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
Sakai project management (user support and enhancements)
E-Portfolio pilots technical follow-up
Open educational resources, e-textbooks, and social media for teaching and learning
Help and documentation
T&L best practices gathering and sharing
Report back local priorities and stories to the Sakai community
Current Projects
Previous Projects
Previous Employer (Laval University)
Academic Paper
Harry Wang, Jon Blue, Mathieu Plourde, Community Source in Higher Education , IT Professionals Vol. 12 Number 6. Nov-Dec 2010.
(Copyright 2010 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.)
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 (11th 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 (9th 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