Eric Kunnen

Current

Coordinator of Instructional Technologies at Grand Rapids Community College

Past

Instructional Designer at Grand Rapids Community College
Lab Coordinator - Biology Learning Center at Grand Rapids Community College
Summer School Teacher at Muskegon Middle School

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Education

Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University

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Industry

E-Learning

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Eric Kunnen’s Summary

Eric is a Coordinator of Instructional Technologies at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His primary role focuses on supporting faculty professional development around using technology in teaching and learning.

Eric is a member of the Blackboard Implementation Team at Grand Rapids Community College. GRCC has been using Blackboard since 1999 - back then it was “Blackboard CourseInfo 4″ - and has been involved in system administration, project management for upgrades, faculty training, and end user support. Eric is a frequent participant on listservs, an Ask Dr. C moderator, is involved in beta testing and the Product Development Partnership Program, and is a member of the Blackboard Idea Exchange steering committee.

In addition to working with Blackboard at GRCC, Eric is involved in many instructional technology initiatives including: Podcasting, iTunes U, Online & Hybrid Course Support, GRCC’s Faculty Laptop Project, and other projects.

Eric has a background in teaching Computer Science and Biology at the secondary level and a Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Educational Technology.

Eric Kunnen’s Specialties:

Project Management

System Administration

Microsoft Office Productivity

HTML & Web Site Development

Creative Graphic Development

Graphic and Photograph Editing

Eric Kunnen’s Experience

Coordinator of Instructional Technologies

Grand Rapids Community College

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 1993 — Present (15 years 3 months)

Eric is a Coordinator of Instructional Technologies at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His primary role focuses on supporting faculty professional development around using technology in teaching and learning.
Instructional Designer

Grand Rapids Community College

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; E-Learning industry)

August 2002 — August 2006 (4 years 1 month)

This position focused on supporting faculty in the design of courses for Distance Learning initiatives. I also spent some time assisting faculty with syllabus, multimedia development, and classroom technology support.
Lab Coordinator - Biology Learning Center

Grand Rapids Community College

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 1993 — August 1999 (6 years 1 month)

I managed, coordinated, and provided leadership for the Biology Learning Center resources, student tutors, and a lab of Apple computers. I also created one of the first websites at GRCC. On this website I placed several microscopic images that I digitized. This site is still high on the Google results lists when searching for "Microsope Slide Pictures".
Summer School Teacher

Muskegon Middle School

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 1993 — August 1993 (3 months)

I taught science during summer school at Muskegon Middle School.

Eric Kunnen’s Education

Grand Valley State University

MA, Education, Educational Technology, 1993 — 2002
Grand Valley State University

BS, Biology, Computer Science, Secondary Education, 1988 — 1993

Additional Information

Eric Kunnen’s Websites:

Eric Kunnen’s Interests:

web2.0, instructional technologies, gardening

Eric Kunnen’s Groups:

Blackboard Idea Exchance Steering Committee
Blackboard Ask Dr. C Moderator
miBUG Leadership Team
Wimba Product Advisory Board
Techsmith Camtasia Advisory Board, Blackboard