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Instructors

Bill Corrigan, M.Ed.
Emerging Technology Project Manager, UW Computing and Communications

Corrigan has focused on assisting faculty in the use of technology in their teaching, and has always found it a rewarding process. He started with studies of television production in college and grew his skills over the years with the emerging technologies of the World Wide Web and video technology. In addition to these hard skills, he has developed as a leader of teams and departments, allowing him to shape the skills of others and focus their work to meet their organizational goals. Besides working at the University of Washington he has worked also at the University of Texas, University of Kansas, and the University of Oregon.

Joseph Dial, Ph.D.
Sr. Instructional Designer, UW Educational Outreach

Dial taught composition classes at State University of New York at Binghamton and Seattle Central Community College. He has also taught high school English and journalism. He has served as distance learning instructor at Seattle Central from 1994 to 2008 and director of the college's Center for Educational Telecommunications from 1996 to 1998. He has also served as an online instructor for ITT where he taught Strategies for Technical Professionals. From 1998 to 2002 Dr. Dial coordinated distance learning for Washington Community College District VI. Since 2002 he has been an instructional designer at University of Washington Educational Outreach. The courses he worked on include Greek and Roman mythology, communications, sociology, political science, paralegal studies, algebra, differential equations, project management, and database management fundamentals.

Mary Waters, M.S.

As a Senior Instructional Designer with Educational Outreach at the University of Washington, Waters was a major contributor to the online Masters in Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructure program. She also carried out design and development for certificate programs such as Facility Management, Embedded Systems, and C++, diverse undergraduate credit courses, and the National Board Candidacy Support Program. Prior to joining UWEO, Waters was part of the science editing team for Encarta Encyclopedia. Her experience also includes over 10 years experience in adult education, primarily as a science instructor in Seattle Area Community Colleges.

Instructors are subject to change.