Employee Profile

Mathieu (Matt) Plourde

Educational Technologist
Project Leader, LMS
IT-Client Support & Services
University of Delaware
032 Smith Hall
Newark, DE 19716

Office: 302-831-4060
Fax: 302-831-4205
Email: mathieu AT udel DOT edu

Education

• Ed. D. in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Technology, University of Delaware (pursuing, expected graduation, 2014)
• Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on e-learning and e-commerce, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada (2006)
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada (2000)

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Position Priorities

1. Sakai project management (user support and enhancements)
2. E-Portfolio pilots technical follow-up
3. Open educational resources, e-textbooks, and social media for teaching and learning
4. Help and documentation
5. T&L best practices gathering and sharing
6. Report back local priorities and stories to the Sakai community

Current Projects

• Sakai Related:
  • Sakai Teaching, Learning, and Assessment E-Portfolios
  • Sakai Project Communication
  • Faculty Training
  • Faculty experience sharing
  • User interface and experience
• Open education blog
• HTML5 Study Group coordination

Previous Projects

• XML Study Group coordination
• 2009 Winter Faculty Institute
• Wikis in Higher Education (2007-2008)
• Podcasting Practices (6/2008)
• Screen and audio capture software comparison (10/2007)

Previous Employer (Laval University)

• Course-casting and podcasting (8/2007)
• Interactive whiteboards and screens (7/2007)
• Synchronous learning platforms (5/2007)
• Poster session at the College of Business (Expo APTI 2006) (10/2006)
• Learning activities list (6/2006)
• Working collaboratively at distance using IT (Travailler en équipe à distance : meilleures pratiques et conseils) (4/2006)
• Syllabus template (1/2006)
• Tips and best practices using a discussion board (Forums de discussion : meilleures pratiques et conseils) (2005)
• Video case studies (2005-2007)
• Anti-plagiarism tools (2004)
• Business simulations (2003-2007)
• College of Business web site redesign (2002)
• 5^th International IBM ThinkTank event coordination (2002)

Academic Paper

• Harry Wang, Jon Blue, Mathieu Plourde, Community Source in Higher Education, IT Professionals Vol. 12 Number 6. Nov-Dec 2010.
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Presentations and Training

Formal Presentations

• Steve Lonn, Mathieu Plourde, Lightning Round - Learning Management System Showcase: From Community Source to Open Data: Leveraging the Sakai Community to Make Better Decisions (2011 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative online conference, Washington, D.C., 2/15/2011)
• Steve Lonn, Mathieu Plourde, Stephanie D. Teasley, From Community Source to Open Data: Leveraging the Sakai Community to Make Better Decisions (2011 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative conference, Washington, D.C., 2/15/2011)
• Mathieu Plourde, The Unsexy LMS (11^th Sakai Conference, Denver, CO, 6/15/2010)
• Mathieu Plourde, Objects, Engagement, and Web 2.0 (2010 Public Engagement in Material Culture Institute, Newark, Delaware, 6/10/2010)
• Mathieu Plourde, Sakai at the University of Delaware (Sakai à l'Université du Delaware) (Université de Montréal, Montreal, 11/23/2009)
• Mathieu Plourde, WebCT to Sakai Migration Update (UD Faculty Senate, Newark, Delaware, 11/02/2009)
• Mathieu Plourde, Michael Feldstein, Hannah Reeves & Kevin Turner, An Honest Look at Sakai: What Should We Tell Potential Adopters? (10th Sakai Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 7/10/2009)
• Mathieu Plourde, Karen M. Campbell &Jonathan Bolte, Strategies to Support Your Users: Custom Documentation and Help Files (10th Sakai Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 7/09/2009)
• Christopher Penna, Dawn Fallik, and Mathieu Plourde, Googles, Tweets, and Pods: Social Media and the Millennial Learning (Lilly-East Conference, Newark, Delaware, 4/17/2009)
• Mathieu Plourde & Josh Baron, The Wiki Tool: the Swiss Army Knife of Sakai (9^th Sakai Conference, Paris, France, 7/02/2008)
• Diane Poulin & Mathieu Plourde, Virtual Video Case Study in Strategic Management (Cas pratique virtuel et interactif en gestion stratégique) (CAPTIC 2006, Quebec City, 11/2/2006)
• Christèle Boulaire & Mathieu Plourde, Captured Consumer Experiences (Le consommateur expérientiel) (CAPTIC 2005, Quebec City, 4/7/2005)

Training Sessions

• The Sakai Community and the Annual Conference Planning (University of Delaware, UAPP689, March 14, 2011)
• Technologies to Engage Students In-Class/Out of Class (with Paul Hyde and Sandy McVey, University of Delaware, WFI, January 6, 2011)
• Academic Networking (University of Delaware, Center for Historic Architecture and Design, October 11, 2010)
• Branded to Learn: Leveraging Social Media Conversation (University of Delaware, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, October 5, 2010)
• Smart Technologies for Smart Conference Participants (University of Delaware, SFI, June 1, 2010)
• Intro to Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools Through Faculty Practices (University of Delaware, April 14, 2010)
• Sakai@UD: Facilitating Student Collaboration (University of Delaware, January 20, 2010)
• Personal Learning Networks: What's In It For Me? (University of Delaware-CHEP, March 9, 2009)
• Exploring Sakai Lunchtime Series: Facilitating Student Collaboration (University of Delaware, October 16, 2008)
• Getting Started With Wikis (University of Delaware, SFI, June 2008)
• Create a Podcast Using Audio and Images (University of Delaware, SFI, June 2008)
• How to Build Quick and Dirty Podcasts (University of Delaware, January 2008)
• Getting Started With Wikis: Learning From Faculty Experience (University of Delaware, January 2008)
• Freshman IT orientation session (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using PowerPoint for effective communication - student version (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using PowerPoint for effective teaching - faculty version (College of Business, Laval University)
• Dynaforme: a web-based form generator (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using Breeze Live (College of Business, Laval University)
• Using Elluminate (College of Business, Laval University)

Interests

• Web 2.0
• Social media
• Open education
• Teaching and learning
• Learning object development tools and techniques
• Learning activities
• Assessment
• Classroom technologies
• Learning spaces
  
• Distance learning (synchronous and asynchronous)
  
• Communities of practice
  
• Digital handwriting technologies
  
• Web usability and user experience
  
• Communication and marketing
  
• Knowledge management and teamwork
• Copyright, Creative Commons, Fair Use
• Academic integrity strategies
• Event planning and coordination
• Productivity, Leadership, Human Resources, and Management

Skills

• Web 2.0 services: Ustream, Youtube, Vimeo, Flickr, Slideshare, etc.
• Social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Wordpress blogs, etc.
• Instructional Design: how to design and build a learning object or activity
  
• Graphic Design: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
  
• Web Design: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
  
• Rapid Development tools: Captivate, Camtasia, Audacity, and more…
• Learning management system: Sakai, WebCT 4.1
• Synchronous LMSs: Breeze Live 5 and Elluminate 6
  
• Languages: French, English

My Diigo Tags

Last update: 04/18/2012 - Mathieu Plourde, University of Delaware


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