AJ+Kelton

=AJ Kelton=


 I am the Director of Emerging Instructional Technology for the [|College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)] at Montclair State University (MSU) in New Jersey. I also own my own consulting firm, called AFK Consulting, which can be found on the web [|here]and on Facebook.

I got my B.A. from MSU in English, with a concentration in American Literature and focus on Film Studies I got my M.A. also from MSU, in English, with a concentration in Writing Studies. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Educational Communication and Technology at New York University in New York City, NY.

Before coming to Montclair State University as a student in 1994, I worked in the travel business for 13 years. I started work at MSU in 1997 as a data entry assistant in the Dean's Office of the CHSS. As the need for a technical support team grew, I held a number of different positions until becoming the Director of Technology Services. In April of 2007 the college defined a difference between technology support and pedagogical application. All support functions were spun off to the, then, assistant director, and my job then focused exclusively on working with faculty of the CHSS on pedagogical uses of technology.

I use both Windows and Mac, although I much prefer Mac. I am very familiar with the Mac operating system and only vaguely familiar with the most recent versions of Windows.

I am very involved in social networking and can be found on almost every social networking site. That said, I do not monitor all of the sites I have an account on, I focus mostly on Facebook, as well as Twitter, and occasionally LinkedIn.

A word about my social networks. I will not friend or add a student or employee first. It is conceivable that a student or employee would feel obligated to friend back if I initiated the contact. That said, if you feel comfortable friending or adding me, its a little easier for me to say yes or no without creating this power vacuum.

Web Page: http://www.sorry-afk.com Professional Blog: http://sorryafk.wordpress.com/ Second Life: AJ Brooks Twitter: sorry_afk Plurk: sorry_afk Skype: sorry.afk AIM: sorryafk Facebook: AJ Kelton Myspace: sorry_afk LinkedIn: AJ Kelton