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Kathy Mastrian is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Nursing in the registered nurse baccalaureate degree program (RNBS) of The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Mastrian is based at Penn State Shenango campus in Sharon, PA. She is currently involved in the redesign of several other RNBS nursing courses using technology-based active and collaborative learning strategies. These courses include advanced medical-surgical nursing and research. Her other research interests include elder care and nursing home placement decision making.

Dee McGonigle is an Associate Professor of Nursing at The Pennsylvania State University and a Flex-time Perinatal Nurse/Educator in the Maternal/Infant Program at Forbes Regional Hospital. Dr. McGonigle has developed several virtual courses and continues to integrate the Internet into her coursework to facilitate active and collaborative learning. She is interested in the human-technology interface, ethics in this volatile information age, and knowledge structuring. Dr. McGonigle is President-Elect of the Division of Learning and Performing Environments for AECT.