User:Jeremyriel

I'm Jeremy Riel. I'm an educational technologist and outdoors enthusiast. I work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

My research is centered on helping professionals learn in efficient ways online, as well as helping professionals use technology better. I work with teachers to help them use emerging technologies for teaching and learning and design systems for everyday, continuing education.

Website
You can find more out about me at my website, jeremyriel.com.

My Projects
I design online systems for ongoing learning and professional development.

I have worked with the GlobalEd 2 project (www.globaled2.com) for the last five years. GE2 is a blended-learning, social-studies curriculum for middle school students that enriches the experience students have with social studies by adding critical, real-life contexts to the topics that they study. Students in GE2 participate in online negotiations simulations with other classrooms to solve real-world problems. I serve as the technology and professional development manager for the project.

I am an outdoorsman and spend much of my free time outside and disconnected from digital life. I keep a travel log at www.urbanoutdoorsman.net.

I am also into history of the Scouting Movement, recreation in primitive areas, and history of the States of Oregon and Illinois. Many of my wiki contributions are related to these areas.

My Sandbox
User:Jeremyriel/Sandbox