Speaker Bios
Jason Benedict, CISSP, CISM, Security+
Jason Benedict is the global Executive Director of the Information Security Office at Fordham University in New York. With over 22 years of experience providing business and academic leadership to Higher Education, he is keenly aware of the nuances of implementing technology at multi-campus institutions and understands the crucial role IT serves in developing an organization"s competitive advantage.
For the past 9 years, Mr. Benedict has been tasked with creating the strategic vision of the Information Security Office and along with a team of dedicated IT Security professionals, developing a culture of security and maintaining operational responsibility for all areas of Information Security, IT Risk Mitigation and Data Integrity at the University.
Mr Benedict brings to this role a robust set of proven skills and talents honed over a long career including past responsibilities for Enterprise Architecture, Networking, Information Systems Planning, Operations and Customer Service. Mr. Benedict"s expertise in vendor management and negotiations, cost containment, staff development and collaboration coupled with years of hands-on system design and integration makes him a sought after conference speaker and consultant to a myriad of Colleges and Universities across the United States.
Mr. Benedict is a member of the U.S. Secret Service New York Electronic Crimes Task Force, the FBI"s Infragard program and the exclusive Research and Education Networking - Information Sharing and Analysis Center. In 2006 Mr. Benedict was profiled in Campus Technology Magazine for innovative thinking in IT. In 2010 Mr. Benedict was named one of the top 25 "Ones to Watch" by CIO Magazine.
Mr. Benedict gives back to the IT community as Chairman of the American Jesuit Colleges and Universities Conference on Information Technology Management"s Inter-institutional Mentoring Program. He also serves his hometown as Vice President of the Fanwood Community Foundation
Steven D'Agustino, Ph.D.
Steven D’Agustino, PhD, is the Director of Online Learning for the Office of the Provost where his responsibilities include supporting the development of distance learning programs across Fordham University. He has published research in the area of instructional enhancement through the integration of technology and has been awarded a number of grants while at Fordham, the largest of which was a 2.5 million dollar grant to provide access to technology through online learning. Dr. D’Agustino is the editor of two books: Adaptation, Resistance and Access to Instructional Technologies and Immersive Environments, Augmented Realities, and Virtual Worlds: Assessing Future Trends in Education published in 2010 and 2012, respectively. His most recent publications, both in 2013, include “Toward a course conversion model for distance learning: a review of best practices” in Frontiers of Distance Learning in Business Education edited by Hooman Estelami, and “Providing innovative opportunities and options through online credit recovery and afterschool programs” in Expanding Minds and Opportunities.
Lindsay Karp
Lindsay Karp is an Instructional Technologist at Fordham University. She has spent her time developing technology resources, presented new and emerging technologies to faculty and staff members, and taught faculty how to incorporate these new and emerging technologies into the classroom. She has designed trainings and quick-guides for various programs supported in the Faculty Technology Centers as well as administer the Blackboard Learning Management System while also providing Blackboard technical support for Fordham University. She has kept abreast of social media and web 2.0 technologies and has been researching VR and AR as a viable tool for education. Prior to coming to Fordham, combining her interests in education and theater arts, she served as an Assistant Professor in drama, dance and art at the Lincoln Center Institute. While there, she aided in developing a curriculum for NYC teachers to incorporate the arts into education. Lindsay is also an experienced videographer, possessing a background with professional on & off location video recordings and has overseen productions as a director and editor.
Young Lee, Ph.D.
Dr. Young Lee is an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Michigan State University. She is one of the first faculty members of the recent active learning initiative at Michigan State University. She has numerous publications on the active learning classroom, learning environments, and pedagogical issues in higher education. She is a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Accredited Professional, a US Green Building Council Green Classroom Professional, as well as an acting associate editor of the journal, Indoor and Built Environment.
Matthew Schottenfeld
Television Production Manager for EIC-TV studio at Fordham University.
Mr. Schottenfeld has worked professionally in broadcast television, film, and music for more than 30 years and taught for over 23. He is classically trained as a music composer, performing live and scoring movie soundtracks in LA, San Francisco and New York. Mr. Schottenfeld was a tenured faculty at Hunter College Department of Music for 8 years prior to coming to Fordham. He currently teaches Advanced Television Production courses for the Department of Communication at Fordham, as well as teaches and runs the informal experiential education program at EIC-TV channel 10, including Fordham Nightly News, Fordham Mornings, Overtime, Election Center, etc. He is also engaged in numerous research projects including, The University Libraries, The Law School’s new building; measuring performance and health and well-being and finally a project measuring Knowledge workplace design strategies. Currently he is teaching all of his courses using the Active Learning Flipped Class model.
Kristen Treglia
Kristen Treglia is an Instructional Technologist at Fordham University. She develops technology resources for faculty and teaches best practices for technology-based teaching methods and materials. She also has ten years’ experience teaching secondary mathematics and is well versed in social media and Web 2.0 technologies.