Speaker: Nick Barnes

Nicholas J. Barnes, Esq. has been working at the intersection of law and technology for almost 15 years. At Nichols he teaches a number of Law and Information Systems courses, chairs both the Law and ITM programs, and serves as Academic Technologist. He has professional experience as a technology consultant, project manager, intellectual property counsel, and general counsel. Barnes has a J.D. from UNH School of Law specializing in Business and E-Commerce law, and a B.S. in Management Information Systems from WPI.


Speaker: Charlotte Briggs

Charlotte Briggs is the Director of Teaching and Learning Support Services at Bay Path University, where she is currently leading a major course redesign initiative. Previously, she led a comprehensive curriculum restructuring for the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, and was a professor of Higher Education Administration at Loyola University Chicago and the College of William and Mary. She holds a Ph.D. from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. Her areas of interest are academic/curriculum planning, teaching and learning, and educational technology. She has published articles about assessing campus technology needs, using clickers for formative classroom assessment, continuous program planning, curriculum leadership in postsecondary academic departments, curriculum collaboration and communities of practice, and restructuring of faculty roles to support learning.


Speaker: Kellie Campbell

Since 2008, Kellie Campbell has managed the language center and its staff of eighteen students at Saint Michael's College. She now oversees all specialized labs and services, including the full time staff and 50+ students that support these spaces. As Assistant Director of Academic Technology, she works closely with her team and key players on campus to research, pilot and manage projects related to infrastructure needs and emerging technologies. Currently, Kellie is working on projects around implementing open and online content/resources into teaching and learning. These tools help with “flipping” courses, bringing new aspects and opportunities to the classroom and residential experience. Mobile technology and course capture are also growing and being leveraged at Saint Michael’s to support next generation learning.


Speaker: Patrick Larkin

Patrick Larkin is in his third year as the Assistant Superintendent for Learning for Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts. Prior to this, Patrick served 15 years as a building level administrator at the high school level. In 2012, he was selected as one of three nationalDigital Principal Award winner by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

As a high school Principal, Patrick led Burlington High School in the transition to a 1:1 environment as BHS became one of the first schools in the nation to distribute iPads to all staff and students. He is active presenting to colleagues on the power of social media for administrators, teachers, and students. Patrick is also one of the founders of the Connected Principals Blog and #cpchat on Twitter and one of the authors of the Super Book of Web Tools for Educators. He is a regular columnist for NASSP’s Principal Leadership. He was recently featured in Education Week’s Digital Directions Magazine in an article entitled The New Ed-Tech Leader Models By Digital Example. He was also featured in an article in Technological Horizons in Education’s THE Journal entitled 7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech-leading Principals. He is also a Senior Consultant for EdTech Teacher.


Speaker: Tim Liptrap

Tim Liptrap has been practicing and presenting on technology for the last ten years. As a full-time Associate Professor at Nichols College, Liptrap has had the opportunity to develop an understanding of how technology and pedagogy work together. Liptrap has presented his research on technology related topics at the local, regional and national level events and conferences.


Speaker: Thomas Mennella

Thomas Mennella is an Associate Professor of Biology at Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He has been teaching in higher education for over seven years, is an early adopter of technology in the classroom, and is an outspoken advocate for the flipped learning format.