Consulting

Drs. Leonard and Withers have delivered many scholarly presentations on instruction in virtual environments and conducted numerous training workshops for college and university professors and K-12 teachers of all backgrounds. They bring years of experience in teaching and research in virtual environments to their presentations. If interested in a workshop or one-on-one consultation, please contact Dr. Lynnette Leonard or Dr. Lesley Withers for more information.

Past presentations include:

Withers, L. A., & Leonard, L. L. (2010, September 23). Exploring the virtual classroom: Evidence-based teaching and learning using Second Life^®. Presented at the 10th annual meeting of the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Traverse City, MI.

Withers, L. A. (2010, May 24). Opportunities for collaborative teaching and learning in Second Life^®. Presented at CMU’s Great Lakes Conference on Teaching & Learning, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Leonard, L. G., & Withers, L. (2009, November 14). The role of place in virtual environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Sherblom, J. C., & Withers, L. A. (2009, November 14). Identity, voice, relationship development, and group work in Second Life^®. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Leonard, L. G, Withers, L. A., & Sherblom, J. (2009, November 12). Innovative teaching in Second Life^®. Short course presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

Withers, L. A., & Sherblom, J. C. (2009, October 23). Teaching in virtual space: Instruction in Second Life^®. Invited workshop presented at the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Withers, L. A., Leonard, L. L., & Sherblom, J. C. (2009, September 24). Classrooms without limitations: Teaching and learning in Second Life^®. Invited speech presented at the 9th annual meeting of the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Traverse City, MI.

Withers, L. A. (2009, May 18). Classrooms without walls: Active learning through Second Life^® technology. Presented at CMU’s Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Civic Engagement, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Sherblom, J. C., Withers, L. A., & Leonard, L. G. (2009, February 15). Interpersonal uncertainty reduction in Second Life^®. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Leonard, L. G., Withers, L. A., & Sherblom, J. C. (2008, November 23). An unCONVENTIONnal classroom: Teaching and learning about collaboration in Second Life^®. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

Withers, L. A., & Leonard, L. G. (2008, November 23). unCONVENTIONal teaching: The pedagogical potential of Second Life^® for the communication classroom. Short course presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

Withers, L. A., & Leonard, L. G. (2008, September 19). Reaching millennials with technology: The pedagogical potential of Second Life^®. Presented at the 8th annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Traverse City, MI.

Leonard, L. G., Withers, L., & Sherblom, J. (2008, February 27). Three universities—one classroom: Collaborative teaching in Second Life^®. Paper presented at the Center for Collaboration Science Third Research Seminar, Omaha, NE.

Moro, N., & Withers, L. A. (2008, February). Stimulating activism with new technologies: Second Life^® and more. Invited speech presented at the annual Communication & Social Action conference, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI.