Our courses are taught by an outstanding team of MSU adjunct faculty, many of whom are:

• K-12 classroom teachers themselves who have experience using educational technology in the classroom
• Graduates from our certificate program
• Exceptionally skilled in educational technology
• Winners of awards such as technology Teacher of the Year from the Michigan Association of Computer-Related Technology Users in Learning (MACUL) and the national award of the International Society for Technology in Education

This quarter’s instructor spotlight is . . .

Laeeq Khan, Instructor for MSU Master’s in Educational Technology Program.  He assisted with CEP 807 and CEP 820 this summer and is a co-instructor for CEP 820 this fall.

Laeeq brings to the program a wealth of expertise, combined with a diverse background. His academic areas of focus are in economics, business, and IT. He obtained his Masters degree in Telecommunications Systems Management and an MBA from Murray State University. He started his teaching career in 2005 as a business, communications & information technologies teacher. Over the years, he gained valuable leadership and teaching skills.

Besides serving as the coordinator for a business program, his passion and interest in technology and new media allow him to add value to the Educational Technology program, in which he is currently pursuing his PhD.

During his academic career he has conducted various professional training workshops and he enjoys teaching. He greatly values the importance of effective instruction and communication in teaching. He is also serving as the President of MSU Simply Speaking Toastmasters club. His special interests areas are video & learning, curriculum design and computer mediated collaborative learning.

Laeeq is a proud father of two sons and enjoys swimming, basketball and tennis in his free time.

Our courses are taught by an outstanding team of MSU adjunct faculty, many of whom are:

• K-12 classroom teachers themselves who have experience using educational technology in the classroom
• Graduates from our certificate program
• Exceptionally skilled in educational technology
• Winners of awards such as technology Teacher of the Year from the Michigan Association of Computer-Related Technology Users in Learning (MACUL) and the national award of the International Society for Technology in Education

This quarter’s instructor spotlight is . . .

Brandon Blinkenberg, Producer at MSU’s Virtual University Design and Technology, Instructor for the MSU Master’s in Educational Technology, as well as the Educational Technology Certificate Program.

Working with the Virtual University for the last eight years, Brandon has helped faculty in many different colleges and programs select and integrate technologies that transform their teaching.  The bulk of his work has been with faculty in the College of Education helping instructors put their courses online, but he has also worked with faculty and courses in Human Medicine, Business, Family & Child Ecology, Arts & Letters, and Packaging.  He also offers workshops on blended instruction, which combines the best aspects of online and face-to-face teaching opportunities.

Brandon began teaching in the MAET program in the summer of 2005 in East Lansing and has taught CEP800, CEP815, and CEP822 in Plymouth, England for the past two summers.  He will be returning this summer to teach CEP810, CEP811, and CEP812.  This semester he is teaching CEP811 online in the Certificate Program.

In his free time, Brandon enjoys photography, woodworking, and metalworking.  And if you ever find yourself at Woody’s Oasis for lunch you’re very likely to bump into him!