Assistant Director for Instructional Resources
Ph.D. in French, Emory University
Peter came to Georgetown from Davidson College's Language Resource Center in 2001. Initially involved in supporting faculty in languages and linguistics with academic technology, from voice recording to foreign fonts, Peter initiated the Language Learning Technology Center's migration from analog to digital media and led the effort to transform the language classroom into a 21st-century resource for innovative teaching.
Peter coordinates Blackboard support between the different schools and campuses and, in cooperation with UIS and Lauinger Library, spearheaded the design of Georgetown's course media delivery platform. At the LLT Center, Peter works with Susan to make CNDLS' language classroom, language lab, and production studio useful to foreign language programs at the College and Graduate School.
Peter's background is in Romance philology, linguistics, and French literature, first at the universities of Brussels and Lille, then at Emory University. A bilingual Dutch-French speaker and long a tech-illiterate, he awakened to the potential of the web, on-line communication, and social software while teaching French and Spanish at the high school and university levels from Belgium to North Carolina.
Peter is president of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Language Learning Technologies, whose 2010 joint conference with the Southeast Association will be hosted by Georgetown. Current projects include a broad Blackboard user assessment, a survey of FLL faculty, and the re-design of Georgetown's language learning lab. Non-professional interests and occupations include cycling, acoustic music, two young cats, and (brewing and tasting) unusual beers.
Twitter Updates
- On the side of CA students protesting 32% tuition increases. Hope their faculty are too! — November 20, 2009
- Beginning draft & planning of student Blackboard survey — November 19, 2009
- Someone just called me a "Blackboard sanity saver." — November 18, 2009
- CNDLS to be local coordinator for language assessment project supported by US Dpt. of Ed. grant. Involves all Georgetown FL programs. — November 18, 2009
Recent Project Activity
- National language learning goals assessment
- Blackboard survey for students
- Blackboard Grade Center faculty workshop
- FREN-332 Fall 2009 MSGF
- MAALLT-SEALLT 2010 Conference
CNDLS Executive Committee
- Randall Bass, Ph.D.
Executive Director & Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning Initiatives - Eddie Maloney, Ph.D.
Managing Director & Director of Research & Development - Barbara Craig, Ph.D.
Senior Project Evaluator & Director of Assessment & Diversity - John Rakestraw, Ph.D.
Director of Faculty Programs - Daryl Nardick, Ph.D.
Senior Project Consultant & Director of Strategic Project Integration
CNDLS Staff
- Brian Boston, M.A.
Academic Technology & Internet Development Coordinator for the Medical Center - Rusan Chen, Ph.D.
Senior Statistician & Academic Technology Coordinator for the Social Sciences - Gorky Cruz, M.S.
Administrative Assistant - Bill Garr, M.A.
Assistant Director for Research & Development - Peter Janssens, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Instructional Resources - Anna Kruse, M.A.
Community Coordinator - Paulina Maldonado, B.A.
Communication Design Specialist - Mindy McWilliams, M.A.
Assistant Director for Assessment - Susan Pennestri, B.A.
Instructional Coordinator and Language Learning Lab Director
- Rob Pongsajapan, M.A.
New Media Designer - Janet Russell, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Science Programs - Alfred Sanguillen, B.B.A.
Accountant & Area Business Manager - Theresa Schlafly, M.A.
Writer/Editor - Joselyn Schultz Lewis, M.A.
Program Coordinator - Justin Secor, B.A.
Communication Design Specialist - Marie Selvanadin, M.S.
Web Application Developer - Heather Voke, Ph.D.
Senior Scholar - Mark Wegner, M.A.
CNDLS/SPI Technology Administrative Assistant
CNDLS Graduate Associates
CNDLS' Graduate Student Associates (GAs) share our staff's enthusiasm for all that fosters the scholarship of teaching and learning. Every Graduate Associate is an integral part of the CNDLS team and participates fully in the atmosphere of open communication, teamwork, and sharing of knowledge and ideas. GAs dedicate most of their time to working closely with Georgetown University faculty members and students on academic and professional projects; they also participate in a variety of CNDLS and university-wide projects and events. Through CNDLS partnerships, GAs interact with and develop projects in collaboration with universities and colleges across the nation.