Stacey Kizer is a doctoral student at Pepperdine University. She earned a master’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Business Education, a Bachelor's of Science from Lipscomb Univeristy, and is currently a high school educator.

She was the 2006-07 Vice President of the Pepperdine ACM chapter, and will be the President for 2007-08. Her leadership efforts with ACM have focused on increasing member involvement, developing a professional web space, and providing access to member created podcasts. She is the ACM Crossroads liaison and is working on Second Life and Instructional Technology research for that publication along with Dr. Linda Polin and other Cadre xii members.

Stacey has presented at the Tennessee Education and Technology conference for the past 4 years, sharing her expertise in web page design and computer lab methodology. Her presentations, which demonstrate pedagogical ideas and techniques for basic web design and more advanced Web 2.0 tools, have earned her the reputation as an emerging expert in this field.

As a high school teacher, Stacey has led change in her public school district by creating the first ever web page design course paths. She has increased enrollment and interest in the courses, from one initial offering to 6 courses per year. Through the development of her high school’s first website, she has changed the way that parents and the community interact with the school. The site, developed today using a PHP-based content management system, receives over 1,000 hits a month. Additionally, Stacey has led the development of several websites for the community and other schools.

Within Cadre xii, Stacey has the leadership role as Webmaster. In this role, Stacey has had the opportunity to develop an interactive portal that serves a space for messaging, forums, photo galleries, and file management. She also finds ways to integrate tools for class projects into the portal, such as the ability to host group blogs. As Stacey responds to the evolving needs of the Cadre, her knowledge of web tools, php, and content management systems continues to grow.

Outside of technology, Stacey has participated in leadership roles in her community by coaching cheerleading squads, leading summer camps and tryouts, and coordinating fundraising. At her school, Stacey is the director of many of the social events including Homecoming and is a member of the committee developing the 2007 School Improvement Plan. Additionally, Stacey has been involved with the University of Tennessee’s LRE for Life project which advocates for change regarding the perception of special education in public schools. Most recently, Stacey has been selected to lead summer camp activities for students at Vanderbilt University.

Jeff lee is a doctoral student at Pepperdine University. He is also a graduate of the OMET program (Go cadre 3!!) and is currently an elementary school teacher in California.

Jeff has been in K-6 public education for 9 years, but has also taught junior high as well as high school. He regularly leads staff development in his district on educational technology, specifically on creating safe and effective online communities for learners. In the past 5 years, he served as the GATE coordinator for his district and has developed a distance learning component. Over 200 students from six schools in grades 4-6 learn online together.

Jeff has technical expertise in web page design, php databases and web 2.0. He is interested in social networking and how online communities can complement face-to-face learning in the classroom. Currently, he consults with schools implementing one-to-one laptops.

At Pepperdine, Jeff is also the co-president of the ACM (Association for Computing and Machinery). He is also a graduate assistant for the doctoral program.

Jeff’s research interests, beyond K-6 education, focuses on how technology can be used as a tool for promoting and facilitating women’s literacy initiatives in Nepal. He has spent significant time, both in person and online, working with NGO’s (Non-government organizations) and has spoken at several workshops and conferences on educational technology in Nepal.

In terms of leadership, Jeff is collaborative in his approach. He believes in including and valuing all stakeholders. Jeff focuses on building for evolution and on projects into the future when shaping a vision. Once this vision is developed, he is considerate when enrolling members of a community.

Outside of education and research, Jeff was a Division I athlete and was captain of several water polo teams. He has strong work ethics and expects everyone on the team to also work hard. On any team, he values mistakes and celebrates them as opportunities to learn. There should always be a safe environment for people to share mistakes.