 Jason Rhode, Ph.D.
Jason Rhode, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director of the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University. In his role at NIU Jason is responsible for developing and offering programs and support for faculty and staff on teaching with technology and related topics, providing leadership on technology-related issues, and performing supervisory functions at the Center. Utilizing his nearly 10 years experience in the field of online learning, Jason works closely with various units at NIU on addressing faculty needs related to online teaching.
Jason has designed and taught dozens of online courses in numerous learning management systems, including Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn, and Moodle and he enjoys sharing his expertise with others interested in online teaching. He currently designs and teaches online and blended courses in educational technology and instructional design.
As an online course designer and instructor, Jason also serves as adjunct faculty for several institutions, including: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Online Network, Concordia University Chicago, Seattle Pacific University, and Valley Forge Christian College. Jason is interested in studying the design, development, and evaluation of online technologies within higher education. In particular, he is intrigued by recent research exploring social networking & the implications for online learning & community building. 2009 SLATE Conference PresentationRhode, J. F., & Richter, S. L. (2009, Oct. 16) Blogger beware: Teaching with blogs best practices. Presented at the 2009 SLATE Conference, Chicago, IL | handout | links | presentation recording | podcast | recorded live stream |
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