Faculty Profiles
Minjuan Wang, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Head, San Diego State University
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT)
ldt@sdsu.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/minjuan
About:
Dr. Wang is a Professor and Program Head of LDT and Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT). She was a program manager at the CSU Chancellor’s office and a board member (VP) for Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), a non-profit organization dedicated to using immersive worlds and environments in education.
She teaches Methods of Inquiry, Designing and Developing Learning for the Global Audience, and Mobile Learning Design. Her research specialties are multidisciplinary, focusing on learning across the Metaverse, Cross-Reality (XR) and Immersive Learning, AI in education, and the sociocultural aspects of learning design and the use of technology.
Currently, Dr. Wang is a Co-PI on NSF’s Coupled Natural and Human Systems project led by SDSU’s Department of Geography. In addition, she is a high-impact author and an internationally recognized scholar. She has served as a Keynote or invited speaker to more than 30 international conferences. She has more than 100 peer-reviewed articles published in indexed journals and books, and her work (as of 2022) has received more than 8,000 citations worldwide.
Kevin Storm Jorgensen, M.A.
Lecturer
kjorgensen@sdsu.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevstormj
Kevin is a contributing member of the Association for Talent Development which is a global organization of learning and talent development professionals that offers comprehensive resources to organizations and individuals. Click the button below for a sample of one of the ATD Special Interest Group Technology presentations:
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Kevin Storm Jorgensen is a learning and design (L&D) professional from San Diego, California, with over twelve years of experience in the field. Previously, Kevin worked as the Senior Training and Development Specialist with General Dynamics NASSCO. He led the design and development of hard and soft skills training programs and established training standards for the entire organization. He graduated as an Outstanding Student with a Master’s degree in Learning Design and Technology from San Diego State University, where he currently teaches evening courses in Instructional Design and Emerging Technologies in Education.
Before his work in the L&D field, Kevin was a photographer, video, and television producer for entertainment news outlets, such as The Hollywood Reporter TV, where he conducted celebrity junkets and red-carpet interviews. That transition from television entertainment news has given Kevin a unique perspective on using video production processes and technologies in instructional design.
Kevin enjoys camping in the beautiful Southern California mountains and playing collectible tabletop games with his three children.
Dan McDowell, M.A.
Lecturer
dmcdowell@sdsu.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmcdowell11
About:
Dan McDowell has been an SDSU Lecturer since 2007. He received his MA in Educational Technology (now LDT) in 2006. He has taught a wide array of LDT courses and currently teaches LDT 515 Games, Play, and Learning. Mr. McDowell also works as the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District, San Diego County, California. His current district projects include a district-wide roll-out of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), facilitating discussions around grading practices, relaunching professional learning communities, and organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators. Previously, Dan served as the Director of Instructional Technology, where he planned and implemented the 1:1 FutureForward Chromebook program with a strong focus on teaching and learning. Before his administrative work, he taught high school social studies and photography at West Hills High School for 18 years.
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Dan has been involved in technology staff development since 1996, leading over 250 workshops and presentations. He is a Google Certified Innovator (Santa Monica, 2007) and works as an educational consultant around technology integration, OER, grading practices, and UDL.
Kevin White, M.A.
Lecturer
ktwhite@sdsu.edu
https://twitter.com/kevinwhitesd
About:
Kevin T. White is a Learning Design and Technology Lecturer as of 2020, teaching Virtual Realty, Imaginary Worlds, and the Future of Learning. With an emphasis on 3D technologies and K-12 technology integration, his experience spans public, private, and charter institutions. After graduating from SDSU with a B.A. and teaching credential, he began to seek out opportunities as a secondary social science teacher in 2007. He gradually shifted toward STEM education years later, which inspired him to expand his horizons as a learning designer with a passion for tech. After completing the LDT Masters Program, he began working with local organizations, like the USS Midway, to improve immersive learning opportunities onboard by launching The Battle of Midway, AR Extreme, an augmented reality WWII history exhibition.
Since his start as a lecturer in the LDT program, Kevin has become a College and Career Technical Education teacher at De Portola Middle School, working as a STEM instructor in their Genius Lab. Most recently, he became a 2022 Create with VR grant recipient and has aspirations of growing extended reality learning culture in schools and learning environments everywhere.