Michael Wilder

Destiny has led Michael on a dual career path of both education and technology. The result is a hybrid individual with skills and perspective from both fields. He has worked as teacher and trainer in a variety of environments, serving, among other positions, as instructional designer, learning technologies specialist, Blackboard administrator, journalist, magazine editor, and college faculty (Web design, Web-based multimedia, networking, programming, desktop publishing, essential computer applications, and much more). Michael specializes in Web-based education and the educational use of Web 2.0 technologies. He has presented at many major conferences, and has consulted to schools districts and colleges. Michael received his B.A. in English from UCLA, and received his master's degree in Educational Leadership, with emphasis on computer-based education, from Gonzaga University. He is currently completing his doctoral program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Educational Psychology.