Ann Kwinn is Director of Instructional Strategy for the Office of Innovative Teaching and Technology at Azusa Pacific University, where she supports faculty and conducts research in blended and online course design and oversees the blended learning certification program. Before coming to APU, Ann served as VP, Interactive Learning for CallSource and was Director of e-Learning for Clark Training & Consulting. Ann co-wrote the book, The New Virtual Classroom, with Ruth Clark, and is co-author of the e-books, The eLearning Guild’s Handbook on Synchronous eLearning and the Guild Research 360 Report on Synchronous Learning Systems. She helped to develop and taught for Bellevue University’s MS in Instructional Design & Development program, and was a Contributing Scholar and Instructor for Walden University. Ann is currently on the advisory committee of UC Irvine’s eLearning Instructional Design Certificate Program. She holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from USC and was a research fellow for the Educational Testing Service.
