Faculty & Staff

College of EducationLTEC

The faculty consists of professionally and academically qualified personnel, each with many years of experience in different aspects of the Learning Design and Technology field. The backgrounds and experiences of the faculty complement each other so that the department can offer a strong and respected instructional and research program.

As one graduate wrote on a survey asking about experience in the program, “The biggest strength [of the program] is the LTEC faculty. They get along well and work as a team. They truly care about the students and the growth of the program. The ‘networking’ is evidence of this.”

The extended LTEC community includes faculty, grant and administrative staff, and the COE Technology and Distance Programs group. All official business should be referred to LTEC Office who will either be able to resolve the matter directly, or assist in resolving problems in the most expeditious way possible.

Michael Menchaca Chair

Interests: Technology Integration; Online Learning; Social Justice with Technology

(808) 956-5664 mikepm@hawaii.edu

Kitty Hino Office Manager

(808) 956-7671 hinok@hawaii.edu

Chih-Pu Dai Assistant Professor

Interests: Learning Technologies; Extended Reality; Artificial Intelligence in Education; Game-Based Learning; Simulation-Based Learning

(808) 956-9989 cdai@hawaii.edu

Ariana Eichelberger Specialist

Interests: Professional Development; Online Teaching; Technology Integration; Distance Learning

(808) 956-0382 ariana@hawaii.edu

Catherine Fulford Professor

Interests: Technology Integration, Mobile Learning, Visual Design

(808) 956-3906 fulford@hawaii.edu

Curtis Ho Professor

Interests: E-Learning, Instructional Design, Online Learning, Mobile Learning

(808) 956-7771 curtis@hawaii.edu

Dan Hoffman Associate Professor

Interests: Digital Learning; Interactive Multimedia; Games and Simulations; Media Literacy; Computer Science Education

hoffman2@hawaii.edu

Shamila Janakiraman Assistant Professor

Interests: Learning Design & Technology

(808) 956-3910 shamilaj@hawaii.edu

Peter Leong Professor

Interests: Online learning; Teaching & learning in virtual worlds; Game-based learning; Problem-based learning; Technology Integration

(808) 956-3902 peterleo@hawaii.edu

Seungoh Paek Professor

Interests: interactive multimedia design, instructional technology, cognitive science, developmental psychology, math education, and evaluation

(808) 956-4328 spaek@hawaii.edu

Truc Nguyen Affiliated Faculty

Interests: Learning technology; Internet safety; Digital citizenship; Online K-12 teacher professional development (PD); Online K-12 curriculum, Marine science; Organizational culture and leadership; Improvement science; STEM education; Computer science education

(808) 956-6507 nguyen@hawaii.edu