Born and raised in Worcester, MA (aka "the Wu"). I studied French language and culture at Connecticut College, where I also learned about those things called "computers" and "the web" via my job at the school's language lab. After graduation, I found myself gainfully employed at the Center for Educational Technology, a regional center of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education based at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. During my 3 years as a full-time member of the staff at the CET, my main responsibilities were to provide instructional and developmental support for technology programs, with an emphasis on languages and pedagogy, and to teach workshops on multimedia production and web authoring.

Although no longer on staff, I have consulted as a visiting instructor to NITLE, teaching workshops on computer-mediated communication, intro to social software in education, and the social software users group.

My interest in education and technology brought me to NYC and Teachers College, Columbia University, where I recently defended my doctoral dissertation exploring the role that technology plays in college students' enactment of social identities on campus . While at TC, I also worked part time as a Research Assistant for the CTELL project, which explored the use of multimedia case technologies to enhance literacy learning. My research interests run toward Web 2.0 policy and practice in higher education, youth culture, and the technology practices of college students. I plan to continue my exploration of these topics as I begin my new job as Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology in the Department of Educational Technology and Literacy at Towson University. More thoughts and conversations on these topics at my blog.