B.S. in Journalism, B.A. in English, M.S. in Educational Policy and Administration, Ph.D. in Educational Communications and Technology (The University of Kansas). Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Technology. Previously, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Kansas and Owner/Principal Consultant of Synthesis, Inc., a corporation for the design, development and evaluation of instruction. Worked at Sprint Telecommunications Inc. for four years as curriculum owner for Total Quality Management/Process Improvement. Research interests are focused on the design, development, implementation and evaluation of personal independent learning systems.