Gladys Giebler is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in educational Computing, Design & Telecommunications at Kansas State University.  She holds BBA degrees in Business Management and Computer Information Systems and a MBA in Business Administration from Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS.  Currently, Ms. Giebler is an instructor of Computer and Information Systems at Fort Hays and teaches Introduction to Computers and Management Information Systems courses for undergraduates.  Her current academic interests are distance learning issues, instructional design of distance education classes, and technology implementation and leadership.  She may be reached at: ggiebler@fhsu.edu

Lori Atkins Goodson, Manhattan, teaches eighth-grade language arts at Wamego Middle School, Wamego, Kan. She has been a newspaper editor and reporter for more than two decades and had previously taught media classes and speech classes at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. She has a bachelor of science degree in English and journalism from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo., and a master of arts degree from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. She has taken graduate courses at Kansas State University and is now in the doctoral program in curriculum and instruction.

Pedro Leite is a graduate student in the PhD program in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Educational Computing, Design, and Telecommunications in the College of Education, Kansas State University. His research interests include computer science education, gender and minority issues, and constructivism. He can be reached at pleite@sal.ksu.edu

Alan Selig is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Computing, Design and Telecommunications at Kansas State University. His primary interest is in the provision of distance education through technology rich media. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a Master's degree from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and has taught at the post-secondary level in Dubuque, Iowa and Ipoh, Malaysia. He is an ordained Baptist minister and is currently co-pastor of the First Baptist Church of Manhattan, Kansas. Alan can be reached at revselig@prodigy.net

Mark Viner is working toward a doctorate in Educational Computing, Design  and Telecommunications at Kansas State University. His area of specialization  includes designing interactive multimedia productions and science education. As  a graduate teaching assistant, his duties include assisting undergraduates in the use of educational technology. His educational background includes: Visual Communications, Biology, and Educational Technology and Instructional Design. His interests include science education, designing to learn, and constructivism. When he is not in a canoe fishing he can be reached at mjv2387@ksu.edu