Project  Role -  Online Professional Development Specialist

Dan Balzer serves the team as a contractor developing podcasts, webinars and articles for the Full Circle Resource Kit. Dan spent the last 16 years teaching, training and exploring the nuances of designing engaging learning events. He has an MA in Adult Education and has worked in K-12, higher education, corporate and non-profit environments including a three year assignment teaching in Chad, Central Africa.

Prior to coming to IMSA, Dan worked for three years as an Instructional Designer developing and delivering workshops for online faculty in the community college system of Illinois. The workshops covered a wide range of topics such as accelerated learning, effective use of electronic publisher resources, and adapting face-to-face courses for the online environment. He has worked extensively in implementing scenario-based approaches in online teaching and learning. He recently began a full-time assignment at British Petroleum to develop their online education program.