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Dr. Thomas Brush is an Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Technology, and Associate Dean for Teacher Education at Indiana University, Bloomington. Dr. Brush is also co-director of the Persistent Issues in History Network. Dr. Brush’s research interests include using technology to support inquiry-based learning in K-12 settings. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dr. John Saye is an Alumni Professor of Social Science Education at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Dr. Saye is also co-director of the Persistent Issues in History Network. His research interests include studying the effects of challenging, authentic social studies and history instruction on student learning. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Ugur Kale, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology in the Department of Technology, Learning, & Culture at West Virginia University . He teaches courses that deal with the use of multimedia in education, instructional design, prototyping, and
educational research. His primary research focus is to design, develop, and research multi-media supported web-based resources that assist both pre-service and in-service teachers in implementing project-based learning activities. He can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Jung Won Hur, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology at Auburn University. Her research interests focus on teacher education in online environments, use of emerging technologies in K-12 schools, and online communities of teachers. She may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Jada Kohlmeier, Ph.D. Is an Associate Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education at Auburn University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate methods courses and supervises internship experiences for Auburn’s social studies education program. She has published articles on students’ historical thinking, but her new line of inquiry focuses on the impacts of sustained pre-service and in-service professional development efforts on teachers’ epistemologies, beliefs about students, and issues-centered social studies instruction. Dr. Kohlmeier may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Theano Yerasimou is a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University. Her research interests include the design, development, and evaluation of online learning environments, intelligent and adaptive e-learning, teacher education, and technology integration in K-16. She can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Lijiang Guo is a doctoral student in Language Education at Indiana University. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Simone Gia Symonette is a third year Instructional Systems Technology (IST) doctoral student at Indiana University (IU) with a minor focus in Business. She earned her master's degree in Public Administration at the University of Central Florida in the spring of 2006 and her undergraduate degree in International Affairs from Bethune-Cookman College in 2002. Simone is currently teaching at IU as an Associate Instructor in the School of Education. Simone may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..