joan cook

Professor Joan Cook is Director, Education Technologies, with International Risk Intelligence LLC.   She has over 30 years experience in education and technology.  As a Professor at County College of Morris teaching psychology, web design, and academic strategies, she has developed strong skills in instructional design and educational technology through the integration of these disciplines, and has pioneered a variety of highly-successful innovative techniques.  Currently, she also assists other faculty and staff at CCM with technology/education issues in her role as Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Teaching/Learning Technology Center.  In addition, she has served on many technology committees at the college and has presented at numerous conferences throughout the region.  As the founder and former director of the Center for Academic Support and Enrichment at CCM, Professor Cook expanded her expertise in the area of teaching/learning styles and the use of technology to facilitate learning.  Professor Cook has developed and taught online courses at the college, and she has created interactive multimedia, companion websites, and companion CD-ROMs for major publishers (Pearson, McGraw Hill, Allyn & Bacon). She has experience working as a web developer for business solutions firms (M.F. Smith & Associates and Cohn Consulting Group) and has developed e-learning modules for industry training and education purposes.  Her educational background includes a BA in Psychology from the University of Delaware, an MA in Psychology from Temple University, and a Webmaster Certificate from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.