Dr. Deborah Gentry, Director, Instructional Development Center
B.S. University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana, 1972
M.Ed. University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana, 1975
M.S. University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana, 1981
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Illinois State University, 1990
Deborah has a long history of post-secondary teaching and administration. Additionally, she has and continues to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her endeavors in this area of interest have resulted in numerous national publications, presentations, and leadership roles, including serving as editor of a teaching journal. At Heartland Community College, her primary responsibility is to provide direction, leadership, and management for the Instructional Development Center including offering professional development for faculty with regard to instructional methods and assessment techniques. More specific activities for her include:
Tom Corcoran, Media Technologist, Information Technology
September 2007 - current
B.S. Illinois State University, 1997
A.A.S. Heartland Community College, 2005
Tom Corcoran (media technologist formerly for the Instructional Development Center) has moved from the Academic Support and Student Success Division to the Information Technology (IT) Department. A primary rationale behind this move was ensuring enhanced service to Blackboard users, both students and faculty. Tom has been increasingly devoting more and more of his skills, talents, and time to Blackboard-related needs, and it seems essential to high quality delivery of online instruction that he continue to do so. Tom has graciously supported this move and looks forward to working with a team of fellow IT staff members to deliver necessary services.
Faculty and staff should make requests for the services listed below through the IT Helpdesk. These requests will typically be routed to Tom or other staff in IT who will work to meet the particular need identified in the request for help. Subjects that may be included in these requests are:
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