructional Systems Technology)
Master of Science, Syracuse University (Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation)
Bachelor of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology (Information Technology)

Courses
CIT 1052 Computer Literacy
CIT 1100 Fundamentals of Computing
CIT 2550 Introduction to Computing
CIT 3110 eLearning
CIT 3650 Computer Operations and Management
CIT 3710 Managing Technology Resources
CIT 4310 Collaborative Technology and Media
CIT 4320 Human Computer Interaction Design
CIT 4350 Database Management Systems
CIT 4510 Instructional Design of Educational Technology
CIT 4910/GAM 1010 Games & Gamification Design

Memberships and Professional Associations
Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT] 
American Educational Research Association [AERA] 
Academy of Management [AOM]
ACM Special Interest Group: Computer Science Educators [SIGCSE]
ACM Special Interest Group: Computer Human Interaction [SIGCHI]

Specialization/Area of Research Interest
Computer-supported collaborative learning
Gamification
Collaborative learning
Diversity
Learning analytics
Software design, development and testing

Achievements/Awards
2023 Faculty Innovation with Technology Grant [Academic Technology Advancement Committee: Mount Saint Mary College]
2023 Teaching Award for Innovation and Technology [Academic Technology Advancement Committee: Mount Saint Mary College]
2022 Faculty Innovation with Technology Grant [Academic Technology Advancement Committee: Mount Saint Mary College]
2018 TALENT Grant [Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Stony Brook University] 
2015 Emerald/HETL Education Outstanding Doctoral Research Award

Projects

• https://CoLab.online [https://github.com/mgmodell/CoLab]
• Techstars Startup Weekend [2021, 2022 and 2023 ]

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